Did I See A Cat Crying?

This is a sad story, so get some tissue while reading.

It took me awhile to have permission from Aya's uncle, to put this story up.

So, here we go.

Buchi and my friend's aunt, Emiko, met around 2007. For almost 18 years, Emiko was so in love with Buchi, and I guess Buchi also loved his only human mum Emiko very much. When me and my friend visits Emiko will alway serve us Uji Green Tea (said to be the finest Green tea around) and cookies from a cat lover's store called Cacao Cat (no don't feed cats chocolate its toxic for them). I love their Almond Chocolates.

Buchi will watch us finish up the cookies as if he was just listening to our conversation. Emiko will always smile at him and say,"you're going to have some goodies too, but now we have guests in our house, be polite my sweet boy" and deep pat Buchi on his back. We always feel warm and happy watching the two loving each other.

Last year, Aya, my friend received a news from her uncle, Hiroshi, that Emiko fainted on the way back home from the vegetable store around evening time, luckily there were some other housewives around, she was carried to the hospital by a local doctor to do a full body check. It was pancreatic cancer.

Emiko spent weeks in the hospital treating the cancer, she have a chance to go back home but she could hardly walk because of the pain. We had to push her by the wheel chair because of her weight. Buchi somehow understood what was going on by his looks.

First, he was sniffing the wheel chair. Emiko tried to pick Buchi up but could not bend her back because of the pain. But Buchi knew or understood that Emiko was in pain, so it jumped up on her lap, looked into her eyes and mewed "Ah... My sweet boy...yes, I am in pain and I wanted to touch you, how did you know what I am thinking?" Emiko hugged Buchi and we saw that there's tears in her eyes.

Aya said that she had to stay over to help Hiroshi, I thought to head back home so that I will not disturb them but Hiroshi told me to stay over as well.

So I stayed and slept at the coach. Buchi used to stick around me when I am around but that night Buchi was looking up the night skies as if he was praying for Emiko. I whispered his name but only his ears turned to me. I smiled and prayed as well hoping that Emiko will get well soon.

A few days later Emiko needed to go back to the hospital for some emergency issue. It happened really quick. When we headed there Emiko was unconscious but when Buchi came to her she whispered. "Buchi, my sweet boy, I will bring you along OK? Don't you worry, mummy is always with you..." Buchi was very jumpy and needed Emiko's last hug but it did not happen.

The 3 of us were left home with Buchi. We can tell that Buchi was really upset, he is slow that day and did not really socialize with us. We stayed over again that night.

The next day Hiroshi was packing some sweet peaches to bring it to the hospital for Emiko. I was getting ready to go to the hospital too, I saw Buchi looking up the sky like the night when I saw him "praying" this time I kind of heard him mewing as if he was on the lap of Emiko, and I think I saw some tears in his eyes, I sensed something not right.

The telephone in the house rang and Hiroshi picked up the phone. It was from the hospital... Emiko is going, I thought.

We rushed to the hospital, I thought to bring Buchi along but Japanese hospitals do not allow pets... So we rushed to the hospital, humans only.

Hiroshi went in the room, the doctor whispered some words to him. Emiko is gone...

Lots had gone quite fast, calling relatives, casket ordering, booking funeral, etc...

After the funeral, we went back to their home. Buchi was asleep on his favorite cushion? He did not move... Buchi was gone too.

Did Emiko bring Buchi along to the other side as she promised?

1 extra question for cat lovers around, can cats cry like we do?

This experience is far most the saddest in my life... I hope Emiko's pain is gone and Buchi is happy with his only human mother on the other side.