Bye Bye Pointy Face

Most of you don't know who Pointy Face was: he was otherwise named Spunky, and he was my cat. I grew up with him, and he lived with my parents until he died on Tuesday. I didn't find out until Friday, because he had been run over and a nice lady came to tell my parents after they put up some fliers looking for him.

I've been having a very difficult time with this; Spunky was in my life longer than my Grammy, who died when I was 12 and whom I still miss dearly. So, I'm going to use this post to memorialize him.

Here are some things you should know about Spunky:
1. He was a mean cat. He was nicknamed "Pointy Face" because he made an awful face right
before he bit you.
2. He was only really nice to me and my dad, and that was only when he felt like it.
3. He once terrorized my cousin simply by sitting on the back of the couch and staring at
her--he was that scary.

Here's why I'll miss him so much:
1. It was really funny when he got into a bad mood. He made awful noises, and he liked to act
as if he wasn't mad at you any more, then bite your hand like it was a fat, juicy steak. It went
something like this: "Oh, I love you so much, let me just rub my head against your
hand...CRUNCH GNAW SCRATCH."
2. He always slept with me, usually at the top of the pillow on my hair.
3. He liked to give "head butts". When I picked him up, he would smoosh his face against my
forehead, and when he got older, he drooled when he did it.
4. Without fail, he would arrive at the front door precisely when I was pulling up into the
driveway for a visit. He would say "meow," then precede me through the door.

Anyway, I'm going to miss him an awful lot, and it's going to be weird going to my parents' house and not see him coming around the corner into the living room. It's always hard losing a pet, but Spunky was a very special cat that will leave a big hole in my life.

-Sarah

P.S. I don't have any pictures of Spunky, because he just wasn't the type of cat you take pictures of. His spiteful nature just didn't show up on camera very well.