Too Good to be True

She was a beautiful young girl, going through some hard times, living on the street and surviving by the good will of others. A middle aged man and his wife, well, he considered himself to be middle aged but was actually well beyond the half way point, offered to take her in. She was a little creeped out by the offer. 

Always on guard, she wondered what was the catch, what was expected in return. But they seemed to want nothing in return, just someone to hang with, maybe watch a little Netflix together. A warm, dry place to live, they didn’t even ask for help buying the groceries. 

Anyway, these were the thoughts I had this morning when Chrissy told me she had just ordered $100 worth of food and litter for Sophie the Wonder Cat. Pets are often not inexpensive guests, still, they enrich our lives. We were happy to rescue Sophie, but sadly there are many great cats and dogs waiting for the right human to come along and offer them a second chance.