I left my room, heading for the bathroom for my usual morning shower before work. And I caught a black shape dashed between my furniture, hiding from my sight. It took me several seconds before I understood what happened. The cat I usually played with had sneaked into my house and it was lucky that my mother was not aware of its intrusion.

I coaxed it into leaving the flat before shutting the door on it.

It hurts when you cannot let what you love into your heart and your house, for the sake of their emotional and physical wellbeing...