dear leo, i never knew i could ever be a cat person before meeting you. you turned my whole world upside down for the better. the moment we met, i knew you were gonna be my best friend. all of my life I never had a pet to call my own. i’ll never forget the day andy called me saying you followed him home while he was on tour and asked me to watch you for a couple months. i knew I would fall in love so I went right ahead and made you mine. you were the most special cat i’ve ever met. a chopped ear, no teeth, and precious eyes. you didn’t trust any animal but put your full trust in me. you acted like a whole human being. already knew how to potty. claimed your side of the bed. made sure no rats were ever in the apartment and if they were, they got eliminated. just the most caring, independent boy with the biggest heart. you came into my life when i felt like i had no one and you never let me feel alone. unconditional love is an understatement for what you gave me. we went through so much together and you’ve seen me in all aspects of my life. it was just you and i in our apartment all pandemic. and I wouldn’t have changed it for the world. thank you for listening to me. thank you for holding me as much as I held you. thank you for teaching me what unconditional love and patience is. i’ll never forget when you got sick for the first time. i’ve never felt so helpless. i felt like a failure. but you looked at me and let me know that you were gonna be okay. your eyes always said so much. our first trip to the park was the ultimate trust test. i wanted to give you the best of both worlds because I knew you were a stray and the outside world was your home for most of your life. so i found our spot in the park under the tree, showed you your food and let you roam. I was so scared and at one moment you were gone. i panicked. I went looking for you everywhere and when I was just about to give up. there you were in that tree sticking your tongue out at me. I never knew I could love someone so much. i’m gonna miss you leo lee. my heart is hurting so much right now but I know you are in a happier place and not suffering anymore. I hope you always remember me. I love you. DT