Once upon a time, there was a cat born on the street. Her mother named her Lady Light because there was a lot of pure white light inside the silvery kitten.

Living on the street was rough because of the other cats. Some of whom who also lived inside. There were too many cat fights over the territory and access to mates. Lady Light had to learn early how to defend herself.

Once her mother was gone, she was all alone in a frightful world. She couldn’t trust other cats. But it wasn’t just the other cats, there were humans as well.

They were much bigger and Lady Light wasn’t sure she could trust them either. Some cats had told her stories of how good humans could be. It was just a fairy tale to be taken care of by a good hearted human.

Some humans would scream and yell at her. They’d throw things at her. She’d run and hide. She was quite good at hiding. But she was all alone. She was getting tired of this life.

A tomcat found her one day and after the incident which she didn’t want to remember, she knew she was pregnant. So, now here she was all alone and she just wanted a safe place to live where she could raise her kittens in peace.

But it wasn’t to be. The kittens didn’t survive. She heard more stories about cats getting thrown out on the streets because humans didn’t want them anymore. She had heard of shelters for cats where they could be adopted by humans.

Was there a human with lots of pure white light like Lady Light who would want her and take care of her? Lady Light sighed. She just wanted to be loved and allowed to live in peace.

One day other cats on the street were scared. Some were excited. There were humans in the area trying to gather up stray cats. Lady Light listened. She was scared, but she came out of hiding. These humans were different. They were kind.

She let them pick her up and stuff her into a cage. The cage scared her. She complained bitterly of this treatment, but it was far from over. There was nothing she could do. She was trapped. The cage was in a moving vehicle!

Cars she had seen and tried hard to avoid. She had seen cats get run over. It was an awful death. Crossing the street was dangerous with cars around.

Yet, she was inside of one of those dreaded cars with no way to escape. She wasn’t sure what was going on at this point. The ride seemed to go on forever. Then it was over quite suddenly. Her cage was taken with her inside and soon she found herself inside a building.

She was no longer outside. The humans let her out and soon they were examining her.

“Aren’t you a pretty girl? You must have had kittens recently. You are in good shape. Quite healthy.”

Lady Light was still frightened and not sure what was going on. They gave her a shot and soon she lost consciousness. She dreamed she saw a human full of pure white light who gave her nothing but unconditional love.

Lady Light had never felt so blissful before. That was when she knew this particular human was coming for her. She just needed to be patient for now.

When she woke up later, she found herself not in a cage, but in a room. She was sore. Something felt different. She wasn’t sure what it was. She was groggy certainly. She was also surrounded by lots of other cats. She didn’t interact with anyone.

She found there was plenty of food and litter boxes to use. It wasn’t hard to figure out from watching the others what she needed to do now. She waited even though she was still scared.

The next day humans came and went. Lady Light ignored the other cats in the room. They were playing, but she didn’t want to socialize with them. She was hoping her forever human would come and find her.

She studied the cage in the room. She was trying to find a way in. She was too busy with that to notice a human approaching her. She had no idea anyone was near her until a shadow fell over her.

Lady Light looked up. “I knew you would come me! I dreamed of you!” The human smiled at her not understanding what Lady Light had said. The human picked her up and then set her back down again. It was all the human needed to do.

Before Lady Light had known what was happening, she was grabbed and put into a cage again. The human was there trying to comfort her, but it was no use. She was trapped and unhappy.

“Please spoil Nuria and here is a parting gift from us.” A braided rope for Lady Light to play with.

Lady Light was taken by the human into another car. She complained the whole time and wasn’t able to calm down. The car stopped and the cage was taken out of it. Lady Light soon got quiet when she realized she was inside again. She waited.

Then the human took her into a bedroom. The human closed the door and let Lady Light out of her cage.

“Welcome to your new home. I need a cat.”

Lady Light walked around exploring her new home. She was frightened, but no longer alone. There was food, water, and a litter box. There were even toys about the room just for Lady Light.

The human petted her gently. Lady Light still couldn’t relax right away. Eventually, she realized it was the very human she had dreamed of.

The human had some trouble saying her new name. Finally the human asked, “Is it alright if I just call you Nuri?”

Lady Light didn’t mind. She was still adjusting to her new life. Sometimes the human would lie on the floor playing dead. Lady Light knew it was a game and would walk all over her human. They both had fun.

Eventually, the human learned her real name and the human told her she was named correctly in the shelter. The two still live together and have been much happier together than before they had met.