Dear Pixar Light Letter #3
貓咪的故事
從前從前，主人撿到了一隻土耳其貓，但貓咪的氣性很怕生，喜歡和主人一起玩、吃飼料，但是每次主人想把他抱進家裡的時候，貓咪就會一溜煙的跑掉了。主人總是搞不懂貓咪到底喜不喜歡他，但是只要貓咪過來，主人還是會打開家門，有耐心的陪他玩。
但是主人知道冬天要到了，所以某一天當貓咪來玩的時候，決定把貓咪抱進家裡。沒想到，不知道是主人太急了，還是貓咪討厭別人抱，貓咪一伸爪，抓傷了主人，主人在情急之下痛得鬆開了手，貓咪掉到了地上，對主人喵了一聲，一溜煙的跑掉了，再也沒有回來。
主人是想念貓咪的，也常常擔心摔傷的貓咪不知道痛不痛，因此主人每個禮拜，還是會把貓飼料拿到家裡的院子門口。或許貓咪早就找到了新的貓群，或是過著更喜歡的生活了，根本不會再回來，但主人每個禮拜依舊都會把飼料換新。主人其實很早就明白，依照貓的個性，走掉的貓，大概是回不來的，但是他還是會去把被老鼠吃乾抹盡的新飼料來飼料碟，拿進來換碟新的。或許，當有一天主人不再想念貓咪，或是覺得貓咪再也不會回來的時候，就再也不會拿出那個飼料碟了。
Once upon a time, there was a young girl who discovered a Turkish cat. This cat, however, was quite shy and skittish around people. While they enjoyed playing and sharing meals together, the cat would always scamper away whenever the girl tried to bring it indoors. The girl couldn't quite figure out if the cat truly liked her, but whenever the cat came around, she would patiently open the door and enjoy their time together.
With winter approaching, the girl realized the need for warmth and safety for the cat. So, one day, when the cat visited, she decided to bring it inside. To her surprise, the cat got startled, maybe due to her quick movements or its own aversion to being held, and accidentally scratched her hand. In pain, the girl instinctively let go. The cat was dropped on the ground, gave her a soft meow before darting away, and disappeared from her life.
The girl missed the cat dearly and couldn't help but worry about its well-being, especially after the fall. Every week, she left cat food by the entrance to her yard, a small offering of hope. Maybe the cat had found new companions or a place it preferred, a life distant from her. Yet, every week, the girl replenished the food, quietly acknowledging that cats with such independent spirits seldom retraced their steps.
Still, she continued her gesture, a silent expression of her longing, even as she considered the possibility that one day her longing might ease, and the cat would remain a memory. On that day, she would retire the bowl, a sign that her heart had finally let go, just like the cat that had slipped through her fingers like sand.