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Eulogy for Monica

As I write this I can’t help but cry. Losing a part of the family is always hard. And this one is not any easier.

For the last 6 years she has been giving me and our family joy and happiness. She is able to relieve our stress every time. I remember when she first came to our family. She was very young and came from another household that really didn’t take good care of her. She was a bit evasive of our attention and scared whenever we came close to her. But after about a week, all of that passed and she came to terms that she is with us now.

She was very lively and would often get in trouble with my parents. But at the end it was ok because she gave more to us than what we expected of her. I remember this one time when I came home from school. I was tired and stressed (I was about to fail a subject then!). At that particular time I wasn’t in the mood for anything. I just wanted to go home, go straight to my room and rest. But as I opened the front gate of our house, I saw one of my slippers with bite marks and a few paces from that slipper, there she is nibbling on the other half. But I was surprised at my reaction. Instead of scolding her, I started playing with her with my slippers. Needless to say we became close since then.

Another memory I have of her is when I have a problem that I keep to myself. I would always enlist her company and even if she doesn’t answer I know she was listening and it helped me deal with a lot of problems I faced throughout my life. I couldn’t call her a pet, for me she was a friend.

There are a lot of things that I would miss now that she is gone. I would miss the times when I can’t deal with the things inside the house and I would go out and sit on the stoop. She would sit by my side and rest her head on my lap and in an instant I would feel better. Everytime I see her I feel happy. I always feel she would not let me down.

During her last few days with us I got the feeling that she knew that she wouldn’t make it. Whenever I am around she would just be by my side and no matter what happened she would not leave me. She would follow me wherever I go. She was extra sweet. Well she was always sweet. And I would miss that too. If I would go on about all the things and memories I have of her I would just cry again and I would not be able to finish this post.

Goodbye dear friend you have made my life so much better and I am blessed that God graced us with your life. I will miss you!