Monday
Today I looked at the forest like I usually do, and I saw a cat! I think it was a blue grey tom. He just walked around the edge of the forest, leaving his stench! I don't understand the cats in the forest. Why do they hunt their own food when they could come here and eat delicious food without having to do anything! I guess everyone is different. When I told Quince, she wasn't as excited as I was. She said to me that she sees them all the time but I don't believe her. I wonder if a forest cat has become friends with a town cat before. Maybe I'll be the first one!
Tuesday
Quince came today like she does everyday. Because I hadn't seen her home before, I decided to follow her without her knowing. Not a good idea. I snapped a twig when I jumped down from the fence and she turned around straight away. She told me that next time I try to follow her, she will rip me to shreds. I know I shouldn't be scared, I'm getting much bigger and she's a she-cat, but I don't want to get into fights with anyone ever! (Unless we're playing Fighting Cats of course.) Note to self: Don't get too curious!
Wednesday
I wonder what the kits do in the forest. They probably have lots of cats around them all the time so they never get bored. I get bored when Quince is not around. I even get bored when Quince is around! I hope she will never find this diary. I think it will offend her! Not that I mean to be mean to my friend. Life used to be so simple. Life is still simple, I guess, just not in the same way. Today I wasn't bored when Quince was here though. She showed me a small building that had a bad smell. There was a dead rat in there. Quince told me that it was poisoned and not to eat it. As if I would eat it anyway!
Thursday
I was thinking more about that dead rat. Maybe this is what the wild cats eat! Actually, they would probably not poison it. That would be silly! Also, Quince has been acting weird lately. When I asked her how she knew that the rat was poisoned, she didn't bother telling me. I'm sure those scary alley cats didn't tell her that! When I tried to follow her on Tuesday, she was snappier than I had expected. I hope I'm not losing my only friend!
Friday
My suspicions still hold strong. Quince was here for half the time she usually is, and when she left, she ran. I'm not sure that I should be worried or not. I might not see her tomorrow because tomorrow is lazy day. On Sunday, If Quince doesn't come to my place by sun high, I'm going to track her scent and try to find the path she goes to get to her home. Then I'll be able to go to her home if she can't come to mine! I can't wait!
Saturday
Nothing happened today because it was lazy day. Just as I had predicted, Quince didn't come. I'll just write about how exciting it is to track her down! I can't wait until tomorrow. Maybe I should go to sleep now so tomorrow comes quicker! Gee, this must be the shortest entry I have ever written in my diary! This must be a really lazy day!
Sunday
Today is the big day. I'm sitting on my fence, waiting for sun high. Once the sun is directly above my head, I'll try to track Quince. I'm back! Today ended in a flop. When it was sun high, I started sniffing around the area where Quince leaves. I couldn't smell her at all! I was sad so I went back inside and thought about it. Then I remembered that it had rained last night! The rain must have washed her scent away! She didn't come today. Tomorrow I'm going to make some new friends! Also, I can't really remember what Mama or Dada looked like. Life as I know it hopefully won't change again anytime soon.