My sweet cat has passed away two days ago on sunday afternoon. She wasn’t mine originally, she was my boyfriend’s and her name was Nina. We weren’t home when she died, but his father called and said she wasn’t feeling so good. When we got there, she was already dead. I cannot begin to explain how heartbroken I am I see her in every corner of this room, on the chair, in front of the TV, on top of me on the bed. Last night I felt like she leaned against my feet, like she always did because she loved to be in contact with us, but… she’s not here anymore. It hasn’t been a year yet since I met her, but she has been with me through many difficult days (I’ve been unemployed for a couple of months and my boyfriend is still working, so I’m usually more at home than he is), she has been the light of so many dark days — as well as my boyfriend — and now she is gone, and I don’t know what to do. Being here without her hurts so deeply. We spent so many mornings together, sometimes whole days really, just the two of us. She wasn’t mine but I felt like she became my child and I loved her so, so much. I would tell her that almost every day, and I would say that I would hurt anyone who tried to hurt her, but disease took her from us and I feel completely desperate, I only wish she was still here with us, purring on top of my chest, or playing with us. It still doesn’t feel real and I still expect her to walk in the room after eating. I still see her at the top of the staircase, waiting for us. She was so beautiful and so pure, so loving and so playful. I don’t know how to overcome this. I don’t want to forget her face, I don’t want to forget what she sounds like. My heart is so broken