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I already had two cats and really didn't want another. Early one morning, though, around 4 a.m., I heard a kitten meowing. I knew it wasn't one of mine; they were both sound asleep in bed next to me, so I got up to investigate.

KITTEN. PHOTO: PIXABAY / ZAYDA C

I lived in an apartment, and when I opened my front door, in ran this kitten. He immediately jumped in my bed and curled up next to my cats. I fed him, and he was starving.

After he got full, he slept for two days. I asked around the neighborhood and found out he came from down the street, so, thinking they must be missing him, I took him with me and went down there.

KITTTEN. PHOTO: PIXABAY / CLPK62

I knocked on the door, and when the man answered, Rocco held onto me so tightly and started shaking. The man looked at him and said he threw him out and didn't want him, so I took him back home with me and he became Rocco.

The previous people must have treated him very badly because he was very timid. He doesn't like to be pet or picked up, and he's not affectionate. But over time, he has become my shadow. Where I am, he is. He isn't a lap cat (he's quite big), but he does jump in my lap from time to time and purrs very loudly. He sleeps with me every night.

PHOTO: DEA FROM BELLFLOWER, CA

He may not be your typical cat, but we have a special bond that only we understand. I am so glad he came to my door that morning.

Story submitted by Dea from Bellflower, California.

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