For seventeen years, my father and his cat, Robin, were inseparable. From the moment that tiny gray kitten crawled into his lap, something in both of them changed forever. Robin wasn’t just a pet — he was family, a companion through every season of my father’s life.

They met on a rainy afternoon when my father found the trembling kitten beneath an old park bench. He wrapped Robin in his coat, brought him home, and whispered, “You’re safe now.” From that day, they became an unspoken promise to each other — to never be alone again.