This story was in memory of the ferret rescues and shelters. I thought this was a touching story and it made me cry and smile. Mom, you were right! Mom you always told me to be careful and think with my head. I didn't listen. When you turned your back, I walked out the front door. I walked for hours and was picked up by someone I thought was my friend. He beat me mom until my eyes only saw dark. My legs are weak and trembling and my eyes tear as I try to escape this man. He pulls me toward him as I struggle to be free. He keeps me in a place where no animal shall ever thrive. He has boxed me in alive and taped my only means of escape off from me. I sit in numbing pain as the life slowly leaves my body. I struggle to breath. I lay dying thinking of only you and how you tried to teach me. I hear noise from above. I prepare myself for heaven's embrance as my breathing thins and my lungs burn. I pray you will save me from this horrible place. I pray you will meet me again. I pray for help. My eyes though they are blind, close and fill with tears. I feel as if I am floating on air. My body feels like it has lifted such a weight. I feel a brief breeze and feel the hands of my angel. I know I cannot see but I know that my time has come. I am unprepared but I know it is time. I let myself relax into heaven's embrace. My heart thuds with every passing moment. I feel warmth where there was cold. I feel a strange sensation, one that I know by heart. I am in the holding embrace of mom. While I laid there in pain and prayed for your help mom, you found me and saved me. You took me from the horrible man who took my sight, my strength and my ability to walk. My memory burns deep with my last sight being that of his face. I will never forget him. Mom, you save me and for that I will always be grateful. I will never leave your side. Author Unknown I hope you enjoyed this story, it could be true. to me it caries an underlining meaning. Does it for you? Debi WEASLE QUEEN [Posted in FML issue 4969]