I met my girlfriend two years ago while holidaying in Bali. We connected immediately and I found myself spending most of my time with her. When my two weeks were up I found it difficult to leave and I knew I wanted to see Beth again, and she felt the same.
When I got back to Australia I contacted Beth and we met up for coffee. She lived one and a half hours away, but it was worth the drive. We started seeing more of each other and officially became a couple. Six months ago we decided it was time to live together. I packed up my “bachelor pad” and moved into my girlfriend’s house.
For the first four weeks it was fantastic; I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. However, the next few weeks turned the tables. Beth owned a cat she had had for six years – her Grandmother, who is now no longer with us, gave it to her for her 21st birthday. At first the cat, “Madge” wasn’t an issue, until the Madge started to become possessive.
Every time I got close to Beth the cat would attack me. At first it was OK, until one Saturday afternoon I sat down next to Beth and Madge leapt across the room and clawed at my face. Out of self-defence, I pushed the cat away. Beth defended Madge, yelling at me as she walked out the door, accusing me of never liking the cat.
Not wanting to have an argument with my girlfriend, I thought I’d try and make it up to her by cooking us dinner. While in the kitchen I saw a mouse run across the pantry floor and under the fridge. I put a few mousetraps around the kitchen to kill the vermin. Forgetting about Madge, I carelessly put a trap where Madge could reach it.
The next thing I know, I heard the trap go off and Madge screeching. My heart jumped to my throat and I knew something was horribly wrong. When I looked, there was Madge with her paw hanging limply from the mousetrap. I took Madge straight to the vet where they had to amputate her paw. I took Madge home and explained to Beth what had happened, leaving out that it was I who laid the traps, blaming it on one of the neighbours. I feel awful about what happened and could never tell Beth the truth.
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