It’s Tortilla Time| Hi I’m Tori and this is my Story

Tammy popped by my house the other day, despite the fact that she is currently irate because I ‘blew off our plans.’ She came sobbing and with a cat carrier, saying that she was given this cat and wondering if I wanted her.

Evidently Tammy was walking down the street with her friends, when a man approached her with a box full of kittens. He asked Tammy if she would like to hold one, to which she naively obliged. Tammy admired the little kitten, and while she stroked her, the man tried to pull the sales pitch on Tammy.
‘She’s all up to date on shots! She’s very cute and friendly!’
Tammy politely ignored the man’s efforts to sell her the kitten, but when she went to hand her back, the man categorically refused. Tammy made it clear that there was no way she could possibly keep a cat, but the man took off with box of kittens in tow.

I sympathized, but knew that there was no way I could possibly keep another cat, either.

Tammy carried on to her house, bracing for a quarrel with her parents. It wasn’t long before she called me to inform me that she would end up sleeping outside with the cat, as her parents wouldn’t allow the cat to stay in their home.

My mum, being a true animal lover like I, then told me that it would be okay for the cat to stay here.

I immediately called Tammy, who quickly dropped her off at my house. She said that her mother had suggested simply letting the wee kitten loose outdoors, as she would ‘find her own family.’ Not wanting this to be the fate of this adorable little kitten, I couldn’t take her in fast enough.
Oh, and by the way, Tammy said with a smile, her name is Big Mama Laquisha.

Oh hell no. There was no way I was going to call this sweet little darling Big Mama. I settled on Ava, which derived from a favourite song of mine, Ava Adore by the Smashing Pumpkins.

Though I made sure Ava stayed separate from our animals, the dogs could hear her soft meows and began to go ape shit. The dogs barked mercilessly through the night. I found myself unable to sleep, as I kept fretting about what would become of Ava. She was an absolute doll, but I was admittedly excited when Tammy informed me that she had found a home for her.

Ava was only with us a short while, but if for whatever reason it doesn’t work out at her new home, I agreed to foster her again.