Светлая память: Shakira (2004 – 2022)

Her favorite human foods were corn and cheese.

Shakira came into my life when she was already a year-old cat. For a while, she didn't have a name, until one day a Shakira music video came on TV. My mom exclaimed, “Oh, Shakira!” and the cat responded to it. And just like that, she got her name. It was straight out of the movie Beethoven. She was impossibly stubborn and quite a troublemaker. But I loved her so much for her strong-willed personality. I always felt like she was a human trapped in a cat's body. Shakira loved sleeping on my stomach. Every night, she would call for me from my room, asking me to come to bed so we could go to sleep together. Once, Shakira even won a local contest for the most beautiful cat in my city and received a prize! I miss her more than words can express. Even now, I can't hold back my tears. I will never forget the feel of her fur beneath my fingers and the sound of her little voice. ❤