Luck

About three weeks ago I noticed a chirping sound, like a cricket, coming from somewhere in my apartment.

I thought it could have been in the air vents, or living on the porch, or just hiding somewhere.

It proceeded to chirp very loud, as I was laying down to sleep for four or five nights in a row, and surprisingly the cats did not seem to notice it.

One night I was watching TV and noticed Baer and Tiger very interested in something in the wardrobe, they don't play with toys together, but bugs and creepy crawlies they will gang up for. I went over to see what they had found and found it was a rather large cricket. Roaches and spiders I am not much for, but crickets are symbols of good luck so I saved it from Baer's claws, picked it up and took it to the porch where I put it in my flower box and thought I had watched it jump to the ground below.

I was wrong.

I heard it chirping again the night before I left for a wedding back home, and when I returned I found this in my kitchen.

The cats must have gotten to it while I was gone.

I hope this doesn't affect my luck, I need it now more than ever.