[cw abuse] * hah. yeah. it was a sick joke. * we left 'cause he sent a threat at us. * for all we'd tried, it wasn't safe there anymore. * a week later, he tricked someone into giving him our backup key. * he got into our house. * and * he left boxes. of random junk. for us kids. his socks. * and he left our cats. thanks. just being there, alone. * not that it was any different where they were before but * we hadn't had any pets for years. he'd taken them all before. * so once we knew, we couldn't take care of them. * we took them to that relocation place. * y'know, where pets find new homes. * one of our cats was sixteen. * she was our mom's closest, longest animal friend. * the damn-.. * you know what happens. * * the other cats must have all found better places. * we haven't seen our dogs since we first left. * hrm. guess it was the last time * and we probably * won't ever see any of them again.