Cat Previously Presumed Dead Returns After Funeral
For three years, Nathan Sonoras thought he knew the rhythm of life with Loki, his black cat who wandered the neighborhood and always came back. Then Loki stopped returning, and a simple missing-cat worry turned into something much heavier.
Sonoras had taken Loki in as a stray, and the two had become close, with the cat curling up on his lap and following his own routine of outdoor walks. When Loki disappeared, the search ended in heartbreak, and Sonoras believed he had already said goodbye for good.
But Loki’s story was not finished yet, and what happened next left Sonoras with a very strange kind of closure.
Loki the cat
One day, when returning from work, Sonoras received what he believed to be bad news regarding his best friend.
"I saw this black thing in the road up ahead as I was driving. I thought it was a sweatshirt or something at first. But as I got closer, I saw it was a black cat," he said. "My greatest fear of having an outdoor cat had been suddenly realized."
Signs of bad news
Sonoras approached the lifeless cat in tears. After calling his girlfriend to come to the location, he noticed markings that seemed to confirm his fears that this cat was indeed his friend Loki. It appeared that his furry friend had been hit by a car.
"I was incredibly emotional. I was crying, saying, ‘My cat’s dead — I can’t believe this,’" Sonoras said. "It was pretty traumatizing."
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Sonoras and Loki
The pair took the cat's body to the girlfriend's house nearby and held a small funeral for their beloved friend.
"We dug a hole right by a nice tree," Sonoras said. "We cried, shared good memories, and talked about how we hoped Loki was running around free in kitty heaven. It was very sad saying our goodbyes."
Unbeknownst to them, those goodbyes were a tad premature.
Mourning the loss
The pair returned after midnight, still grieving the loss of their friend.
"We were just crying," Sonoras said. "I just wished and wished so hard that he was still alive."
The next morning, Sonoras woke up to drive his dad (who lived across the street) to work and also to give him the bad news about Loki. Little did he know, he'd be the one receiving news.
"I explained that Loki had died and that we were up pretty late burying him," he said. "At that moment, right behind me, I heard Loki’s exact meow. I turned around, and there he was."
Reunited friends
Loki reappeared without a care in the world, as if he had just been out for his usual walk.
"I jumped back. I was so in shock about the whole thing. I told my dad, ‘What’s going on? I just buried that cat last night,’" Sonoras said. "My dad was shocked as well. Loki is alive somehow."
This brought on emotions ranging from shock to relief and uncontrollable joy.
"I'm not dead"
It turns out Loki is alive and well.
"I just held him and bawled my eyes out like a baby," Sonoras said. "Did I wake up in a parallel universe where Loki hadn't died? Or did I wish him back to life?"
It was clear to Sonoras that he had buried someone else's cat. He decided to spread the word so that the cat's family was aware of the loss.
Loki is alive and well at home. This experience has made Sonoras wary of letting Loki out as much, as he does not want to experience this heartbreak again.
That kind of mix-up would shake anyone.
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