text: >be me, 17f and in treatmen and recovery from rape>walking through petco to pick up crickets for my friends pet lizard <a >lock eyes with this cat in the>she presses her paw up to the >cryinginpublic.jpg >I impulsively adopt her >two months later, sucidal thoughts almost nonexistent and able to talk to strangers again>cat is my best friend, she never leaves my side when I\u2019m home and encourages me to get out of<|endoftext|>