Holly

THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW
By Annette Maraist

A few years ago my beloved cat, Crystal, passed on. She was almost thirteen. Crystal was a lovely Siamese mix. I named her Crystal because of her crystal-blue eyes.

She passed in the middle of the night, while I was sleeping on the sofa. When I awoke that early morning, the first thing I saw was my male Siamese mix, Holly, curled up in my arms with his arms entwined in mine. He knew I was going to need him, for then I discovered Crystal's still body.

Holly was the light of my life and my greatest comfort through the grief of missing my Crystal. I don't know what I would have done without him.

Soon after Crystal had passed, I was driving in the rain, feeling very sad. I started crying. I looked to the right of my car. There was an incredible rainbow right there. I could clearly see where the end touched the ground. And then the rainbow touched the hood of my car!

At that time, I had never heard of the poem, "Rainbow Bridge" but soon after seeing my rainbow, I came across it. [The Rainbow Bridge story tells of a lovely place on the other side of life where our animal companions wait peacefully for us until we can cross the bridge together.] Later, I read about other people having extraordinary experiences with rainbows following the deaths of loved ones.

On the day that the rainbow touched my car, I knew right away that this was a sign from God, telling me that Crystal was all right. Ever since I saw that rainbow I have felt better.

To see photos of Crystal and Honey go to www.angelanimals.net/stories014.html

BIO:
Annette Maraist is an animal lover who works as a pet groomer. Her dream is to become a writer.  She went back to school to earn her AA and BA in English.