Dear Diary, It's been a strange few days. First one of Indi mom's kittens went missing and then the next night her last kitten went missing. Now the big blue dog house is empty. None of the cats are sleeping in it. Don't know what happened. Either a kit-napping or some wild creature came into the yard. Carol was sad. Then yesterday Carol's man locked me in the barn. At first I didn't notice. Light was coming in so I just kept on exploring. There's a lot to smell in the barn. But then it got darker and darker. Everything was strange and hard and dirty. Eventually, I could hear my human calling my name, but I couldn't get out. She called and called, and then all was silent again. I don't know the barn layout at all. It's not some place I usually go. Time passed. I heard my name being called again and again. Then silence again. I was frantic to return to the house, but couldn't find a way out. All of a sudden there was a creak and the door opened. It was the man. I ran and hid. Lights flashed on. From the house I heard my name called again. But now I had to get past the guy. He saw me and called me, but I ran from him. He was the door keeper. What if he locked the door again. I waited until the guy went about his business and wasn't paying attention to me. Then I ran out the big door. I hurt my feet on something cold and hard but I kept running. Carol was no longer calling for me. What if I got stuck outside again. I remember the last time I got stuck outside at night. It was the most frightening thing that has ever happened to me. I wandered across the creek that time and into a wide field. There was howling close by and I saw teeth and lots of eyes glinting in the moonlight. The treeline seemed miles away, but I made a dash and flew up the rough trunk onto a wide branch. My night was spent in the tree. When daylight broke I had to wade through water to find my way back into the farm yard. Carol's man was there and he let me into the house. I was wet and tired. So now, with Carol no longer calling me, I feared the worst. I didn't want to stay outside all night. But then, there was her voice again, calling my name. I ran to the door and straight into the house. Carol scooped me up in her arms, but I was so into my imagined night outside that I clawed at her face. Somehow she understood and put me in my favorite sleeping place. I slept a long, long time and when Carol went to bed I made sure I had my usual place next to her. Now it's a new day and I'm ready to be trouble again.