lost and found

i brought mango to vegas last month to stay with me because my parents were going away on a vacation. last night, as i opened the front door to my house, she zoomed out and went straight to the backyard of my neighbor's house. it was the middle of the night and no matter how i called her or used food to tried to get her back inside the house, she had no response. the neighbor's gate was locked so i gave up and went to bed. i woke up every two hours last night to open the front door hoping that she would be waiting there for me to let her in. i thought she would come home in the morning because she gets very hungry and begs for food every chance she gets. much to my disbelief, she did not know her way home! i started to panic and called j, p, and dad. i went online and found the local animal shelter so i can see if they picked her up. p told me to make some signs to post around the neighborhood. i posted the signs and walked up and down my street all morning looking for her. finally at around 2 pm, my very nice neighbor 7 houses down called dad in arcadia with the number on her collar. i ran down the block to bring mango home. she was just hanging out at their door as the homeowner tried to feed her some cheese. i was just so happy that she was found! this is sure an experience i will not forget. even though i was very mad at mango for running away, i was filled with joy when i saw my kitty hanging out at the wrong front door. i brought her home and she was begging for food right away. she is officially grounded for the rest of her life! here she is like nothing ever happened...