Gracie May took a trip she didn’t mean to take. Seth Levy unknowingly packed her up along with his clothes while preparing for a trip from his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida to Dallas, Texas. Gracie survived being dumped onto a baggage conveyor belt, tossed into the belly of the plane and traveled through airport security undetected. Then came another unexpected twist. An unwitting passenger, Robert Carter, mistook Seth’s bag for his own. When Carter got home and opened the bag he got a hissing, growling suprise. Carter admitted he “screamed like a girl” when Gracie sprang from his suitcase. (Who wouldn’t??) Gracie dove under the bed. (Who wouldn’t??)
While Carter was getting the shock of his life, Kelly Levy was frantically searching for her missing cat. Gracie May was missing from her usual post at the bottom of the stairs when Kelly returned from dropping Seth off at the airport. Having been spayed only a few days prior, Kelly was really worried. After being unable to find her for several hours she papered the neighborhood with “Missing Cat” flyers.
After lots of coaxing, Robert was able to convince Gracie May to come out from her hiding place. He had considered keeping her until he noticed she wore a collar bearing the Levy’s phone number. Then, it was Kelly’s turn to get a big suprise. “Hi, you’re not going to believe this, but I am calling from Fort Worth, Texas, and I accidentally picked up your husband’s luggage. And when I opened the luggage, a cat jumped out,” said Robert to a shocked and relieved Kelly.
Kelly immediately sent a text-message to her husband who was in a seminar at the time. “The cat is in Dallas.” A stunned Seth made contact with Robert and arranged to pick up Gracie May at the airport on his way home a day or two later. Gracie May flew home in a pet carrier this time.
I’ll bet Seth will be checking his bags for feline stowaways when he travels from now on. Of course, Gracie May may have no interest in future air travel, either!
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