My first cat was named Sugar. I got her when I was 8. She ended up hating me and would not let me near her. It's funny but at that age I just wanted her with me all the time and I did not understand why she would not want to be with me. Now I look back and think that if I only left her alone when she wanted to be left alone she probally would have been more lovable to me.
Sammy was the first cat I could call all my own. He showed up when I was around 14. He would wait at the bus stop with me every morning and would be waiting at the very same spot each and every afternoon. I lost Sammy to Feline Leukemia. He had such purrsonality, a typical Orangie.