in the closet

I have a class to teach this morning and on my way out the door I paused to say goodbye to the cat. Then I realized I hadn't seen her for a while and started looking in her usual haunts. No Annika. Finally I opened up the closet where I keep my shoes. She came bounding out. I'm glad I stopped to find her--she hadn't meowed or anything and who knows when I'll get home this afternoon.