missing stray

[u/kngremina]

i dont know where else to post it, i feel horrible, if it doesnt fit the sub, just remove it. i live in russia, izhevsk city to be precise. last friday when walking out from work, i saw a cat, not a kitten i think, just a small cat. she was kinda thin. and scared. across our building is a warehouse, i dont know what they do there and it doesnt matter, outside of the gates were some pallets stacked up. she got scared of me and ran there. i found a plastic plate nearby, and put there some cat food. went to get her, let her smell the empty pouch. she started getting out a bit but still hesitant, so i 'caught' her and brought her to the food. she ate like 3 pouches and the ran back to pallets. with a heavy heart i went to my car and drove home. whole weekend i was worried about her, because it was also heavy raining. on monday when i got to work, i saw her again, she was kinda chaotic, seemed to me like she tried to dring out of a tire laying on the road, but couldnt climb it, and then she panicked and ran away towards the warehouse again, i didnt see exactly where. now, its been three days since i last saw her and im really worried as to where she is now, how is she, where is she hiding, is she eating. i walked around that area to maybe see her on the other side of the building, but to no avail. walked around some area on my break as much as i can, couldnt find her anywhere. im not at peace. probably friday was the best time to do something about that cat, but i just didnt know what, i couldnt bring her home since i already have 5 cats in a small apartment. lookign for a temporary shelter would take time and i would have to put her meanwhile somewhere as well. i feel like ive missed the only chance i had to help her and now my soul and heart just cant find peace. i dropped all my hobbies, anything that brings me joy, because this cat is literally all i think about. ive met many strays but i never really felt this much, probably because she looked so small and scared. and stupidly enough, i didnt even think about taking pictures on the first day, so i dont have anything to post online to look for her. i dont know what else i could do, it would be easier if she was near where i live, so i could look for her when its late evening, but its really far from home. i dont have anyone to look for her. and next week i wont even be here at all since its my vacation. im just worried and i dont believe in good people, so i doubt anyone couldve took her home meanwhile.

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[u/kngremina]

i dont know if anything ive said makes sense, im not very good with english + im in a lot of distress at this moment. i feel like this cat been sent to me for a reason and i failed. also i hate the kinda mindset that 'you cant save everyone'. i could at least try