After Amira was supposedly tortured by Sayid she says that she was afraid to leave her apartment, but finally did so when she rescued the cat from abusive local boys who had forced the cat into a box and had fireworks exploding. Amira left the apartment for the first time and rescued the cat and adopted it as her own. The cat is often friendly towards Amira, however, it will occasionally bite or scratch her because of the traumatic experiences that the cat had previously endured. Amira sympathizes with the cat as she understand "what it's like not to feel safe".