The cat talks to me

_Episode 1_Mysterious and Beautiful

I had a dream.

Beautiful yet eerie, mysterious yet dreamy. I'm wandering through the forest, and someone is looking for me. And a black cat.

Follows me well, leads me, but never lets down his guard against me.

Who are you?

Who am I standing here now?

This nightmare-like dream that makes me wonder if this is really me.

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"Jo Yeon-ah, Jo Yeon-ah... Ah..."

A voice calling me longingly.

Who could be there..?

I can hear your longing for me just from your voice.

Who are you? What the hell am I, and where am I?

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검은 고양이

"Those who are lost cannot escape-"

The cat warns me.

"The lost,"...? "Cannot escape"... What is this...? What the...

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[ Those who run from me will be lost. Those who are ruined by me will not be able to escape. If you see me in the forest, run away quickly.

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I will find your way. I will walk to you following the light. I swear I will love you.

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김조연 (17)

"Ugh...!"

What was that just now..?

What the hell is happening to me... This is weird, really weird...

It's a dream, but it's definitely a dream. Isn't it normal for dreams not to hurt?

Why on earth does hearing this voice make me think of something and make me feel so sick just thinking about it?

Why...what the hell are you? What have you done to me...!

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검은 고양이

" ... "

cat.

Isn't that a cat?

Who are you in black?

What the hell are you doing, calling me here?

My throat is so tight that nothing comes out. It's so painful that I can't breathe.

Please, save me..

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김조연 (17)

"Ugh..."

If I collapse in my dream, I go straight back to my room.

Just as I slept. The room didn't feel strange, nor did my body feel like it wasn't mine.

What the heck is this dream?

김조연 (17)

" under... "

I've been having a dream for a while now.

It's been a month and a week now.

At first, I was just wandering through the forest. I met a cat, and I saw someone calling my name.

This dream, which had started slowly, now seems to be trying to take my life, and when I wake up from the dream, I am caught up in an inexplicable emotion.

Desperate love, the fear of losing something precious, even the feeling of losing something.

김조연 (17)

"Why on earth... is this happening..."

When I wake up from a dream, my head hurts like crazy.

Tears keep falling, and my heart feels empty as if there is a hole in it.

Just thinking about that cat,

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"Ah,"

I can't remember anything.

The cat I saw vividly in my dream—its face, its body, its tail. There must be something about it that makes it different from a normal cat.

I don't remember at all.

And the headache that comes makes me sick.

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전소미 (17)

"Is it that dream again?"

김조연 (17)

"Ugh... It's become so vivid that I'm afraid to sleep now."

I look awful thanks to the cold sweat and tears I don't know why.

By the way, I didn't know you would come running right away when I called, Jeon So-mi.

My best friend and confidant. A childhood friend, to put it simply. We've been together since elementary school, and now, high school.

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"Haven't you been dreaming that for quite some time now?"

It's been a whole month and a week. I thought it would be okay since it was just a simple dream, but I guess it was my fault for thinking it was simple.

It's a dream, but it's so vivid, like it happened right before.

Unlike the vividness of my body's memory, my memories are hazy. I really don't know what's going on.

김조연 (17)

"Ha... Now I hate dreams and everything else."

Due to the uncomfortable sleep, my condition was getting worse day by day.

If this keeps up, I feel like I'm going to collapse.

Should I be proud of myself for holding on and not collapsing like this? Look at those dark circles under my eyes. If I keep going like this, they'll just sink in.

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전소미 (17)

"You need to adjust your condition a bit."

It would be nice if I could at least sleep, but that's not the case.

Every day I dream of being sick and seeing strange things.

If this keeps up, I feel like I'm going to die in my sleep... Oh my, I'm going crazy.

김조연 (17)

"Uh, uh... I think that's what I should do."

I'm sleepy, but I'm afraid to fall asleep.

What should I do with this? Should I go to a fortune teller? Or a tarot reader? Should I try one of those fun things?

I need to think about it seriously.

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"Oh my, use this."

Somi hands me something. This is...

Looks like a "dreamcatcher" that catches nightmares? I've heard of it before.

Until recently, I was seriously wondering if I should buy this, and I even searched online.

But I still felt uncomfortable believing such things, so I didn't take a picture.

김조연 (17)

"You know I don't believe in this kind of thing."

There is no such thing as superstition.

I don't believe in gods, demons, ghosts, or angels. I don't believe in the afterlife, the Grim Reaper, or King Yeomra.

The reason I don't believe it... is.

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"But you never know, maybe it will help?"

Sigh- Somi smiles and hangs the dream catcher over the bed.

Well, I guess I'll have to trust you today just to see Somi.