The cat talks to me
_Episode 2_The cat
It's that dream again.
This nightmare that seemed like it would last forever, this endless forest... The cat appeared before my eyes again.
What kind of nightmare is this? Even the dreamcatcher Somi gave me won't help..?
김조연 (17)
"Please..save..me.."
It's unusual. I'm definitely running.
But... why am I so out of breath and in pain?
Kwadang - I tripped over a tree root because I couldn't see the ground.
김조연 (17)
" ..it hurts..? "
It hurts. My knee is aching and I think I sprained my ankle when I fell.
But this is a dream. A dream I always have.
It is a clear fact that it should be a place where you don't have to be in pain.
But what the heck is this...?
검은 고양이
"If you keep doing that, you'll get eaten."
The cat came to warn me again.
I don't know what the words the cat is saying mean.
Even if it's a warning, it's just a harsh remark or an incomprehensible statement.
I don't know anything, so I can't understand.
김조연 (17)
"What the heck is this place? Why do you keep calling me here?"
It was normal. Until just a month ago.
A daily routine of sleeping well and waking up leisurely in the morning as usual.
But what now? Why should I be afraid to sleep? Why should I... be in pain because of this...
Why... on earth... me...
검은 고양이
" ...I just met you, "
A cat that makes a sad face and disappears.
Tadak - All I can hear is the sound of the cat running somewhere else.
What did you just say? We barely met.
When... where... did I meet that cat? No, that never happened.
Because I don't remember anything.
It's definitely vivid, but I should remember it... Why...
Why do I keep doing this? Why am I so stupid, really?
???
"Supporting role... Supporting role..."
Don't call, please.
Don't call me that... Please, I'm Kim Jo-yeon, but I don't think I'm the Joo-yeon you're looking for. I don't know who owns that voice anymore, but I desperately want you to stop.
김조연 (17)
"Stop it, stop it..."
Please... stop...
I feel like I'm going crazy right now... Seriously, I hope someone realizes this.
I am a student. I am an ordinary student who is not particularly good at anything.
Why do you keep fixating on me? Why do you keep dragging me in? What on earth am I? How precious am I to you?
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김조연 (17)
" ...ugh..,"
I exhaled slowly.
Sigh- Phew... It seemed like he still hadn't calmed down, so he quickly got up and took out some headache medicine.
Wow - Various medicines poured out of the medicine bottle,
I didn't have the energy to come to my senses, so I swallowed it all at once without even knowing what kind of medicine it was.
If things continue like this, I feel like I'm going to go crazy.
김조연 (17)
"Let's stop... please..."
Lately, my mind has become so worn out.
The Black Cat, The Forest of Endless Paths, Someone's Looking for Me... These three titles keep eating away at my sanity.
No, should I say I'm in a state of shock? That's how serious I am right now.
I don't think I can stand it anymore.
Now I felt like I had to figure out why I was having this dream in order to survive.
Because I know very well that if I leave it like this, the reality is that I will end up in a real mental hospital.
김조연 (17)
"I think I need to know what this dream is about now."
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???
"It's a curse."
김조연 (17)
" ..yes? "
???
"I don't know who it was, but it was really bad walking."
... curse?
A curse I'd only seen in comics and novels? Well, I wondered if they were talking about some kind of dark magic that only appears in fantasy novels. My mind went blank for a moment.
But was that something that could happen in Korea too?
김조연 (17)
" ... What kind of curse is this?"
???
"You're trying to find me by using my dreams."
I think what I was asking wasn't whether or not to do something, but what kind of curse it was.
The grandmother cleverly changed her words and got away with it.
Now that you've figured out that it's a dream, let's at least pretend to believe it.
A fortune teller who came to find an answer to the mystery of this dream.
But I feel like something is off, something is suspicious. I hope my hunch is wrong.
Even though Jeon So-mi told me about this place, and I don't distrust Jeon So-mi... it's still suspicious.
김조연 (17)
"Please explain in detail."
Anyway, it's suspicious, but I think it's okay to find a clue to this dream.
First of all, I'm planning to figure out the identity of the person who gave me this, whether it's through trickery or a clue in a dream, and kill them halfway.
You've ruined my mind.
???
"The cat is welcome, but you must be careful with the people very close to you."
What does it mean, cats are welcome, but those close to them should be careful?
How can a cat greet you? And who are the people close to you? When and how should you be careful?
I came to a fortune teller to find a clue to my dream, but
The questions were spreading further and further.
???
"It would be good to find out about their past lives. I don't know what happened to those kids."
Suddenly, a previous life... The appearance of a previous life?
Past life. It's a very common superstition around the world, but it's not as scary as ghosts, and it's an interesting topic. Yes... past life, past life.
김조연 (17)
"What should I avoid now, rather than in my past life?"
Cats are welcoming, but be wary of those close to you. Before that, it's a good idea to check your past life. I don't know what kind of a mess this is, but...
It can't hurt to be more careful.
Because you combine them one by one to get something decisive.
???
"I need to meet my destiny as soon as possible."
I asked what I should be careful of, but the answer I got was, "Meet fate." As expected, this old lady is so cunning.
No matter what you say, I can't seem to understand. But if I try to reason through it all, my head feels like it's going to explode...
What should I do with this,
???
"I've already regretted it twice, so does that mean it's okay to regret it a third time?"
...What are you talking about, two regrets... a third regret? Wait, I feel like I've heard this somewhere before.
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???
"You regretted it twice already! Are you going to repeat the same regret again?!"
Wait a minute-.. Who the hell said this..!
Ugh, this pain feels like my head is going to explode. My head hurts so much, just like it did after I had the dream.
Why on earth are you doing this to me, you... If you are the man in my dream,
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김조연 (17)
"Ugh, okay. I'll just go."
I can barely hold on for now. Too much has happened today. I've tried medication to hold on, but it's no use.
???
"You will come to me someday. I will wait for that day."
After my grandmother's meaningful words, I quickly left the fortune teller's shop.
The place where I live is neither a fantasy nor a space in a novel or comic book.
That's why I can't agree with the suspicious words of the grandmother I saw for the first time.
After all, superstition is superstition.
It's like a superstition, I should have stopped expecting it from the beginning.