But I do understand. The doors, the lights, where the cats are, their reactions. I’ve known a little all along no? I’ve… known at least… a little bit… all along… but
Familiar Cat: Let go… It’s okay… you have someone now, no? The human that wandered in… they could take you back to the real world where you could strive. Because we all know deep down.
All Cats: You want to leave this place.
I close my eyes, curling up into a ball. But when I open them again, everything is dark. I don’t sense any cats around. I turn to the door to the room the human said they would be in. When I peep my head in, they sit there, counting their fingers or something. Odd creatures humans are.
“Hey! So did it work? Can we leave now?”
Lavender: … Yes. I think. I think we can finally leave…