CATALYST

On the last day of my life as a cat, I waited quietly in a narrow alley.

It was my punishment.

I was never meant to be a creature of earth.
Once, I was a celestial being — a wanderer among the stars. But because of my mischievous deeds and careless pride, I was cast down… reborn as something small, fragile, and ordinary.

A cat.

And now, my time in this form was ending.

I left my home earlier that day. My owners loved me dearly, and that was exactly why I couldn’t stay. I didn’t want them to watch me fade away. I wanted my end to be quiet… somewhere no one would cry for me.

So I waited in that lonely alley.

The air was cold. The world was quiet.

Then she appeared.

A girl with short hair, walking softly through the street.
There was something about her — a gentle light I had never felt before.

If the heavens would give me another chance…

I wanted to meet her again.

Not as a cat.

But as someone who could walk beside her.

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