Episode 3

Namjoon lay on the floor peacefully sleeping, it seemed as if all time had stopped for him so he could have some peace. Maybe it had taken pity on him holding back daylight for a few more hours. As the first light ray hit him Namjoon woke up, however, he lay still there for a while contemplating all that he had gone through. It was rather mystic if you will unbelievably chilling. Namjoon pushed himself up from the floor sitting, his limbs feeling numb from sleeping on the hard floor.

"Lilith!" he called out and was responded with a resounding silence. He stood up head hung tears swimming in his eyes, he walked towards his bathroom. The bathroom door creaked on its hinges as Namjoon entered, he headed towards the mirror and stared at his face with blank lifeless eyes, slowly his hand crept up to feel his cold pale skin skimming over the dark rings which encircled the now pitch-black eyes. He looked at himself for quite a long time and could have sworn on his life that the longer he seemed to stare at his reflection the darker the shadows around him became and the more translucent he became his eyes traveled to his hands and a choked sound of shock came from him for his hands were so translucent now that they seemed invisible.

He tore his eyes away from his hands and proceeded to brush his teeth his hands trembling. He nicked his gums and was even further terrified to see that the small cut closed itself without any blood flowing out. He rushed outside to his small kitchen and grabbed a knife. Unsure of what he was about to do he brought a shaking knife close to arm and placed a small cut only to find that it too closed itself without the flow of any blood or the sensation of pain. His pulse was pounding in his ears but he could not ignore how empty it sounded as if his heart was dead but still somehow beating.

 Namjoons fingers dug into his face as he groaned out of agony falling on the floor once again reduced to helpless tears. It was at that moment he saw a small shape appear near him, it was Lilith his beloved kitten whom he had picked up from the street. Lilith was one of the few highlights of his life, he reached a hand out towards her tenderly and was relieved to see that she brought her nose forward to sniff it. After sniffing his tense hand for a while she put her head underneath it to be petted. Namjoon was relieved beyond words and scooped up his furry companion hugging it close to his chest. Lilith too snuggled with her master.

 Namjoon stood up and carried Lilith to the Kitchen searching the threadbare cupboards for something to eat. Despite not feeling any hunger Namjoon didn’t wish to skip eating it made him feel more human. . .

In the last cupboard he found some instant Ramen and a can of cat food, he gave Lilith her food and put some boiling water in the ramen cup. He let a smile grace his face as he tried to conserve the feeling of normality that was coursing through him right now.

All of a sudden he froze, a voice. . . a low pitched whine that was constantly irritating him was louder now, mindlessly he began to follow it

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