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Narrator: When I was really young, my family and I lived with my grandparents in a big blue house.
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Narrator: When I was really young, my family and I lived with my grandparents in a big blue house.
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Narrator: Mom and Dad worked most days,
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Narrator: which left my brother Andrew and I to get into all sorts of trouble.
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Narrator: which left my brother Andrew and I to get into all sorts of trouble.
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Narrator: Grandma was the one who typically watched us,
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Narrator: but sometimes we were too sneaky for our own good.
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Narrator: but sometimes we were too sneaky for our own good.
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Narrator: The big blue house was pretty old, and it had a laundry shoot that ran from the upstairs bathroom to the basement.
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Narrator: The big blue house was pretty old, and it had a laundry shoot that ran from the upstairs bathroom to the basement.
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Narrator: The big blue house was pretty old, and it had a laundry shoot that ran from the upstairs bathroom to the basement.
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Narrator: The big blue house was pretty old, and it had a laundry shoot that ran from the upstairs bathroom to the basement.
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Narrator: The big blue house was pretty old, and it had a laundry shoot that ran from the upstairs bathroom to the basement.
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Narrator: The big blue house was pretty old, and it had a laundry shoot that ran from the upstairs bathroom to the basement.
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Narrator: We would take turns putting toys down the shoot
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Narrator: We would take turns putting toys down the shoot
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Narrator: and we would catch them on the other side
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Narrator: and we would catch them on the other side
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Narrator: and we would catch them on the other side
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Narrator: and we would catch them on the other side
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Narrator: before running them up the stairs to switch places.
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Narrator: before running them up the stairs to switch places.
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Narrator: I would get pretty carried away.
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Sara: "Okay everyone, it's our turn to play."
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Sara: "Okay everyone, it's our turn to play."
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Sara: "Okay everyone, it's our turn to play."
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Sara: "Have fun Kitten!"
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Sara: "Have fun Kitten!"
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Narrator: To my surprise, the little stuffed cat looked back at me with sad eyes.
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Narrator: To my surprise, the little stuffed cat looked back at me with sad eyes.
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Kitten: "Do I have to?"?"
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Sara: "Do you not want to go?""
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Kitten: "No, no...""
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Kitten: "It's fine...""
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Narrator: I felt bad. I didn't want Kitten to do anything she didn't want to.
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Narrator: That was when my hands slipped out from under me and I fell.
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Narrator: That was when my hands slipped out from under me and I fell.
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Narrator: It was strange, the world around me seemed to change as I fell.
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Narrator: It was strange, the world around me seemed to change as I fell.
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Narrator: Was this what the inside of shoots looked like??
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Narrator: It wasn't long until I saw Kitten, but something felt off.
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Narrator: I was scared. This wasn't right. As soon as I saw another shoot opening, I went for it.
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Narrator: I was scared. This wasn't right. As soon as I saw another shoot opening, I went for it.
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Narrator: I was scared. This wasn't right. As soon as I saw another shoot opening, I went for it.
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Sara: "Phew"
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Kitten (OS): "I won't let you get away."
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Sara: "What?"
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Sara: "Kitten?"
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Kitten: "Time after time you have sent me down here,"
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Kitten: "Now it's your turn to fall."
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Sara: "I didn't know! I thought we were playing!"
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Kitten (OS): '"Me too, but we aren't the same! I want you to be like me!"
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Kitten (OS): "I want you to be my toy now!"
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Kitten (OS): "I want you to fall!"
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Kitten (OS): "I want you to fall!"
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Kitten (OS): "I want you to fall!"
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Narrator: I closed my eyes, and before I knew it...
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Sara (OS): "... Andrew?"?
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Andrew: "Oh man, am I glad I caught you! I was wondering what was taking so long."
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Andrew: "Hurry up and take your turn! I wanna go next!"
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Narrator: Needless to saw I was super confused. Was any of that real?
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Narrator: I looked down at the small stuffed cat clutched in my arms and felt the same wave of uneasiness as before.
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Narrator: I looked down at the small stuffed cat clutched in my arms and felt the same wave of uneasiness as before.
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Sara: "Um... Sorry Kitten."
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Sara: "I really don't want to play anymore!"
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Narrator: Huh... I wonder what ever happened to that cat...