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