TW - Implied animal harm and train injury
âAND STAY OUT!â The door probably wouldâve fallen off of its hinges if it was slammed any harder
The young dark haired man stood still for quite a while. It felt like hours had passed before he finally decided to start moving. âI love my mother. I love my mother. My mother is a very nice woman.â He repeated over and over in his head.
It was getting harder to believe.
The man stopped in his tracks after walking quite a distance once he found a phone box. He inserted the money patiently waited.
âHey there, Iâm not available right now but if itâs something important Iâd appreciate you leaving a message!â
âStupid bloody time difference.â He muttered under his breath as he waited for the beep âHey , itâs me again. Sorry for calling you at this hour, I forgot about time differences. Look, Iâm heading down the London and Iâll explain when Iâm there. See you then.â He put down the phone and sighed ââŠok, this is fine. Youâll be fine, youâve been saving up for a plane ticket⊠but I canât walk there.â
The man didnât hate the train. Quite the opposite really. What he hated was the people on the train. Their constant chatter, their loudness, they way they just stare⊠it all made him wish he was dead.
He didnât know how long he walked, but it was getting darker by the time he was actually able to see it.
The floor beneath him creaked as he stepped on it, almost like he was in a horror movie. âIâd prefer a horror movie right about now in all honesty.â He thought. Nobody else was there but the a worker was stood at their post so the man asked for a ticket and was given one. And then, he finally let himself sit down.
ââŠalright. Going off to London, sleeping on my best friends couch. Really living the dream here.â
He could feel himself eye roll with his own thoughts.
He looked up but there was nothing.
And then he felt the bite
As he moved his bitten hand away he looked at his side and froze. A cat. Why was he all that surprised? The sounds made sense considering. But reasons unexplainable, this cat intrigued him.
Itâs fur was grey and scraggy but the most captivating thing about that cat was itâs eyes.
Purely yellow with black slits. They had a glow to them.
ââŠhello?â He muttered before laughing to himself slightly âGod⊠I really have gone bloody mad, talking to a cat!â He sighed, glancing at the cat again. If it was just a cat, then why did it look as if it was listening? âYou hungry?â He asked and didnât wait for an answer. He passed the cat a bread crumb from the sandwich in his bag and smiled as the creature chewed away on it.
âIâm Morgan. Morgan Daes⊠do you have a name?â The man asked, looking at the cats neck. No collar⊠mustâve been a stray.
When the cat finished its food, Morgan couldnât help but notice something in its face. It was as if the cat was grinning, and not a pleasant grin either. Like the Cheshire Cat but evil-er. It looked hungry for more.
He paused, then sighed âHere, have the whole sandwich. Iâll get a snack on the train.â
The cat was more than happy, devouring the meal in front of it. Morgan felt himself smile. He wasnât the type of person to have such a simple creature as a favourite animal however he did have a certain soft spot for cats. Heâd rather have one over a dog, so that probably says plenty.
It felt as if he only had to blink before the cat scurried off. He looked around slightly, the cats fur colour making it hard to see it in the dark.
But all he had to do was look forward to see where it was headed.
The cat was on the tracks. Did that rhyme? It felt like a rhyme. Wait, why was that the first thought in his head? Why does it matter why should he care why does he care why are the thoughts starting. His mind made up things that werenât real. Were they real? One man canât predict the future yet the image of what could happen to this cat disturbed him far too much.
âSir-! Sir, please step back-â
Why was someone telling him to step back? Why, because he had moved of course. Not that he remembered but he had definitely moved.
The cat was still. Was it even real? It looked shocked.
âYou should move kitty- move out the way-â
Morgan was one of those men who donât take their own advice, even at times where he absolutely should.
The last thing he heard was a mix of yelling and horns and screeching. He felt light behind him, but to turn around? Why, that would be silly.
He knows what times the trains come and go