Whispers of the Past

You find a black cat sitting calmly under a streetlamp during a stormy night on Maple Street.

It wears a faded red collar with no tag. Something about it feels strangely

familiar, so you bring it home. Over the next few days,

the cat begins to act like it knows you—following you everywhere, watching you as

you sleep, and triggering vivid dreams about a loved one you lost years ago.

One day, you discover an old photograph of your childhood... and in it,

a black kitten with the same red collar sits beside you. When you take the cat to the vet,

they scan its microchip—and find that it was registered nearly two decades ago to someone you loved