340 Were you even real?

“Renren!” 1

“There you are, Renren!”

“Hello, Renren!”

“See you, Renren!”

Zoren’s eyes softened as he stared at the plump and adorable young girl glowing so beautifully

in front of him. He reached out a hand to touch her, only to realize she was farther than he thought.

“Penny,” he whispered, his voice laced with deep longing. “What am I going to do now?”

The young Penny smiled at him and tilted her round head to the side.

“I can’t see,” he breathed out. “Everything… everything is black, and I’m… scared.”

Are they still going to be friends now?

“You can’t see?” Her round eyes blinked adorably before she pointed at herself. “If everything is black, then how can you see me?”

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Her lips stretched into a grin, making her bouncy cheeks look full. She moved her face closer,

her eyes shimmering.

“Renren, you’re kidding!” she exclaimed. “Liar!”

“Haha.” A soft chuckle escaped him as he looked at their surroundings.

Everything else was black except for her. But then again, he knew he could only see her because she was a part of his imagination.

“Penny,” he called, smiling subtly. “I missed you!”

you miss me?

wryly in

problems again? Are you hurt? Where?” Curiosity gleamed in her

a thin line while gazing at her. “Were

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real?” he repeated, making her tilt her head to the side. “Or were you just a figment of my imagination? A

longer he waited, the more he questioned if his childhood friend was ever real or simply something his mind made up. It wouldn’t be surprising if that

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you

with his Thursday Girl because it helped him want to

I question my own sanity,”

“Renren…”

a woman’s voice

“Renren…”

of him, only to see her smiling. Her smile

he called, only for the little Penny

said the young girl. “I am a figment of your imagination because the real me is not in

her smile stretched. “I’m not in this darkness, Renren. Wake up, and I’ll be there,

Penny beamed at him as she straightened her

she slowly vanished into thin air. “Penny, don’t

in his ears. “Can you

to search where the voice was coming from. The voice was soft and full of genuine worry, as if she was on

who are you?” he asked, only to

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purr. He quickly turned his head, and

Meow.

see a cat emerging from the darkness. Deep

Meow.

him briefly before it slowly turned around and

cat was walking, he felt like he was falling far behind. Thus, he picked up his pace and ran faster–faster than he

Meow.

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