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Chapter 3
Don’t run with a headache
I wake up to grass and pine needles sticking to my face. The pain in my head is finally gone. My head feels weird without that constant pain.
I can feel a growing ache throughout my body. “Ugh” I grumble out as the pain intensifies. Twitching through my whole body. Muscles twitching uncontrollably. I look around best I can from my spot on the forest floor. It’s brighter then I remembered. “Must have been out for awhile” I tell myself silently.
The spasms speed up all along my body. It feels like bugs are crawling under my skin. I curl into myself as the pain intensifies, growing stronger. When suddenly it all stops. No pain, no spasms and no headache.
I slowly unravel from my position on the ground. My muscles aching from the stretch. Looking around I see scraps of clothing. “Those weren’t there before” I try to say but nothing comes out. “Don’t panic, don’t panic” I think to myself. I must’ve just lost my voice somehow. It’s a stretch but calms my nerves somewhat.
Looking closer I recognize the clothing around me. That’s my shoe sitting next to a tree. My glasses and other clothing in similar positions farther away. I try to reach for my glasses, wondering why I can see without them. And notice that my hands aren’t my hands anymore.
“Ahhhhh!!” I scream but all I hear is a low screech. The rest of my body is the same, covered in thick tawny brown fur. Feet and hands turned into large paws with sharp claws. I take a deep breath and feel the swish of a tail behind me. Opening my eyes I try to figure out how this could have happened. It must be a dreams, you can’t just wake up and be a cat.
I decide that it has to be a dream, there’s no way this is possible. Getting to my feet I take a step. It’s a little wobbly, but more stable with each step. Glancing around I see that my vision is sharper, I can see farther into the dense forest. I smell the dirt and the musk of other animals around me. Usually I’d think it’s gross but this is dream cat me and it’s more interesting then anything.
Suddenly I hear a noise to my left and quickly get into a defensive stance. It all comes naturally in this predators body. Out of the forest walks a group of people and another cat at their feet. This one is dark black, almost blue. I don’t know much about big cats but this ones has to be a panther. And it doesn’t seem too happy, if the low growling has anything to say about it. I feel a low growl start in my chest and know they hear it too. “Well here goes nothin” I muse.