It`s raining again. It started some time ago but I don`t know when. It`s not raining hard but I know it`ll be enough. The river will reach me soon. It is inevitable, I can tell. It`s not quite at me yet but it won`t take long.

　　The cat is still with me. I thought it would leave when it started to rain but it didn`t. It`s just sitting on top of me. It meowed a lot at first but it`s not now. I think it was trying to call for help but there was no one around. The weather is too bad, people won`t be out.

　　The voice hasn`t come back to me either. I thought it might, hoped it might, but it hasn`t. I don`t know why. Maybe I was too damaged. Maybe I had hit the tree too hard or too much water and mud had managed to get into me. Or maybe it decided I wasn`t worth it. Maybe it knows that I`m going to die and it`s given up.

　　I don`t know why and I know it won`t listen but I still try again.

　　"Voice," I say in a soft, trembling voice. "Are you there?"

　　There is no answer. I didn`t really expect one. It`s gone, the cat is the only person with me.

　　It feels a bit like when I died in the other world. I don`t really remember it much. I`ve been trying to think about it and recall as much as I can about my life there but it`s difficult. It`s hard to reach any of the memories, I feel like they might be gone. I don`t think I was alone at the end though.

　　I couldn`t speak then, I don`t think. I don`t know what happened to me but I couldn`t speak. I remember that someone was sitting next to me though, just like now.

　　I look at the cat again. It`s not sleeping, it`s just sitting on me. Waiting. I wish I could tell it how grateful I am. We didn`t know each other for long and I could barely speak to it but I appreciate its companionship so much. Especially now. I think that if I was alone, my hope would be even lower than it is. It`s been dropping steadily over the last however long. All of my stats have but my battery is the lowest. It`s only at 6%.The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.

　　What do you think happens after death? When I die, when my battery reaches zero, will I just fall asleep and then wake up whenever someone finds me and rescues me? What if no one does? Will I just be trapped in nothingness forever, like I am in between orders? Or will I be sent somewhere else? I could go to another world, an even stranger one this time. Then what? I don`t know.

　　Will it hurt? Surely not, right? It`ll be just like falling asleep. That`s what they said in the other world too. I remember them telling me it was just like falling asleep. I don`t think that hurt. I was ready to go, I`d struggled for so long. I was happy for that to be over even though I was leaving behind&

　　I can see the stars. It`s still raining but the clouds are gone. This world has more stars. They`re beautiful. I wish my world had more.

　　A loud crashing noise splits the air and the cat looks up, clearly startled, as vibrant bright colours explode across the sky above us. I watch them, ignoring the water that is creeping ever closer to me. They might be my last sight and I`m glad.

　　No, I don`t want that. I want my last sight to be my friend. I look at the cat again. It`s staring at me. Its fur keeps getting lit up with different colours as the fireworks explode overhead.

　　I hope my other friend, the shopkeep, doesn`t worry about me too much. I hope he`s okay. He will be, right?

　　I don`t know. I hope so.

　　I`m trying not to be but I`m scared. The fireworks have stopped now. The world is dark apart from the light from the moon and stars. I can barely see the cat but I know it`s there. I hope it leaves before the water reaches me. It might get washed away too.

　　I want to try again. I need to, even though I don`t think it`ll work.

　　"Thank you," I try to say to the cat but no noise comes out. I wish I could tell it. I wish I could thank it for being my friend. I almost expect the voice to tell me off for speaking, even though I didn`t but it`s gone.

　　I don`t know what to do. I can`t do anything else. It`s getting dark, my battery is low and I`m scar—