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Chapter 2 - Episode 2 - Nanav, The Thousand-year witness

In every corner of the world, 

there are secrets humans never see. 

One of those secrets… was me. 

Not human… 

But everything else. 

I could be a bird, a leaf, a stone, or an old chair… 

Anything—except a human. 

For thousands of years, I've had only one purpose— 

To watch. 

And maybe that's why I gave myself a name: Nanav. 

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That night, I was curled up 

in the corner of my old, abandoned house, 

in the form of a black cat. 

Every morning, a new shape… 

Every evening, the same lonely journey. 

I wandered through the streets— 

sometimes a fallen leaf, 

sometimes a kite, 

sometimes an empty chair on the sidewalk. 

I just watched the world… 

and always returned to my silent home. 

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But that night was different. 

On my way back, 

five stray dogs surrounded me. 

Their eyes burned with hunger and predatory light. 

*This is it…* 

*I've watched the world for a thousand years… 

I can stop here. Let it end.* 

I closed my eyes. 

Then, a voice— 

"Hey! Get away!" 

I opened my eyes— 

A young boy stood there, a stone in his hand. 

He chased the dogs away. 

He didn't even look at me before leaving quickly. 

But for me… the world had changed. 

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I didn't return to my empty house that night. 

I stayed far away, just watching that boy. 

His name was Aman. 

I thought to myself: 

"He's just a child. 

His life must be full of school and games. 

No worries, no pain. 

If I stay near him, 

maybe… I'll feel a little happiness too." 

So, I started following him. 

Two months passed… 

But what I saw was not what I imagined. 

Every day… 

the same lonely face. 

At school, they pushed and mocked him, 

and at home, he silently glued paper stars to the ceiling. 

I thought I would witness childhood joy… 

But all I saw… 

was loneliness. 

And I could do nothing… 

but watch. 

*(Episode 2 End)*

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