The rats were the first thing I noticed because I was so sensitive to them.
But the more I looked around, the more I felt that something was not right.
Not only rats, but other animals were starting to leave as well, and panicked voices reached me.
"-need to leave-"
"-no longer safe-"
"-the curse will come-"
Half-fragmented words reached me as I pushed past the incoming crowd to reach the alley and talk to some animals.
A few sensitive humans had noticed what was happening as well, and I saw them biting their lips as they tried to figure out what they were feeling.
The crowd pushed me, and I pushed against the crowd until I reached where I needed to be, and I picked up a rat before he could run.
"Don't bite me. I just want to ask you something."
I said the same second I pulled the rat into my hands, and the shock of a human speaking to him caused the rat to pause.
A few other rats paused as well to look at me.
