Mommy always said meeting a human is neither a blessing nor a curse. 
	Alongside my awesome Mommy, you humans might know her as Rita, my rocking Daddy, who you might know as Runt, and is me Rakita Valrunt! Or Rakita Gato or, Azalea Gato…who knows what me and my human have decided to name me.
	I’m happily skipping down this long, dark hallway, humming loudly to myself. Today’s gonna be a great day. Wanna know why? Cause I’m meeting my human. Lately, I’ve been hearing a voice call out to me and I’ve been seeing a human in my dreams. Mommy says that means, in her words, ‘I’m gonna meet my human.’ 
	I couldn’t contain my glee when she told me that! Now here we were, ‘on the pathway that connects our world to theirs’ that my teachers have called it. I dunno what that means but, who cares? I’m gonna meet my human!
	“I can’t wait to meet my human! Are they gonna be nice? I bet they’ll be nice! I hope they’re nice! Will they be an artist? I hope they’re an artist so we can always see each other! I just hope they aren’t a writer. Writers-” Just like the killjoy Mommy can be at times, she covers my mouth. Mommy gives me that ‘you’ve been talking too much Rakita’ face. She gave me that face quite often.
	Daddy picks me up to give me a ‘Daddy hug’. Daddy hugs are nice. Even though Daddy was crying, dunno why he’d do it on a happy day, I hug him back. I giggle from kisses I get from Daddy. I’ll miss that most of all.
	“Don’t be sad, daddy. I’ll be back soon,” I promise. Mommy reaches over to scratch the back of my left ear. Oh that clever Mommy of mine, she always knows my weak points.  Purring to her touch, we all share in something even better than a Daddy hug: a Mommy and Daddy hug.
	“You’ll do great, kiddo. Now run along,” Mommy said. I hop out of Daddy’s grip, running down the hallway. Just a bit more, just a bit more and we’ll meet. A new best friend just for me.
	Halfway down the hallway, I stop. This meant leaving behind everyone I know and love. Depending on what happens next, I’d never see them again. Though I’m kinda having second thoughts, I shake off any fear.
	No guts no glory.
	I wave goodbye to Mommy and Daddy then continue down the halfway for about another ten steps (I counted). There’s something else here. Besides me, Mommy, and Daddy. This presence felt familiar. It must be my human! I’ve heard this means our connection will be unbelievably strong! 
	“I look forward to meeting you!” I run to the end of the hallway. At the end of the hallway, there’s a large stone floor for me to stand on. Going higher and higher, a spotlight shines on me as a scary looking door opens. Kinda weird that even though I have blue fur, my body turns into a black sphere. I’m instantly pulled into the doorway, saying goodbye to my homeworld.
	I land onto another pathway, surrounded by various stars. Some were massive, others so small it’s kinda hard to see them, and some average-looking ones. There are so many, how would…
	Don’t be set away by the light they shine. Hear the voice of the one who called you.
	 That’s right. I heard anyone who picks a human that isn’t theirs will die. I don’t want to die so I close my eyes, focusing on the voice that first called me.
	“Rakita… Rakita… Rakita…”  It was soft, or it might’ve been for anyone else. Not for me though. I’m the best listener ever! I walk onward, stopping and turning wherever I hear my human’s voice. At some point, I find my human…sort of. It was a small star but when I touched it, it transformed into me.
	“I’m glad you could find me!” This other me smiles. She pulls me into a hug, it felt nice. I suppose I’ll call this a ‘me hug’. My me hug didn’t last long. The other me gets taller and taller until he’s huge! Although, he’s really as tall as Daddy standing on two legs with Mommy on top of him. 
	Getting a good look at my new human, he’s just an average light-skinned black kid. Okay…not some awesome human-like I was expecting but I can work with that. I extend a paw to him, introducing myself, “My name is Rakita. What’s your name?”
	“My name is Roland Freeman, it’s really nice to meet you.” Roland shakes my paw, a small spark igniting between us. Not a romantic spark, but a spark all the same. Mommy said something about this, but I forgot what she said.
	I blink and Roland was gone. We were still shaking paws/hands but instead of Roland, it that me from earlier. Huh? I tilt my head. What was going on? Another blink and he goes back to being Roland, smiling but a little confused. 
	“We’re gonna friends forever right?” He asks. I nod and hug him as best as I could. I guess he turns back into me since I felt someone’s fur against my own fur.
	“Of course. Friends until the end.” I reply. While we hug, I felt my body fading. Once I disappeared from that place I realized what Mommy meant.
	I had not just found any human. I hadn’t found my human. Instead, I found my other-self.