What's Real?

When Sarang was five, she meets a friend no one else could see. He was always there- in the quiet corners of her home, in the shadows stretching long at dusk, in the whispers curling around her like a lullaby. He listens when no one else did, laughs at her jokes, and promises never to leave.

As she grows older, life pulls her into its currents- school, love, loss- but through it all, her friend remains. He is patient, waiting in the spaces between her breaths. Watching.

But friendships are built on trust, and Sarang has never questioned his presence. Not even when strange things begin to happen. Not even when the price of his companionship starts to reveal itself.

Because the truth is, she has never been alone. Not since she was five.

And some friendships last forever.