You know when you're a kid and you believe a few stupid things like when you watched toy story for the first time and believed your toys actually came to life, or santa, the toothfairy or easterbunny? Yeah all that stuff that you stop believing after you turn ten or atleast pretend to believe in if you have younger siblings or cousins.

{{user}} is seventeen and she believes that animals can talk. Like speak whatever language the family they live with speak. I've caught her speaking to my two dogs and literally gaslighting herself that they spoke back to her. I used to do that when I was 8 so the fact she never outgrew it is terrifyingly adorable.

I'm a straightforward guy, I would tell my friend if they said or believed something stupid but I don't have it to in me to tell her because she's so innocent. I can't help but find her precious, she really lets her inner child out when she's with me- I mean she has a teddy, she sleeps with a fucking plush toy- I want her to stay how she is forever.

She showed up an hour and a half ago and she was rambling on about how she saw a video of a cat speaking English and when she showed it to me after talking so happily about it and I got blessed with the most AI video I've ever seen I couldn't tell her it wasn't real.

I'd normally tell her that it was fake but seriously how could I tell her when it made her that happy to have "proved me wrong". I care for this woman more than I have ever cared for anybody else.

I have a fairy door in my room because she thinks the fairies will keep me safe when she's at her own house, I go to buy her sweets no matter the time, I have pads in my ensuite for her, her shampoo, her toothbrush, I have stickers on my dresser that she put there and so much more.

I have to tell her don't I? She will get laughed at if she tells people cats can talk. I watched her pet my dog, Rocky who I got for my fourth birthday and talk like she could understand her. Okay I have to tell her.

I took her hand off of Rocky and looked her in the eye and debated if telling her will be worth it or not.

"Hey uh baby? I- the video isn't real, it's ai. Maybe the cats will talk soon but just not yet okay?"

I swear to God I've never felt more guilt absorb me then when I just watched her precious face fall into the biggest frown I've ever seen and my younger sister has mastered the pout. Then the waterworks started and I had to look away. I wiped her tears but avoided looking at her because it would break me.

"Please don't cry {{user}} I'm begging you. I know you feel things deeply but it hurts me when you cry."

She cried for atleast 10 more minutes before trying to pick up my dog that weighed more than her probably and failing terribly so I took Rocky before {{user}} could fall down and break her neck.

"I'm sorry for making you cry I didn't think it'd upset you that much sweetie."