Drowning

Chapter 5

Arianna woke up from her dream in a cold sweat. Like she did every night. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. June was still asleep, and snoring lightly. Usually once she was awake, Arianna had difficulty going back to sleep. She checked the time, it was 7:20. Then she got out of bed and made her way to the bathroom. She splashed water on her face, brushed her hair, and applied a slight amount of makeup. After that she made her way to the lounge to see if she was the only one awake. She wasn't. Adam was sitting at the bar drinking a coffee and reading the paper. She carefully made her way across the room, being cautious not to wake Dan and Matt. They were asleep on the couch together.

Arianna made her way to Adam. "Damn, you're acting like some kind of old man."

He looked up."What? Is reading the paper suddenly a crime?" He asked.

"Do whatever you like." She said, sarcasm dripping from her voice.

"I will, thank you." He retorted. "I already made some extra coffee. In case you wanted any."

"Obviously I do." She arose from her seat and grabbed a cup.

He rolled his eyes. "Anyway, I had a reason for looking at the paper."

"Which was?"

"I was looking at the murders and such to see how accurate they were in comparison to the Creepy Pasta legends."

"You're really serious about this crazy theory of yours?"

He ignored her and continued. "They're exactly alike, and the times that they take place....well it's impossible for one person to commit all of them. See this one," he pointed to an article, "took place two towns over within the hour. That's nearly impossible, Ana."

"So you're point is that more than one person has been doing shit like this." She reasoned.

"No Ana, I really believe it's them." He stressed to her. "I know it sounds insane but you have to believe me. They attacked our friend."

"Adam I can't deal with this right now."

"Ana please."

She sighed. "If it were to be true, what control do we have over it?"

"None." June had woken up and had made her way to the kitchen.

"Wait, you're talking about this like it's actually true, June." Arianna said. "Please don't tell me you honestly believe this too."

June looked around the room as if to see if anyone other than the three of them were listening. Dan was stirring in is spot next to Matt on the couch, but nothing other than that.

She finally spoke. "Because it is true. I've been there."

Arianna almost dropped her coffee. "What the hell? June you're delusional."

"Where?" Adam asked. "You've been where?"

"The Slender Mansion." She said. "They're all real, and I'm one of them."

This time Arianna did drop her cup, shattering in on the floor with a loud crash. Matt and Dan bolted awake.

"Shit! What the hell?!" Matt said, getting up from the couch.

Dan was scared out of his mind. He jumped up from the couch, wrapped his arms around Matt, and hid his face in Matt's muscular back.

"Oh, nothing. June's just going absolutely mental!" Arianna said.

"I knew you wouldn't believe me but I swear I'm telling the truth!" June protested.

Arianna rolled her eyes.