chapter one

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"Hey! hello? Wake up."

I could see a boy standing above me; but something was wrong with this boy. He looked strange. He had fluffy but greasy looking hair with a pale face. The boy's face was covered. There were just black scribbles covering the front of his head. Almost like an animation. The boys' knees were pink with little bandages on them. He seemed to be around eight or nine. I don't even know who he is? Why is he here? Why am I here..? It felt like a bad dream. I had no memory of anything. While thinking, I could hear the boy talking to me.

The boy stood there waiting for a response. I zoned out forgetting to listen. "Hey are you gonna answer me or what?" he said, annoyed. "What?" I was confused. "Yeah.. but who are you?" The boy slightly tilted his head. A big wet tear started to roll down his face. "Wait, what's wrong? Did I say something?" I said worryingly while he wiped away his tears. "No.. you don't know me." He slowly looked away disappointed. Although it was just a dream, I still felt bad for the boy.

Still confused, I looked around me. I saw a little swing set with a broken bike. The bike looked faded and old. It had to have been sitting there for a while. It was a park, but abandoned. The whole place looked like everyone just disappeared. There was fog everywhere but I could see a supermarket close by. The boy finally let out his hand. I had just realized I was still sitting on the cold concrete. I grabbed his hand and heard a small groan from the boy. I still couldn't remember anything. "Oh by the way, I found this in your pocket." he handed me a phone with a violet case.

Before I turned on the phone I could see my reflection on the shiny black screen. For some reason I didn't believe I was looking at myself. There was no way I looked like that. I had long dirty blond hair and purple braces. My nose was big and my chin was pointed. I clicked the on button and saw a picture of me and someone else. I couldn't see the other person because they were blurred for some reason. I didn't know the password though so I put it in my jeans pocket.

Me and the boy started to walk around. "Why is nobody here?" I asked the boy. "I dunno."

I was confused. Why are we the only people in this town? While we walked my head started hurting. This place felt familiar. I didn't know where we were going but the boy seemed to know so I just followed him. I got so caught up in my thoughts I didn't even realize we were here. The boy tugged my hand and we walked into a house. The house also felt familiar but I just ignored it. On the walls there were framed photos of a family. There was a girl around my age, two young boys, and two adults. The two boys looked like twins. I walked into the kitchen seeing a table covered in food. There was turkey, mashed potatoes, veggies and stuffing. The food was old and rotten. Whoever lived here left it here and left. I walked to the other room seeing papers everywhere and a desk with open drawers. Suddenly I felt a hand grab my arm. My heart dropped.

I freaked out and slowly looked behind me.

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(594 words)

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