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"And engraved on the cover, the name.."
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I could barely eat breakfast this morning; I was so scared of that man from my night terror.
And when Wilbur asked if I was okay, I replied with a miserable "I'm fine" and drank my milk.
Mother's getting concerned too.

Last night, I woke up, midst a forest, dressed in strange clothing, crossbow in my hands; there was no one, nothing but a floating book infront of me.
The atmosphere was thick. I put the crossbow down and reached for the book.
Suddenly everything went dark, and my clothes turned to normal.

Book clutched against my chest, the darkness faded and I saw light; I saw our treehouse, being burned to the ground.

Immediately I started running to it, dropping the book and trying to put out the fire. Realising I've dropped my book, I turn and see a shadowy figure.
I see his cartoony smile, I see his axe and I see the book. This time, I could read the writing.

And engraved on the cover, the name Tom Soot.
"Drop that! You rat bastard!" I scream out.
He laughed; an echoey laugh. It would send chills down my spine thinking of it.
I ran to him, I ran and he grabbed me.
"I'll be taking these back soon. You and your nosy brother shouldn't have them."
"Let me go!" I shouted.
"I'll let you go alright. I'll let you run." He said as he released me.
And I ran.
Far.
Suddenly, I fell to my knees as my lungs fill up with smoke; I had unknowingly ran into my burning treehouse.
I hid under the table we had, as I felt my eyes filling up with tears, but he found me, and he grabbed me--

Then I woke up.
After breakfast, I ran to where Wilbur was and sobbed in his shirt. He calmed me down and we sat in the toyroom. I explained my terror in a shaky voice as he gave me my favorite blanket.
"And he wants the books?"
"God, he n,needs them, he almost ki,lled m,me-"
"Calm down Tommy, I'll tell you what, I had something similar aswell"
"R,really?"
"Yes, but he didn't attack me"
"Was i,it the same man?"
"I don't think so.." He paused and thought of something. "I know!"
Wilbur grabbed 2 sheets of paper, some crayons and markers.
"Let's draw them; you draw the man you saw, and I draw mine. Okay?"

"O,okay." I nervously grabbed the page and markers and drew a shadowy man, with a green smile.
Wilbur's looked much more tame and better, a winged man with many crows.
"Crow man??"
"He looks like Phil from the library- Wait! That's it!"
"What's it?" I asked.
"We go to the library! Bingo!" Wilbur suggested
"Today?.."
"I mean, we do want answers right?" He said, getting up and picking up our drawings. He shoved them into a bag and handed me it. "You carry these, I'll get the books!"
"Aren't they heavy?" I asked. "Not really" he answered, picking up 5 books with ease and shoving them into his bag.
"Now let's go."

Wilbur and I walked into the library.
"This place must be it!" Wilbur happily exclaimed;
"Shh, Wil!" I whispered.
A man spoke from beside us; "Can I help you boys?"
It was the librarian, Phil. "Yes, you can, somewhere private" Wilbur said.
Without question we followed Phil to a room.
I noticed another man who reminded me of my night terror; He had a mask with a smile, exactly like the other but it was just on his cloth mask. He look at me in surprise, and confusion.

"Okay boys, what is it that you wanted?" He said with a kind smile. The other man just glanced at us. "Returning these." Wilbur spoke out politely as he dropped the 5 sparkling books down. "Oh,, you got my message, did you read anymore today?" Phil asked.
Wilbur replied, "Nope."
Phil lifted the books and placed them on the shelf when Wilbur asked a question.
"What happens at the end?.."

"You die." The man finally spoke. It sounded just like him.
"Erm,, yes. But don't worry about that young man. You're still going to live."
"My book was the smallest, though"
"Hey g,guys ehm let's change the topic!" I said, trying to lighten the mood.
"Right! You boys deserve a treat now."
Phil handed us £10 and 2 chocolate bars and sent us on our way.
"Bye!!" we waved and headed home.

"You're going to let them off like that?"
"Yes, it's only 2 boys."
"I wouldn't do that you know."
".."
"Are you sure this is safe?"
"Yes, Dream, it is"

//A/N!
another one :D this one was quite long tbh
i started this one in school
aight cya
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