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Chapter 4

I started the day before anyone else woke up. I went out of the bathroom, sneaking into rooms.

I found some leftover hair products like shampoo and conditioner in the P.E locker room.

I took them, taking a spare dark pink dye bottle. I took a paintbrush from the art room as I started to dye my hair.

I sat on the floor, waiting for 30 minutes until I was going to be allowed to wash my hair.

After the timer on my phone went off, I turned the timer off as I went to wash my hair. I stole some towels as I dried my hair.

I went back to the bathroom with a pair of scissors, looking in the mirrors by the sinks I started to cut my hair shorter.

I stopped when I had bangs that hung over my eyes, I smiled at my reflection. I pulled back some of my back hair putting it in a low ponytail.

"Ticky? What are you-"

I heard a gasp behind me and I turned around quickly.

Alice was sitting up, staring at me, she looked shocked.

My chest hurt, the look made me drown in guilt, I felt like I disappointed her somehow. Emily giggled in the background.

"Awww, It seems like your little friend here hates it! Of course! It's ugly and stupid!"

I looked down, staring at the floor.

"You disappointed he-"

Emily's voice was sorta cut off by Alice's.

Alice squealed, "Aw, it's so adorable! I love it!"

I looked up, expecting her to yell 'just kidding you freak', but that never came.

A small smile formed on my face, "I'm glad you like it."

I saw Emily's face scowl, I felt myself panic. I didn't want to make her angry, that would definitely not go well.

The younger kids woke up, they complimented my hair too, it felt nice to not be shamed.

I sat next to Alice as we talked about things, sorting food out and showing her some things I've gotten from some of the rooms I went in.

Everything was going well until I realized how much I was ignoring Emily. I turned around quickly, trying to find her.

"Ticky? What's wrong?" Alice asked.

I ignored her, I didn't hear her question clearly either.

My vision became weird, like static.

I turned around to Alice.

Alice's neck broke suddenly.

She stood up as her face started turning twisted, I backed away.

"Alice?!" I yelled.

A stall slammed open to reveal the two younger kids, they looked messed up too.

Jack's face was coming off and Max looked like a walking corpse.

I looked between all of them, I tried to scream but I couldn't.

I stood up and ran out of the bathroom, I didn't know where I was going.

I felt them behind me, I felt them getting closer.

I turned the corner, stopping in shock.

Millions of messed up people filled the hallways, some were glued to the floor or wall. Some climbed on the ceiling.

"We know what you did." One person piped up from the crowd.

Then everyone chanted it as they rapidly started to move closer.

I looked around, the wall started to fade as I plummeted onto the ground by a random force.

I felt my face bleed as I started to cry.

The tears came crashing down as I heard their footsteps.

Then silence.

It was silent for a long time.

Was I dead?

Is this the afterlife?

I shouldn't have trusted them.

"I'm here for you." A voice piped up from the darkness.

I could finally see again, so I turned around. Seeing Emily stand alone in the darkness with me.

"They aren't your friends."

I tried to speak but couldn't.

"Don't waste your time trying to argue with me. You know that's how it's going to end. Just like every other time."

I closed my mouth, staring at her.

"You know they're going to leave you behind. So why let them?"

"I'm the only person who stays."

"Don't trust them."

I woke up in Alice's arms, as Jack and Max were at my sides.

"Ticky! You passed out, are you okay?" Alice asked.

I flinched so hard, I fell out of her hands. I backed up from the three.

"Yeah..I'm doing..just fine." I answered, I couldn't even look at them.

The three shared some looks.

"Y'know you can tell us right? We are your friends!" Jack answered.

Wrong choice of words.

"No, we aren't friends. I barely know you...people, we only know each other's name. That's it."

If they're going to leave me, it's not an option to be nice.

The three looked surprised, they hadn't seen me like this.

"I...it seems like you're going through something. Come on kids, let's leave Ticky alone." Alice answered, getting up. Motioning the two away from me.

Jack and Max went to play in the back of the bathroom, Alice watched them.

I didn't want to act like this.

I felt bad saying that, I didn't want to get hurt.

That's selfish.

I'm selfish.

I'm always selfish.

I need to apologize now, I'm still not going to tell them.

I just hope I don't get another Nightmare, or Run Night.

It's going to be fine.

Right?