"I- I don't know..." Ben stammered, "I don't even know you!"
Suddenly a series of images flashed through his head. The sample...
"Yesss..." it hissed. "You could have left me behind, but why did you save me anyways?"
"I dont... know..." Ben groaned in response, "I felt that it was something Toby would want me to do..."
"How interesting..." it said, "but Toby is dead, so why do you do this?"
"Just a human thing humans do." Ben replied. The creature made a noise in the back of its throat. "Strange humans..." it remarked.
"And how do you know Toby?" Ben added. The creature smiled. "I know everything about you, Benjamin Anderson." It hissed, "I am inside your head..."
Ben stared in fear and awe at the creature for a moment. "Wh- who are you... then?" He finally managed to stammer.
The creature shot him a smug grin.
"Chaos."
Ben bolted awake. The time read 9 AM. Must have overslept, he thought to himself. He recalled the events of the previous day. Was it all just a nightmare?
He slid out of the bed and walked slowly toward the bathroom. As he approached the mirror however, he realized something was terribly wrong.
It was not his own reflection that he saw.
"Ah, we meet again." it said. The voice was unnaturally deep, almost like the one in his dream. Ben jumped back in fear. He recalled the events of his "dream".
"C- chaos?" he whispered, still shocked.
"So you still remember me..." it purred, "I thought you would have already shaken it off." its clawed hand touched the place where the mirror seemed to contain it. "Consider this as a reminder..." it added.
Ben turned his back on the mirror and walked out of the bathroom. He must be seeing things and possibly, hearing things. He would have to call a therapist. He hastily grabbed his phone and dialed a number.
"Yes hello?" the voice from the other side said.
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it was so cringe that i died
