The Drafted Reality and Dreams

CHAPTER 14

It took me a longer period of time to go to the haunted house because of how big the crowd is at the amusement park. By the time I made it to the haunted house, there was a big crowd full of whispers. It was a bit strange, no line, no nothing. Just a crowd surrounding the place. What happened? I wondered.
    I walked through the crowd, making towards the front. There were police officers blocking the entrance. What the hell? Both Clarence and Edson are in there, what if they are hurt? When I tried to make it any further I was stopped by the officers.
    "Sir, you cannot go through here." One of them said, putting their hand on my chest to stop me.
    "But my family is inside. They could be hurt." I said, not stepping away.
    The officer nodded their head before telling me that I can't go through once more.
    I eventually went back to the crowd, knowing that no matter what I do I would still be unable to go through. At some point, another officer came outside of the haunted house. Talking to one of the officers.
    A while later, an ambulance came. They ran inside of the haunted house along with one of the officers who came out earlier, taking a stretcher inside of the house.

    The tension was gonna kill, I know it. It wasn't long until they came back out with someone on the stretcher who seemed to be covered; It was a dead person, one of the actors. I gasped quietly as I watched them go back to the ambulance vehicle.
    Very soon more people came outside of the house. It was both Edson and Clarence, they didn't seem to be harmed but the look in their eyes says it all. They were soon escorted outside of the park; Outside of the park the parking lot was full of ambulances and police vehicles.
    What was supposed to be a fun day turned out to be a whole blood bath. Most of the scare actors were found dead, one or two were found unconscious.
    What the hell happened? What psychopath would do something like this in broad daylight? I was stumped until I thought about that man with the melted skin. Was it him? Was he the one who did harm towards innocent people? I started looking around my surroundings, there were people everywhere; Hardly getting a good look for that man. He was tall with a large build, his face stuck out the most including the way he dresses but not as much.
    I got out of the crowd to get a better look for him. And I finally found him, he was staring at me, almost like he knew that I knew it was him.
I started going towards him, in the meantime, he started walking away. His bald head shone in the sunlight, covered in sweat. I guess even he is experiencing the hot weather as much as everyone else. I kept following him, he would sometimes twist and turn on the path that was made to be walked on. But his height and face always gave him away.
   
    After a bit longer, I lost him. Almost like he disappeared in thin air. Where did he go? I wondered, looking around my surroundings to find him once again. I eventually cursed underneath my breath, walking straight a little bit longer. Not having an idea where he could've gone.
    I eventually found him once more, I grinned. Before I followed him, I saw him go into the shadows between two stands. I hesitated before making my way towards the shadows. Once I did, it was almost like a maze. I followed him, making sure that he didn't notice me. The further we went into the shadows, the colder it got. It was strange, chills running down my spine.
    He would take a few turns here and there almost like he was trying to get somewhere specifically. Eventually There was an area that was very spacious. There was a stained mattress with blankets that looked more like rags. There were apple cores, and a whole bunch of garbage spread about. He had a small rack of clothes that looked a bit more like costumes: Werewolf, clown, scarecrow, and a lot more.
    What the hell? I whispered to myself. I examined the area a bit more until I made my leave. What I have figured out is that he lives at the amusement park and that he has killed innocent people who were scare actors.
    It all was messed up, especially him living at a park where a whole bunch of kids and adults go to have fun. Such fun wouldn't be amusing nor would the park be called an amusement park. Not when a killer lives here, a killer who gets to decide to go after.
    When I was almost out of there, I tripped over a shoe. A random shoe that was put there on purpose. I cursed under my breath before getting back on my feet. I wiped my knees and my behind. I looked around me, and one of the corners of one stand had that man peeking around the corner, staring at me with widened eyes that was full of anger.
    I booked it, not getting another look at the man. I could hear him walking behind me, not bothering to actually run after me. There was a tight gap between two stands that you would win prizes at. I was lucky enough to get through, especially when I have a slim build. When I was to get to the other side of that disastrous maze, I turned around to see an arm stretched out between the gap. He was trying to grab me. Since when was he so close to me? He sounded farther away from me while running, so how?
    I breathed heavily, watching the arm vanish within the shadows.

    I went on my way to the entrance of the park. It took me a bit as I felt light headed on the way due to the unbearable heat. It felt a lot hotter than before. The assigned weather does not make any sense.
    Once I reached the entrance, I fell down onto my knees, gasping for air. I felt like I could die at any moment. I went onto my back, lifting up my head just to see a syringe sticking to my thigh. The hell? I took the syringe out as people started to surround me. I examined the syringe as best as I could but my vision got blurry. From what I can tell is that there was still some liquid inside of the syringe.
    My body grew weak, I rolled the syringe to make sure it wasn't close to me. I eventually passed out.