"𝓘𝓣'𝓢 𝓜𝓔" || 𝓕𝓝𝓐𝓕 𝓕𝓪𝓷𝓯𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷

The Rejection

It was still nighttime outside, but Mike Schmidt's shift had ended. The animatronics were no longer in automatic mode; the souls of dead children no longer had control over them. Evan watched as Golden Freddy faded away. He had spared his brother, and he was proud of it. He had always felt that Michael hated him, but that feeling wasn't mutual. The eight-year-old boy's ghost then headed towards the dark storage room. The souls of his friends had decided to hide there when daytime came. He passed through the door and was greeted by the smiles of his friends.

"So, how was it?" Gabriel exclaimed without even giving him a chance to fully enter. Evan chuckled; it had been a while since he had seen them so happy.

"How? What do you mean?"

The children burst into laughter immediately. The young Afton joined them, despite his confusion. He was getting more and more nervous.

"Well, William's face after a rough time, how was it?" clarified Jeremy, wiping away tears of laughter.

Evan clenched his teeth, clearly uncomfortable.

"Oh... that...," he mumbled.

"You must have seen him when you killed him! And by the way, I saw you teleport, that was really cool !" Susie applauded.

The boy discreetly stepped back and managed a shy smile at the girl.

"Thanks, Susie. And yes, it's true that... I saw him... die," he announced, his voice becoming quieter.

Evan hardly ever lied, unlike his father, who had convinced the whole town of his innocence. The boy then felt Fritz's arm wrap around his shoulder from behind.

"And then? Was there a lot of blood?"

"No! Well... a little. I strangled him, and..."

Foxy's soul gave him a scrutinizing look.

"What? Seriously, matey ? I would have shoved my hook right into his..."

"He's my father! Don't you understand? Even though I get that you wanted to kill him, I wanted it to be quick."

Yet another lie. If it hadn't been Michael in front of him, he would have probably torn him apart. The three boys crossed their arms.

"You're no fun, Evan," Fritz added.

The liar lowered his head shamefully. Being the smallest, he was always intimidated. Chica's soul's eyes softened.

"Leave him alone, Fritz! He killed William, that's all that matters!" Susie retorted.

A clap echoed behind them, interrupting their conversation.

"Congratulations! Bravo, Evan Afton, for finally kicking the ass of that burden that is your father."