The DollMaker Returns

Chapter 11: The DollMaker Is Controlling Gavin

  "I'm gonna be honest right now, this is getting ridiculous." Caleb complained. "Why?" Jackson asked. "The DollMaker has control of Gavin and none of us know what to do." Sydney James explained. At the thought of Gavin being controlled by the DollMaker, Jackson could feel his heart pound in his ribcage with worry. This is not good. We need to find a way to get Gavin out of this. I don't know how long I'll be able to handle him being like this.

  14-year-old Sydney James was Gavin's younger sister. She had curly, dirty blonde hair, bright blue eyes, light skin, and was average in everything else (about 5'2 or 5'3 in height).

  "He's been like this ever since you and Lisa left Phil and Daniela's house a couple days ago." Caleb added. "I can't say I'm surprised." Jackson responded. "This time of year was very chaotic for us last year from what I remember being told."

  "Lisa, Jack, Juliana, how has your family been holding up?" Sydney asked. "We found another creepy doll named Kendrick, this time in my room." Juliana answered. "How is that possible!?" Sydney practically demanded. "I think the DollMaker is trying to make things harder on us." Jackson tried to explain.

  "He's already trying to bond with Jack." Juliana added. "I don't even like Kendrick!" Jackson protested. "I'm not bonded to him like I am to James!" "I still don't know why you like James." Juliana commented. "He makes Jack act strange and I don't like it." "In my defense, he's actually nice to me unlike Kendrick!" Jackson yelled.

  "Yeah, but didn't James almost turn you into a doll last year?" Hannah asked. "I agree with Hannah." Lisa replied. "To me, it sounds like James is only nice to you so he can gain your trust and eventually turn you into a doll for the DollMaker to play with." "Hence why I stay away from James." Mason commented. "Because, unlike you apparently, I don't fall for a sketchy doll's tricks, and James has been nothing but sketchy since he first appeared last year."

  "I think saying James is 'sketchy' is a little bit out there." Phil responded. "I wouldn't say he's sketchy, per say, I would just say that he gives me a weird vibe. Saying that James is sketchy would probably upset Jack and/or the DollMaker."

  Caleb groaned. "Why are we talking about whether or not James is sketchy instead of trying to keep the DollMaker from controlling Gavin?" He asked, Jackson nodding silently in agreement. "Yeah." Rachel agreed. "Can we focus on the current task at hand instead of criticizing Jack on whether we trust James or not? We can do that after Gavin isn't under the control of the DollMaker." "I agree." Sally piped in.

  "Thanks guys." Jackson said. "I really don't like it when people question me on why I trust someone they don't. We don't all trust the same people. Everyone's different, so why should we trust the same things? There are some things where everybody agrees on trusting or not trusting, but that's very rare. Plus, most people don't trust the same things anyway, so why should we be forced to do something about something we can't control or do something that we don't like. That's the definition of Peer Pressure." "Thanks Grammer Police." Hannah commented.

  Then, the group heard a groan. "Guys, what happened?" Gavin asked, rubbing his head as if he banged it on something. "Let's just say that the DollMaker's been controlling you for two days straight until now." Jackson explained. "And a new doll showed up in my room!" Juliana added.

  "Juliana, enough with the Kendrick thing!" Jackson yelled. "We seriously need to stop the DollMaker and fast." Gavin commented. "Yeah, but how?" Mason asked. "I guess that's the question, isn't it?" Amelia answered. Mason sighed. "Guess so."