𓆩𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐄𝐁𝐒𓆪 ~⊹˙∘ [⌗𝐓𝐃𝐋 𝐗 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑]░

THREE: Capture

I pause for a moment before nodding. “Got it” I responded.

He nodded and closed my door. After a while I could hear him lock and close the front door for protection. I watch as he walks away and to God knows where. I don't even know where he goes to his important "missions", he kept his answers vague and blurry, sometimes not even responding. Maybe it's his way to cope, by being by himself. He always does it when he was sad about something.

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Flashback 4 years ago

I couldn't find TCO anywhere, he told me he got beat up by some randoms and after that he wasn't there when i came back with bandages to help heal. I sigh and looked for him everywhere, TSC and TDL weren't at home because they decided to go get groceries, so that means i was left alone with TCO.
I went out to the grassy plains near the edge to look for him below, you necer know where he goes.

I heard faint sniffs from the forest as my head turned towards the thick forest surrounding the house we had just moved in. I sigh before walking towards the forest, medkit in hand.

There, behind the first row of trees, was TCO, curled up into a ball with his back on the tree.

I slowly walked beside him and sat next to him as i patted his head. He froze for a while.

"Hey TCO.. Please don't cry.. You're okay now" i reassured him as he moved his head to look at me.. His eyes filled with tears and his face showed that he was trying his best not to cry. "No it's not just that.. I.. I couldn't help that poor person getting beat up.. They told me i was useless and.. Dumb" he sniffs looking away from me.

"TCO it isn't your fault, at least you tried you best to stop, maybe.. He forgives you knowing you did your best to help him" i spoke softly. He pauses for a moment to think before making eye contact with me again

"You think so..?"

I smile "of course" he calms down a bit "now" i spoke, breaking the silence "let's get your wounds patched up"

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I sigh, recalling the memory, recalling how close we were, recalling how much emotions TCO had as a kid.

But i shook my head and shrugged it off, there was nothing i can do now.

“Right, I can now have everything to myself" I said to quietly, now back to my thoughts. 'Is TDL dead? Why was there a red spider which belongs to TDL? How was there a spider belonging to TDL?' These are the questions i asked in my mind.

But.

Something feels off, something feels wrong here. I feel uneasy being alone. I mean i have been alone but i feel something wrong
I sat there just with my thoughts before a sudden-

BANG.

A vase broke.

I snapped back to reality and quickly but silently got up and opened my door. “TCO? Is that you?” I called. No answer.

“TCO this isn’t funny-!” Although I knew it wasn’t him.

I saw a familiar red spider.