Creepypasta x Reader

Chapter One

You sighed as you sat the last box of your things down before looking around the apartment. Old dusty furniture that looked as if it hadn't been touched in years, bare walls and dirt covered floors, it made you questioned the management of this apartment complex. Now at age eighteen you had decided to move out and start a life of your own and what better way to do that then get an apartment in some quiet little town surrounded by nothing but trees that stretched for miles. You looked at the boxes that were stacked and sprawled out around the small apartment, some with pictures and others with clothing and other necessary items. Reaching into the back pockets of your jeans you pulled at a small notebook with a pencil attached to the top.

Flipping the notebook open you looked to see what else you needed to have done:

Unpack
Buy food
Get a job

Those were the only three things you had left, looking at the last one you felt your stomach growled fiercely at the thought of food since you hadn't eaten anything since this morning. Taking in a deep breath, you wagered the odds, if you stayed and unpack everything then you probably wouldn't eat till night fall. But, if you left to go get something to eat you'd be up all night unpacking. Your stomach growled once more, echoing through the quiet apartment like a monster roaring in the shadows as it hunts for its prey. Giving into your stomach's demands you grabbed your purse which held your wallet, car keys, phone, and now your apartment key. Exiting the room and out into the dimly lit hallways you locked the door and begin to trek towards the elevator at the end of the hallway.

The lights above flickered; you only realized now why this place was renting rooms so cheaply. Pressing the button, you stood there and waited for the elevator to come, once it did the metal doors squealed loudly as they pulled themselves apart to show a small space with peeling wall paper and a flickering light bulb dangling from the top. Entering the small space that would make anyone feel claustrophobic you closed the elevator doors and pressed the main floor button. The elevator shook before descending downwards in a slow manner, the elevator music that usually played was slowed down and glitching making it seem more disturbing then annoying. Once you reached the bottom you stepped out into the main lobby.

The place was almost deserted, the only living being beside yourself was a man that sat behind the desk, his elbow was resting on the counter while his hand propped his head upwards. Boredly he flipped through a magazine that rested in front of him. His green eyes would scan the page from top to bottom before flipping to the next page. Red locks fell from his head in waves as freckles stained from his right cheek, across his nose, and ended at his left cheek. His gazed flickered upwards towards you as you gave a slight wave.

Nodding his head in acknowledgment he went back to his magazine. Exiting the apartment and walking out into the cold October wind, you pulled your jacket closer to your body as you begin to walk. It was mid day, a great time to go out and eat something. Not many people were out, those who walked by you seemed to walk briskly or give you strange looks. You thought nothing of it, brushing it off as them wondering who the new person was in town. Stopping at a small café that wasn't too far from the apartment building you walked up to the counter were a young woman stood.

Her dirty blonde hair was pulled back into a high pony tail as her jaw moved up and down, smacking her lips together as she chewed the pink glob in her mouth. She stared at you with murky brown eyes with dull interest. Looking up at the small menu that hung on the wall above her you placed a small order of a slice of cake and a cup of coffee. You were hungry but you didn't want to eat too much, wishing to get home and quickly unpack to have time for yourself. You stood and waited as she went to get what you had asked, pulling your wallet out you checked to see if you actually had any money on you and didn't leave it in your money jar that was safely tucked away in one of your boxes.

Once you got your order you gave her the money she asked for in a bland tone and walked over to one of the empty tables that were located at the corner and away from the few people that were inside the café with you. Running your fingers through your [Hair Length] [Hair Color] hair you picked up your plastic fork and begin to indulge yourself in your cake. As you ate you looked around the small café and the few residents that were spread out. One resident caught your attention; he was sitting all the way at the other corner away from everyone. He had unruly brown hair and tired blue eyes that were sunken in with dark circles underneath.

He wore a tanned jacket that was unzipped showing a black t-shirt, dark blue skinny jeans and worn out converses that had dried mud caking the bottom of them. He was looking down, slowly eating a piece of cheesecake, not interested in the people around him. His blue eyes quickly fluttered upwards, away from his dessert and towards you as you avoided eye contact and continued to eat. Once your stomach was filled and your body was warmed up from your coffee you threw your trash away and made your way towards the exit. Shivering as you felt eyes boring into your back, you cast a quick glance backwards to lock eyes with the strange man before you turned forward and left.

Walking back to the apartments you watched as the sun was just now slowly beginning to set. Since fall came and winter was soon to be closing in the days grew shorter and the nights grew colder. How you couldn't wait for spring to come, don't get you wrong you enjoyed Halloween, the night ghouls and other types of monsters wander the night as kiddies ran from door to door asking for candy and teens scared and prank one another. Halloween was a night you could lock yourself away in your home and watch marathon after marathon of horror movies while munching away on store bought candy. You smiled as you dug your hands into your pockets and thought about the upcoming holiday that was little then two weeks away.

Once you made it back to the apartment complex you entered to find the red haired man still there and still boredly flipping through his magazine. This time though he did not look up at you as you walked over to the elevator and rode it back up to your floor. Once you reached your floor you walked down the empty hallway and wonder if any of your neighbors were alive seeing as you hadn't seen a soul on this floor since you moved in today. Just as you reached your door and was pulling the key out, you stopped when you heard the door behind you creak open. Looking back you saw an older woman, her graying black hair pulled up into a tight bun as her blue eyes looked at you with a raised slim eyebrow.

Wrinkles were around the corner of her eyes and her lips were drawn into a straight line as she looked at you. "Uh, hi" you said, raising one hand as a greeting before lowering it as you watched her eyebrows furrow.

"What brings you here child?" she asked her voice soft and delicate, as if it was ready to give out.

"I just moved in today" you responded, motioning to your door as you watched her look past you and at your door number.

"And why have you chosen this small town to be your new home?" she asked, stepping out into the hall a little, being sure to keep some distance between you two.

"Oh, um, well I thought this town might be a good chance to start my life as an adult now" you answered, your cheeks turning pink a little as you looked at the woman. She nodded her head as she looked at you one more time.

"Be sure to keep your doors and windows locked child, so that the monsters cannot find their way into your home" the older woman said as she turned and enter her apartment. Once her door was shut and you were left alone, you stood there in confused silence.

"Okay" you said, lightly dragging the word out as you turned back to your door and unlocked it. Opening the door, the hinges squealed loudly before creaking as you shut the door once you entered. Locking it back in place you looked around at all the boxes that still had to be unpacked, nothing was touched as everything looked to still be the way you had left it. "Home sweet home" you breathed out as you sat your purse down on the coffee table after placing your apartment key inside it. 'This is going to take some time to get use to' you thought as you caught sight of cobwebs clinging to the corner of the ceiling.

As well as dust bunnies that shot out from underneath the couch and were rolling around the floor in a fashion that made you believe that they were running away from you. Fearing that you would sweep them up and throw them away. "Well better start unpacking" you said as you grabbed the first box and plopped down on the stiff old couch. Digging out your pocket knife you sliced down the middle of the box and pulled the flaps open as you set to work.