Shivers [ON HOLD]

[6] Freddy

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-Alyssa's POV-

It's out to get me. What did I do wrong? I didn't want to have this ability in the first place. It was given to me and all I could've done was accept it. And I did accept this ability. I coped with it for so many years and look where it got me.

"Mommy!" I heard Jen call which snapped me out of my thoughts.

"Yes hun?"

"Can Freddy come over?" She asked innocently.

"Who's Freddy?"

"A friend I met just now."

"Where did you meet him?" Mom asked, starting to get suspicious.

"In the backyard. He was walking alone and I met him. Can he come over?"

Imaginary friend I mouthed to mom. She nodded as if she already knew.

"Sure. Call Freddy over then."

Jen squealed in delight as she ran up to her room.

"Mom I have something to ask you." I told her as I sat down on the couch right opposite her.

It's now or never.

"What is it?"

"I overheard you and Justin talking just now after I passed out."

Mom's face paled. I swear I saw a hint of hesitation in her eyes.

"And?" Mom pushed.

"This thing that no one can identify is latched onto me? Why me? Why not anyone else."

"I don't know sweetie. I really don't. I'm getting all the help I can get to save you. If Justin and Victoria and even you can't identify what this thing is, I don't know who can. I'm contacting everyone I can." Mom replied, on the verge of crying.

She knew I was dying too.

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I grabbed my MacBook from my room and switched it on. I opened up Safari and started looking.

Brayfield

There were tons of results. The first one caught my attention. I clicked on it and it popped up.

The image looked like our house but our current house looked nicer. The image of the house was very similar to ours with the same scenery.

BRAYFIELD, FL
8307 Lane Street 4/8, Brayfield, Florida. Son and daughter killed by stepfather when mother was gone on a holiday. The house had caught on fire while the children were sleeping. A passerby commented that they saw a man, most probably the stepfather, pouring gasoline around the house. It was shown that the stepfather, Xavier stepped into the burning house and the last minutes. These were the words from the neighbour; "Everything was fine before. Since their mother, Carolyn, left for a holiday, the kids would come over for dinner everyday. When they went home, everything was still fine until 3.14 am when I saw the fire. I ran out of my house and realised that I was too late. That was the last time I got to see sweet Freddy and Rebecca."

Hold the fuck up. Freddy? 8307 Lane Street 4/8. That's our address. Burnt down? Someone must've rebuilt it and abandoned it. That's why it looked so run down when we first moved in.

I was so focused about the article until something called to my senses.

Jen!

I ran out of my room and straight into Jen's room. I barged into her room and saw her sitting on her bed talking to air. That's when I felt it again. But, this one felt weaker. I squinted my eyes and that's when I saw the black figure sitting in front of Jen.

It was a black figure with terrifying eyes.

"ALYSSA!" Jen pushed me to get my attention.

That thin- Freddy was staring at me. Fuck.

"Oh yeah uhm we need Freddy to leave now." I said slowly avoiding its gaze.

"Aww. Okay." She pouted. I left her room and ran down the stairs looking for mom.

"Mom!" I stole the laptop she was using and quickly typed in what I typed earlier.

I clicked it and let her read it. Her eyes widened in shock as she realised it.

"What the hell did I do? Jen!" Mom called.

Jen emerged from her room walking very slowly down the stairs. Her hand were folded behind her back and her eyes were strained onto the floor.

"Jen has Freddy left yet?" I asked.

"Jen." Mom called softly.

"What?" She spat.

Woah. What happened to my sweet baby sister?

"Jenna Taylor! What are you hiding!" Mom yelled.

Jen slowly pulled her hands from behind her back and showed it to mom and I.

It was covered with scratches and a few bruises, turning blue black.

"Who did this?" Mom asked, stern.

"Freddy. Freddy said he didn't want to leave but then Aly came in and asked me to make him leave. Then he got mad at did this to me." Jen cried.

It's out to get her too?

Slowly, Jen fell asleep on the couch.

"Mom. It's not out to get me. It's out to get us all. You read the article didn't you? Three of them, three of us. We know that Freddy is aiming for Jen. That girl in my picture, I'm assuming it's Rebecca. But no one's out to get you-"

"Yet." Mom cut me off.

I ignored her. I can't lose my mom. I can't take anymore mental pain.

"We know that Freddy is a weak spirit and is after Jen. Jen is still 8, which means she's at the age of innocence. She can still see them. Whereas for me, I have the ability and something stronger is coming for me. I also realised that I get really tired very quickly these days." I continued.

"I won't let anything happen to you mom. I promise. Even if it means sacrificing my soul for you to live in peace and happiness." I said as tears fell one by one.

"I won't let anything happen to the three of us. Don't you worry Liv. I won't be able to live without you and Jen. You girls are the reason I'm still sane."

We hugged tightly as a comfortable silence took over. No words needed to be uttered.

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A/N:- *cries* Did you cry? Its so sad :( How was chapter 6? Hope you enjoyed it ;) This chapter got so emotional at the end *cries again*

Okay, so now we all know this house is haunted *claps* and we know everyone is in danger. Oops. So, stay tuned to find out more about this house. Anyway, as mentioned before, feel free to give constructive criticism. Leave a comment and drop me a vote before moving on to the next chapter. Don't be a silent reader, direct message me what you think xo.

-QueenWei