Slender Man ~ HE'S ALWAYS THERE

Person 8 ~ Kathryn

The sound of dribbling basketballs filled Kathryn's ears. She was late, again. 

Throwing on her jersey, number 43, she ran into the gym. Ignoring stares from her teammates, she made her way to Coach Monroe. 

Monroe was nice enough. A tall, slender looking woman with pale green eyes to die for. How she wasn't married, was a mystery to everyone. 

"Your late, Kate." Ms. Monroe said, looking at her watch. Kathryn nodded and opened her mouth to reply, but Ms. Monroe pointed to the basketballs laying on the ground.

Kathryn sighed and grabbed the basketball. She walked over  to  a net were no one was. It 's not that she hated everyone, its that they hated HER. 

They hated her because she was pretty. She had blonde hair and big  blue eyes. She was also smart. An A+ student. And last but not least, how good she was at basketball. She had already gotten 5 scholarships in the bag. And the fact she played with the 8th graders instead of the 7th graders, the grade she was in. 

She started to work on her free throws. Teammates growing green with jealousy when she didn't miss a single throw. 

Coach Monroe blew her whistle and all the girls ran over to her, forming a circle. Coach Monroe started to talk.

"Alright guys! Today we are going to be working on passing! All of you can pick your partners. Except you Kathryn, you work with me today." Coach Monroe said, pulling her away from the girls. 

Kathryn fallowed like a lost puppy. All the girls wanted her to be their partner. It was only because they didn't have to work because how good she was at basketball. 

Coach Monroe passed her the ball and she caught it half heartily. Coach Monroe walked over to her. 

"Whats wrong?" She asked. Kathryn shook her head and tried to hid the little cuts she had on her arms. 

Coach Monroe grabbed her arm and looked at the small scars and cuts. Some had already faded away. 

"Not again....." She said, Kathryn looked away.

"You girls keep going! I'll be right back!" She said. The girls nodded and continued to pass the ball back and forth.

Coach Monroe shut the door gently with a soft click. Kathryn sat down in the soft cahir. Coach Monroe sat in her spiny chair. 

"Kathryn, why do you do this to yourself?" Coach Monroe asked Kathryn. Kathryn shrugged and slunked down in the soft chair. 

"Them." Kathryn answered in a soft and hushed voice. Coach Monroe leaned back in her chair. 

"I could put you back with the other 7th grade girls if you absolutely needed it." Coach Monroe suggested. Kathryn shook her head. 

"I don't know. I mean, I like this group, but they only talk to me if I can help them with something...." Kathryn said. Coach Monroe nodded her head slowly. 

Kathryn sighed and got up. Coach Monroe fallowedd her actions and held the door open for Kathryn.

"Why don't you take the day off hon. You might not like the practices I have. Lots of partnering up." Coach Monroe said. Kathryn nodded and walked over to the doors. 

"Coach Monroe?" Kathryn called out of the blue. Coach Monroe turned around and looked at Kathryn. 

"Thanks....for everything." Kathryn said in her usual hushed voice. Coach Monroe smiled. 

"Your welcome." She replied and walked back into the gym. Telling the girls their new drill for the day.

Kathryn turned around and walked towards the door.

The cool summer breeze hit her face and she inhaled deeply. Reaching down and grabbing her gear, she started walking down the stony path. 

About halfway home, the air seemed to get colder. Shivering, she wished she had brought a sweater. But who needs a sweater in the middle of summer? 

Picking up her pace, she walked faster. Stopping abruptly when she saw someone dart across the street. Then just....disappear. Shaking her head, she continued walking. 

Her eyes started to blur and she tripped over what seemed like stick. She grabbed her ankle and patted around to find the source. 

She felt someone press their foot on her back. She struggled to regain her sight, but she could make out the figure of a man. A tall one. Wearing what seemed to be a black suit. 

"Can you help me...please...." She gasped, suddenly losing her breathe. She reached up and tried to grab him but the end of his sleeve. But he slapped her hand away. 

Even though it was a slap, the sering pain that he made was on her hand. She hissed when she touched it. 

Standing up as the man took his foot off her. And she looked at his face. If she could. 

But there was no face. Nothing was on his face, and she knew that there was nothing that she could do because she had heard the ledgends about him.

Slenderman. 

"Please make it fast....please...." She whispered. The man nodded, confused and wrapped his hands around her neck.

He twisted it violently and she fell to the ground dead, smiling. At least she got what she wanted...

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A/N - Hey, I know that this was a bad chapter, but I wanted to give you something to read before I tell you something, and not just make like 2 sentences about this but yeah! I'm nice...somewhat.

 ANYWAY! I want to let you know that the next few chapters are going to be in parts. It's going to lead to something big, yes, but it's not going to end the story...not yet anyway. 

So just tune into this and I'll upload the first part as soon as I can! ^-^

Thanks for reading

- Mickeyluvshu