Evil Cloaked in White: A 3 Part Story

Evil Cloaked in White Part 1: Origins

Evil Cloaked in White Part One: Origins

It started 10 years ago. A young boy. 8 years old. No friends. His father left his mother when he was 5. He and his mother lived alone in a small house on Hajeni Street. This boy's favourite food was cupcakes. He especially loved the sprinkles his mother would put on the cupcakes. They were delicious. And that is what led to the boy's first friend.

It was the boy's birthday. He was turning 9. Birthdays have always been special for the boy. He always got to eat lots of cupcakes on his birthday. He and his mother did not have much money, as they blew it all on cupcake ingredients. Because of this, the boy only gets one present each birthday. He had been reading about hand puppets off one of his mother's books, and he wanted one. His mother knew that, and got him one. This hand puppet had white fur, beady eyes and a horn on its head. "His name is Sprinkles!" the mother had said cheerfully, "I just know you two will be the best of friends!" "Thanks mum!" the boy had replied, "I will love him forever!"

And he did. Whatever he did, he did with Sprinkles. He would play outside with Sprinkles. He would go bike riding with Sprinkles. He would take baths with Sprinkles. He would talk to Sprinkles, and Sprinkles would talk back. Wherever the boy went, Sprinkles was with him. So it came as a shock when the boy, 13 years old, woke up one morning, only to find that Sprinkles was gone! 4 of the best years of the boy's life was coming to an end. He had to find Sprinkles.

6 years past, and the boy could not find Sprinkles. But he never got over him. Now he makes videos on the internet, making people happy just as Sprinkles made him happy. But that glorious day came. Sprinkles returned! While making a fan mail video, the boy opened a package. Inside that package, another package, and a note. The note read 'Hi! My name is Sally! I hope you get this package. I remember walking around the shops one day, and I found a toy in the discount shop. It looks a few years old, but something about this toy reminded me of you, so I thought you should have it.' The boy opened the package, and there he was. Just the same as ever. Sprinkles! The boy broke down into tears. His best friend has returned. He ended the video there and ran home, desperate to spend time with Sprinkles.

The boy excitedly showed his friends Sprinkles the next day. He explained how Sprinkles was his first friend, and how one day he just vanished.

The end of the day came, and the boy went home. He tried talking to Sprinkles, but something was wrong. Sprinkles wouldn't talk back. "What's wrong, Sprinkles?" the boy asked. "I thought I was your friend. Your best friend!" Sprinkles shouted back at the boy. "But Sprinkles," the boy protested, "you vanished! You were my one friend, and you just left me." "I was underneath your bed! I slipped off your hand while you slept!" "I didn't know that!" "You should have checked! You were always a smart boy. You should have checked!" The boy had nothing to say to that. Nothing, except, "Sprinkles. Get out." "What?" "I said, get out. A real friend wouldn't be shouting at me and making me shout back."

Sprinkles will remember that forever. The boy threw Sprinkles out onto the road. The boy's friends thought he was crazy when he told them. What they didn't realise was that Sprinkles was no ordinary puppet. He had a mind of his own. The conversations he had with the boy were real. Sprinkles is a person, brought to life by the boy himself.

The boy was 10. He had had Sprinkles for a year. But he still felt alone. He would sit in the sandbox at the playground with Sprinkles, and try to talk to him. "Sprinkles?" the boy would ask, "Are you real?" Sprinkles wouldn't answer. "I thought as much. As much as I wanted to believe it, you're not real." "But of course I am!" The boy looked up to see Sprinkles moving his own mouth. Speaking his own words. Being a real person. "Sprinkles! You're real!" "Yes. Your need for a real friend and your love for me brought me to life. Thank you." This was the best moment in the boy's life. Or so he thought.

Find out what happens next in Evil Cloaked in White Part Two: Sprinkles Revenge