Chapter 22: Decisions

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There were voices awakening me from my sleep. I scrunched up my face and covered my eyes with my hands. "So when? What are we going to tell Liz? Is she even going to agree?" I listened, it sounded like Zero, he wasn't on the couch anymore, neither was I. I opened my eyes to find myself on a stiff bed in a small room, it was the girls room. The voices came from behind the door. I didn't feel like getting up, but I knew I had too.

I pushed myself to a sitting position and rubbed my eyes, yawning. I swung my feet over to rest on the floor and got up quietly. Sally or Jane were not in here, we're they all out there talking?

I slowly opened the door and everyone looked at me. Ben, Sally and Smile we're all on the couch. Toby sat in the chair and Jane stood beside him. Jack was next to Slendy and Masky and Hoodie leaned against the cabin wall. Jeff and Zero both stood next to the couch. Mittens rubbed up against my leg, and I picked her up.

As I began to walk over, Zero walked up to me, he really didn't look to well, was he sick? "Liz, we are deciding to move, we are going to go somewhere else, somewhere safer, and we need you to go with us, or you will be in danger..." Jeff broke in, "If you want to say your goodbyes to your friends, you better do it soon... we leave at noon." Jeff crossed his arms, not looking at me. I didn't know what to say, I would have to leave this place? How could I tell my friends, I can't leave them. I put Mittens down.

I didn't look at anyone, but I felt them all looking at me. I kept my head down and walked out the door without a word. I had to say goodbye.

When I got to Maddie's house, I hoped that Jenna was still here. I knocked on the door and Maddie answered. Thank goodness it wasn't her parents. Maddie was about to hug me, but noticed something wrong, she brought me inside. I saw Jenna playing a game on her phone, she looked up at me when I sat next to her. I sighed. "I have some bad news..." I spoke silently, not making eye contact with my friends, how could I? "This guys named Zalgo... is after me, so Slendy and his posse said that they had to move further away..." it was hard to talk, I knew this wouldn't be easy, but this is unbearable. "So, those guys are going away? Are you going to miss them?" Maddie asked, resting a hand on my shoulder. I shook as tears filled my eyes and I cried. "They said... I had to go with them... so that I would be safe. B-But I don't want to leave, I don't want to say goodbye..." I cried harder now, my eyes squeezed shut. I could tell Maddie and Jenna were shocked. "It's ok... I mean, it's not goodbye forever..." Maddie stuttered, she felt the same as I did.

I peeked my eyes open and looked at the clock, we had been silent for a while, and now it's 11:47. I had to get going. I said I had to leave, but my friends insisted that they spent as long as they could with me, so they would follow me until it was time. I smiled and agreed, we went outside to see Zero and Jeff waiting for me. I wiped my eyes, hiding my tears. I didn't look at them, I didn't want to, I didn't want to know what they would say, I didn't want to see their expression. We were all quiet, and we got to the woods in what felt like forever. Everyone else was there, waiting. I hugged Maddie and Jenna, then turned to follow everyone who was now walking into the forest. I walked a few yards, I could feel my friends still looking at me from the sidewalk. I stopped, I couldn't stand it. I had to say goodbye to one more person.

I whipped around and ran back to my friends, everyone turned to look at me, shocked, they called to me but I didn't answer. When I reached my friends, I grabbed their hands quickly. "Liz, what are you doing..." Jenna began. "Do any of you know where my dad is..." I asked, I could hear everyone running back towards me, I had to hurry. I saw Maddie and Jenna smile and they pulled me down the street. I could still hear everyone calling my name as they chased me, but I had to do this, I had to see my dad one more time.

We came up to an old house, we ran up the driveway. I knocked on the door and my friends and I backed up a few feet. The door opened slowly, eventually showing my father. He looked tired, and he had started to grow a beard. He looked different, but there was no mistake this was dad. I saw his eyes widen when he realized who I was, and he instantly ran up and hugged me. I felt my dad flinch and I turned around to see everyone standing by the road. They all looked at me, shocked. I smiled and grabbed dads hand, then began to lead him towards my friends. He resisted, but I told him it was alright.

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