Wake up (a jeff the killer love story)

chapter 15

"What do you mean coma?" I demanded, my thoughts flustered.

"She's in a coma Jeff. I'm sorry." Slender Man said, his voice contained hurt, not able to help averie.

I felt new tears rim my eyes. Slender Man noticed and walked out of the room, leaving averie and me to ourselves. I don't understand... she was okay a few days ago. 'How is it that you've escaped us yet again averie? You've left me again.' I thought to myself, hoping that my thoughts could reach her somehow. I wiped away a few stray tears with the heel of my hand furiously. I kept feeling depressed, angry, and for some reason, betrayed.

The doorbell rang, dragging me out of my thoughts. I thought it might have been Masky or Hoodie, but when I heard E.J. call me down because someone was expecting me, I had my doubts. Who could be wanting me? Maybe it's just one of us...

I very hesitantly left averie's side and promised her that I would be back. As I made my way down the stairs, I heard Jane shriek and Sally just beginning to cry. As soon as I heard this, I ran downstairs. Slender Man must have heard them too because he came in through the back door, nearly hitting his head on the top of the door frame.

When I got down there, I realized what everyone was so worried about. Riley stood at the front door, a friendly yet somewhat evil smile on her face. Her long red hair was down to her waist and she was wearing a skin-tight black dress. My heart stopped beating for a few seconds and whatever I was going to say was caught in my throat.

"Riley?" Slender Man choked out.

In the corner of my eye, I saw Jane hugging and quieting Sally. E.J., who was still at the door, said nothing. An eerie silence drifted between us.

"I, I killed you. How are you alive?" I screamed in my frustration.

"Now, now, is that any way to speak to your new girlfriend?" Riley asked sweetly.

Jane glanced in my direction and I frantically shook my head. Jane glanced at Slender Man, then back at Riley.

"He can't be your boyfriend. He already has a girlfriend." Jane said. She sounded so sure of herself, and I was grateful to have someone like her by my side.

"What? You darling? I'll admit, Jane, you are pretty, but I can't see you and Jeff together." Riley said batting her long eyelashes at me.

Almost simultaneously, Jane and I made a gagging noise.

"Don't get me wrong, I like Jeff. But not like you think. I love him like a brother." Jane finally managed to say.

"Okay, anyway Jeff's mine now." Riley said with a small shrug and yet another discouraging smile.

"And who decides who I belong to?" I asked, angry now.

"Me." she said

(averie's POV, dreaming)

It seemed like hours since I had begun walking. The sun beat down harshly on me and my parched throat ached. I could have sworn that there was a river, not far from where I was, and that was my destination. After a few hours of traveling, I felt myself collapse. I fell onto the unforgiving desert floor and layed there, too tired to do anything. I looked down at my feet and realized that I was barefoot. My feet ached and they were bleeding. Looking back at where I had walked, I realized I had left a trail of blood. My hair was a matted mass of  tangles.

"How pathetic," Riley's voice hissed behind me. She spat out the word pathetic like it was poison in her mouth.

I managed to get up and turn around to face her. This time, she was wearing an extremely tight black dress, black heels, and her long red hair was tied up into a neat pony tail.