Wake up (a jeff the killer love story)

chapter 17

(averie's POV)

I stood there, mouth agape with surprise. I, of all people, descended from Gaea and Hades? How is this even possible? What does this mean? Did my mother know? Was my mother a direct descendent of Gaea? Even worse, was my father a direct descendent of Hades? Ruler of the Underworld?

"averie. averie? averie !" Jeff screamed, snapping me out of my train of thoughts and forcing me to snap my big blue eyes up at him.

"Y-yeah?" I asked, slightly shaky from what I had just learned.

"Are. You. Going. To. Be. Okaaay?" Jeff asked, announcing each syllable like I was from another planet.

"I'm slightly shaken up, not an alien, Jeff. You don't have to talk to me like I'm a kindergartener." I stated, making Jeff frown.

"Sorry," he said.

After that, an awkward silence drifted in between Slender, Jeff and me. The room was quiet, finally leaving me to my thoughts. All the questions that shot through my head, I knew could not be answered. Not without either of my parents here. I suddenly felt the sting of tears and my chest and throat ached. I miss Mom, not that I can say the same for dad, but my mom was everything to me. Growing up with nothing, she was my safe haven. And the night she died, she promised that she would find a way to contact me.

And I'm still waiting, Mom.

Once I felt the warm tears flood out of my eyes and seep into the corners of my mouth, I snapped back into reality. I wiped away the tears with the heel of my hand, furious at myself for crying in front of Jeff.

"Why are you crying?" Jeff asked, he looked slightly confused.

"Uh, just thinking of my mom I guess." I said, remembering how I had not visited her grave in a long time.

In front of us, I heard Slender sigh.

"averie, I give you permission to go visit your mother's grave. Jeff will be your escort." Slender said sounding like he was smiling if he could.

"Really?" I asked, trying not to smile to widely and failing. Giving way to my body's commands, I smiled hugely.

"Yes. Jeff? Can you still go into your real world camo?" Slendy asked, in response jeff nodded.

Furrowing his eyebrows, Jeff focused. Ever-so-slowly, he went from my Jeff to a boy with brown hair, blue eyes, and eye lids. The scars from the stitches on his face had disappeared and his skin was no longer pale, but like an actual person. Jeff turned to me and smiled.

"Good, now off you go. Wouldn't want it to get late." Slendy said ushering us out of the room and out the door.

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The walk in the woods was strangely awkward and silent. Jeff never spoke once, he didn't even stand next to me. Instead, he lead the way from in front of me.

"Is something wrong? Did I do something?" I asked grabbing hold of his arm, forcing him to stop and turn to look me in the eyes.

Jeff's blue eyes pierced into my blue ones as he said, "no."

"Don't lie to me, Jeff." I said defiantly.

Jeff blinked once in surprise, then smiled compassionately at me, "you sounded, just like my mother when you said that." He said, his voice cracking at the edges. And I swear, I thought I might have seen some tears.

"Oh? Well, I know when you're lying. So tell me, what's up?" I asked, trying to ignore the fact that he was eyeing me like I was some sort of eye candy. Just. Like. Riley.