Giving Into Your Demons - Bipper

-Chapter 5-

•Dipper•

In an instant my reality came crashing down. The walls fell.. the floors disappeared, and I was falling.

I was falling hard.
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Then I woke up.

I was sweating buckets, trying hard to catch my breath, trying hard to understand what had just happened. The room spun, and I felt sick.. But, in an instant I was running. Despite how sick I felt, I kept running. I ran to Mable, even though she was in the same room as me. I ran to Gruncle Stan and Great Uncle Ford. I checked Soos's break room, but he was no where to be found. I freaked out until I remembered what time it was... 12 o'clock. Midnight.

I crept into the kitchen to see Soos digging through the fridge. "Soos! What are you doing?!" I whisper yell. He turns around with his arms full of food. He looks to me, then back at the food in his arms "Midnight snack". He laughs and sets his food on the table, turning to rummage through the fridge again. I laughed. Everyone was okay, even Waddles who had been rummaging through the trash for food as well.

After grabbing something myself, I went back to my room and tried to clear my thoughts. It was just a dream, Bill is locked away downstairs. His powers can't be that strong. Ford said that considering the state he was in that he... he can't be that strong. I shook my head while scruffing up my hair and falling back onto the bed. I groaned. I haven't felt this kind of anxiety in years, and it was starting to creep up on me, bad. I grimaced at the thought of 12 year old me. Scared, anxious, and just overall cringy.

Fighting back the urge to mentally punch myself in the face, I did what every dumb person in a horror movie would do. I decided to go check out the basement to see if Bill was in fact messing with me. Why are you so stupid? I creeped through the house. By this point, I could hear Soos, and Waddles, snoring.

I quickly reached the vending machine and typed in the code as quietly as possible. The door opened, leading to a very, very... very dark staircase. I gulped, finally mentally punching myself for forgetting a flashlight. I crept down the stairs. I could feel every board shift under me as I walked, they made the slightest creeping noise as I descended. After what had felt like an eternity, I finally reached the bottom of the stairs. Blindly, I tapped the walls to look for a light switch. "Shit." I silently cursed to myself, I couldn't find anything. "Here! Let me help." A voice said behind me, a body instantly pressed itself against mine, their fingers glided down my arms and laced themselves with mine. I couldn't move, I could barely speak.

Our bodies moved together simultaneously, every movement was exactly the same. I was sweating. What is happening to me? I could feel my fingers grace something.. a light switch. The lights flashed on. My eyes, taking too long to adjust, saw nothing. But I felt everything. I was spun around and slammed against a wall, knocking the breath out of me. I was pinned. Bill smiled before me, leaning in too close to my face. "What a surprise! I never get guests this late. What's hangin, Pinetree?" I grit my teeth. "What the hell did you do to me?". "What ever are you talking about?" He laughs. "Just now, and in my dreams. What kind of sick mind games are you playing?!" I hiss at him.

He looks taken aback, but smiles. Inching away from me, he sighs. "It's not what I'm doing. It's what you're allowing me to do." He shrugs "I would never be able to do anything to you, unless you wanted me to." He licks his lips, I can feel a chill run up my spine. What the hell is he talking about? I start to slide against the wall, trying to get as far away from him as possible. But, he starts to walk towards me again and fear engulfs my entire body. I turn and bolt up the stairs, his laugher fading behind me. I slam the door shut and run to my room. Diving into my bed, I can feel my entire body shaking. I feel 12 again.

Scared, anxious, and just cringy.