In Arms Reach ~ Slender x Reader

Part 38| On the trail

Running through the woods, I knew my exact destination. We were close to there when we met with Xaviar so he must be near there...

I ran to the spot with the waterfall and where slender revealed some of my memories.

I stood for a moment, examining the area... Something was off. Everything seemed so... Lifeless. The lush grass had faded, the trees became darker and the aura become eerier... Completely opposite to when I first arrived. If it wasn't for the waterfall, there would be no sound.

I walked a couple paces then felt my foot sink. I look down and lift my foot up to see a massive dent in the floor. I kneeled down and examined it... Slender was here, I'm sure of it.

Looking up I saw the tracks run to the river which flowed from the waterfall. I walked up to the edge and saw blood stained across the edge before seeping into the river.

Looking to where the river flows, o began to follow it. The further I got, the less shallow and more expanded it became.

I continued to follow the river, hoping to find some clues. The whole time I felt like I was being watched, but I ignored it. I couldn't just stand around and wait for whatever it was to get me. But then again, it's probably my imagination. I don't know, especially with these voices occupying my thoughts.

After what seemed like forever of following the river, my feet hurt like hell. I slowed down my pace to catch my breath. I stopped for a moment and looked around... Nothing. Just silence.

I looked ahead and saw... A bridge? I decided to jog towards it. Once I arrived, I stopped on top of the bridge and looked around...

"Slender?" I said, my voice too quiet to even be called a yell. I took a deep breath and tried again "SLENDER?!" I called.

I stood there for a moment calling his name... Nothing. I sighed and leaned against the bridge then I heard the crinkling of paper.

Turning back fast, I saw what looked like a note..

I look at the note for a moment then look around me....

"Always watched... No eyes?" I mumble to myself

Is he has to be out there, I'm sure of it... Folding the piece of paper back into my pocket, I stand still on the bridge and start thinking of where to go from here...

Suddenly, I felt someone grab me from behind. My breath hitches and before I could turn back to confront who it was, I was thrown over the bridge. And yeah sure it wasn't that deep but then that same flash from earlier ran across my eyes.

The last thing I made out was me falling backwards off the bridge into the water, watching a hooded figure standing there, watching me fall. As I fell into the river, I felt total darkness envelope me and suddenly I was drawn back into my world of darkness. That suffocating place that made me feel like I was drowning...

The place where the voices have minds of their own...