Falling for the Slender Man (EDITING IN PROGRESS)

Chapter 1

It was a cold night as I walked home. I hugged myself to keep myself warm.

Apparently, Ember saw him, but she's more into Jeff, the killer. Ashlie is more into eyeless Jack. I seriously don't believe in them, but they do. I don't believe in any of those things.

I saw some people talking and laughing, but I couldn't make out what they were saying.

I hear someone running towards me. The man came to me, grabbed me by the arm, and slammed me against the wall, putting a knife to my throat.

"Don't scream, or I cut your throat." he covers my mouth with his hand.

I whimper.

"Shh." He whispers.

"Are you going to kill me?" I try to say through his hand. He kisses my forehead. "Don't worry, pretty girl." He smiles creepily. "I won't-"

He never got to finish. I suddenly fall to the ground. I look over to my left, still pressed against the wall; I see a tall thin man that attacked him. "Don't touch her." The thin man says as he smashes the man against the wall. Again. And again. And again.

I hear the people who were talking to him, running away and saying, "what the hell."

Static fills my ears. I cover my ears and scream. Finally, I fall to my knees.

The tall man stands up. Holding the man knocked out in his fists. Wow, he's tall- Maybe it's because I'm on the ground-He's wearing a tuxedo, and he has no face. Slender Man. The slender man saved me. He saved me.

I want to run, but I can't. I'm too scared. I just sat there frozen. Why? Why did the slender man save me? Why? The thin man always kills people when they stare or even look at him, and I'm gawking right at him. Look away, Ashlynn. Look away. I say to myself. But I can't bring myself to do it. He walks up to me. He turns his head to look at me, and he vanishes.

I let go of the breath I didn't even know I was holding. I got up and ran home as fast as I could nonstop, no matter how far away it was. When I got home, I was so scared. I saw the slender man. I saw him with my own eyes. And he didn't attack me. I just kept asking the same question over and over again. Why did the slender man save me? ME? Out of all people, he chose to save me! Why? I quickly texted my friends Ember and Ashlie.

"Hey, guys, I swear with everything I have that I saw the slender man!" I texted to the group I just added.

5 minutes later

Ashlie texted. "Ya sure, ya did."

Ashlie doesn't really believe in the slender man, and she's quite rude sometimes, well, all the time; I don't even know why I'm friends with her- Ashlie is a self-centred, blonde-haired and green-eyed bitch. She dates almost every guy at school, and most of her relationships only last up to a week. Not even. Ember, on the other hand, is entirely different. She's completely selfless. She always puts others before herself. Ember has light brown hair with a pink streak. (pinks her favourite colour.)

"Really?" Ember asked.

"She's lying, Ember. She's just trying to get attention!"

"Why would I say that just to get attention. That'd be stupid!"

"Well, I believe her." Ember texted.

"Ember, really?" She can lose it sometimes.

"Ashlie! It's not a big deal."

"Yes, it is."

"No, not really."

"I'm sure it is." Ashlie texted.

"Yeah, okay."

"I hate you, Ashlynn."

"Hate you too."

"Everyone likes me!"

"Maybe you should go and re-read my text cause I'm sure not everyone likes you." I jogged up the stairs and laid on my bed.

"Well, looks like we are not friends anymore." Ashlie texted.

"Well, that's just great. I've waited for that for the past 7 years!" I don't know if I should've sent that.

"Fine!" She texted. That was the last thing she said to me.

"Well... that looks like the end of Ashlie and I's friendship." I texted Ember.

"Yep, looks like it."

I laughed a little. I was happy that I didn't have to deal with her anymore. I put up with her since I was ten, and I am now 17. We were only friends because our parents are excellent friends.

I didn't want to tell them about the guy who was going to kill me because, well, I don't know. I wouldn't tell them anyway.