The Puppeteer

Chapter 6

        A/N: Hey guys! This is going to be the final chapter of this story! Read it slowly so you can savor everything that's going on. :) It's going to be a short one since I basically started the ending in the previous chapter.. But, I hope you still enjoy!! :D

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        When I woke up, the sun was shining in through the window. I blink the sleep out of my eyes and look at the clock. I shot up out of bed. "Holy shit! It's twelve in the afternoon!!" I said, frantically going through my dresser looking for a t-shirt and jeans.

        Admist all the chaos, I freeze. "Wait a minute..." I said, squinting my eyes. "Why has mom screamed at me for sleeping in so late..?" I run my fingers through my hair before heading out into the hallway and looking over the railing. "Mom?" I called down, listening for a reply.  I scratch my head and walk downstairs and into the livingroom. "I wonder where she could be.. Not that I'd care if she abandoned me.."

        I shrugged, assuming that she went to go hang out with a group of her friends or something. I sat down on the couch and turned on the TV. 'Might as well watch a little TV before she gets home and makes me slave over her work or whatever...' I mentally say. I flipped through a few channels and came across an interesting news report.

        "Police are investigating an interesting homicide that had last night around 2:30 in the morning." The news lady said. "Boys around the same age were gruesomely murdered last night. It seems like all at the same time, but the interesting thing about this is that they died in there sleep." 

        I blink. "Well, that's interesting..." I mumble, listening closely at what the news lady is saying.

        "First responders say that "it was the strangest thing that they've ever seen." She said. "We were able to get a few photos from the police." 

        Just then, pictures of the scene pop up on the TV screen. I jumped up, not believing what my eyes are seeing. "N-no way.." I stutter. The pictures were of DJ and he buddies, strung up in yellow glowing thread. They didn't look like they really suffered, but if they died in their sleep, it must've been very painful in their dreams.

        "Well, I don't really care that they're gone... They deserved it." I said, shrugging. I flipped to another channel, watching my favorite show.

        **A few hours later**

        I don't know why I started worrying, but mom hasn't come back in a while. I picked up the house phone and stared at it, debating whether or not to call her. After a few minutes of thinking, I dialed my mom's cell phone number, tapping my foot waiting for her to pick up. 

        Then, the strangest thing happened; I started hearing my mom's ringtone...in the house. "Well that's odd.." I said, following the song. I followed it straight to... the basement door. I drop the phone and it hit the floor. "Oh shit.." I say, staring at the door.

        Why is it downstairs.. It..It can't be. Dreams can't come true..can they?

        I get a flashlight from the counter drawer, walk over to the door and open it. I take a deep breath before walking down the steps and clicking on the light. I shine the flashlight around, noting that there are a few strands of yellow thread on the floor. "Knew it.." I mumbled quietly.

        I should have just turned around and walked right back upstairs as soon as I saw the thread, but being as stupid as I am, I continued my journey to the other side of the basement. What I saw was the worst thing I ever layed my eyes on. There was my mom, strung up like a puppet, just like my dream. Except, she didn't die in her sleep; she suffered while awake. 

        It looked like she bled out or something, because there was blood all over the floor! Big, giant puddles! I shined the light on her face and immediatly jumped back in horror. Her face was all distorted and bloody, like she was screaming, but suddenly got cut off.

        I looked away. "Oh my god.." I said, gagging.

        I closed my eyes. When I re-opened them, I saw a yellow thread slithering quietly towards me.

        An evil laugh was the last thing I heard before everything went black.

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        A/N: I don't know about you, but I think this chapter might be my favorite one! I loved writing this! It was really fun coming up with the scenerio and the characters and stuff! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. :D This won't be the only story I make! I've already got a few ideas of a new one, but I'm not going to tell you, so you're just going to just going to have to wait and see.. >:D