❝ Come find me. ❞ (TomTord)

Chapter 2

  Tord been searching for hours now. Why was he doing this again? Oh right. He felt bad. Or rather, pity. He'd checked around the neighborhood, the stores, restaurants, the park...
He either left the area..or he was in the forest.
It wasn't likely, but he could be.
Tord was standing in front of the forest, staring down the path.
Did he really want to continue searching? For someone he hated?
Hated was a strong word..But how else would he describe it?
He'd take a deep breath before starting his way down the path.
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He'd been walking for a while now, and was getting hungry.
How long had he been here for? He'd pull his phone out and try to call Edd.
Nope. Edd wouldn't pick up. Neither would Matt. Great.
As he stood there, trying to get in touch with Edd or Matt, he heard something.
A growl. He whipped around, just to see nothing.
Something felt wrong. This place felt wrong. Why?
What's happening? He was getting dizzy. Why?
What's going on? Seriously?..
He glanced around, as he heard something break.
No. This felt wrong. Whatever is happening needs to stop.
He needed to not be there.
But..what if Tom was here- no. He had to leave. That creature..
was probably here..
He'd make a run for it. He'd run out of the forest, only looking back when he got across the street from the forest. What..happened back there?
He got dizzy? He heard a growl...was that the creature the news was talking about? Or..what?
He needed to go home..explain to Edd.. wait where was Edd? Or Matt? It had been hours now.. Maybe they were home.
He'd make his way home, thinking about what he had heard in the forest.
Where was Tom?
Was he gonna come home? Or would Tord have to find him himself?..
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Tord got to the front door, knocking weakly. Why hadn't he eaten or anything before he left..?
Edd opened the door. His eyes were puffy and his nose was red- he had been crying.
He gasped as he saw Tord.
He threw the door open, immediately giving Tord a hug. "T-Tord! We thought you l-left too!"
He pulled Tord away from the hug, holding him by the shoulders. "Where w-were you??"
"As weird as it sounds, I was looking for Tom."
"Wha...what? Tom? But.." Edd looked away.
"You hate him?" Tord finished Edd's sentence.
"Y-yeah.." Edd looked back at Tord.
"Well I felt...bad..for making him want to leave. I was just being a total jerk-"
But so was he.
"Ah..I guess that makes sense.." Edd said quietly. "C-come inside." He'd grab Tord's hand and lead him into the house.
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"W-what?..growling?" Edd tilted his head after Tord finished explaining what happened in the forest. Edd and Matt looked at eachother. They looked..worried?...scared?..
"Yeah..growling..and after I heard the growling...I got dizzy. I don't really know why-" He watched as Matt started pacing in circles behind the couch.
"That's weird.." Edd said, taking a sip of his cola. "..Maybe you just got scared?"
"Maybe." Tord replied, shrugging.
Edd would finish the cola, getting up and walking into the kitchen to throw it away.
Edd yelped, dropping the empty cola can.
"Edd! Are you okay??" Matt yelled, running into the kitchen.
Tord got up and followed them. What had happened?..
Edd was frozen, staring out the kitchen window.
Matt was trying to get Edd to talk to him. But Edd seemed pretty scared.
Why though? What could possibly have been so scary??
Edd started to try and reply. He was shaking really badly.
"T-there w-w-was..h-he was... T-to..." He lost his balance, Matt having to catch him.
Matt picked Edd up, carrying him back into the living room and setting him on the couch.
Tord would pick up the cola can and toss it in the trash can. He'd walk over to the kitchen counter, the part of it that had the window above it.
What had Edd seen?..
Who knows.
It was pretty scary whatever it was.
Tord walked back into the living room, standing in front of the couch now.
Edd was awake fully. He was trying to talk to Matt, but Edd was so shaky- It was hard to understand him.
"I'm gonna go to the store- and buy some snacks." Tord said, going up to his room to get his wallet.
"Edd says to be careful!" He heard Matt call from the living room.
He'd just shrug and walk to his room.
He'd open the door, and glance around.
"What the fu.." He stared into his room, confused.
The window was open, and the windowsill and wall around the window was scratched up and dirty.
A few things had been knocked over as well.
"Matt! Edd! Can you come up here?" He called, stepping out of his room and into the hall.
Did something, or someone, get in his room? But how?
His room was on the second floor- and the walls were scratched up..
He heard Matt yell something before coming up.
"What's wrong..?"
Matt trailed off as his gaze moved to the room. "What the.." He'd step into the room, gasping when he saw the scratched up walls.
"Do you think some animal got in-?" Tord got cut off by Matt, running past him.
"Edd!" Matt called, going downstairs and into the living room.
What the hell was happening? Why did Edd faint earlier? What did he see?
Why is his room scratched up? Why won't anyone tell him?
..Where is Tom?..