Jake and Sarah go with Alice to Cuckoo station for her send-off. There, they see an old man selling clocks, who might as well be called a whacko--or a mystery man. The next week, Jake receives letters from his friends, all having the same content, this "I am the masked madman" threat.
"What I do, it is not of the commerce. What I do, it is of the wealth. What you do, it is of the judgmental oppression."
- the old man, to Mr. Smokes the station conductor
"Ah, ah, this thing, it is runny. I ought to get a new one. But, you know, it is quite something. I create the thoughts, you make them real. We make a good team, yes? Good? We can be called Phantom and Jake. We can be suckers."
- the masked madman, to Jake
Who is the masked madman?
Chapter Three: Madmen Are Original Hipsters, They Write Letters
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The Imaginary
Teen FictionSince meeting Silver Fade, a being who calls himself an Image, thirteen-year-old Jake Blackwood's life had gone abnormal. He starts seeing spirits. His imaginations come true. And now, he has to find the "key," all for this stranger he calls his ali...
