No Service

Chapter 10

Meg just stood there with her eyes wide in shock. She had no idea how exactly to react to this revelation. She had no idea that NightDream, the person she'd spent hours upon hours with, was The Trapper of all people?

Somewhere in the back of her mind she recalled the time when she had been hiding in a locker. The Trapper had shown remorse then for what he'd done. He had seemed extremely unhappy, like he was just going through the motions. The Entity had also said that he had hated killing as well.

Everything... just kind of fell into place after that.

The Trapper stood there looking at her, his face covered by that creepy smiling mask that he always wore. Was it a choice to wear that? She really hoped it wasn't welded to his face or something. He looked away and seemed to be gathering himself before raising one of his hands and bringing it to his face. He slid a finger underneath his mask and untied it quietly. He slowly pulled the mask off of his face with both hands and held it down by his waist. Meg stared at the mask for a moment before her eyes slowly trailed up his body and rested on his face.

He was an extremely large man, that was one obvious trait about him that she couldn't ignore. He had to be almost a foot taller than her at the very least. He had round brown eyes and a large nose with a scar running across it. He had scars all over his body in fact, now that she was getting a better look at him.

He was also completely bald, but she knew that already. Lastly, he had a really sharp jawline that framed a very square face, but it suited his very rough exterior. He looked really intimidating and threatening on the outside, but Meg knew better than to fall for that lie.

His eyebrows were furrowed on his forehead and he looked really nervous and insecure, but he looked right into Meg's eyes and held the contact. Meg could tell that this really was a lot for him, and it was for her too, but she kept reminding herself that she'd been dreaming of this day for a long time, and the shock of seeing what NightDream looked like did nothing to sway how she felt, or to discourage what she wanted from him. In fact, only the initial shock began to fade, she couldn't help but realize how much she enjoyed looking at him.

Meg took a few cautious steps towards him. She wanted to take this slow considering how big of a moment this was. The Trapper raised his head and watched her make her way towards him. He took a few steps of his own and they met in the middle. Meg looked up at him and he looked down at her.

Meg gently closed the gap between them, wrapping her arms around his waist and pressing her face against his chest, holding him tightly. He moved his arms out of the way and blinked at her a few times. He hesitated, but eventually returned the hug, holding her against him and resting his chin on top of her head.

They stayed like this for who knows how long, but when Meg eventually pulled away it still wasn't enough, but the Trapper accepted it and they looked at each other again.

"I thought you'd be taller." Meg chuckled, giving him a giddy look.

He smiled at her and tilted his head, "Yeah, I'll have to agree with you there."

Meg punched him in the arm playfully and laughed, "Hey! I'll have you know I'm the tallest in my family!"

"Short family I guess!"

They laughed together and smiled at each other again warmly. This was good. It was like nothing changed between them, like they were talking through the phone again just like always.

But this time, he was right in front of her. This was real. He was real.

Meg reached up and pulled him into another hug, this time tighter and almost desperate. He returned the embrace without any hesitation.