Sally Faces a Killer (Sal x Reader)

Ch 4: Dreaming

— Sal's P.O.V —

I was in a forest late at night.  When I turned my head to look around I realized that it was one I didn't recognize.  It was dark with no moon or even any stars shedding any light in the sky, and there was a gloomy feeling in the air that made me feel extremely anxious and afraid.  I began to walk forward as if there was something tugging me there that I couldn't see.  Shivers went down my spine.  It was like I was being watched.  The more I paid attention to my surroundings, I noticed that there was no sound coming from anywhere in this forest at all.  Like everything there was already dead.

Suddenly, my legs started moving faster, moving more and more until I was in a full blown sprint.  The feeling of being watched got intense. Now it felt like there was something behind me, chasing me.  I didn't know what it was, only that I had to get away before it gets me.  My lungs were burning as I struggled to keep the pace that I was at.  There was light up ahead and I made a mad dash for it.

The light blinded me for a second, and as I ran into it I felt myself being stopped by a warm embrace.  In those arms I instantly felt safe.  My chest tightened for a moment before I felt a gentle hand start caressing my hair, calming me.  The hands undid my pigtails before continuing the gentle petting, playing with my blue locks in a way that made me feel relaxed and...adored. 

A content sigh left my mouth as I dug myself deeper into the person's embrace.  She was a woman, that's for sure, but I didn't feel embarrassed by my childish actions.  I felt safe in her arms.

She touched my cheek, my actual cheek, and that's when I realized that I didn't have my prosthetic on.  I quickly pulled my head back and went to cover my face but she stopped me.  She gently pushed my hands down, and touched my cheek again.  She caressed the both of them with her thumbs, and I felt tears well up in my eyes by her gentle touch.  I had never felt so accepted before, even my dad stopped comforting me like this a while after mom passed away.  My friends have seen my face before for sure, but I never felt as fully comfortable with them as I had with this person.

I looked up to try and see her face, but was startled by what I saw instead.  A white mask with large black eyes stared back at me.  She was in a black turtleneck and had a sleeveless blue jacket on top, the hood was pulled up but her long black hair still fell out and tickled my face.

I was scared for a second, but the fear quickly faded away as the feeling of safety returned to me.  She wasn't an enemy.  My chest tightened more as she held me closer to her.

"It's okay now Sal."

I heard her but I couldn't hear her voice. It was like she was speaking into my mind instead.  She started gently rubbing my back with her hand and I felt so content melting into her embrace.

Suddenly the feeling of being watched was back again, and I looked up to see the masked face looking at something behind me.  She let go of me, and when I finally turned around I saw multiple dark figures emerging from the forest. 

The girl moved away from me, keeping me behind her as she reached for something strapped to her thigh.  The object shone in the darkness, and with wide eyes I realized that it was a dagger.

"I'll keep you safe Sal.  I'll come back to you."

She then went off towards the creatures, dagger in hand.  There was a painful thumping in my chest as I reached out for her, but only silence came out of my open mouth.  I felt dread, almost like if I let her out of my sight I knew she would never come back.

I was desperate, reaching out for her frantically but my legs refused to move.  I tried to yell, tried to tell her not to leave, but nothing came out of my mouth.  I wanted her to come back to me.  I wanted it so badly but I didn't understand why.