Friend

XVII

Teresa was sacred she didn't understand what was going on. Nico said all they had to do was burn the tree and Friend would be gone, but he wasn't he was standing right there and he was angry. Teresa heard Nico let out a painful cough and turned to see Nico slowly pushing herself up against the wall, Teresa could see a small trail of blood at the corner of Nico's mouth before she wiped it away "so that's how you did it" Nico say glaring at Friend, Friend gave her a sinister smile as a reply. Teresa looked between them "what? what do you mean Nico?" she asked. Nico slowly stood on shaky legs "that doll is his, that's why burning the tree didn't work he has two connection" Nico yelled at him trying to hide the shaking of her voice. "the doll?" Teresa asked before she turned fasted to the doll and went to grab it, but before she could she was hit away. Teresa let out a sharp gasp as her body hit the ground she didn't hit as hard as Nico's body hit the wall, but it was enough to knock the wind out of her. Teresa watched as Friend walked towards the doll, Nico noticed this as well and she pushed her body of the wall trying to grab it first. Before she could though Friend grabbed her and slammed her against the wall, he wrapped his hands around her neck as he held her above the ground. Nico let out a struggling breath as she clawed at his arms and kicked her legs trying to get free, Friend let out a sinister laugh as he started to squeeze tighter. Teresa watched from the ground in horror "stop!" she quietly begged when nothing happened she tried again "please Friend stop!" she says a little louder. Teresa sat up and swallowed hard "stop it!" Friend continued the laugh as Nico began to slowly stop fighting him. Teresa saw this and she began to panic "STOP IT! STOP IT! FRIEND STOP!" she yells when she does something flashes in her mind, Teresa looks around as everything around her goes black for a second, Teresa blinks and when she opens her eyes she's laying in the floor of her childhood home. Before Teresa can figure out what's going on she see's a little girl playing in the floor by her, she looks at the little girl to see it's herself as a child. Teresa tries to remember where this is from but she can't. She watched as her child self laughs at someone talking to her, Teresa pulls herself off the ground so she can see. To her horror she playing with Friend Teresa puts a hand over her mouth to keep from screaming before she could do anything she heard the sounds of footsteps coming down the stairs. "Teresa momma says it's time for-who are you?" Teresa heard someone say, when she turned around she seen it was Nico who spoke but she wasn't speaking to Teresa, she was speaking to Friend. "this is my friend Friend" younger Teresa said with a laugh. Teresa watched as the same look of fear past on Nico's face before she took a step back from them "Teresa what did you do? he shouldn't be here, momm-" Nico began to shout but Friend stopped her by slamming her to the wall holding her by the throat as he did. Teresa watched in horror as her child self began to cry and panic "Friend stop it" her younger self begged as she started to cry. Teresa tried to make Friend let Nico go but she just fazed through him, all she could do was watch the scene play out. Teresa sat there as tears began to form in her eyes, she watched as her younger self continued to cry and beg Friend to stop. Teresa looked away when she seen Nico had stopped fighting Friends hold. Her younger self noticed this to and she let out a bloodcurdling scream "MOMMA!" she yelled. Teresa heard footsteps rushing in from the backdoor "Teresa sweetie what's wrong, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" she heard her mother start sweetly before her tone turned dangerous. Teresa watched as her mother grabbed something before she slammed it on Friends face, Friend let out a loud hiss before he disappeared, Nico's limp body hit the ground. Teresa followed her mother with her eyes as she bent down to check Nico out, "I-is s-she o-okay m-momma" her younger self stuttered "she's fine Teresa she just lost consciousness" their mother said as she turned to face the younger Teresa "what did you do Teresa?!" she asked angry "h-he s-said h-he w-was m-my f-friend" she replied as she started to cry again. Their mother hugged her tight "oh, Teresa sweetie, I'm so sorry I have to do this to you, but we can't risk this again" she mumbled. Teresa watched as her younger self looked at their mother with curiosity, their mother brought a hand up and put two fingers on her forehead "please forgive me baby" she heard her mother whisper before her younger self let out a painful cry and went limp as well. Teresa walked over to them and stared at her mother as she held both Nico and Teresa in her arms "I did what I thought was right, remember that Teresa" she heard her mother say when she looked up at her she noticed that she wasn't taking to the younger version of herself, but she was actually looking at Teresa adult self as she spoke "I'm so very sorry Teresa" she told her sadly. Before Teresa could say anything everything around her went black again and she was laying in the floor again looking up at Friend and Nico. Friend looked down at her and noticed something different in her eyes, he let go of Nico who let out a sharp gasp as she was able to breathe again. Friend walked to Teresa and bent down beside her, he stuck out a hand to touch her before her head shot up and she tackled him "IT"S ALL YOUR FAULT!" she yelled as they rolled around on the floor. Friend just let out a laugh "oh, do you remember it all now?" he asked with a snicker "do you remember invited me into your house? do you remember me almost killing Nico like I just did?" he continued to laugh as he kicked Teresa off of him sending her towards Nico. Teresa let of cough before she glanced at Nico to see if she was still breathing, when she seen her chest raise and fall she went back to glaring at Friend "I remember all of it! and let my tell you if I didn't hate you then I sure as hell do now!" she shouts as she stands back up "T-Teresa" Nico gasp out as she forced herself up, Teresa stopped and looked down at Nico shocked that she had already regain consciousness "Nico!" Teresa rushed as she bent down to help Nico stand "we have to destroy that doll Teresa, it's the only way" Nico tells her slowly as she tries to spot her legs from shaking. Teresa looked at her with fear in her eyes, Nico glanced at her and gave her a small smile "I told you even if it kills me I'll protect you all" she tells Teresa as she begins to slowly walk towards Friend "is that all you got?!" she hissed at him. Friend tilted his head to the side his smile turning twisted again "not even close" he hissed back. Before Teresa could stop her Nico went charging at Friend slamming both of them into the ground, Teresa was frozen in her place once again as she watched Friend throw Nico across the room again, this time her body hit the coffee table and slid off the other end. Nico let out a few coughs before her head pecked over the table "that it?" she taunted as she stood back up, Teresa heard Friend let out a growl before he stormed over to Nico. Terese was shocked it's like Friend forgot she was even there, then it clicked in Teresa head when her eyes fell on the doll Nico was distracting Friend destroy the doll destroy him. Teresa walked quietly towards the doll and snatched it up, before she could do anything with it she heard the sound of glass breaking and a loud gasp, when she turned to look she seen that Friend had thrown Nico into the window he was glaring at them from breaking it. Teresa watched as Nico started coughing again, she let out a loud gasp when she noticed the blood as well. Friend heard her gasp and he turned to Teresa he glared at her when he seen the doll in her hands "give that here" he told her darkly as he started walking towards her. Teresa couldn't get her body to move she was frozen in fear again, "don't you touch her!" she heard Nico say Friend turned to Nico "you're still alive?" he asked surprised. Nico gave him a smirk "it takes more than a weak pathetic excuse of a spirit to kill me!" she spat out, Friend tilted his head again "is that so?!" he hissed again. It happened all to fast Teresa watched as Friend flung Nico again her body made a sickening crunch when it collided with the stair banister, Teresa let out a scream as she watched Nico's body fall limp to the ground, "N-Nico?" she asked her voice shaking with fear for her sister "NICO!?" she said louder. Teresa slowly began to cry when she realized the Nico wasn't getting up from this one, Friend let out a twisted laugh "hmm looks like that's all it took" he said as he continued to laugh, Teresa glared at him before she snapped "SHUT UP! I"VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU!" she yells as she runs towards the broken window, Friend noticed what she was doing and through her away from it she rolled when she hit the floor and got back up again. Teresa glared at Friend as he stood in front of her he smirk at her "you can't win Teresa, Nico's dead you're not as strong as her, so what are you going to do?" he taunted. Teresa took a deep breath and ran right at him, before Friend could do anything she slammed into him again. They both rolled around on the floor Friend tried to grab the doll as Teresa kicked at him. They continued to fight before Friend was able to flip them over the force of being flipped made Teresa drop the doll, she let out a quirk gasp as he sat on top of her and began strangling her. Teresa let out sharp breaths as she used one arm to claw at him and the other to reach for the doll, she started losing consciousness as her vision began to blur she glanced over to Nico's lifeless body a tear fell from her eye, she heard Friend laugh again "isn't this fun friend" he laugh Teresa looked back at him as her one hand finally reached the doll she gripped it tight. Teresa looked up at him and smiled Friend glared at her "what are you smiling at friend?" he asked as he grip loosened Teresa let out a small laugh "You. Are. Not. My. Friend!" she tells him as she throws the doll out the broken window. She watched as Friend's eyes go wide "NO!" he shouts as he runs to the window hoping to catch the doll, Teresa slowly sits up as she watches Friend panic "No! no! no! no! NO!" he hissed as turns back to Teresa "THIS IS YOUR FAULT!" he yells. Teresa watched as Friends body started to slowly disappear a triumphant smile foamed on Teresa's face. Friend growled at her "IT"S ALWAYS YOUR FAMILY'S FAULT!" he shouted as he stormed to her, he picks her up "This is not over, I'll be back" he hisses as he lets her go. Teresa hit the ground with a thump as she watched Friend complete disappear, Teresa laid on the floor and closed her eyes. It's over it's finally over , but at what cost she thought sadly. "boy you take a nap and miss all of the fun huh?" she heard someone say, Teresa opened her eyes to see Nico laying beside her "N-Nico? is it really you? or is this your spirit?" she asked sadly, Nico gave her a smirk "well considering I'm still burse, beaten and bloody I'm gonna say I'm still alive" Nico says sarcastically. Teresa lets out a bitter laugh "if you won't so hurt I'd hit you" she says "yeah I know" Nico replied with a painful laugh. They sat in silence for a moment before Nico spoke "I'm not going to seal her gift Teresa, you know that right?" Teresa let out a small sigh "I figured as much, but you know what I'm okay with that" Teresa says "good, by the way how do you think Jimbo going to take the house being destroyed?" Nico asked with a smirk. Teresa rolls her eyes "we'll worry about that later, right now let just lay here and take a breath" Teresa tells her "*sigh* fine but we will have to make sure the tree goes out" Nico says. "you just couldn't let me have a few minutes could you?" Teresa asked with a small smile and laugh "nope" Nico said popping the P as she did. Teresa smiled at her sister before looking up at the ceiling. Teresa laid there and thought about everything that has happend in the last few days, yes her daughter made contact with an evil spirit that tried to kill them, but because of that she reconnection with Nico and she never thought that would happen so for now she's happy with how everything turned out. But something was still bugging her in the back of her mind could Friend really come back?

      
                                THE END?

A/N Well there it is y'all the end of Friend, I hoped you all enjoyed my little horror booklet. Thanks for reading, also don't worry this won't be my only horror booklet I have more in the works. I thought it would be better to finish one before I did more. anyway thanks again and much love. -Skellington_girl95