Slender Man

XII

"Scarlett."

"Scarlett."

"Scarlett!"

I jump snapping out of whatever I was doing. I'm standing in front of my room door. I turn around to see Ethan, Seth and Jason.

"Wha--"

"You were sleep walking." Seth tells me.

I look down and see that i'm wearing Ethan's shirt. Thank god.

I look back at the door, there's a reason i'm here. I twist the knob, opening the door. A cold wind blows at my face giving me goosebumps. I gasp when there are papers everywhere.

'Always watches, no eyes'

I look at Ethan, his face is pale as he looks at all the papers that say the same thing.

"What does that mean?" Seth questions

"Just what it says." Jason rolls his eyes

I stare at Jason noticing bags under his eyes. Has he been sleeping? I bite my lip in embarrassment, If he was awake he could have heard everything. That's disturbing.

"Lets pack." I say kicking the papers away from my suitcase.

They all leave to pack, leaving me with my thinking. I don't like thinking. There's nothing good to think about.

My cheeks flush when I remember Ethan. He said he loves me. After everything, that could be the most memorable moment being here.

But, everything is going to be different when we get back. Sam. My best friend. She's gone, it's going to be so different without her. She was like my sister, She's been in my life forever, apparently since I was six.

"Shit!" I hear Jason shout from downstairs.

I run out of the room and cough from the amount of smoke filling the house.

"What the hell happened?" Ethan asks

"I don't fucking know! It just started!" He yells trying to blow it out by fanning it with a pillow. The front door catches on fire.

"No!" I yell

"Fuck" Ethan shouts "we need to leave now!"

I look up at the staircase that's already engulfed in flames. I look at Ethan and Jason "Where's Seth?!" I ask frantically, my hands are already shaking. "Seth!?" I yell "No, not my brother, Seth!?" I cry

"We need to go." Ethan says sadly.

"No! Seth please come on!" I yell going to the staircase but Ethan grabs me "No!"

"We have to go!" Ethan coughs.

I sob as we leave out the back door. I can't leave without him. I try to get out of Ethan's arms but it's no use.

"Let me go, please Ethan!" I scream

"Stop, it's to late."

"Guys." Jason whispers "he's here."

He stands by the burning house. I know if he had a face, there would the biggest smirk. There's no fear right now, i'm angry. I'm so fucking angry.

"You bastard!" I yell, trying to go toward him but Ethan has me locked in his strong hold. "I fucking hate you!"

In a blink of an eye he has Jason right beside him, his eyes are wide.

"No!"

I scream in fear as Jason's body is ripped in pieces, blood falling onto the green grass.

I'm frozen. I can't move a muscle, i've never seen something so gruesome in my life. How do people do it? How much pain can that be, when getting a little scrape hurts also? How can people look at things like this? It's terrible. I didn't know god put us on earth to see this stuff.

"Come on!" Ethan grabs my hand dragging me away from the horrible scene.

We enter the woods, trees being the only thing seen now. My eyes furrow when I see a paper on every tree. I stop running, Snatching the paper.

'Don't look or it takes you.'

Realization hits me, Slender Man is the bad guy. But, he would not leave things like this. He wouldn't put warnings for us to see. He's trying to kill us.

This isn't his game.