The Puppeteer
funnybear12
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I pulled the window open, craning my neck upwards to meet his gaze. "Stop haunting me." I whispered, voice trembling.
He chuckled darkly, resting his elbows on his crouched knees.
My voice sounded raspy, tired, hopeless. "Leave me alone."
He slowly stretched out his right hand towards me, like the time he had done it at the lakehouse. "I'll help you, Charlotte." I looked down at his hand, then back at his face. His features looked dangerous, his eyes swirling with darkness.
"How?" I asked.
He grabbed my hand, pulling me up onto the window ledge swiftly, into his arms. Then we fell.
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I used to think the world around me was simple. It was at the moment I was thrown into the supernatural environment that I began to see how complicated the world really was. I feared for my life. Who could I trust? Then I met him. The puppet master controls the puppet. The puppet master chooses the puppet.
The puppet master chose me.