Never gonna leave me
Never gonna leave here
Hope you said your goodbyes
Cause now you're trapped here
The flashlight trembled in my hands as I wandered through the abandoned road. High death rates and suspicious incidents caused the town to drop dead or drop out. I looked around, desperately searching for a way out when I heard a gentle voice sing out.
Never gonna leave here
Everybody left you
They'll forget you
Cause now you're trapped here
It shocked me to hear such a beautiful and sweet voice sing out such heart wrenching words. I had been abandoned here, left by myself to die as if I were a . . . sacrifice. I tried to block it out by covering my ears only to find that the voice was in my head as well. I violently shook my head around. Enraged I saw a bat next to a car. I began to bash the windows out. When I calmed down and looked up I was staring at horror. I couldn't speak. I couldn't move! It felt as if the air around me was suffocating cold me.
Just a few feet away was the abnormally tall demon responsible for my demise. Slowly I stood up straight. Keeping my eyes on it I began to walk backwards away from it. It just stood there, 'watching.' I somehow managed to keep my face straight but angry. When I walked far enough that it was out of sight, I turned around. I walked onwards, observing my surroundings. There really was no one else here. No one but me and the demon. I stopped in front of a forest and the voice in my head sang out again.
Never gonna leave here
We're gonna have fun
Don't make me harm you
Cause now you're trapped here
We're gonna have fun? Don't make me harm you? I thought over those words carefully. The lyrics had changed entirely since the last time. Don't make me harm you. This I pondered over, walking back and forth in front of the still darkened woods. So if I don't provoke it then it won't harm me. Maybe it'll even leave me alone, but what could be considered provoking? I thought of the last encounter. It stayed where it was as I slowly walked away. I hadn't yelled or advanced upon it or anything. Not to mention IT came to ME. So what does 'we're gonna have fun' mean then?
The air became suffocatingly cold again as I tensed up and waited for it to attack. I closed my eyes and dropped my hands to my sides. The shivering breeze flew through my hair across my neck and away again. I waited patiently but the impact never came. Upon opening my eyes I saw it looking down at me. I stared at it confused. No face? Was it a mask? I lifted a hand and tried to pull it off but it was real. It was expressionless because it had nothing to express with. I gently rubbed my fingers across its lipless mouth. Its skin was smooth like butter.
'Who are you?' I asked, resting my hand at my side
The lipless mouth parted as a voice that made me melt inside came out.
'Slender.'
I was confused. I would admit he was abnormally skinny but still. It pointed to a sign.
SLENDERMANS FOREST: DO NOT ENTER!
Slenderman? But isn't slender responsible for all this isn't he a KILLER?! Killer. . . I turned back to him angry, prepared to fight, prepared to run, prepared to die.
'Are you going to kill me now?' I asked through gritted teeth
It 'looked' up at a bird passing over. It watched it fly to a tree, look around and leave again. When it was out of sight he looked at me again.
'Why would I kill you? You haven't hurt me.' He tilted his head slightly
I was so shocked I actually relaxed. I stared up at him with curious eyes. He intrigued me. I began to circle him, looking him up and down as he just stood there.
'So you won't harm me? What I try to escape this town? Try and leave here completely once I find an exit?'
I stopped in front of him. He looked down.
'I know where all the exit are. I might tell you one day. But for now if u try to leave I'll definitely have to kill you.'
I put my hand on my face and sighed. Guess there really is no escape . . . yet. Looking back up I saw him look out in a distance. The moon was shining brightly above my house. I ran to it.
The outside looked normal. No broken windows, paint slightly chipped, horrid shade of purple. I took the key from my pocket and opened the door. It was all a mess with things everywhere like someone was in a hurry to leave. Most likely mom and dad. I went up to my room and saw it untouched. Guess they really didn't care about me.
I flopped down on my bed and closed my eyes. Everything happened so fast. Earlier today the kids were playing in the street when there was gunfire from the woods. Thinking it was hunters we were all normal. But something tall and black emerged covered in blood. We all ran to leave. That was the last straw.
I ran home crying, screaming for my parents. But the door was locked as it approached me. So I ran further on through the reckless crowd. I was almost to the gate when I was shoved aside. I fell and hit my head as the world blurred. The last thing I remember is the world on fire and a very loud slam. As I fell unconscious I knew the gate had closed and I was stuck here.
I awoke were I fell next to a flashlight and now I'm here. What a great day it's been.
My breath came in shallow gasps as I began to cry. I'd been abandoned and the only . . . person left was Slender man. I wanted to cry out and wreck everything unbroken, to end everything here in a cruel blood splattering manner. But my strength was too exhausted for me to do anything but cry. Alone.
I felt something soft wipe my cheeks. I opened my eyes and through blurry tears I could make out Slender man.
'Hi Slendy. My name's Raven. It's nice to meet you.' I laughed tearfully
'Hi Raven.' He sighed
I sat up and stared at my feet.
'Mom and dad left me.' My tears began to choke me. 'They didn't even stop to look for me I bet. I was just laying there and they completely left me. Even though they said they loved me.'
Slender man scooted forward a bit and rubbed my back. I looked up at him and outstretched my arms. He was surprisingly strong. He lifted me onto his lap and I cried into his shoulders until I there were only sobs but no tears. When I stopped I went into the bathroom and cleaned my face before returning to him. He smiled.
I flinched. It was a smile that was comforting but also eerie and dangerous. I walked over next to him and grabbed a blanket. I sat next to him and held the blanket tight. It was the first one I ever successfully made. Slender man reached out and cupped his hand behind my head. Surprisingly enough I let him guide my head to his lap. He spread the blanket over me and began to stroke my messy hair.
'I'll protect you Raven. I need your help. I need you to remember. Please.'
He leaned down and his lipless mouth touched the side of my head in a loving way. I snuggled closer to his warm body. He chuckled and my eyes slowly closed, feeling too heavy for me to support.
'Good night Raven.' He whispered
His voice was so familiar. I know it from somewhere but just from where exactly? I yawned as his fingers gently untangled my hair.
That's the last thing I remember before I drifted off into a warm and peaceful sleep.
