Chapter Four
Later on at PE, Heather continued to go on and on about the Slenderman, and it was causing Donna to get a real headache.
While they were jogging around the field, Heather was a total chatterbox, not shutting up once while running.
Donna honestly couldn't take anymore and punched Heather over the head causally, sighing irritable.
"Would you quiet down?!" She scolded her friend as she looked around, hoping no one was looking.
"If you keep this up, people will start to think you have a crush on him."
Heather made a face, pouting like a spoiled child. "That's not funny, even for you…"
Rubbing her sore head, the Raven repeats her question:
"But really, guys! If we set up camp, we could—"
"No."
"But we wouldn't be alone! We'd have each oth—"
"No."
"Donna~" Heather whines. "Why are you so hard pressed to ignore this?"
"Because he's not real!" She glares at Heather, beginning to have enough of her nonsense.
"And I'm sick of you trying to use Amanda's death as an excuse to go through with this!"
Heather widens her orange eyes in outrage, gasping offended. "Is that what you think I'm doing?!"
"Well it sure sounds like it! Ugh, you make it sound like a fucking game!"
"Hey, I cared about Amanda! She was my friend too!"
"G-Guys, please…" Janey was becoming scared; they never argued like this before. "Calm down before you get in trouble!"
"No, Janey." Donna glares at Heather, looking serious. "This needs to end now! You're acting like an idiot, Heather!"
A few stopped talking and looked their way; Donna got into Heather's face angrily.
"So you're trying to go find that bastard! And then what?! What will you do then?! What if he ends up killing you?!"
Janey bit her lip nervously, feeling useless and trapped; everything was falling apart so quickly and she didn't know how to stop it.
"G-guys,please! S-Stop-Ouch!"
She grabs her head, an unexpected migraine coming at her strongly. Donna turns back to her, concerned for her health, before she turns to Heather again, her eyes stern and cold.
"See what you're done?! Now Janey's all worried and upset! It's taking a tole on her!"
Heather was biting her lip, on the verge of tears, while Donna scoffs loudly with her hands up in frustration.
"I can't put up with this anymore! The way you're putting yourself first before everyone else is just horrible! You're beginning to make me question our friendship! Stop being a goddamn moron and get it in your head: Slenderman is not real—"
A slap rang out and Janey flinched as Heather brought a hand to Donna's face.
Other kids looked on too, surprised by the turn of events; the girls never got physical with each other.
Heather hiccuped, because at that point, Donna's words broke her heart.
Donna raised a hand to her stung cheek and gazed at her friend in shock, who began to cry.
"FINE! Be that way!" Heather didn't bother to wipe the tears away. "I don't need either of you! I'll go find him myself! And then I'll show you!"
She dashes away, leaving her friends staring in shock.
"Oh…Heather wait!" Janey turns to Donna, eyes wide in sudden angry. "Why'd you go and say that?!"
"I-I didn't mean it like that! S-She just…fuck..." Donna runs after her friend, Janey following after.
Heather ran towards the storage room, crying softly.
Her friends just didn't get her sometimes.
How could Donna think that? It wasn't like she was glad Amanda died…She just wanted to help find her killer.
She wanted to protect her friends from him.
The police were obviously of no use, so she had to keep them safe the only way she knew how.
Sure...maybe she'd act crazy too much and too often...but it was for their sake!
...She'd do anything to protect them...
Why couldn't they just see it like that?
Hiccuping, the Raven collapses to the ground, tears streaming down her face.
'They'll see…Slenderman is real. When I find him, they'll believe me then.'
"…cHiLd…"
A gasp escaped her mouth, the sudden voice freezing her veins...
Heather looked up in silence, the tall figure peering over her.
"…Oh." A hand grabbed a handful of her shiny black hair,yanking her up roughly.
"Heather!" Janey ran, huffing as she tried to find her friend.
This was terrible. They never fought like this…what brought it on?
'It's all his fault…' She found herself retorting in her mind. 'If only he didn't show up…'
A scream pierced the sky, making the bluenette flinch in fear.
Janey looked towards the woods, panicking a bit.
"Heather?" She raced inward, following the echoes of the screams. "Heather?! Heather!"
The bluenette comes across a clearing, her big green eyes staring up in terror. Dazed in horror, Janey only managed to whimper pathetically.
"H-Heather…?"
There he stood there like a macabre tree. His black suit was pitch black and his skin albino...
Heather lay limp in his arms, her raven hair hanging in the air. His spider-like fingers wrapped about her body, gripping her in a hold that meant no escape.
He stared down at the smaller girl in disdain, his being striking panic in her.
Or tried to…after all…he had no face.
"N-No…" Janey fell her legs grow weak under his faceless gaze. She watched as he stepped closer, her friend helpless in his grip.
"yOuR TimE wILl cOMe NexT cHIlD…"
Panic filled her heart at his low demonic voice.
"bUt uNtIl then…."
Something swiped at her, and Janey found herself flying, her head having connected with a large tendril. She grunted in pain as she landed on her side, lying in a heap.
"bE aFRaId…" With that, he slithered away into the darkness, Heather in his long arms.
"N-No…Heather…"
She could only watch as her vision grew dim, slowly slipping into unconsciousness…
Donna arrived later, bending down as her breath hitched and tried to regain herself.
She looks up to see Janey on the ground, bleeding terribly.
"Janey!" The brunette runs to her, fear gleaming in her eyes at seeing all of the blood. "Oh man, oh man, oh man!"
"D-Donna…" Janey's green eyes were growing dull as she struggled to stay awake.
"Janey! Are you okay?! What happened?!"
"H-He…He got to her…"
The brunette grew silent, staring at Janey blankly…
Looking towards the dark woods, sweat started to slide down her forehead.
"No…" She whimpered despite herself, the wind whipping through the air. "That's impossible…"
End of Chapter 4
(Well, that escalated quickly. I'm sorry if the chapter seems too rushed, or if the fallout seemed too early. But hopefully, you'll like it just the same ^^))