Chapter 4
Her alarm went off a few hours later, Amber looking outside to see if her grandfather had gotten home after all. No sign of the truck was to be seen. She looked to the puppet plush, worried.
"Please tell me nothing bad happened." She whispered, not expecting an answer. She went downstairs to start the coffee and fix herself some breakfast. It really was unusual for her grandfather to not be home. And this time, she knew she wasn't dreaming. Her alarm had gone off this time. She closed her eyes to compose herself as she sipped her cup of coffee to help wake her up. After eating her breakfast, she got into her car, making the drive to school.
When she got there, Josie and Callie were waiting as usual, both bouncing and very excited about something. Amber pulled into a spot, getting out and walking over to them.
"What's going on?" She asked, Josie looking like she was about to burst unless she told someone.
"Fazbear Fright is opening next week!" She finally burst out, bouncing up and down with every word. "I'm so excited. I'm jumping up and down. You should be jumping up and down. Why aren't you jumping up and down?" Josie added, Callie seeing a worried look on her friend's face.
"Something happen?" She asked, Amber shaking.
"Grandpa didn't come home last night." She answered, a worried hush falling upon the group of girls. This wasn't like Amber's grandfather. He was always on time for events, and disappearing was never part of his personality.
"Did you call the police?" Callie asked, Amber shaking her head.
"I'm hoping he's just late getting home. He didn't call or anything." Amber answered, the worry in her eyes very apparent. The information she had learned the night before was rattling in her brain. She needed to tell someone what she had found out. Before it drove her crazy.
"I need to do something." She said, going back to her car as her friends watched. Skipping school, she knew it was unlike her. But she had to know. They had found the boarded up room. The room in her dreams. Maybe Josh and his friend had the answers she needed. A glance in her rearview saw the Puppet back in her back seat, this time not disappearing when she looked away.
"You won't give me answers. My grandfather is missing, and the only one I can trust right now is someone I just met. My life has gone crazy. I should just turn around and go right back to the school. But I know that the boarded up room holds answers." She said, knowing that the Puppet was not going to answer her.
It was a short drive to the little run down pizzeria, the doors no longer boarded up. She pulled up into the parking lot, taking a few deep breaths. The Puppet had vanished from her back seat, leaving just the leather seat as empty as it was before. It was a few more moments before she got the courage to get out of her car, walking up to the double doors that once housed a major pizza franchise for the town. A push forward and the door opened with a soft creak. She stepped forward, the deed done. She was in.
The inside of the pizzeria was just was dusty and run down as the outside suggested. The floor was cleared of the tables that used to be there, the stage filled with dust and cobwebs where the animatronics used to stand. She started walking the pizzeria, remembering footsteps from her dream, where they would lead. She stopped in front of the boarded up room, looking at it. Why did the footsteps lead her here? Why did the Puppet lead her here? A deep breath passed her lips as she looked through the boards. It was too dark to see inside the room. She would have to wait until Josh and his friend got there to open it up. She turned around to walk away, before hearing a voice behind her that sent a chill down her spine.
"Help me." The voice said, it low, rumbling, and almost sounding like they were choking out the words. She took a few deep breaths, walking away quicker. She needed to get out of there. The voice rang out again, calling out to her.
"Help me!" She ran out to her car, getting in before taking a few deep breaths. Yeah, that had been a bad idea. She needed to wait for Josh. Josh would be able to give her the answers she needed. He had to.