Some of the things that happen in this story are from the books, so you MIGHT need to have read the books (only 1-3) for some extra knowledge
Nicky stared across the street. It was a calm night, the trees gently shook and the leaves rustled around. He knew he should be getting some sleep, tomorrow he and Enzo were going to be showing off their club during the town fair, but he just wanted to prove that he wasnt crazy. Nicky sat back in his chair and placed his binoculars in his lap. He decided he was going to sleep, but right when he got up he saw something, it was a light turning on in Aaron's room. Nicky placed the binoculars against his face and got right up against the window. He gasped, it was Aaron. He was staring at the mirror, holding a knife. He put the knife up towards his face. He slowly dragged it down the side of his face, blood pouring out. He dropped it to the floor and stared in the mirror. "What the..." Nicky whispered. Aaron clenched his fists and wrapped his arms around himself, like he was in pain, not just from the knife but from something worse. Some black stuff started swirling around him, he opened his eyes, they were glowing white. Nicky grabbed his phone and started recording. The darkness surrounded Aaron, he wasnt even visible. Soon the darkness disappeared, but it left something more sinister. Instead of Aaron standing there, a large, shadowy figure stood in his place. Its eyes were glowing white and he had some kind spikes poking out of him, but they were pulsing and misshapen. The figure suddenly turned to Nicky's window at neck breaking speeds. Nicky had no time to hide, but instead, he stared back at the shadowy man. It placed a finger where its mouth should've been. The darkness swarmed away like bees, leaving Aaron standing there with glowing white eyes. Nicky felt light headed, he felt dizzy, everything was blurry. He fell to the ground, his chair rolling across the room.
Nicky woke up, his room seemed bright, but not daytime bright. He stood up slowly. Something felt off about his room, like it was somehow different. Nicky walked out his bedroom door and jumped back instantly. The hallway seemed to be spinning, the wall paper shifting around and the room becoming diagonal then snapping back to normal. Nicky hesitantly walked into the hallway. The ground below him shattered and followed him down into the dark abyss below him. He tried to scream, but nothing came out. He kept falling, dozens of large glowing eyes stared at him as he fell. He could feel the ground coming closer. He closed his eyes and prayed for life. He landed on the ground. He jumped up.
He was in his room, the sun light the room. He stood up, and looked around. The room felt right. "Jesus christ." Nicky picked up his phone and went through it. He played the video, confirming that he saw what he saw last night. He turned off his phone and slipped it into his pocket. It was already 8:00am, the fair started at 10:00am. Nicky warily walked out of his room and down to the kitchen. His face showed signs of low sleep. He sat down and ate the paprika waffle batter. He kept thinking about what he saw. at around 9:50 mom was ready to go. "Nicky! Do you have everything you need?" Mom asked. Nicky slung his back pack across his should. "Yes, mom!" Nicky shouted back as he ran down the stairs to the kitchen. "Lets go!" Mom walked out the front door and got in the car.
The fair was pretty boring, apart from the food. There was balloons, history on the towns agriculture and other crap like that. Then everyone gathered around the stage for a speech from Lucy Yi's mother. Enzo kept trying to get Nicky's attention, but he didnt care anymore. Then Mrs. Delphine pulled us over to a secluded area. "Nicky, Im sorry that we had to do that, but you are the only one in the EMU so-"Nicky cut Mrs Delphine off. "What do you mean?" Nicky asked. Mrs Delphine looked confused. "I thought Enzo told you, they left your club and made another one." Nicky shot Enzo a deadly stare. Enzo looked down at the ground. "Oh! they're going up now!" Mrs Delphine pointed. Enzo ran over to the stage. "Thank you." Trinity walked up to the microphone and started talking about their stupid club about law and crap. "Th- How- I!" Nicky kept trying to get words out, but he couldn't. Nicky's face burnt red as he clenched his teeth. Trinity noticed. "Nicky. we're sorry." Her words were like a bullet, they did more harm than good. Everyone turned to Nicky. "I dont care!" Nicky wasnt good at lying. "You clearly do!" Trinity argued. "No, I dont, thats because you never even liked the idea of the club in the first place!" Nicky ranted. "Yes we did!" Trinity yelled back. "THAN WHY DID YOU QUIT!" Nicky screamed back. "We, we...I..." Trinity couldnt think of anything. "Oh! Maybe its because you think i've gone crazy! WELL I HAVE!" Everyone was staring now. "And you're happy to hear me say it! I've flew off my rocker, like Mr Peterson!" Nicky shouted, everyone gasped. "Or, I flew off a rollercoaster and hit my head and lost my mind!" Lucy's mom gasped and even started crying. "Nicky, stop!" Trinity shouted. Nicky wiped his hands together and ran off into the forest. He ran until he got to the burnt down golden apple amusement park. He sat down next to the rusty ferris wheel. He pulled the pictures out of his pocket. "Stupid, stupid, stupid! Who needs friends anyways." Nicky whispered to himself. "Why am I even calling them friends?" Nicky leaned his head back against the ferris wheel and sighed. He heard footsteps running through the forest. He grabbed the pictures and shoved them back into his pockets. He saw Maritza emerge from the forest and look around. "You!" She pointed at Nicky and stomped over to him. Nicky stood up. "What was that?" Maritza shouted. Nicky stared at her. "Why would you do that? You embarrassed all of us!" Maritza went on, Nicky wasnt even listening. "Are you even listening to me?" Maritza got closer to him. Nicky made eye contact. Maritza's eyebrows rose up. Nicky grabbed her face and kissed her. Maritza's eyes widened. She shoved Nicky away and stumbled back. "Wh-wha-why did you do that?" Maritza's face was burning red. Nicky shrugged. "I've always wanted to do that." He smiled, slightly. Maritza's face got even more red. She started fiddling with her hair. "I...I gotta go." She stepped back then turned and ran. Nicky stared at the park, and saw something. He turned to the roller coaster and his face instantly turned pale. The shadowy figure was standing on the tracks, staring down at him. It dragged its hand off the wall it was leaning on and faded away. Nicky stepped back slowly, staring at the tracks. He turned and walked back home.
Nicky walked by Maritza's house on the way. He looked up at her bedroom window as he walked by, she was sitting at a desk next to the window and smiling at something on the table. Nicky kept staring as he walked, she turned and saw him. Nicky looked down the street infront of him. Maritza quickly grabbed some stuff off of her desk and hid it.
Nicky walked onto the front lawn and climbed up the trellis and onto the roof. He slid his window open and climbed in. He sat down at his desk and grabbed some paper and a pencil. He started etching out a drawing of the shadow Aaron he saw. When he was finished he shoved it into a drawer. He felt a little uneasy, so he reached into the junk drawer and pulled out the dream catcher and a cross. He hung them above his bed. It was already 5:00pm. He sat infront of the window and stared, no even bothering to grab binoculars. He sat there for hours, staring at the house across the street. He struggled to keep his eyes open as he kept dozing off. Eventually, he fell asleep and fell off his chair, slamming onto the ground. He sat up and looked around his twisted bedroom. He stumbled over to his window and lifted it open. He fell out the window at climbed down the trellis.