Chapter 18 – Epilough: Nice to meet you

The sound of the train sounded from far away, and I could hear it getting louder and louder as each second passed by. Eventually, I saw its light shining throughout the railway and the train began slowing down until it stopped completely. I stood there patiently as I watched the door opened, and a wave of people rushed out of the train. I looked around closely, trying to spot the person I was waiting for. I really missed her, and I couldn't wait any longer to see her.

"Delin!"

I shouted loudly, running toward the familiar blond girl as I waved my hand to catch her attention. It looked like she was caught off guard by my voice, because she was still looking around when I'd already reached her. I attacked her with a hug, and she nearly fell over.

"Delin! Welcome back!" I greeted, smiling brightly.

"K- Konna!" She seemed surprised, but chuckled lightly when she saw that it was her best friend who was hugging her tightly. "No wonder the voice sounded familiar! I really didn't expect you to be here already!"

"Why wouldn't I be here?" I said as we broke the hug. "I'm your best friend, Delin. And I miss you, don't you know that?"

"Haha, I miss you too, Konna. Winter break is quite long, after all." Delin held my shoulders. "Hey! You must tell me how you spent your winter break!"

"No." I said firmly as I bent down to help her with her luggage. "You first."

"Wow, so your big brother got a promotion and found out his wife was pregnant with their first child at the same time?!"

"Yeah, it was incredible!" Delin exclaimed. "His wife told me that he nearly fainted because he was so happy."

I really missed spending time with Delin like this. Before school started again, she always stayed at my house for a few days before going back to the campus. We'd always sit in my room and chatted happily. It happened so often, but whenever Delin went back to her hometown, I honestly felt a little lonely.

"Hey, I think I've talked enough about myself." Delin said, putting her hand on my arm. "Now, tell me about what you've done!"

"Well…" I trailed off for a while smiling widely, luring her attention in. "I got myself a boyfriend."

She gasped loudly. "Oh. My. God. Really?!"

I nodded, and on her face was a wide smile.

"Tell me more! Tell me more!" She beamed excitedly. "How did you two meet? How old is he? Is he good-looki-"

"Chill, Delin." I chuckled as I held up my hands, telling her to calm down. "I'll tell you every single detail later, but right now, I want you to meet him."

"That's great-" She exclaimed before cutting herself off. "Wait, he's here right now? I've not seen him anywhere in the house since I came here."

I chuckled as she scratched her head in confusion. "You're right, he's not here. But he will in the matter of second."

She waited a few seconds for her brain to load before showing a very confused expression. "… I don't understand."

I then spoke up, but my words were not meant for her.

"Dear, you can come here now."

Right after I finished, I could feel his presence behind me. I didn't bother to turn around, because I knew exactly who it was. He slowly appeared, and his shadow eventually loomed over me, signaling me that he'd finished teleporting. I looked closely at Delin, and just as I expected, her expression was priceless. Her eyes widened and her mouth was agape, and her entire body was motionless. She was definitely stunned, and her voice shook.

"S- Slen- Slenderman…"

"Yes, you're right, Delin." I said with a calm voice. "In front of you is the real Slenderman himself, the one you've always dreamt of meeting."

All Delin let out was a few words that I couldn't make out.

"H- How…" She stuttered, unable to collect her words. "T- There was no sign that he was here-"

"That's because I promised Konna not to hurt you." Slender cut her off. "Nice to meet you, Delin."

Delin's hand was shaking as she reached out her hand. Slender reached out his too, and Delin slowly held her hand. She seemed like she was still having a hard time believing that her dream was happening right now.

"… No… No way… It's… It's really Slenderman… " Delin said. "I've always d- dreamt of seeing him m- myself, b- but I've never actually though I'd be able to s- see him so close like this…!"

She was speechless for a while before reaching out both of her hands and gripped my shoulders tightly. "H- How did you two… meet…? Please tell me!"

I chuckled. "Well, it all started off when…"

Well, this is the last chapter for this story. I really had a blast writing this, and it was all thanks to your support! I'm so happy that so many of you guys like it, but sadly, it has to end here.

Goodbye!