Chapter 1

That is how I became a slave. And my friends, they made it to the other side. I don't know if it was heaven or hell, but for me, Slender didn't let me go. Some days I wonder if I would ever leave this world. During day, I hid in the trees, knowing that if I go anywhere else, Slender would punish me. And by night, I was forced to be by his side, watching him kill innocent souls all over the world. Mainly we would go to his death place, the suicide forest in Japan, to rest in the mornings. Where he hid my body is beyond me. Because we both know that if anyone found it, if they buried it and gave me a proper funeral, then I would get to leave no matter what Slender did to me.

But for now, I was forced to watch him kill innocent children and teens, rape teenage boys (which I...kinda liked.), and stalk adults. I couldn't handle it. So one day when we got back to the place I was killed, I ran, ran into the dark nothingness of the forest. I felt like I was finally gonna be free until I heard him coming after me.

"You cannot leave, My Slave! Even if you run, you can't escape!" He laughed evilly, I began crying.

"Please! LEAVE ME ALONE!" He just laughed. My legs ached, even if I'm a ghost, they still hurt. I ran faster, not even making noise as my feet slammed against the forest ground. I soon saw a exit from the forest, I practically jumped through the trees into a clear area with a few trailers across the road. I looked back cautiously, panting like I just ran a mile. I didn't hear the tentacles brush against leaves, so I was save, for now. I looked forward, toward the trailers to see three kids playing in a little play place. Two looked about six or eight and the other looked four. I finally caught my breath when I felt like HE was watching me. I ran across the road to the three. I stopped when I got close enough to detail them. the girl looked the oldest, Then there was a boy who looked a little bit younger. Then there was another boy that was smallest of the three. They looked like siblings, same brown eyes, same brown skin, and same hair color. Their clothes were ragged, like they never had a bath, never combed or brush their hair, and they were all bone! I got closer.

"Uhh.. Excuse me." I asked, almost forgetting how to talk to people. They didn't hear me. I forgot that most living people couldn't see or hear the dead. I closed my eyes and used some of my energy to try to make them see me. Then I spoke again, finally the four year old looked straight at me and pointed.

"Sis, I see a girl!" He said with surprise.

"I don't see anyone, Michael." She sighed, looking at where he was pointing.

"Me either, instead of imagining that someone was here, why don't we find something to eat?" The middle child shook his head, hugging his stomach like he was starving. I felt sad for them, I touched the older's shoulder, because I knew it must've been hard to care for two sibling as well as herself. She jolted and shivered.

"What's wrong, Noreen?" the middle child with the afro asked.

"I... feel a hand. On my shoulder. It's cold, Riley."

"Let me feel." Riley hovers his hand near my arm and gasped, "Y-your right! But it's the middle of summer!"

"Guys, there really IS a teenage girl here. She's right by ya'll!" I was surprised. I collected some more energy, I felt so weak when I saw them look straight at me.

"Wait, isn't that the missing girl that we saw on that newspaper we found in the trash in town?" Noreen asked.

"I-it IS!" Riley exclaimed.

"Can you hear me?" I hesitantly asked them, afraid they wouldn't hear me. They younger nodded.

"I can, but the other's can't" Michael said, the others looked at him.

"What? Is she talking to you?" Riley's mouth was agape at his younger brother.

"She's talking to all of us." Michael looked surprisingly calm.

"Copy everything I say, okay?" I proposed to Michael. He nodded again.

"Yes, I am the missing girl. There is a monster by the name of 'Slender Man' and he killed me and my friends." I heard him copy me, the others just looked at me with wide eyes.

"S-slender M-man?" Noreen asked. I nodded.

"I need your help. We need to leave this place before he comes and killed you too."

Riley backed away, "No, I'm not afraid."

"Riley." Noreen sighed, reaching for him.

"NO, NOREEN! There's nothing left for us. Our parents left us when I was just five, they left us with Michael, who was just three. We're starving, We're hot during summers, cold during winters." Riley started crying, "I WANT to die! Our parents never cared for our life, so why should we?"

"Because you can survive. Survive and tell your story. But me, I AM dead. I can't even reach for the light with my friends." I stated, which Michael told the others. Riley looked at me and fell to his knees, Noreen walked to his brother and hugged him. I smiled until I heard him.

"Oh, how sweet. Too bad I'm just around the corner." Slender cackled. I analyzed to figure out he was a block away.

"WE NEED TO GO!" I exclaimed. Michael looked at me and told the others.

"W-why?" Noreen asked.

"HE'S COMING!" I screamed. Michael ran and grabbed he other's hands without telling them what I said, we all ran, ran toward town. I looked back to see him standing in the fog. I told them to run faster.

I finally saw the city again for the first time in months.

A/N: Whoa! It's time for a cliff hanger! ^_^ I don't know, I just believe that cliff hangers help make the story more interesting and makes the skeptics read further. Mata Ne! 'Till next time* (*chapter)