Genesis awoke slowly, her vision still blurry.
It was dark around her, but she could feel she was lying on a mess of comfy sheets.
Even though this wasn't clearly a luxurious bed like the one she had back at her house, it was strangely more peaceful.
For the first time, she felt calm while immerged in complete darkness, contrary to her prior life in that cell, where the darkness scared her immensely..
While she yawned and stretched her arms, she felt a hard object next to her on the floor. It was a flashlight.
She switched it on and looked around her. She was in what seemed like a storage room. Boxes were everywhere, whether empty or filled with different strange looking tools.
But what caught her attention the most was the shelves on the wall to her right. There were multiple masks on them.
She recognized they were part of the workers' costumes in the pizzeria, as many animal masks somehow resembled the bear head on the signboard of the pizzeria. Other parts were also arranged like arms and legs and metallic skeletons, which freaked her out a bit.
-"So, I am actually inside the pizzeria.."
She cautiously got up and walked to the door right in front of her. But before her hand reached the knob, she heard something fell to the ground with a weird knock.
Not daring to move an inch, she listened to the object rolling on the ground with an unsteady speed, until it touched her leg. She was frozen in place, her blood bumping hurtfully in her veins, her heart beating so fast it'd jump out of her chest.
She was so terrified she closed her eyes, her arms were shaking and her legs were no longer supporting her right.
Her eyes went down to the direction of her legs, waiting for the object to move, but it stood still. With twitching fingers, she flashed the light towards it, and sighed deeply when she saw it was just one of the costume's parts, a yellow bear head. She picked it up with both her hands and traced with her eyes its rolling path. To her surprise, there was a yellow suit placed against the wall to her right. She carefully went to the side of the suit and crawled next to it. She leaned against its furry surface and relaxed to the soft sensation against her skin. She wasn't sleepy or tired but this kind of comfort made her forget just about everything. She hugged the bear head tightly close to her as if it was her precious teddy bear, the one that her parents disposed of and burned to ashes in front of her..
Nearly an hour passed before Genesis could notice light coming from the small gap under the door.
-"Someone switched on the lights.. Maybe it's Purple Puppet!", she whispered to herself and to the yellow bear head.
She rapidly got up, put the mask on the suit and ran to the door. She opened it slightly and peaked outside: there was only a hallway that led to what seemed like the main area of the pizzeria. With no threat found in sight, she stepped in that hallway. Closing the door behind her, she saw a sign that read "Backstage" on it.
-"Guess I won't get lost if I remembered each room's signboard.."
And with that, she walked down the hallway and arrived into a vast room. There were large tables covered with white long tablecloths and party hats.
This dining place consisted of a Show stage, a corner with closed curtains that read "Pirate Cove"..
_"Hello! Heellooo! What are you doing here, kid?"
Genesis jumped forward and screamed from the bottom of her lungs when she felt a hand on her shoulder and a ranging voice to her ear.
-" Ahh sorry I startled you.. Uuhh I'm just the night guard here, y-you know.. Um the place is still closed, it's only 6 am.."
After almost having a panic attack, the girl calmed down when she knew this guy was clearly not the one who attacked her, yet she instantly became sad and shameful, all the events that happened to her rushing back to her mind.
She felt guilty and vulnerable, averting her gaze to her feet.
-"H-hello, kid.. Uuhh It's okay if you don't want to talk about it.. Um if you really want to stay here, I-I can make sure nobody finds out, if you just hide whenever you hear any unusual sound.. Um the staff always come by from time to time to check on things.. Uuhh I guess you know now that there are animatronics in here. They are friendly during the day but not so much at night, so I-I'll let you discover them and interact with them on your own.. Um so this can be our little secret..Um you can trust me, you know.. I-I guess.."
The kid immediately looked up to the man. This was the first time someone offered her help apart from Purple Puppet.
She felt he was indeed telling the truth. His green brownish eyes were sparkling and his lips forming a soft smile.
The guy rubbed the back of his neck and looked away, probably feeling embarrassed. His cheeks turned a light red as he passed his shaky fingers through his blond hair, still avoiding eye contact.
-"He is cute..", She thought to herself, as she extended her baby finger towards him.
-"Pinky Promise?", she asked him with determination
Their eyes locked on each other. The guy chuckled sweetly and extended his finger as well, not feeling awkward anymore, but still his cheeks were rosy.
-"Um yeah, sure..", he said gently.
Then he patted her head, ruffling and messing up her curly hair and spoke up.
-"I-I have to go now, my shift has already ended.. Um I'll be back at midnight for my new night, but I-I'll come earlier if you want me to, you know.. Uuhh play together, or something.."
-"Yes ! I'd love to..", she replied quickly, happiness and excitement were apparent in her eyes.
-"Great ! Um then see you tonight.."
The guy smiled to her and walked to the exit. He stopped and waved to the little girl before leaving, locking the door behind him.
Genesis was so glad. She was beginning to make new friendships! Something she never fully experienced previously. Having P.P and this new blond guy, she was positive that everything will be just fine..
Sorry this came so late, but I had many exams and I fell sick, so I really don't know when will I be able to update again, but I hope it'll be soon..
A big thank you to Isaac Clarke who helped me and inspired me a lot :*
A shoutout to Dragmo for being the first to review both previous chapters 3
Thanks for all of you.. I hope everyone is enjoying the story so far
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