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Happy Halloween! I finally updated, sorry for the long wait, writers block is such a pain. Hope you enjoy the new chapter! Have a fun and spooky Halloween!
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Chapter 7

October 31; 21:00 pm

As I ran after the creature I started noticing things changing in the streets, happy kid-ish decorations started turning more nightmarish. Happy pumpkins looked bloody and angry, a shadow ran by and decoration ghosts turned into real ones and flew away. I ran faster, soon the creature ran into the woods and I hesitated to follow, a hand grabbed my shoulder and I screamed.

"Aiden, it's only me." The skeleton man was back.

"You followed me?" I glared at him

"Not to your home, but you ran past me chasing after that creature. It looked familiar and I followed it too. You should go home now, leave it to me."

I shook my head, "No way! That's the thing I chased after the night my dad died and I want to know what it is! I'm going after it!" I started to walk into the woods. I heard Jack followed me of course.

After ten minutes of walking quietly I asked, "Why did you wait so long to come back…if you really are my dad?"

"As I said before I lost my memories after I died, I only recently got them back. I think it's because that creature has returned."

I went quiet again, it sounded plausible, the creature could want one or both of us and needed Jack's memories to return for him to look for it. Or something wanted Jack to stop the creature.

I shivered at the thought, Jack noticed, "Are you cold?" He asked.

I shrugged, "Maybe a little. I'm not going back just because I'm cold though."

"You really should go back though, it could be very dangerous."

"I wont though."

Silence filled the air again.

After more walking we found ourselves in a clearing, there were two big trees that had doors that faced each other, Jack gasped.

"Interesting….It looks like the holiday doors, but there are only two here…."

"The holiday doors?"

He ignored the question and went to one of the doors, it was golden and had suns and stars decorating it.

I went to the other door it was made from what looked like amethyst and was decorated with moons and stars.

"Day and night doors?" I guessed, I felt a breeze brush by my leg, "This door is open!"

Jack was by my side in an instant, he opened the door wider and we looked inside.

"There's no bottom…." I looked down into the darkness.

We backed up when shadow arms reached up and grabbed us, I screamed and we both did our best to fight the arms off before being dragged down through the door.

It slammed shut behind us.