Chapter 2: Secret horrors
It was now afternoon and Scratch was in his dollhouse, watching that strange piece of paper. He knew what ''Memento Mori'' means... And exatcly that scared him. It was a phrase that used to scare him as kid. There was just something wrong with it... Why should remind people, about such scary and horrifying experiense like death?
''Scratch! Are you serious?''
Scratch flew from his dollhouse and saw Molly with angry look in her eyes.
''Everythinh alright, Moll?''
''No! You haven't even touched your salad! Axel said, you must eat your vegetables!''
''Honestly, I haven't eat anything at all today. I just don't feel hungry...''
Molly knew he was lying. First, because there is no way for Scratch 'not to be hungry' and because of other reason...
''Sooooo... Any idea where our last few boxes of ice cream could be? Since SOMEHOW, they mysteriously disappeared...'' Molly said.
Scratch now realized, there is no way for him to lie his way out, but he still tried.
''Uhhhhhh... Maybe you ate them, in your sleep?'' Scratch said, with a nervous smile.
Molly now was starting to feel little angry.
''Hmmmmm, so any reason why there was blue ectoplasm right next to the fridge?''
Scratch now saw, Molly won't believe a word he says, so he just gave up.
''Ugh, fine! it was me... But come on Moll! I just recently got my taste back! It has been long time, since I haven't tasted ice cream! You gotta understand me!''
Molly was now giving Scratch a cold stare.
''Scratch, I understand, but I told you! First you finish your salad, then you eat other food! I left you unwatched just once and you betray my trust like that?!''
''I'm sorry, okay? It was mistake. But now, I'm really not hungry, so I will just go take a little na-
Before Scratch could finish, Molly grabbed him and started to drag him downstairs.
''Oh that's not happening, mister! You will eat your vegetables!''
Scratch was trying to free himself from her, but he couldn't.
''COME ON MOLL! You can't force me to eat something, I don't like!'' Scratch said, as he was struggling to escape.
''Yes I can! You will finish your salad, even if it means for me to feed you, like a little baby!''
Scratch realized, Molly won't leave him alone until he doesn't eat it, so he just gave up.
...
Libby was in her room, writting a new fanfic story. Recently, she didn't have much time to write, but now since she doesn't have any upcoming tests, she had much free time. She also had plans to see Charlotte tomorrrow.
''Enjoying your life?''
Libby froze when she heared that voice. She had no idea how and why, but she could swear on her life, she has been hearing and seeing that shadow demon...
She turned around, but no one was there. She was really comfused, but grateful no demons were behind her. She continued to write, when she felt some strange and cold chills. She was starting to feel really scared and was expeting in any moment, something to scare her...
''Libbyyyyyy''
Libby had no idea what to do. She was just sitting on her desk, scared to move a muscle. Then... The door behind her opened. She really didn't wanted to do it... But she turned around.
She saw in right behind her, there was a small girl. She looked like 9 or 10 years old, had dark hair and... Had a disturbing smile on her face...
''Wh-Who are you?''
The girl looked at her... She had red demonic eyes. Then she also started to slowly turn shadowy. Libby was watching her, terrifyed what may happen next. The girl's smile turned red... And she became the female, smiling, shadow demon...
''Do you recognize me now?''
''Y-Y-You... You are dead... Back at the toy shop, I stabbed you! You... Can't be here!'' Libby said, as she started to tear up from fear.
''Maybe I'm really dead... Maybe you just start to go insane...''
The demon started to get closer... Libby still couldn't move... And then, the demon grabbed her face.
''No need to cry... Because, soon you will be the one, who will make others cry...''
Libby's eyes turned demonic red and her teeth got sharper...
''NO! I'm not a monster! I'm not a monster!''
''Yes you are...''
...
''LIBBY!'' Leah screamed.
Libby woke up on her desk, with tears in her eyes. She saw how worried her mom is...
''M-Mom?''
''Are you ok?!'' Leah asked, as she hugged her daughter.
''Y-Yes... What happened?''
''I just wanted to check on you and saw you fall asleep on your desk, and then you started to cry'' Leah said.
Libby had no idea how she fall asleep... And this dream was so real...
''Sorry mom... I didn't wanted to scare you like that...''
Libby also noticed something... Her textbook was still open... And there were two words written on it...
Memento Mori
...
It was now night-time and Scratch and Molly were playing a board game. Earlier, Scratch threw out the little piece of paper, since... It really was making him scared when he was looking at it. Who wrote that? Normally, ghosts can't write stuff like in the ghost world...
''Scratch? Scratch come on, pick up a card!'' Molly said.
Also, he spended alot of time with Clara there... He could swear, that thing got there exatcly after Clara left...
''SCRATCH!''
Scratch snapped out of his zoning out.
''Uh, oh? Sorry, I was thinking about something...''
Molly didn't know for what exatcly he was thinking, but she knew it must be important. She started to smile...
''Ohhhhhh... Thinking about Clara, eh?'' Molly asked, with a grim smile.
Scratch blushed when she asked that question. He didn't wanted to tell her about this, so he decided to play along.
''Ughhhhh... Yes...'' Scratch said, embarrassed.
''HA! Someone is spending alot time with her latelyyyyyyyyy''
''Moll, we are just friends!''
''For now...'' Molly said, still with the same grim smile.
''Ugh, let's just continue. It's my turn, right?''
Scratch picked up a card with a question.
''What's a the most embarrassing thing, that has ever happened to your best friend?'' Scratch read.
Molly started to think about this. There sure were alot of embarrassing moments in her life. The time when she baked her mom cupcakes, but accidentaly got the sugar and salt mixed up. The time, when she kissed her friend out of reflection... And her friend was homophobic. Thank God, back then she only saw it as a friendly gesture, but Molly was still feeling embarrassed. However... There was one VERY embarrassing moment, that even gave her nightmares.
''Well... When I was 10... I had a incontinent problem. It was bad, but I managed to cure it. But before that... One day, I really needed to go the bathroom in class, but I was too nervous to ask, since we had a history test. So I decided to wait until the end... But before I realized what was happening, I saw my biker shorts and seat were wet...'' Molly said, as she blushed.
''Well... It can happen to anyone... Did someone said anything about it?'' Scratch asked.
''No... No one actually noticed, but I was scared to get up, so I waited for everyone to leave. However, the teacher saw how scared I looked and... She realized what happened, so she called my parents''
Molly was feeling so embarrassed from her story. Even though, Libby had way worse experience in... Getting wet, Molly never actually told her. It was now her turn, so she picked up a card.
''What was the scariest thing, your best friend has ever seen?'' Molly read
There were alot of scary things Scratch has seen in his life and afterlife. More recently, the shadow demon from his corruption... But he didn't wanted to tell Molly that. The grim reaper terrifyed him... But he also didn't wanted to tell Molly that...
''Uhhhhhhhh... Recently, I saw a skinwalker...'' Scratch said.
Molly froze from fear, when he said this... Legends about skinwalkers, used to scare her as kid...
''You... You are kidding, right?'' Molly asked, scared.
''No, seriously. One night, me and Geoff were hanging out around Brighton and saw few little kids. We decided to scare them for fun... Oh boy that sure was fun. Anyway after Geoff left, I was about to leave... And then in a little dark alley, I heared your voice. But it sounded... Weird and disturbing. I turned around and I saw you. Staring at me with a little creepy smile and... I saw that thing had grey eyes. Most skinwalkers have grey eyes. So I imediately flew away from there''
''WHAT? THAT THING LOOKED LIKE ME?'' Molly asked, terrifyed.
''It was 100 percent copy of you. However from the voice and the grey eyes, I realized this wasn't you. What, you think ghosts are the only supernatural thing? Nah, there are many freaky things. While I was alife, me and Adia travelled to Japan, and I saw a girl in mask, holding scissors. She asked me if she is pretty, but I couldn't tell because of her mask. I didn't payed much attention as human, but now... I realized she was actually a ghost''
Molly was looking at him, really scared...
''Scratch... Do you think, that... Skinwalker... Is still in Brighton?''
Scratch realized how scared she was... So he started to smile in very creepy looking way...
''I don't know... Maybe... Maybe I'm that skinwalker... Maybe I ate the real Scratch, SO I COULD EAT YOU TOO!'' Scratch said, as he grow larger.
''THAT'S NOT FUNNY SCRATCH!'' Molly shouted, as she even started to shake from fear.
''Hahaha! I knew, there is something that must scare you! But honestly I don't know... Since I saw it, little after... The whole corrupting incident, it means that thing will still look like you. Once they choose a form, they stay like that for a month, then they change their form to something else. However, I sure hope for that thing to be gone... Normally, I'm the ghost and I should be the one scaring... But skinwalkers, terrify me...''