November 14, 2017

What about the others? Besides dead children and those who play detectives, there are other people. What about them? It's time to find out who is doing what after recent events.

11 hours 20 minutes

The children stayed in an empty pizzeria, which was temporarily closed, so there will be no visitors there until the incident with the missing children is forgotten. No one in their right mind would take their child to a place where more than 5 children have disappeared. The dead souls stayed in the pizzeria, telling each other stories and having as much fun as they can. But what about Clara? No, she did not stop visiting the children, she visits them during the day, and at night kids asked her not to come, because they were "playing with their friend Mike". Clara, of course, believed it and did not come. But it's boring to sit alone in the basement with already dusty robots. And the staff began to come less and less often. Woman has not used the Ballora for a long time. She wanted to talk to someone. And then Sofia appeared. Although she is a Goddess, she is also a woman with the same feminine things like cosmetics and etc. So she became friends with Clara, and they chatted about all things all day and all night over a cup of good tea in the basement of the pizzeria. For example, Sofia said that she had been at odds with K'hadesh for a long time. They're not exactly enemies, they just don't like each other. And Sofia also said that many obstacles and difficulties await them all, but they will overcome them, and a good end awaits everyone.

- And you can see absolutely everything that happened to a person, right? I just want to know what happened to Elizabeth the month she disappeared... - Clara asked suddenly.

- I can't tell you that. You'll find out where your daughter was, but later. Otherwise, the future will change a lot. But I can assure you that Elizabeth spent that month well. - Sofia said, and Clara felt better.

11 hours 30 minutes

Michael was walking along the road. He still lives in that undertaker's cabin in the woods. However, he settled in well there. It was more comfortable there now than before. But where did the guy get the money for food and clothes? It's simple, he worked part-time for Phil. Yes, yes, the same Phil! He came across him on the street one day when Phil decided to "impress" people with his "magic tricks". Phil noticed Michael because the teenager reminded someone of him. Then he hired him after learning that he was the older brother of the deceased Elizabeth. Now Phil had more time to make goods out of wood, and Michael gets paid for working as a cashier and selling goods. These guys got along well. Michael even told him about the scandal with his father, and Phil told him about all the meetings with Elizabeth.

Now Michael was on a break, and he was going to the cafe. Standing in line, Michael remembered how he and his friends often came here. No, the guy was still talking to his best friends. They all went to school and studied in the same class, and no one knew about Michael's current situation except his friends. It is not necessary to make unnecessary fuss to anyone. They promised that they would not tell anyone anything about him. Nobody wasn't looking for Michael, and he didn't need any extra eyes either. He talked to everyone except Nina. They broke off communication after the tragedy with Chris. Why won't Michael come home? He doesn't want to see any changes there for the worse. He doesn't want to see his father, who was absolutely involved in the incident with the missing children. His younger sister Naomi.

Suddenly, the door opened from behind, announcing that another customer had entered the cafe. Michael only turned for a moment to find out who it was, and jumped on the spot. The visitor also jumped back from the guy. It was Nina.

- M-Michael?! - she was surprised.

Mike realized that now he was going to be bombarded with questions and, finding nothing better, decided to run. Michael ran past his girlfriend and out of the cafe. The girl is behind him.

- Michael, wait! Stop, please! - she screamed, but Michael didn't stop.

He didn't know where to run to. He wanted to run back to the kiosk, but Nina would find him there. Then he saw his best friends. Simon, Frederick and Mark. They were discussing something excitedly. Michael ran past them, thereby attracting their attention. When Nina already ran past, the guys realized that they had to detain both of them and also ran after their friends.

- What?! What the hell, guys?! - Michael shouted when he saw that four people were already running after him.

- Nina, Michael, stop! - Mark shouted.

- Let him stop first, then I will stop! - Nina shouted, pointing at Michael.

- In your dreams! - Mike shouted and continued to run.

No one knows how long teenagers ran like that, shouting at each other, but it all ended with Michael running to his house in the woods. His lungs were already failing, and it was hard for the guy to breathe, and his legs were giving way. He had to take a break.

His friends naturally came running after him, who were no less tired than Michael himself.

- Michael... Don't ever do that again... - Nina said, breathing hard.

- Well, I'm sorry, you scared me too much... - he replied.

- In my opinion, I don't look so scary that you have to run away from me. - girl grinned.

- Is this your house? - Mark asked, pointing to the undertaker's hut.

- Well, sort of. - Afton said.

- Wow, this house has such a creepy legend... Aren't you scared here? - Simon asked.

- I've been living here for over a month. As you can see, I am alive.

- So, will someone explain to me what's going on and what kind of house is this about?! - Nina said irritably.

- Okay, come inside, I'll tell you everything there. - Michael invited friends into the house.

12 hours

- I'm shocked that this is all happening in reality... - Nina said, sipping her tea.

Michael's house was tidy and clean. There was a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. It's not a big deal.

- It seems to me that someone is watching us... - Mark cringed in fear.

- Mark, there's nothing here except the backyard land, which proves that the legend is not a fiction. - Simon answered him.

And then the teenagers heard knocks. Everyone tensed up. Everyone was uncomfortable, even Michael, who had been living here for over a month. And then Frederick figured it out.

- It's raining. He's knocking on the windows, calm down, wind yourself up. - he chuckled.

- So I'm not going back to the kiosk anytime soon. - Michael summed up and pulled out his phone to call Phil and warn him.

- And what should we do next? Maybe we should investigate this incident ourselves? - Simon asked.

- Then we need to get into the pizzeria, and it's closed. There's no one in it, but there are surveillance cameras there, so it won't work. - Nina said.

- Well, at least it's good that we're back together now. By the way, are you going to go back home? - Mark asked suddenly.

- No. - Michael replied. - I'd like to get a job at a pizzeria. But there are no new employees needed there yet. I'm waiting for the right moment. I feel like I have to wait. You can hang out here at my place for now. - Michael said and went out onto the porch.

12 hours 15 minutes

The boys were discussing something, and Nina decided to check on Michael. When she went out to the guy, she saw Michael standing on the threshold with a thoughtful face.

Michael was standing over the visor, so he didn't get wet, but the sight of him made Nina feel a blush on her cheeks. She shook her head as if it would help to get rid of the blush.

- I'm sorry. It's my fault. - Michael suddenly spoke up.

- What are you talking about?

- I pushed you away when I was bullying Chris. I'm sorry. You wanted to stop me, and it was the right thing to do.

- You didn't know this was going to happen.

- We are sixteen years old. At least I should have assumed that. And now Chris is gone. It's my fault.

- Michael, it may be your fault, but it's my fault too. I should have stopped you, but I couldn't. What was, is gone. The past cannot be changed. And even more so, revival may exist. Elizabeth told me about it once. And you know what? Everything your sister said was true. Everything came true, and she was always right. And I have no doubt about the revival. Maybe we should try to do it? All together. The five of us. As best friends?

Michael looked at her. Hope and trust shone in his eyes. He smiled for the first time in a long time.

- Do you think Chris will forgive me? - Michael suddenly asked, coming closer to the girl.

- I have no doubt in that. - she smiled, and the couple held hands, looking out at the downpour together.

Mark, Frederick and Simon watched all this with smiles on their faces.

- Freddy. - Mark grinned.

- Okay, I lost the bet, I'll give you back $2 later... - Frederick rolled his eyes. Simon just giggled.

12 hours 30 minutes

Phil sighed and sat down at the cash register. It started to rain, and Michael said he couldn't go back to the kiosk. And the rain is promised to be long. Well, he'll have to wait.

It has been 2 months since Elizabeth's death. Phil had thought she was a little weird from the very first time they met. She was not a child at all like the others. Usually, five-year-olds ruin everything, cry and put pressure on adults' nerves. Phil met mostly such children. And Elizabeth was different. She was too smart for the other kids. A man would never have thought that there were such children. Really. Never. Elizabeth was reasonable, but still that childish trait in her always remained. Joy. She was a happy child and could enjoy any little thing. Phil couldn't forget about her for a while. And then...

Phil was jerked out of his thoughts by the opening of the door. New visitors in the downpour? Interesting. Phil looked at the guests and was even more surprised. They were children. He recognized Thomas Wright among them. He visited him a couple of times with Chris, Elizabeth and Naomi. And there were two girls and a boy with him. The girl with black hair was holding an umbrella, so kids didn't get wet.

- And hello again... - grinned Phil. - Why did you come in such a downpour?

- We would like to buy a doll from you. - Thomas said. - It's here, isn't it?

- Toys are on that shelf. - salesman pointed with his index finger at the shelf in the corner.

Kids went to the shelf, and Thomas pushed the girl with the umbrella.

- Choose. - Tom said with a kind of doom in his voice.

Girl with the umbrella chose a wooden doll for herself. And it wasn't just any doll. The doll was a wooden girl with squirrel ears and tail. A smile was carved on her face, and the doll was dressed in a white top with a pink heart and an orange skirt, with shoes of the same color on her feet. The doll's arms, legs, torso and head could bend in different directions and the squirrel girl could be put in any position.

- How much does this one cost? - Thomas turned to Phil.

- $4. - he replied.

After paying, Thomas wanted to leave, but changed his mind. There was a very heavy downpour outside, and kids understood that the girl's umbrella would not withstand such a thing.

- We'll wait here for now. - another girl with long golden hair turned to the owner of the store. It was Agnes.

- Well, why do you come in such a downpour? You could have come later, your doll would not have gone anywhere.

- Yes, that's right, it's just that someone made us... - Thomas hissed and looked reproachfully at the girl with the doll.

- Hey, it wasn't me who broke my wooden pet squirrel "by accident"! And anyway, you just broke into my house and started asking me about things that I haven't thought about for a long time! - girl was indignant.

- Did you break into the house? Kids, be careful with these criminal games of yours. And by the way, Thomas, you'd better wait. Michael will be here soon. You kind of know him well. - Phil said.

- Michael? - Thomas suddenly brightened up. - But why would he come here? I haven't seen him for like a month. I thought he'd left...

- No, he lives in a house in the woods and works for me.

- What?! In the forest?! - Thomas was suddenly surprised.

- Oh, calm down. This is the undertaker's house, but he's dead. The house is empty, and now Michael lives in it. He's fine.

13 hours

Henry was on his way to Scott's hospital. His friend was already getting better every day and soon the man was supposed to be discharged from the hospital. Henry wasn't getting any better. It seems as if every day, somewhere inside, that part of the soul, very important, leaves the man. The wife is gone, the son is missing, the daughter is dead... And the husband was left alone. It was unbearable. But if he had done something to himself, it is unlikely that the children would have forgiven him for such a terrible act. That's what kept Henry here in this world.

But not only that. William and Scott. William's son, daughter and wife died, and Naomi also disappeared... It was a big blow for him, especially he was the first to lose his beloved child. And Scott and Rita also have Gabriel and Cassidy missing, so Henry is not the only one. Although Scott tries to be cheerful in their company, Henry can see in his eyes the same sadness and fear that Emily feels every day.

13 hours 10 minutes

The downpour ended as suddenly as it had begun, so it was not surprising that the Mike realized that it was time for him to go back to the kiosk.

- Okay, let's meet at my place later some other time! - Michael said.

- Okay, I have to go too. See you again! - Mark replied and left. Everyone else left.

14 hours 10 minutes

When Michael entered the kiosk, he did not expect to be attacked by a crowd of kids.

- Michael! - Agnes and Thomas shouted.

- Thomas? What are you doing here? - Michael wondered.

And Thomas told him everything. And even about the fact that William is the killer.

- I knew it! - Michael said, clenching his fist.

- And he's also controlled by a demon. - Thomas continued as if nothing had happened.

- I didn't know that. - the elder was surprised.

- We need to stop him somehow, exorcise the demon or something. - Spencer appeared next to them.

- Wait, are you a dead child? - Michael was surprised.

- No, alive. - Spencer replied sarcastically.

- Is he with you? - Phil asked, pointing at Spencer, and the kids nodded.

14 hours 20 minutes

- Aren't you going to come home? - Thomas asked.

Michael sighed.

- I don't know... - Michael replied, and it was true. He had no idea if he should do this.

- I feel like we've forgotten something. - Agnes said thoughtfully.

And then the boy panicked, because he remembered that they had forgotten.

- We have to go! - suddenly, a boy with dark skin and brown hair fussed and led the guys outside.

- See you later, Michael! - Thomas shouted, and children ran outside.

14 hours 30 minutes

As time went on, Sarah never got rid of her paranoia. Now, after Chris's death and Spencer and Olivia's disappearance, she has nightmares. Nightmares with animatronics and murders of children. It is because of this that Sarah doubts every day that Spencer and Olivia are still alive. Nightmares made the girl constantly sleepy, tired, and this added even more paranoia. One day, when she was visiting a friend, he was awake. Her friend couldn't sleep and decided to check on Sarah, maybe she wasn't sleeping either. But she had another nightmare, a friend came up and began to wake her up, but the girl was sleeping too soundly and it was impossible to wake her up. He gave up these attempts and ran to his room when Sarah, seeing something in her terrible dream, said:

- He's bleeding. Somebody help, he's bleeding!

And it's strange that Sarah forgot what was in this dream, because she remembered all the other nightmares. However, she could remember something. Some boy lying on the floor in a pool of blood. The redhead didn't want to remember anymore, because she doesn't want to know who that boy was.

14 hours 40 minutes

Mary was desperate. She felt sorry for her son William. She doesn't have any grandchildren left. But there was also Michael, except grandma didn't know where he was now, and she would like to see him. She knew William had quarreled with him, but she couldn't blame any of them. The day after tomorrow, William was supposed to come to her. It was a very important event for Mary. They hadn't seen each other for two weeks.

What about Martha and Jimmy? It's much worse there. Their only, beloved daughter, Clara, died. And not only that. What happened to Naomi? This is exactly what Jimmy is trying to investigate. Although he no longer works as a detective, a man cannot sit idly by. He has to find out something. And for some reason, he no longer likes William as much as he used to.

14 hours 50 minutes

It's unbearable. Stephanie has been sitting on this case for two nights and nothing! No evidence, no witnesses, nothing! Even the cameras that were fixed turned off by themselves! As if the unsub had thought it all out... It seems that this was the case.

- Stephanie, go get some sleep, I'll try to figure this out... - Isaac came up behind her.

- I didn't find anything... I don't know, it's some kind of attack on us... - Stephanie replied sleepily.

- Go get some sleep, and I'll try to find something... You won't find anything on a tired head...

- Okay, you're right. Good night, Isaac. - girl replied and left.

- Good day, Stephanie.

15 hours

And only Fritz is happy here. He doesn't need anything. Yes, he feel sorry for children, but they didn't look particularly upset. Or maybe the red-haired man didn't notice it. He's on vacation now, so he's not worried about anything. His nightmares will start later.