hide and seek

four.

michael

"w-who.. w-who are y-you?" ashton asked shakily.

"that, noisy boy, doesn't answer my question. now i need you to shut up." he said.

i was about to yell but it was like my voice was gone and my body was paralyzed. and i know i was too late when i heard ashton scream and his body then was on the floor.

the man left and i covered my mouth to stop myself from crying. when i was sure that the man was gone, i went to ashton's lifeless body, covered by blood.

tears were uncontrollably going out of my eyes.

"i'm sorry ashton, i'm so sorry." i cried. but i couldn't do anything anymore so i left, and i'm going to find the others, before it's too late.

"oh kids.. come out come out wherever you are."

***

sydney

"d-did you.. did you hear that?" i asked with a shaky voice. i could feel luke trembling with fear.

"yeah. t-that was fucking scary." he said.

"oh kids."

i stood up, the voice sounded so cold that it sent chills to my spine.

i slowly peeked and saw a man standing at the end of the staircase, looking for who knows who. he was not that buffy, actually he is a bit thin, and he is wearing all black, holding a knife.

just by looking at him, scares me.

"come out come out wherever you are." he said, then he walked to the other hallway.

i didn't stop looking at him until he was gone, then i saw the boy i was looking for, for the past twenty minutes.

"michael!" i half screamed, half whispered.

he looked at where i was and he walked quickly towards me. he pulled me towards the corner to where luke and i were hiding and michael suddenly hugged me tightly, and so i did the same.

and then i heard him crying.

"mike." i said. but he didn't let go.

"mike." i said, this time more sternly. he let go and i looked at him.

"hey hey hey.. shhh." i said while wiping the tears off his face.

"i should've.. i should've listened to you." he cried.

"what? mike please, tell me what happened." i said. my heart was beating faster, not hoping for the worst case scenario that just happened.

michael continued crying. i calmed him down.

"hey, mike, please tell me what happened."

"you.. you were right. someone really is in here. and.. and he wants us all killed. i-i don't know why-"

he was rambling. and what? he wants us all killed?

"w-what?" i stammered.

"the man.." michael cried.

"the man killed ashton."

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