Imaginary Friends

Chapter 1

FLASHBACK

"I don't understand. Why are they afraid of you? You are my friend. Don't cry Ami, they don't matter. I'll show you," the tiny girl stood up from her spot and walked over to and a small figure sobbing in fear of Marina and the shadow that she often conversed with, "watch Ami."

"Get up," she said now facing the figure on the ground grabbing his arm and causing the much larger child to yelp in pain and follow her order, "Now tell Ami you don't matter."

"I...I," the child stuttered helplessly.

"SAY IT NOW!!!," she screamed in frustration pinning the boy against the wall, attracting the attention of the other children in the room who never acted when seeing Marina and her creature picking on them. They were too afraid of them which made a lot of sense, they were a terrifying duo.

"I-I don't - I don't matter...," he whimpered. Marina dropped the child and flashed a fanged smirk before grinning and turning towards the towering figure now wearing a wobbly smile just wide enough to send chills up your back.

END OF FLASHBACK

It didn't surprise John that his childhood bully grew up to be who she is, but memories of her made him wonder what that creature was, and did it ever go away? John spent his whole life studying Marina. Her was obsessed with her and after the bodies started piling up his obsession only got worse. He was the lead investigator for her case.

John often heard stories about Marina, urban legends. He always laughed at children when they told him she wasn't a real person. "Just a story" they called her. John knew more than anyone that wasn't true, for Marina's first victim was his pregnant wife. Marina had to come back one last time before she went off the grid leaving him alone with his first daughter of only 2 years. All he could think of was getting revenge on that monster. The brutal Murder of his wife and unborn child was years ago, and they were just the beginning of their rein of terror on this earth