- Chapter 21 -

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"[name]! Where have you been?! We were all so worried about you!!" Cory exclaimed as [name] walked into the office building she works in.

Cory followed [name] to her desk and continued to ask questions about what she had been up to and if she was okay or if she needed any help with anything. But [name] just proceeded to turn him down by repeatedly saying she and everything else was okay.

"Cory! enough. I promise everything is okay. I just needed more time off because some personal things came up and I needed to fix them."

"Ya well you could have at least said something to your best friend like "hey, I'm not gonna show up for an entire week. Ttyl"!!!!" Cory exclaimed.

"I'm sorry but I really don't think any of this concerns you!" [name] yelled.

She was tired of him treating her like a little kid who had just ran away. But immediately after she said those words she regretted it. Cory showed a face of pure pain.

"...I see." He said, and walked away.

[name] felt like reaching out to him and apologizing but she knew she couldn't because if she did she would then have to explain to him what happened and what made her act in such a way. But she knew she couldn't. Not after what she agreed with Slenderman.

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"I agree." Jack said

"I agree"  [name] said as well.

"Very well then. Ani, come. We will discuss your position in this in the mansion." Slender said as he started walking towards a part of the forest that seemed darker than the rest.

Ani seemed defeated, with a tired expression and a broken heart. She turned to Jack and [name] who were looking back at her, waiting for her to leave.

"Yes Slenderman" she said with a disappointed tone.

One second they were there, the next they were gone.

[name] let out a loud sigh of both relief and worry. She looked around her and noticed that the fire she had ignited was still running wild and getting closer, but there was still quite a distance between the two.

"Let's go." Jack said as she walked away.

[name] said a single okay and followed him towards the portal.

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The tired girl sluggishly walked into her apartment building where her two cats greeted her with pleasant meows and painful leg scratches.

"I'm home." She said tiredly.

When she laid on her bed, she stared up at her barely lit sealing. The street light of lamps and passing cars just barely coming in through her window made her feel a sense of peace. Slowly she drifted off to sleep, knowing that this so called peace was just momentary.

Hours went by without her realizing it, but before even the sun could come out, she was woken up by a startling bang coming from her living room. In the middle of her panic attack she thought to herself 'one fucking night is all I ask for.'

She stood up, took hold of the metal bat she had between her bed frame and the mattress, and quietly walked towards the living room. At this moment, she was thankful for two things, one was that the door to her room was wide open, she she wouldn't have to open it and have that squeaking sound alert the intruder. Second, that she was still wearing her all black office uniform instead of her white pajama shirt and light gray joggers, which would just make her stand out.

Her breathing threatened to get louder and heavier but she controlled it as she grew closer and closer towards the being in her living room. It appeared seemingly out of nowhere but thankfully it was too busy trying to soothe their head to notice [name]. Without even thinking it over, [name] ran towards the being and swung at them, striking them directly at their head. Their shadow could be seen and she gasped when she saw their neck turn in an unnatural way. Any normal person would be dead by then but the being just turn with their neck practically folded.

"You got me!" A female voice said.

[name] backed away in shock as she saw the woman walking like her neck wasn't about to dislocate from her body.

"Minona! That was a terrible entrance! And fix your neck, you look awful." A familiar male voice said as they walked out from the shadows.

It was Jason the Toy Maker in all his glory. [name] was confused for a second but then started to frantically apologize.

"I am so sorry! I thought someone had broken into my house- if I had know she was with you I would have never-" before she could continue her rambling, Jason shushed her with his finger to her lips.

"No need to apologize, it was her fault for startling you. As a matter of fact it's me who should be apologizing for coming in uninvited and at this hour." Jason said as he took his hat off

"I humbly apologize my dear." Jason said

"No no no don't worry about it!" [name] said, feeling quite nervous.

"Very well then. On other matters, I have something for you~" he said.

Jason snapped his fingers, seconds after the girl named Minona forcefully cracked her head back into place. She quickly rummaged through the backpack she held and took out a dark blue mask.

"Here you are my dear. I hope you don't mind but I did a little research on your previous escapades and noticed you're quite fond of setting things ablaze. What a little pyromaniac you turned out to be hmm~" Jason said with a smile as he showed and handed [name] her mask.

"Having said that, I included an air tight seal to cover both your mouth and eyes. It is a fully functional gas mask and the thing protecting your eyes from being seen or from being injured by flames is actually a special material that is both resistant towards heat and harsh impacts." Jason said as he pointed at each thing he was referring to.

[name] just stared in awe.

"C-Can I try it on?" She asked nervously

"Of course! It's yours isn't it?" Jason said happily.

[name] walked up to the mirror she had next to her front door and stared at herself as she put the mask on.

"Oh and one little touch I added in! There's a small button on your right temple. Press it!" He said excited.

[name] did as told and a black liquid started flowing down what seemed like her eyes. It reminded her of the Scream mask she had as a child for Halloween where if you squeezed on this small ball connected to the mask, it would make it look like blood would run down the mask.

"Well? Don't leave me hanging! What do you think?" Jason asked with anticipation.

[name] stared at herself. The second she put the mask on, she felt like she was reborn. It was an odd feeling. As if her past life was just a preview and her actual life was about to begin. When she put on the mask, she had lost all fear of this new life.

The only thing that scared her was having to give up this new found freedom.

"It's perfect."

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Okay guys so I have a present and a visual of Minona which is more of a present for me ( ・∇・)

This is your glorious mask! I'm honestly really proud of how it came out~

And here's Minona! My sweet little doll. What an idiot.

The character is mine but the art was made by a friend in the Creepypasta community in Amino named Lady Creepypasta (I cant add a link to her page for some reason ;-;)

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