Chapter 1 Past

I was in the woods it was a cold winter morning I was with max he was running while I was chasing after him we were both laughing i closed my eyes for a few seconds next thing I knew I was in a big clearing in the woods it had turn into night as I heard leaves breaking and small whispers I couldn't make out what they were saying I then saw a black figure it was sort of far I squinted my eyes as the figure came closer and I gasped in horror as I saw max his brown hair was dripping with mud mixed with water with leaves on top his normal red jacket was torn and coverd in mud his skin was more of a deathly pale white his dark blue Jean's were torn completely off halfway on his left leg and his normal black sneakers were now a duel grey with mud on them as I get closer I got scared "max is that you?" I asked as fear started to consume me he stopped and said something that I couldn't quit make out "what?" I asked as my voice was trembling a little and my body shook in fear "why?" he said in a raspy voice "why didn't you find me?" he said as he raised his head my eyes went wide as i put my hands over my mouth to stop myself from screaming Max's eyes were missing he had blood dripping out of his eye sockets I felt tears forming in my eyes as I saw him in a way that you could only describe a victim in a horror movie who died and came back to life after being tossed into and ice cold river and then have maggots eat there dead skin in a way that was what he looked like "max what heppend to you?!" I yelled scared for my friend as I ran up to him I grabed his arms as he looked at me with his empty sockets I wanted to throw up but swallowed my fluids down before they could escape my mouth "you, why didn't you find me I was tight there but you didn't even look!?!?!" he yelled in a more demonic voice I got scared as max's body started to shift I heard the sound of bones and flesh breaking I let go and looked away as i coverd my ears to block out the grotesint nose before I looked back and what I saw was an image i will never forget max had turned into a strange ghost with fangs that sticker out of his mouth his cloths were replaced with an assalum patients uniform that were torn up and covered in a liquid substance that could only be described as blood, mud and water mixed together his brown hair had gone to a light blue color his skin was now a plain whit as I saw his feet coverd in scratches his hands had now grown into long black claws that had blood on then he then walked near me with a smirk that made me feel like I was being hunted I saw his eyes they were now a dark black color the outside was in a blood red color and blood still dripped from his eye socket as he got closer I tried to move back but my back hit something I looked back and saw that I had hit the side wall of an old abandoned mental hospital it was coverd in ivy as the paint was chipping away some windows were broken the gate at the front of the assalum was on the floor as if something had broken them down trying to escape I looked back and max was 2 inches away from my face his cold slender black claws went around my neck and he started to choke me!!! I try to pull his hands off my neck but his grip was to strong as I tryed to breath I saw max he was smiling not the warm calming smile no he had the smile that you would see a real killer would have in a horror movie I tryed to scream but couldn't the tears finally lef tmy eyes as d daddy darkness consumed me the last thing max said before I fully lef t was "why, why didn't you look for me?".

my eyes shot open as I shot up and breathed heavily I looked around and saw that I was in my room as i saw the moon light enter my window 'it was just a nightmare again' I thought as I calmed down I have bine haveing theise type of nightmares two weeks after max went missing my parent have tooken me to a psychiatrist he told them that mabey my dreams were most likely the result of max missing and that it was probably traumatic for me to go through but even after a year of going to session's with him I still have theirs nightmares I layed down on my bed still breathing bit heavily as I layed on my side I looked at the picture of me and max from when we were 7 as it layed on my bedside table I cried a little as I remembered how much I missed him I knew I wasn't gonna go back to sleep anytime soon so got up and went to my closet and took out something that I know I shouldn't have it was my older brother's old GLOCK 17 handgun he bought it 3 years ago but got a new one that was a better model he was gonna give it to a friend but after 2 months of endless nightmares I stole it and he just forgot about it I just felt more safe with it I knew that my parents would kill me if they found out but luckily i kept it under a loose floor board that was hiden under a box full of old math books my brother gave my so that way I wouldn't have to buy new ones for when I enter highschool I held the gun in my hands for a bit admiring the wat it looke din the moon light a si felt the cold feeling of the metal touch my skin I hear foot steps and quickly put the gun back I jumped into bed and pretended that I was asleep my bedroom door opened "I know tour awake no point in hiding it ya dork" the voice said wich was the voice of my brother Daniel he was in his last year highschool he had short tamed black hair fair skin dark brown eyes and he was at least 4 inches taller then the avereg hight for his age I heaved a a sigh of relief as I got up he closed the door and sat on my bed as he gave a me a look of concern "you ok?" he asked "yeah just nightmares again it's no big deal" I said he hugged me as I hugged him back "damian I know you miss him but he is gone he is just a part of your past please try to move on" he said as he let go and left saying good night before closing my bedroom door I heard his footsteps disappear as I heard his bedroom door closing I shook my head as I ground and buried my face into my pillow I looked at he calendar that hanged over my desk 'tomorrow is the first day of school great' notice my sarcasm welp this is my life and even if max is part of my past he could be part of my future as long as I keep looking.