Despair is what makes a person doubt his own abilities. That is why, if a person falls into this state, it is safe to say that he has lost...

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I didn't know what to do in this situation.

Now a girl with dark golden hair was sitting in front of me. She, like the others, had distinctive features from a human. She also had ears like a bear.

She herself looked cute, which made her feel as safe as she did with Mangle, but I still decided to be wary. I don't know what to expect from her.

- ...Well, let's get acquainted, my name is Goldie! And yes, I just saved your life!

She still looked at me with that innocent smile. But now I was stunned. She saved my life? But how?!

I couldn't think straight right now because too much had happened in the last few days.

First this place that looked like my home but isn't, then these strange creatures clearly not of human origin, then I have to hide from them in order to survive, but I end up dying!

And now she, one of them, tells me she saved my life!

I can feel myself starting to go crazy. I keep seeing my old nightmares, memories I wouldn't want to see again. After all, I want a normal life, some peace.

But no one just won't listen to me. Mike is so mocking me the way he wants to. And then he explains that it's his way of helping me become braver.

To hell with his help!

I was overwhelmed with emotions I'd been holding back for a long time. I wanted to cry and scream, my anger only made these feelings stronger, I wanted to break something or someone, but I also felt helpless.

Right now I am ready to give up, my mind is tired of this life. Every day I am forced to live in fear...

- ...Wow, looks like someone is overwhelmed with emotion, and there's so much more of it. You can't go crazy like that. And your nervous system's pretty messed up, too. You've had your fun.

Only now I could make out her voice. And what I just heard only increased my anger!

- No way! Like I didn't know that?! Every single day I lived in fear with the hope that my older brother wouldn't come to me with his stupid jokes, arguing that it would help me get braver! And now I'm in the middle of nowhere. I'VE BEEN DYING LATELY! I COULD FEEL THAT PAIN! THE WAY SHE WAS SQUEEZING MY HAND! THE WAY HER HAND WENT THROUGH MY STOMACH! THE WAY SHE THREW ME INTO THE WALL! AND THE PAIN JUST GOT WORSE AND WORSE EVERY TIME! AND I SAW IT ALL WITH MY OWN EYES! AND AFTER ALL THAT, I'M SUPPOSED TO STAY CALM?!

I've wanted to say something for a long time, but I never had the chance, and now, because I was overwhelmed with emotion and the fact that I was barely communicating, I just "exploded".

- I'm sure they're even not here to wish me a happy birthday!

Wait, what did I just say?

- Uh-oh, looks like someone's memory is slowly coming back. Well, that's good, it means the real body is on the mend!

What's she talking about? What does she mean by that?!

- Oh, I can see in your eyes that you have new questions, but I'm sorry, I'm not going to tell you anything, it won't be any fun.

Now I'm finally convinced that she knows where I am!

- Just don't worry. I'll always be there for you. After all, our contract is now in effect thanks to him, hee hee hee (kind of a laughing sound, like Freddy in FaNaF 1).

After which she looked somewhere in the dark.

I decided to look where her gaze was directed and it made me a little horrified. There stood a hare with purple eyes. He was just standing there looking at us, or more specifically, at me. Then a smile appeared on his face.

I don't know why, but it made me think that at this point my life would change dramatically.

- Well, Goldie, that's it, you're linked forever now. More accurately, you have become part of his being. I can finally go back to Wil.... to my f-r-i-e-n-d

- Yes, yes, thank you for helping glit.... in general, thank you for your help, because we've been waiting for this day for too long, bye-bye.

After that, the hare disappeared, as if he was never here. But that didn't bother me much now. What frightened me more was what I learned from their dialogue.

He had done something to me. His words about my connection to these creatures now made me nervous.

If I understood him correctly, it meant that they would never leave me, meaning that they would be with me indefinitely!

No, no, no, I didn't sign up for that! I don't want to live in fear every night and secretly hope I don't get killed!

Hell, I've already come to terms with the fact that I've recently been killed! Of course, that means I've been out of my mind for a long time. No sane person can come to terms with the fact that he was murdered. Unless he's crazy.

- ...Hey hey, take it easy, don't be so scared.

Are you kidding me?! Not afraid? Of you?! The ones who can kill me as easily as get out of bed?!

- Well, don't think of all of us that way. All right, all right, I'll help you out a little bit.

- Anyway, just so you know, not everyone has been able to bear being away from you for so long. Some can still think straight, but only a few. One of them you already know, her name is Mangle. Nice girl, but her attachment to you scares even me. Now, that's not the point. Now, there are some who are a little bit mad at you.... Even though they don't know the whole truth. And they have, shall we say, come up with a punishment for you. YOU have to last six nights against them. But it's not that simple - you're not allowed to break the rules they made up. Otherwise, the punishment is death. I mean, not death, but it sounds like you really pissed someone off and she couldn't help herself.

- That's dumb! I had already resigned myself to the fact that I had to somehow survive against them, but I hadn't even heard of any rules! And now because I broke one of them, even though I don't know which one myself, I'm dead!

Yes, I was beginning to think not how to escape from here, but how to survive in this place. After all, what had been going on for the last couple of days was clearly not a normal situation. Well, I mean, there are paranormal phenomena going on here.

My psyche seems to have been broken a long time ago, although it's not surprising, since I'm a kid...

- Well, well, there's nothing we can do about that, sorry. But I'll let you know the ground rules. Never leave your room and never hide from those who found you, or if they find you, your punishment will be even harsher.

Just as I was about to say something, she interrupted me

- I can see that you want to ask me a lot of questions, but I'm sorry, I can't help you any more at this point, or it won't be too interesting. I'll just say one thing - when you've been through all six nights, only then will I answer all your questions

Six nights, I remember that, but now the other question is, why is she helping me?

- I'm helping you because I want to. Well, there's another reason, but it's too early for you to know that. Oh yes, I almost forgot to tell you - you are now 16 years old, or should I say your real body is now 16 years old. Well,now....

She abruptly appeared in front of me and kissed me on the lips without any words. At first I was shocked by her actions, but after a couple of seconds I tried to get out of her grasp, but all my attempts failed.

Even though I'm a child, can I say that? I don't know what she meant by "real body."

Anyway, what was I going to say? Oh yeah, so anyway, even though I'm a kid (yep, 16 years old), for some reason I started to like it. The way she was kissing me was insanely nice and for a couple of minutes I felt like I was under someone's protection. And that feeling of tenderness quickly filled my heart

But all good things must come to an end. And as luck would have it, I suddenly felt drowsy. Yes, I began to fall asleep at the sweetest moment of my life.

- ...Good luck dear, I believe in you, because on the sixth night it will be just me....

But I couldn't hear what she was saying anymore, the music from the last time came up again.

I closed my eyes, though I resisted it as much as possible, but it was useless. Eventually I fell asleep.

Gradually I began to feel that I could open my eyes again, which I did.

As I looked around I realized that I was in the same place, only this time Goldie wasn't here.

I don't know why, but I had a strange feeling. I felt a little hurt that I hadn't seen her where she had been the last time. But there was also some other feeling, but I couldn't understand it.

But I couldn't ponder it much longer, as the night was about to begin.

I hope I make it through....

To be continued....