Seven
Phil went through each teenager, asking all sorts of questions. The best thing he got was from Connor, saying that Dan really loved this lake in the middle of the woods and would sometimes go there when he was upset or when he wanted to just be alone.
Phil had Connor draw him up a map and asked him not to say anything. Connor nodded and promised he wouldn't.
Phil thanked each one of the tennagers except Derek and Shannon, and then he and Charlie left. He dropped Charlie off at his house, muttering something about going home to sleep. A lie, and one Charlie didn't believe, but he nodded nonetheless.
Phil drove to the edge of the woods, using the map Connor made easily. He saw the trail and now knew how to get to the lake.
He made sure he brought Dan's diary and a new black diary as well as a pen, just in case.
He set off on the trail, wondering what he'd find at the end.
The woods were just as eerie as Phil imagined them to be, quite frankly. They were dark, but little rays of sunlight were peeking out through the trees.
He stayed on the path that Connor drew up - or, at least, tried to - and soon enough he was coming near some water. It was too small to be a lake but perhaps a bit bigger than a pond. He cautiously approached the dark water, then finally stood beside it.
He stared into it. It looked pretty deep from what he could tell, but he wasn't sure. It was somewhat clear though.
He crouched down and examined it a bit more. He took off one of his gloves and touched the calm water with his index finger, causing the water to ripple. It was pretty cold.
He shivered as the wind blew fiercely around him, and tried to hide his face in his coat.
Then as soon as it stopped, he heard the sound of crying.
Tiny, quiet sobs, he heard, close, but far, like they were coming from behind a nearby tree.
He got up and followed the sound, until he was right beside the tree and the sound was so close to him.
"Hello...?" He whispered, and the sobbing stopped. He looked behind the tree and nothing was there.
He blinked and shook his head before turning around.
For a moment, surprised and widened blue eyes met sad and tear-filled brown ones.
Phil was face to face with a crying teenage boy.
"D- Dan...?" Phil whispered, reaching out to touch Dan's face.
The brown-eyed boy took a step back and more tears fell down his face.
"Leave me alone," he murmured softly, hugging himself.
"Dan, I'm Phil... I want to help you..."
"You can't..."
"Please, just listen..."
"All- all I wanted was for someone to love me, a- and care about me..."
"I care about you, Dan."
Dan met Phil's eyes and felt Phil touch his hand lightly.
Dan's hand was colder than ice.
"B- But how could you? You don't even know me..."
"I know what happened to you, and I want you to trust me, please. I know you drowned yourself... I found your diary-"
"My diary?"
"Yes." Phil pulled out the worn, black book and opened it, showing the other boy.
Dan's eyes narrowed. "Get that fucking thing away from me!" He snapped, slapping the book from Phil's hands.
"I- I'm sorry," Phil uttered, rubbing tiny circles on the cold hand he was holding.
Dan calmed and let Phil pull him into an embrace, despite the fact that they didn't know each other.
Dan was still tensed up, so Phil rubbed his back lightly.
"Hey, just trust me... I want to help you."
"You can't help someone who's dead," Dan whispered sadly, pulling away, and then he just disappeared.
Phil looked all around. "Dan?"
Nothing.
Phil sighed and picked up the old diary.
"Dan, if you can hear me... your parents miss you... Charlie and your other friends miss you... they want closure... they want to know what happened to you... Dan... just..."
Phil took out the newer book and set it down with the pen.
"Please use this... I'm going to come back everyday to see you, okay? We can talk through this book if you want..."
Phil took a few steps away and waved a bit.
"See you tomorrow," he said, before making his way out of the woods.
The brunette picked up the black book and the pen, holding it close to his chest before going back to his tree.
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