Slenderman -5-

"I really question your taste in food!"*

_{*Monster Rancher is an animated show from my childhood. I rewatched it recently with my brother, which could explain why this was influenced.}

For some reason, the refreshment table was on a higher level, because I had to jump down onto the main stage. I shoved the pretzel in front of Suezo's eye.

"I need this! You hear me?" I practically shouted. I felt delirious. "The Slenderman's after me, and I need something with salt, and—"

I look to the entrance of the amphitheater and beheld an unusual and morbid sight. I saw Slenderman standing there, but with no head on his shoulders. His head was in the hands of one of the rough-looking bikers who were fighting him. Slenderman took back his head, and the biker's eyes rolled back and he toppled forward, dead. Slenderman put his head back on his neck, his connection audibly known by a few cracks. Then he proceeded to approach the stage. There was nothing stopping him now. It was up to me to ensure my life was safe.

I jumped off the stage to get to a table that had a pen on it. With that in hand, I scrambled back onto the stage, with Slenderman only a breath away. He could've simply reached out with those long arms of his and I'd be as good as killed.

I reached a chair and desperately drew a circle on the seat with the pen, and after that was done, I slammed the pretzel down onto the circle. Without hesitation, I promptly sat down. To me, the logic seems ridiculous now. But time was running short, so I could understand the anxiety. Slenderman was right in front of me, bent-down, fingers spread out-wide.

"No no no, you can't touch me!!" I stuttered. He paused. "I've made myself a pinnacle, one made of sugar—"

He lunged, his mouth suddenly full of ferocious, inhumane teeth.

"—OF SALT! OF SALT!"**

_{**I find this part very realistic, because I often mix up my words in verbal conversation.}

He backed away and straightened. He had a visually-disappointed frown on his face and he ran away, losing interest in me. Finally!