Twisted Bound Fate // Michael Afton x Reader

Chapter 3

Nightmares

I run out of the building away from everything that just happened.

I hear Michael calling my name and I stop for a moment. I look back at him, locking eyes for a split second. I can see the regret and sadness in his eyes.

But I choose to leave. After all, that's what his father wanted.

I quickly turn around, making a dash for my house. I quickly open the door, heading straight to the stairs.

"There you are Y/N! What- hey, I'm talking to you! Come down here!" My dad shouts but I ignore him, running straight to my room.

I shut my door, letting out a painful sob. I sit on my bed, trying not to cry. Evan's lifeless body handing from the mouth of that golden bear haunts my mind.

I hear footsteps coming towards my door, a small knock following it.

"Hey Y/N... I'm sorry. Can I please come in?" My dad asks and I let out a sniffle.

"Y-yeah." I say, cursing myself for stuttering slightly.

My dad slowly opens the door and walks in. He closes it behind him gently and comes to sit down beside me on the bed.

"Darling, what's wrong? Is it me? I'm so sorry for shouting at you." He says softly.

I shake my head and wipe away a few tears.

"N-no. It's... It's Evan." I sob, not wanting to think about what happened to the poor boy.

"Evan? William's kid? What's wrong with him?" My dad asks and as I relive the memory, I get a shiver down my spine.

"Michael's friends forced him to put Evan's head inside one of the animatronics mouths. His- his body went limp. I-I dont know if he's even still a-alive." I say through sobs.

"Oh Y/N... I'm so so sorry." My dad wraps his arms around me as I cry into his shoulder. He gently rubs my back in an attempt to calm me down.

Right now I just want Michael.

"It's all gonna be okay Y/N. Just get some rest. We're gonna talk about this in the morning. Okay?" My dad says and I nod.

He wishes me goodnight and leave my room, closing the door on the way out.

I sigh, standing up to look at myself in the mirror. My tear stained cheeks are visible as my tears reflect the light in the room.

"Why did you do it Michael?"

I get ready for bed, pulling the covers over my head as I try my hardest to sleep. But soon enough, my eyelids become heavy and I feel myself drifting off.

When I wake up, I'm just outside the pizza place. Children are screaming in joy.

I decide to walk inside, seeing nothing but happy families watching as their kids play around.

"Hey Y/N!"

Michael stands behind me, placing his hands on my shoulders. I look up at him to see him smiling at me.

"Hey. What's going on?" I ask him and he looks around before turning his attention back to me.

"Oh you know. The normal stuff. Screaming kids, shitty pizza... the accident."

I whip my head around to face Michael but I notice he is no longer there.

Suddenly, the lights go out and I'm left in the darkness. But then a spotlight turns on. In that spotlight is Evan, Michael and Charlotte.

"You couldn't save me Y/N." Evan cries, wiping away his tears.

"You should have stopped this." Michael says.

"Don't let them take me too." Charlotte begs me.

I try to walk towards them but I feel myself stuck in one place. I try again but it's no use.

Three animatronics walk up behind Evan, Michael and Charlotte, standing above them.

"This is your fault." They all say at the same time.

With no warning, the animatronics mouths clamp down onto each of them.

"Noooo!!!"

I wake up in a pool of sweat and tears, my breathing uneven. I try my best to calm myself down.

My eyes dart over to the clock. It's 2am. I'm not getting any sleep tonight then I guess.

I sit in bed, praying that the day would come quicker. I fear that if I fall back asleep and close my eyes, I will be stuck in the memory once more.

The hours tick by at an agonisingly slow pace but eventually the sun starts to rise.

I look at the clock again. 7am.

Then, my small bedside telephone starts to ring which makes me jump. I reach out my hand slowly, plucking up the courage to answer it.

When I pick it up, I bring it up to my ear.

"Hello?"

"Y/N! Evan is in the hospital. He's alive for now but he's stuck in a coma." I hear Michael's voice over the phone.

"Okay, I'm on my way." I say, quickly putting down the phone.

I make sure to write a note for my dad before I leave to run to the hospital.