Chapter (2):smiley
The Forest of Faces... A strange name, don't you think? But it's a fitting name for one clear reason... the trees have faces in a bizarre way.
It seems like an anomaly or a disruption of nature, transforming it into what it is now. Many scientists have tried to explain this phenomenon, but no one knows the reason or how exactly it formed. It appears as if the place itself is possessed by something beyond understanding.
The forest also has a bad reputation due to numerous unexplained disappearances. They couldn't ban access to it because there were no bodies or evidence to support these claims. But one thing is certain: anyone who enters the forest won't leave easily.
.....
At sunset, the girl was venting her anger and frustration in the middle of the forest, punching a tree to release her emotions.
"AAaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!
Why! Why!"
Emma was punching a tree and crying intensely, with tears streaming down her face.
"It's not my fault! It's not my fault! Why are you all so mean to me, Andrew, Sarah, Jessica, all of you! I hate you so much. I wish... I wish... if only... aaargh!"
Emma screamed so loudly that some birds flew away. She then collapsed on the ground, crying in frustration.
She sat on the tree trunk for a while, and without realizing it, night had fallen...
"Oh... I want to go home now," she said, standing up and wiping her tears.
I looked around the dark forest.
"Uh oh..."
It was already pitch black, and the moonlight barely illuminated her path.
When she turned on her phone, she found that there was no signal
"This is not good."
She tried to orientate herself using the light of the phone, but the further she walked, the darker the forest became.
The only sound was the chirping of crickets.
But after a few moments, I heard a different voice. I heard another voice
"Hello? Is anyone here?"
Emma heard the sound of footsteps coming from afar. Seconds later, the sound grew closer until she could see it.
In the distance behind a tree she saw something she would never forget in her entire life: a boy wearing clown makeup and smiling openly, his eyes purple, her pupils completely black.
The boy had black hair and was wearing a long, dark-colored jacket with large buttons, black pants, and black and purple striped shoes and socks.
" hello there." He spoke softly with an open smile, almost laughing, saying, "You seem lost. Can I help you?"
Emma was startled and stepped back a little, not sure what to do.
"So what are you doing here?"
He answered casually. "Well, I was walking, and I was just passing by." "What are you doing here? You don't look like the locals, and I'm sure no one asked you to come here. Did you run away from home?" He spoke with a venomous smile
"No, it's none of your business, and who are you? What's with that makeup and outfit? You look weird."
The boy smiled from ear to ear
"He says who has a face that looks like dough."
"Whose dough face do you mean?...Oh."
Emma looked down and felt embarrassed, she knew that there were still bruises on her face and she felt ashamed
"Hahaha," the boy laughed, tearing up a purple tear of joy
"What makes you laugh so much?" Emma shouted with a frown on her face
Pfft hahaha...it's just that your face when you looked down looked like the face of a radish
"At least I'm not wearing clown makeup!"
"What? This isn't makeup, this is my own mask! I wear it to entertain people, and these are just normal clothes. Why do you think I look weird?"
Emma raised her eyebrows and looked at him.
"Wait a minute, are you from the circus? Do they still have circuses these days?"
"No, not really," the boy replied, "I wish there was a circus. It would have been more fun." He smiled and spoke in an evil voice
He spent a few seconds in silence until he spoke again
"Now! Do you like my clothes? Don't you think it's great?"
"Uh...no, I'm sorry."
"Oh...don't you think so? Well, I guess we have different tastes. No big deal."
"See you later! Ha-ha-ha." The boy went in another direction to leave
"Hey!"
"Hmm? What's the matter?" the boy answered
I'm lost and I don't know the way. Can you guide me home?
When Emma spoke, the boy smiled sadistically and looked at her. Emma didn't know about this and turned to her
absolutely yes! Why not, are you lucky that I know this forest as well as the back of my hand? "I can take you home if you want."
Emma's eyes lit up and she looked at him
"Oh, yes Please!"
"Yes but...you're not afraid of some deer, are you?"
"Deer? No, not really. I mean, they're just animals."
"That's good, let's go." He said after giving a mysterious smile
The boy pointed in one direction.
"It's not far from here, if we walk forward you'll see the way."
"Thank you"
He started walking, and Emma followed him anxiously.
They walked together for a while. There was a wall of silence between them
The first one to break the wall of silence was the boy
" So.... first time?"
"What is it?what first time"
"A Bad day"
"What do you mean?"Emma asked
"You of all people should know"
"How unfair this world is"
"Just one small misstep will take you from the most respected person... to the most ostracized person"
There are flashes of a boy trying to catch the bus but he goes away and there are other boys mocking him and laughing at him.
"And people you know as friends stab you behind your back when they get the chance."
There are other flashes where a boy stands at the end of the classroom, crumpled papers and pens are thrown at him, and a sticker is placed on his back with stupid writing.
"And everyone you know will try to drag you down the drain."
There are further flashes where he finds his safe opened and all his books wet
"Even your family will doubt you, treat you like a burden, and ignore you."
Flashes appear where the boy comes home completely wet and is hit by his father, who appears to be Samir and saying incomprehensible words.
"And just when you think it couldn't be worse, reality comes at you like a hammer, closing in and drowning you."
Strange flashes appear as a boy defends himself but is brutally beaten by three others and thrown into the corner of the school corridor.
"Live or die, you will feel that it no longer matters. All you want is something that can satisfy your weakness and helplessness."
Other flashes appear, where his father appears and hits him hard on the head. He becomes worried, ties him with a bag, and throws him on the river, infected with white matter.
"You can't even escape from madness!"
Flashes appear as the boy stands up again, his skin turning completely pale, and he smiles a sadistic smile
"The only cure for this nightmare is"
Flashes appear where the boy is holding a knife and stabs his father dozens of times in his body. He cannot believe himself and his eyes are shocked.
The boy smiles with joy and happiness while blood is sprayed throughout the house
Flashes appear again as the boy carries a firearm and kills all the people on the bus. Even the driver kills him without mercy while he was smiling when he arrived at school.
The flashes become blurry as the boy shows up at a graduation party and shoots all the students and teachers dead with a sadistic smile.
While he was looking up at the sky and spreading his smile towards the sky, the girl was looking at him sadly because that was exactly what he was famous for
Just an example, so how was your day...
Suddenly the girl burst into tears without realizing it and tried to wipe them away
"Wait wait?! What's all this sulking?"The boy speak as he approached her and placed his hands on her shoulders,Not sure about what to do.
"It wa-was awful!"Emma answered with difficulty as she cried
Emma and the boy sat somewhere in the woods and he had his hands on her back
She explained how her terrible day had been
"That's good. You should bring out that fire inside you." The boy spoke as he approached her and patted her on the back
"Thank you, you are the first person I told this to," she said while wiping her tears
"There's no need for this"
"Can you tell me what your name is?" Emma asked hesitantly
my name? Of course my name is...
Suddenly a flash appeared where the boys were screaming while being killed
Run away from him! He's coming nooooooo!
What is happening!
Someone helps us
This freak is coming!this....
"Smiley," the boy answered calmly with a slight smile
Smiley? is that your name? Emma asked hesitantly
Yes, my name is Smiley because I always give out smiles
Emma felt an ominous and vague feeling but she ignored it. "What a strange but charming name," said Emma. "I've never heard of it before."
"Yes, I hear this a lot, but soon that will change," he said while stepping forward with his hands behind his back
Emma looked at him and looked serious. He was a friendly person despite his look. "Hey, Smiley."
"Yes?" Smiley turned to her
"I haven't told you my name yet," Emma said firmly
Ooh! That's right what's your name? He asked as he approached Emma
The boy was looking at Emma intently but suddenly he moved and pushed her hard
"Ouch! Smiley what the!?__h....
Scratch
Emma stopped to speak as she opened her eyes as she was pushed. What she saw was shocking...
She saw a deer, but she knew it was not a deer because of its appearance
The deer had teeth as sharp as a lion's, slobbered vigorously, stood on its feet like a challenge, had human hands and claws as sharp as razors, and had yellow eyes that glowed menacingly.
"What is this thing?" Emma spoke in horror
"Oh, about that. Do you remember when I told you about the deer?" Smiley asked
"Yes? You said about..." Emma answered hesitantly and strangely when she remembered their conversation a while ago and was completely horrified "No...you don't mean..."
"Yes I meant that guy" Smiley replied indifferently, "They rarely show themselves but when they are hungry...well you could say they become...a little annoying" Smiley answered with some joking while smiling
"ggggraaah!" The monster roared as it lunged at Emma, opening its mouth wide
Emma froze in terror, unable to move
Then she saw the partner of their memories pass before her eyes and she couldn't help but feel regret for her life....
Crack!
Emma heard a strange sound when she opened her eyes and was shocked
She saw Smiley's arm become long and large, and his fingers extended in a terrifying way, and her nails also extended in a strange and terrifying way.
It looked like the hands of a demon. Her sharp nails penetrated the body of a monstrous deer and it stopped moving.
"Didn't your owner teach you that biting others is so rude!"
Smiley picked it up with his mutant hand and threw it away
"Hello, are you okay? Hellllooo?" Smiley spoke to Emma, who was frozen in place because of what had just happened
"From Mars to Earth, can you hear me?" Smiley said while pinching her face from his finger with his other normal hand and tapped her face a few times while his hand returned to normal shape
Graaah!
Suddenly, a wild deer rushed towards Smiley, attacked him, and crashed into some trees
"Hey that's not cool! I was talking to her!"
Ughhh!
The monstrous deer nudged him with his head and flew a few metres
"So you want to play bullfighting?" Suddenly his hands turned terrifying and his fingers turned into sharp blades, "Let's play!" Smiley spoke and started towards the savage deer
While the two monsters were fighting each other, Emma was running away and running away from what she saw, with terrified and worried eyes, unable to believe what had just happened.
But without her knowing, her meeting with that boy was the domino that would change her life without her knowing...