AN: NEW SLENDER STORY! People have been bugging me about a new slender story, so I decided to base this one off of the new slender game, SLENDER: THE ARRIVAL!

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Kate was lying on the couch in her living room, staring at the ceiling. She twisted her head to the right, glimpsing at a brass clock above the mantle. It was almost five o' clock.

"Mother"…

Kate sat up and tapped her fingers along the coffee table. She glanced at the piano in the room. She missed the sound. She missed watching her mother slide her fingers across the black and white keys, and play classics from famous composers such as Bach and Mozart. Kate scanned the rest of the living room. Once again, she tapped a rhythm on the coffee table. She was becoming impatient.

Suddenly, a beep was heard from her jean pocket. Kate slid her fingers into her pant pocket and pulled out her cell phone. She flipped it open and searched through her messages. Kate bit her lip as she read the text.

Thanks for leaving the gate open. Meet me at the playground. –CR

Kate quickly leaped from the sofa. She ran to the kitchen and snatched her backpack that was neatly placed on a chair. Opening the backpack, Kate took a quick glance inside. She double checked to make sure that a flashlight, batteries, water, food, a pen and a couple of books were placed inside. After scanning the bag, Kate sprinted through the front door, and ran to her backyard. She had left the door wide open.

Kate observed a strange man leaning against the playground. His arms were crossed and a backpack was slung around his shoulder. The man was tall, thin, and obtained curly black hair. He had an overly large forehead and his sky blue eyes made his facial appearance look eerie. The man was wearing jeans, steel toed boots, and a knitted sweater. A black jacket was visible around his waist. The man was expressionless as he glanced at Kate. He scanned her from head to toe. Kate wore her usual jeans and a white pull over sweater. Her black hair was in a ponytail. The man shifted his body foward.

Kate took a deep breath before speaking, "CR?"

The man raised his eyebrow. "Yes, you are correct?" he stretched out his hand; gesturing for a handshake. "And you are Kate I presume?"

The young woman hesitated before firmly shaking his hand. "Yes, my name is Kate."

The strange man nodded. "As you know, my name is CR. And we are both meeting each other for a reason."

"CR," Kate bore a crooked smile. "That's a funny name for someone such as you. I am guessing that they are initials or a nickname of some sort?"

"Correct, young Kate…" CR paused before continuing. "…but unfortunately for my safety, AND yours, I've made the decision not to reveal my full name."

"Sure…CR…" Kate swallowed. She took a quick breath, "You found the place alright?"

CR stood up straight and lifted his chin. "Kate – we cannot waste time…are you prepared to go?"

"When will we be back?" the young woman questioned.

CR cracked his neck from side to side. "Most likely by eight...that's if we make it back alive."

Kate bit her cheek, "Well, that's reassuring."

CR grabbed both sides of her arms. He slightly tugged on her sweater as he spoke. "Kate, you do know why we are meeting? It is because we both saw the same man. We don't have much time, now that your mother has passed, so this is for our protection. If this creature… Kate! You saw it too didn't you? We saw the faceless man. I've done my research…people have said that it is just a myth, but I believe that it is true. If you saw what I saw…what I mean to say is that you and I will be his prey for the rest of our lives if we don't do something. He causes memory loss, paranoia and will continue to hunt you down until he catches you and…and…" he trailed off as he glimpsed over Kate's shoulder. "Kate…I'm just trying to protect the both of us."

"Well," started Kate. "You've been devising a plan, correct? It is a plan to rid of our problem…and this plan" –

"The mines – I'll give you all the information at the mines." CR quickly stated.

"The abandoned mines…" Kate slightly chuckled. "You have got to be kidding me. That's probably the worst place to be, if we are being chased my some mythological creature."

CR sighed as he glanced at the watch on his wrist; ignoring every word Kate spilled from her mouth. "We better go, and make sure our emergency packs are up to par. Once we reach the mines, I'll give you a full summary of my plan. Survival is the key, and we need a meeting place…scratch that, I have a meeting place. Now we better leave, because the sun sets at nine. Let's try to get you back here safely at eight – Kate, what's troubling you?"

Kate twiddled her thumbs as she spoke. "CR…can you guarantee my safety?"

"Stupid question," CR shook his head. "I'm afraid that is impossible." He scanned Kate's backyard carefully before moving toward the gate. "Now, follow me."

Chapter 1 coming soon...