Alone Again

I just want to begin by saying that if anyone has any idea what may have happened to Aiden, then I'd like some help. He's not with me anymore...he's disappeared. Once moment we were together visiting the old house and the next he vanished. I was away from him for what...two minutes? I took my eyes off of him for two minutes and he's gone...

That post of his is the only reason I know he isn't dead. But...all the people he's seeing...Branwen, Brennon...what to make of that? Either he's gone crazy or he's trapped in some sort of illusion. Given all the shit we've been through in the past, I'm more inclined to think it might be the latter. I wouldn't put it past Slendy to do that to him...but I have no idea what's really happened. If he's stuck in an illusion, then I need to learn more so I can possibly help him break free. It's even possible he might break free on his own, but unlikely, not if he's surrounded by all the people he misses...

I suppose I should explain in detail what happened. Aiden wanted to return to the old house one more time. I wasn't sure it was a good idea...what if Slendy attacked us out there? He knows that the place has a lot of meaning for Aiden, so what if it were a trap? But, eventually I agreed that we should go. I convinced myself there couldn't be any harm in it. 

It was depressing to say the least. The house was nothing more than a burned out shell on the verge of falling apart under its own weight and crumbling to dust. Aiden, however, was ecstatic the moment he laid eyes on it. He slammed on the brakes, turned off the car, threw open the door, and sprinted toward it. I called out to him to stop and that there was nothing there to find, but he didn't listen. He disappeared inside what remained of the house and I ran after him, afraid that he might get hurt. I heard a cry of delight as I neared the entrance and then all was silent. He was gone. I searched everywhere I could get to in that pile of rubble and ash, but he was nowhere to be found. I scoured the surrounding area, but eventually I had to give up since it was getting dark. I sat in the car after that for a few hours in the hopes that he might come back, but was only rewarded with a glimpse of Slendy standing in the trees near the house. At that point, I was forced to leave. I didn't want to get mixed up with Him and I knew there was no hope of finding Aiden.

I'm staying in a hotel in town right now. I don't know what to do...I don't know who to turn to for help. There isn't anyone I know who might be able to get him back or even tell me what's really happened to him. If he is trapped in an illusion, it's unlikely that he'll see this post and know I'm waiting. Even if he does he'll probably think that I'm the one who's gone crazy.

He's trapped in a false paradise. Something has taken his deepest desires and made them real, or at least, real to him. I wonder, though, how long will it take for that paradise to become a nightmare? He needs my help...I just know he's in serious trouble. I'm going to go back to the house tomorrow morning to see if I can't find any clues I may have missed. Let's hope something useful comes up...

Aiden, if you're able to see this post wherever you are then please, you have to believe me when I say that you're in danger. You can't fall for any of what you're seeing around you. It's a lie. So, please...please fight it and come back to me...