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Five Nights at Freddy's The Silver Eyes

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thought of as a smile, became the awful, knowing grin of a skull. Charlie stood up,<br />

careful not to touch him, and hurried toward the door, but she tripped on the tracks and<br />

fell sprawling on the floor, her foot c<strong>at</strong>ching on the wheel beside the bed as she went.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re was a whir of spinning metal, and as she raised her head, a small pair of feet<br />

appeared under her nose, clad in shining p<strong>at</strong>ent le<strong>at</strong>her. She looked up.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re above her was Ella, staring down <strong>at</strong> her, silent and uninvited, her glassy<br />

eyes almost appearing to see. <strong>The</strong> teacup and saucer were held out before her with a<br />

military stiffness, and Charlie got up cautiously, taking care not to disturb the doll. She<br />

went out of the room, stepping carefully to avoid accidentally activ<strong>at</strong>ing any other toys,<br />

and as she went Ella almost m<strong>at</strong>ched her pace, retre<strong>at</strong>ing to her closet.<br />

Charlie hurried down the stairs, seized by an urgency to get away. In the car<br />

she fumbled the key three times before sliding it into place. She backed too fast down<br />

the driveway, running recklessly over the grass of the front yard, and sped away. After<br />

about a mile, Charlie pulled over on the shoulder and turned the car off, staring straight<br />

ahead through the windshield, her eyes focused on nothing. She forced herself to bre<strong>at</strong>he<br />

slowly. She reached up and adjusted the rearview mirror so she could see herself.<br />

She always expected to see pain, anger, sorrow written on her face, but they<br />

never were. Her cheeks were pink, and her round face looked almost cheerful, like<br />

always. Her first weeks living with Aunt Jen, being introduced to Jen’s friends, she<br />

heard the same things over and over: “wh<strong>at</strong> a pretty child. Wh<strong>at</strong> a happy-looking child<br />

she is.” Charlie always looked like she was about to smile, her brown eyes wide and<br />

sparkling, her thin mouth ready to curve up, even when she wanted to sob, the<br />

incongruity a mild betrayal. She ran her fingers through her light-brown hair, as though<br />

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