February 26

… It's been awhile since my last entry. It's hard to explain but it's difficult to get up in the morning. Yes, Slender and I tried the dream thing again, so every dream is like going into a different world of some sorts. As fast as it starts, however, it ends and I'm left disappointed to be awake and in the harsh real world…

Last Friday, when I got home from school, I stayed asleep from around 4 pm all the way to the next Saturday morning. I woke up to Slender Man shaking me this time. When he saw me open my eyes he quickly grabbed the clipboard and wrote, "Thought you were dead!"

"Just dreaming…" I had muttered.

This was the first time I had seen him since a few days ago, when I asked him what his real intentions were. After that he just… disappeared… I didn't know whether I made him suspicious or sad!

In addition to the "depressing" time I spend awake and at school, my coughing has been coming in spurts. Just last Tuesday I had a terrible coughing fit and then it just vanished. I think I might be getting used to it… whether that's good or bad I don't know. Even Slender gives me a weird look when I start at home. One morning he didn't come at all. He just left a note that read, "get better soon." The "o's" had the x's in them.

Right now he's just chilling, watching me type… When I asked him earlier about whether he's evil or not he just froze up. The lights in my room started slightly flickering as he sat on the edge of my bed. I got a little scared and grabbed his shoulder, sorta for comfort but also to stop him. He looked up, rubbed his head, and lightly moved me out of the way to stand himself.

While he's gone at the moment I'll take time to say… it's not good for me to be hanging around him, I know… but it's not like I can fight him off… I think it's best if he thinks he's my friend… but what if he does want to be my friend? Could Slender Man have changed his ways? Not likely… but what if they weren't his ways to begin with? I don't know which one to believe… if it's a hoax and he's just playing a sick game or if he truly is just lonely…