He's gone, gone, and maybe you too

Marina and Joel came back from the store, they stocked a month full of food in order to prepare for winter. They also bought some new clothes and toys for Timmy.... But they noticed he was gone. His room was thrashed, most of his toys were gone... And he left the yard door open.

They panicked, Marina started crying and shouting... How they could be so careless? Joel tried to search in the surrounding areas, soon neighbors joined their cause... When the news arrived in the school, all the kids were awestruck... "Another victim" One girl said. "I hope he doesn't hurt him a lot" Said a boy. The bullies were the most sorry... They didn't know that He attacked the lonely, they just thought He attacked random kids.

Night was coming and there were no news of Timothy. Marina was on the verge of breaking, the same was Joel... They started losing hope, no matter how many posters, news coverings and newspapers said. They gave up and went home, so they could mourn in solitude.

On their way, the found a giant black tree, with sprawling and leafless branches. Stuck in its wood was a note. "Go to the Lake" Was written, with red letters and a strange crossing of the letter "O." Joel and Marina seemed too sad to go, but when they heard the voice of their beloved child... They regained their spirits. Funny thing, they didn't noticed that the neighborhood never had such kind of tree.

Back in the lake, Timmy was playing with his brother. He seemed different... His skin was very hard to the touch and for some reason, he made creaking noises whenever he moved. But Timmy was happy, he was playing with his long lost brother and only friend.

The kid was very silent for most of the time, only humming a song sporadically. Timmy saw he was nervous and he noticed that his brother was looking at the trees, trying to find something. Timmy tried to help him search, but "Kane" told him to keep playing the game or he would lose...

Timmy continued to jump on the cracks in the ice. If got two or more cracks to join, he would win. On the meantime, his brother kept looking at the trees.