#boris lewek

(Bendy Stein’s point of view)

Bendy was working under the hood of a car on the day of the incident. Mrs. Campbell had brought her husband’s car in three days ago, and while usually a car job only took a day, this car was in an… unusual edition. He planned to ask Mrs. Campbell about it once she arrived. He told her the car would be finished today, around 2’o clock, and he was right. 

Bendy closed the hood with a satisfied *thud*. To accompany the sound, the clicking of Mrs. Campbell’s heels let him know she was near. He put on his best smile and gave a little twirl to face her. “Ah, the lovely Mrs. Campbell! As punctual as ever.” He greeted her, giving a little bow. Mrs. Campbell giggled. “Oh, Bendy, you~ Is the car ready?” She asked. “But of course! I gave you my word, and a gentleman always follows through on his word.” He held a hand out to the car in question.

“I’ll admit, I had to pinch into our savings to replace the metal that was torn off, and the seatbelt will need a firm hand to get it all the way into the buckle, but aside from that, your husband’s car is back in working condition.” Bendy explained. “Oh, thank you so much!” Mrs. Campbell got out her wallet and handed him the payment. While Mrs. Campbell yammered on about how grateful she was, Bendy counted out the cash. His eyes widened as he realized it was double what they had agreed.

He internally groaned. Normally he’d be happy with the bonus cash, but it meant something else when it came from Mrs. Campbell. When Mrs. Campbell gave extra, it meant she was about to ask for a bonus favor. Which wouldn’t annoy him, if the favor wasn’t always some form of hard labor. And if he said no, Mrs. Campbell would go and tell everyone how ungrateful he was. So, it was better to bite the bullet now and frame it as him being charitable. Bendy cleared his throat.

“Oh, Mrs. Campbell, I can’t possibly take this much money for the car alone. Is there anything I can do in return?” He asked. Mrs. Campbell’s eyes widened, like she was waiting for this chance. “Oh, you’re too kind! Although if you’d be willing, there is a favor I’d like to ask…” she trailed off for a moment, looking to the side. “As you know, my husband went on a business trip quite some time ago. Well, his car came back this morning…he didn’t come back with it.”

Bendy tried not to let his surprise show. Not that Mr. Campbell didn’t come back; it was an open secret he was seeing someone. It wouldn’t be a shock that he ran out of Mrs. Campbell. It was the fact the car got brought back; how did it get back if he didn’t come home? Mrs. Campbell looked around like she was checking to see if anyone was watching. “On top of that, I’ve been hearing…noises around my house at night. Scratching sounds, growling, all of that. It’s gotten to the point where the kids are waking up at night because of it.”  Mrs. Campbell grabbed her arms and looked at the floor. 

“I think something’s trying to get inside the house. I don’t know if it’s a person or an animal, but it always shows up at night in my backyard. I tried going out to talk to it and see if it was a person, but it ran away before I could get a good look at it. It ran towards my daughter’s room, Bendy. She hasn’t felt safe sleeping anywhere but my room since. I’ve been trying to wait for my husband to return, but it’s been two weeks since then. I don’t know what it wants or if it wants anything but…”

Mrs. Campbell clasped her hands as if she was praying. “I know I’ve asked a lot of you over the years, and I may have… slightly exaggerated the necessity of these favors. But it would mean the world to me if you could persuade… whatever or whoever this is to leave my family alone.” Mrs. Campbell pleaded. Bendy scanned her face, trying to see if this was her playing up the severity of the situation. It wasn’t the first time she asked Bendy to deal with ‘harassment.’ One time she claimed a bear was roaming around, and it was a raccoon. Another time she claimed a dangerous machine was on the loose, and some guy just left his lawnmower running for a moment and forgot to put it on brake. Which was funny at the time to be fair.

“Have you tried telling the police? Or asking a neighbor?” Bendy asked. “I have. When Officer Muldoon and Officer Kirby pulled in, the thing ran off by the time they came inside. And I asked Shawn and Grant to keep an eye out, but it didn’t show up the night they were keeping watch. I’ve tried asking them to watch every night, but they have their own lives to live and they’re starting to say that I’m imagining things. This is my last hope. You’re my last hope.”

Bendy looked at her, really looked. He saw the bags under her eyes, the way she pinched herself to try and keep herself awake. She was probably staying awake to watch the house and keep whatever this was away from her kids. He looked into her eyes. She was genuinely afraid of this thing and what it could do to her kids. He internally sighed and gave his best reassuring smile.

“Mrs. Campbell. There are many things a mother has a natural right to. One of these is the safety of her kids and her home. I’ll swing by tonight. This creature will bother you no longer. You have my word as a gentleman.” Mrs. Campbell’s eyes brightened when he agreed. “Thank you, thank you, thank you!” If there was a strange creature around, Bendy didn’t want it on the same island as his little brother, let alone the same town. His watch beeped on his wrist.

“Oh! So sorry to cut this short, Mrs. Campbell, but I have to walk my little brother home from school. Like I said, I’ll be there tonight, I just have to attend to the shop and of course my dear brother.” Bendy told Mrs. Campbell, beginning to walk out the door, grabbing his satchel as he left. Mrs. Campbell smiled, but there was still worry in her eyes. “God bless your soul, Mr. Stein.”

…

(Boris Lewek’s point of view)

Something was off about his older brother.

Which, depending on who you asked, was a constant. Although what exactly was off about him changed, again, depending on who you asked. Some people said his charm was ‘saccharinely sweet’ and ‘unnerving.’ Other people said it was weird he worked as a mechanic when his dad was an animator. Not bad exactly, the town needed a mechanic, but weird. One time when Bendy and Boris were fixing his fridge, Mr. Lawrence told them that people at church gossiped about Bendy looking after Boris and possibly forcing him to stay.

He knew people didn’t like Bendy because he was a goat, but saying he was forcing Boris to live with him was just plain stupid! Bendy always helped out people when their stuff broke, and he was always nice even when other people were rude to him. And if they were made Boris lived with him, well they should have something when…when…

…he didn’t like thinking about that. Especially with the anniversary coming up.

“Hey, are you ok?” Bendy asked. Boris left his train of thought and looked down at Bendy. He looked concerned, which made sense. Boris always tried to make conversation when they were walking home, especially when there wasn’t much business at the shop that day. “Oh, yeah I’m fine, school was just...boring today.” Boris bluffed. Bendy gave him that look that let Boris know he’d been had. “I know that the anniversary is soon. It’s ok if it’s on your mind.” He slipped his hand into Boris’s. Boris gripped his other backpack strap.

“I was thinking about other stuff, and it came up and it…” Boris gripped Bendy’s hand. “It’s ok, Boris. We can do something fun tonight if it’ll make you feel better.” Bendy offered. “...can we stop by the library before we go home?” Boris asked. “Sure bud. I was gonna stop by there anyway for the-” Bendy was saying before he stopped himself. There was the weirdness again. Sometimes when he and Boris were walking home, Bendy wouldn’t say much, but this was different. He wasn’t looking at Boris until he tried to comfort him, and his lips were recoiling, like he was trying to keep his mouth closed on purpose.

“Did Mrs. Campbell ask you for a favor again?” Boris asked. Her favors always put his brother in a mood. “Huh- why do you say that?” “You said she was gonna come by the shop today to grab her husband’s car. What did she ask you to do?” Boris explained. “You don’t wanna know dude. It’s gonna freak you out.” “...well now I wanna know even more! And if you don’t tell me now, I’m gonna find out later and freak out then, and then I’m gonna look like an idiot for freaking out when there’s nothing to freak out about!” 

“You’re freaking out now dude.” Bendy pointed out. “...that just proves my point! Just tell me.” Boris pleaded. Bendy made that weird noise that said he didn’t want to do something. “Please…” Boris asked, using his (literal) puppy dog eyes. “Bendy…” Boris said in his pleading voice. Bendy made the noise again. “Bendy.” Boris said pointedly, realizing the puppy dog eyes wouldn’t work. Bendy made the noise again. “Alright. I didn’t want to take the nuclear option, but you leave me no choice.” “Wait what are you…” Bendy’s eyes narrowed. “You wouldn’t.”

Boris then picked Bendy up and started spinning around while shouting “It’s time for the spin cycle!” “BORIS! Boris cut this out! I get dizzy! You know this!” Bendy shrieked. “Sorry, can’t hear you, the drying machine’s doing a spin cycle.” “That’s not even the right laundry machine, washing machines do spin cyc-AK!” Bendy was correcting when Boris accidentally spun too close to the end of the sidewalk and the two brothers fell on the road.

“Ow… you ok, Boris? No scrapes or bruises?” Bendy asked. When Boris nodded, Bendy sighed. “And this is why I hate the spin cycle.” “You’re just mad you can’t do it cause you’re too short.” “It’s not my fault you’re a crime against God.” “Bendy, we’ve been over this; just because I’m the younger and taller sibling, that doesn’t mean I’m a crime against God.” “Whatever.” Bendy grew tired of the banter.

“Will you just tell me?” Boris asked. Bendy groaned. He wasn’t getting out of this, was he?

…

(Bendy’s point of view)

“You think a beast is pretending to be an animal and stalking Mrs. Campbell?” Boris asked, taking a forkful of lasagna while Bendy was reading a book on animal behavior. “Yep. If it was an animal, it wouldn’t be sticking to one specific house. Plus, Mrs. Campbell said when she went out to confront it, it ran to her girl’s window. The kid’s room is at the front of the house. An animal would have run into the woods, or at the least it wouldn’t have stopped at a window while it was running.” Bendy explained.

“If that’s the case, why did you check out books about animals?” Boris asked while eating. “Don’t chew with your mouth open. But if it turns out this thing isn’t a person, I want to be prepared.” Bendy answered while finishing the last page of the last book he checked out. With that done, he got up and pulled the pipes he kept under the couch for emergencies. “Wait, wait, wait. You’re gonna bludgeon this guy?!” Boris yelped. “I’m not gonna bludgeon it, I’m just gonna give it a bonk on the head. It’s nature’s snooze button.” Bendy said while wagging his lead pipe. 

“Well, what if this stalker is a person? That’d be assault!” “If this stalker is a person, then they’ve been stalking Mrs. Campbell for two weeks. I think it’s reasonable in this case.” Bendy deadpanned. “I guess that makes sense. But why are you bringing two?” “In case I try to throw one at the thing and I miss. Preparation is key to a job well done.” Bendy explained while putting his boots and jacket on.

When he was done, he walked over to Boris. “Remember what I told you?” “Don’t open the door, if someone says they’re police make them show me a badge, and if a cop asks to come in make them show me a warrant.” Boris listed. “Good boy.” “I still think I should come with. I can help!” Boris protested. “Absolutely not. If there’s some weird stalker thing around town, I don’t want you out of this house. Now, remember to get your homework done and I want you in bed by the time I get home. I love you.” Bendy reminded Boris before pulling his head down to kiss him on the forehead.

“I love you too.” Boris said, although he was still pouting about not being able to come with on the job.

Bendy didn’t regret making Boris stay home. The only thing he regretted was not staying home himself when he had the chance.

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Bendy and Boris are now available for asks.

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