“It’s just a prank bro.”
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“Don’t you think you pushed a bit far back there?”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuDbRlyjMF
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“No way, you just don’t know the joys of a good prank yet.”
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“Maybe…”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdk2A5Cy2CF
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Me and my best friend Will walked down the street from school to our homes. He just got done with detention after pranking our homeroom teacher with something…obscene.
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“Come on, we’re not in kindergarten anymore. I had to up my game and it’s time for you to get your feet wet too. Like how I got my-”
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“I get it, don’t remind me of what you did.”
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“Man, the look on her face when I told her. Hahaha, I’ll never let her live that down. Detention is worth it.”
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I shake my head at Will’s laughter. Still, I always respect how he lived his life. Maybe, I can have that freedom and courage too…339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfV9idF35F
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“Would you look at that, I think I’ve come up with the perfect initiation for you.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYL0DxCGH99
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Will points to the nearby police station. The newly built police station.
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“Look at those blue jackets coming into our neighborhood like they own the place. I think it’s time for a little fun, would do them some good.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAinWR187wA
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“You can’t mean-”
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“Relax Tim, it’s just a normal prank call. Every prankster has done this at least once.”
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“O-Oh, okay. I thought-”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzV9FrRLFb7
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“I’m not going to ask you to do anything I wouldn’t do.”
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“I don’t know…”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVsvP65fp7
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“Here’s a little incentive.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7st4S0OG1
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“!!”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOw7RHQQKx3
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“This is your allowance?!”
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“Just half of it for now.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiL62CaW2U
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“But why?”
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“Because you’re best friend and I can’t wait to have you next to me on my next prank. I have faith that you will succeed. After that, you get the rest of it.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPKnEpEQAD
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Will beams me a warm smile that blows away all my doubts. I couldn’t help but smile too. He really is a great friend.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3P2dmJenP
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“Okay, I won’t let you down. What should I prank call them about.”
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“I don’t know, it’s up to you. Oh! How about telling them that your parents have been replaced by monsters and they’re coming to get you. You sometimes complain about how your parents are on you to succeed, this is a great way to get back at them.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwVW4uyvXr
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“Y-Your right!”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cpybWPg1a
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“Yeah, two pranks for the price of one!”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgWxtv1xlm
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“Okay, I will do it. Tomorrow, I’ll be a prankster just like you.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRwcnicZfW
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“That’s the spirit.”
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We came to the intersection while talking, almost passed it. My house is to the left and he’s on the right.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwERonQvkxF
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“See you tomorrow Will.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCLAn29Fa2
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“Yeah, good luck on the prank call.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7jWhjBCCX
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I wave to my best friend and breath in some of his courage. Time to do something I can be proud of.
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After a couple of minutes, I make it to my home in the area. Surrounded by hundreds of other identical wooden squares painted white. I walk through the front door and lay my book bag on the ground.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsqQ8ZzdiZ
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“I’m home!”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7qoauyqFN
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…339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMwIkSOdyL
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“Of course, my mistake.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYvBZY9BUj
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They’re never home to greet me anymore. I pick my stuff up and drag myself to my room.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlhm6uRgqo
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I throw my book bag onto my makeshift bed on the floor. I remember all the times they promised to make life better for us, only for them to waste the money on stupid stuff. I work so hard at school like they demand and for what!? I can’t even sleep on a proper mattress.
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No more. Time to give them a small taste of their own medicine. I pick up my phone and dial 991. 339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxi9KHjCXcv
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At every ring, my heart pounds faster but I can’t stop now. I breathe in and out, preparing to put on the show of a lifetime. Will is going to be so proud of me.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eKRENiJEw
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“911, what’s your emergency.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp58bZzdbxR
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“M-Mom….D-Dad, they-”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPnh59PZ7q
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I try my best to sound like I’m crying, throwing some sniffing for good measure.
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“Calm down, what happened?”
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“I don’t know…one day they were fine and the next they were…different. Last night I saw them…doing things to animal meat and weird things in their bedroom.”
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“I…think they might be monsters in disguise. I’m scared, they might know I’m trying to get help. Please come quick!”
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A long silence engulfed the room. Darn it, I guess the gig is up. They didn’t even laugh, whatever. Time to end it I guess.
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“Got yo-”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanTRGhZiPB
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“What’s your address?”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79R8x98V8m
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“E-Excuse me?”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgzLA4yYdr
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“Your address kid, where do you live!”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUg1SDHSGdN
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“Um, countertop road…5th house from the intersection.”
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“Okay, we’ll be there as soon as we can. Lock the door and stay put.”
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The call ended and I’m left alone in confusion. Did they…counter prank me? What’s Will going to think?339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BLczAChYC
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I guess I failed…figures. I put my phone down and flop on the bed. Should’ve expected that, I can’t be like Will.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWg2Qx9fFl
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*Crash*339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfJvxjeX3p
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What the?! Was that the windo-
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*BOOM*339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzmTCnWTH0
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A large foot came crashing through my door causing it to land across the room.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVh2Xxt3l2J
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The large foot belongs to a large man, at least 6 feet tall. He, along with 5 other men, come through the door and surround me. They’re all…heavily armed and covered in black armor. Are they a SWAT team?
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They turn their backs to me and aim at the windows and doors. The closest one to me whispers.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡss8Zh9Cd94
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“Here they come.”
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Did I really prank call a SWAT team and…win?339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCcnhMIfOz
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Did they believe me? You got to be kidding me. I chuckle a little bit inside. Mom and dad will be so shocked to see this.
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I-Is this what courage feels like? It feels so-339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GqeJ6N3rV
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*Knock* *Knock*339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJpt6Gd7Bw
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All guns lock onto the door and my heart races with excitement. I can’t wait to see the looks on their faces. As Will said, getting grounded is worth this.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgm8h4qoB4C
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I try to sneak past them so I can get a good look.
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“Kid, stay back.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXyXXpvLk0
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Oh man, I guess-339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFGnTeg0o5
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*Bang* *Bang* *Bang* *Bang*339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Eg5MLdZs4
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“What the hell are doing?!!”
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“Sorry sir, this is my first time.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPc7kBe6IC
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“Only shoot when you see them, you fool!”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJD2BEmofD6
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W-What…
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“You two check it out, we’ll protect the kid.”
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j-just…
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“Got it.”
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h-happened?
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“Sir, I think you better come and see this.”
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“What is it?”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgihKdaZTO
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…339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wQwVJ4X3L
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“My god…their blood is red.”
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“Did we just-”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ661nKslS7S
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“Why the fuck didn’t you verify the call!!?”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTwdZjO3SD
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“I-I didn’t think we get a prank call this soon and he…was so specific…”
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“Clean this mess up, burn it down and call the cover-up team.”
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*Stomp* *Stomp* *Stomp* *Stomp*
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“Kid?”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lCtdhVyAM
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….339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcNWn2jzhw
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“Kid?”
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….339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqMb6D3OOi
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“KID!!”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfmnMIO0Sy
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“W-what…have…I….done?”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUV3lEoeVnT
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“…You no longer exist, you’ll get a new name and life. We’ll send you to an orphanage. Forget about what happened today and try to…live again.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuX1iaSBtA4
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The man grabs my arm. I let him drag me away.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLpqMxfZrN
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Across my room. Across the hallway. Across the…
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Finally, across the door. As much I try to not look, something catches my eye, something beyond the red.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH26cLoVeqt
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Was that…a new mattress?339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bPHsMxiHd
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Before the implications of what that means crushes me, the solider pushes me into a black car. We soon drive away to my new life and in the rearview, my house begins to burn.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJ8TclwuPt
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Then it all hits me at once, I break.
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A new face and one less kid in the orphanage. I’ve been here for 3 months and I’m starting to lose what’s left of my mind.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenFeXuya79
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They keep staring at me, the caregivers with those dead eyes. The kids I like to watch play are just gone. But no parents came to pick them up.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbCyDUpaij
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Maybe it’s just my paranoia, I’m supposed to live a new life. 339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64g6Yofqjg
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“Okay kids, time to go to bed.”
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The new head caregiver called out to everyone in the living room playing. There were some grunts of displeasure but the ones that stood out were the ones that said nothing.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtP4B60IxLe
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They just got up and went back to their room with no emotion. I could have sworn one shouldn’t be here.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0tCS4GOA1
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“Stop staring at us, creep!”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNidGGDxiMU
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One of the girls calls out to me and snaps me out of my mind.
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“I-I-I-I’m sorry.”
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“And stop stuttering! I can’t wait for some nice family to take me away from here. I’m tired of being ogled.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwJ0s0axQ0
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The others around her nod their head audibly. I can’t help but agree with her, I want to leave too. But do I deserve it?339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzHHKQrAJP
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The head caregiver comes by to hurry us along for the night.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidiqdg1SsN
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“Don’t worry, I know you’ll find a home soon.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWocVkhzyeb
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Did she…lick her lips?339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyUSwOOYII
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“I hope so, any place is better than near this weirdo.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XbGkANmPI
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“Enough of picking on Tim, you never know he might be next to go. Hurry to bed now.”
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We nod and go to our rooms for the night. I open the door and I’m greeted by the same old brown square room. Single bed, lamp, and book.
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I get into the covers and try to sleep. But I can’t. 339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYFsbNEOEm
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My mind drifts back to everything weird about this place. At first, everything was like a normal orphanage but slowly things began to feel out of place. Like that new basement they had renovated last month.
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My mind raced at the possibilities of what could be going on.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypI9JkZIT5
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Drug dealing, kidnapping, cultists but one thing keeps popping up.
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“Monsters.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGyVKSM8gD
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My mind slithers back to…the incident. Those soldiers really thought there were monsters. I think back to the head caregiver and the dead eyes of some kids. What if…
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I have no choice, I have to try. I sneak out of my room and go to the phone in the living room. I dial 911.
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It rings louder than I expected. I close my eyes and pray that It will stop soon.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSHmUYwlzv
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“911, what’s your emergency.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljk2VavaTu
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“Hello, I’m in at the orphanage at silvervine street and I need help.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTR6wZ1hW50
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“What’s the problem?”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkT9u37bnX
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“It’s hard to explain but there are these new caregivers at the orphanage that act off. The kids have started to disappear too and then there’s that basement.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLxRGO2bcD
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“I think…the orphanage is run by monsters and the kids are being used for…something. I don’t know, please just….help me.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTeb7d8ukbf
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“…”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2MmkFdHer
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“…Is this Tim?”
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“Y-Yes?”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0X0PBYeVe
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“…Did you seriously prank call us again?”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00o3X3aNh3
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“What? No.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2TKUjCMov
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“We heard about what you did. You have no idea how hard it was to cover up the mess you made. The innocent lives lost!
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“I-”
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“You should be ashamed of yourself.”
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And just like that, the call ended. I put the phone down and fight the urge to cry. I can’t make any more noi-
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“Tim.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1U7RUo3U2
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!!!339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyPNSLGpAu
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I twist my body around to see another new caretaker. She had short brown hair and a nursing outfit. Her face, however, is hidden by the room's shadow.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfwoe84mli
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“It’s time.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqXcAnm3W0
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She offered her hand to me, beckoning me to my final destination. Maybe…this is what I deserve for what I’ve done.
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Despite my survival instincts telling me not to, I forced my body to take her hand. It was unnaturally cold and wet. But I didn’t care, not anymore. What could I do anyway?
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She leads me down the darker-than-normal hallway all the way to the basement stairs. We stopped at the top and started down into the gaping maw of the abyss.
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“Are you ready?”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfzQp8W0fR
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Why she would ask me that? I’ve been ready since that day, I just didn’t want to accept it.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhv7YgN4Ko
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“Yes.”339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcx8z8Pjn7
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The descent begins, I become one with the icky black and accept my fate.
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I’m sorry Will, Mom, Dad…for everything.339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpFXgGTk2Y
