Samantha (Corrections Officer)
Appearances
Death County, PA
Hell Froze Over | 3
Should he have even been brought back to the prison, he clearly should not have been.
Death County, PA
Hell Froze Over | 3
We joked around. He always would call me his baby mom and always talked about the sneakers that I used to wear.
Death County, PA
Hell Froze Over | 3
His mental health is severely deteriorating, and we are not equipped to handle it. He was on a block where it was a lot of severe mentally ill people that shouldn't be incarcerated there, that should be going to get further medical attention, but have such a long waiting list to get help.
Death County, PA
Hell Froze Over | 3
I had gotten a call from one of my sergeants, and they were very concerned when he had walked the block, and Jamal was not himself. He was just laying on his mattress, and he was just not responding to staff when they were talking to him.
Death County, PA
Hell Froze Over | 3
You want to be like, come on, Jamal, stop. Like, what are you doing?
Death County, PA
Hell Froze Over | 3
We only have mental health issues Monday through Friday, 8 to 4. Outside of that, good luck. Better not happen at 3.30 because they're not going to come talk to you. They're going to say, just put them on a watch.
Death County, PA
Hell Froze Over | 3
He was laying on his mattress right in front of the door. I got down and was talking to him, and he just was not in good shape. Jamal was not himself.
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i fumbled for the keys hands trembling so badly i almost dropped them then flicked on the headlights the beams swept across a few scraggly bushes in the creek beyond but no shape no footprints just me and the hum of the engine for a long time i just sat there breathing in short bursts flicking my gaze around for any sign of that stranger silence
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if this is some weird joke it's the sickest one anyone's ever pulled but there was nothing funny in those eyes or that sound echoing in my head no that had felt horribly real i had a wild urge to bolt but stepping outside again seemed suicidal All I could do was stand in the darkness, alone, with no clue where Donnie was, or who, or what, was waiting by the stairs.
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After a while I started questioning my own senses, but I couldn't deny those three knocks. Nobody runs around out here in the dead of night for fun. I kept the engine running, headlights on, scanning until the sky began to lighten. The wine buzz had long since worn off, replaced by a raw edge in my gut. At first light, I hauled myself out to do a quick sweep around the SUV.
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No footprints, no trampled grass, no broken branches. That baffled me even more. No sign of a vehicle either. It was like someone had drifted in from thin air and vanished just as fast. Deciding I'd had enough of that spot, I packed everything up at record speed. My plan was to find a safer location, maybe somewhere with more open space so I wouldn't feel so cornered.
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Still, as I drove away, every reflection in the side mirrors got me jumping, half convinced I'd see someone trailing me. I'd come looking for solitude, but suddenly it felt like the last thing I wanted. I eventually found a new clearing, but let's just say the rest of that trip was overshadowed by the memory of those knocks. My mind kept flashing back to that face in the window.
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Some part of me wondered if it might be better never to know who or what that person was. By the time I finally made it home, I was a wreck. That drive back, every unmarked turn, every shadow on the side of the road, felt like it might bring another unwanted visitor. I never did figure out how they managed to appear out of nowhere, and maybe that's a good thing.
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Sometimes the not knowing can be a safer place to live in. I drove a few miles away to this clearing I'd heard about, supposedly a safer spot, or at least one where you could see someone approaching. The place wasn't exactly luxurious, just a level patch of dirt with a few straggly trees around, but it felt more open. Figured that would help me sleep easier. It didn't.
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That first night in the new spot, I barely rested. Every rustling leaf was a potential intruder. I set up my little camp stove, tried to eat something, but my nerves had the better of me. The face I'd seen at the window kept replaying whenever I blinked. I fiddled with my phone, hoping for a shred of signal so I could call a friend and get some reassurance. No such luck.
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It was like the forest itself wanted me isolated. I finally dug out my satellite phone, which I usually reserve for real emergencies. I got a faint connection and immediately dialed a friend. She listened to me babble about mysterious chanting in the woods, and a stranger banging on my window.
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She kept saying, It sounds like you should come home, and all I managed was, I'm not ready to give up yet. Probably stubborn pride talking. The connection cut out halfway through our conversation, leaving me with static and a feeling of being stranded in more ways than one.
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that night i did everything possible to stay calm zipped myself into my sleeping bag kept a flashlight in hand and locked all the doors problem was my mind wouldn't cooperate couldn't stop picturing a dark shape lurking behind every tree waiting for me to let my guard down Around midnight, I heard a loud crack in the distance, maybe a branch snapping, and my pulse ratcheted up again.
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No chanting this time, but honestly, I wasn't sure which was worse, the unknown or the memory of it. By the next morning, I felt wrung out, like I'd barely closed my eyes at all. Even the bright sunlight didn't chase away the sense that I was being watched. I'm not one to give up easily, but there's a point where you realize this kind of dread can unravel you.
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So, I packed up in a hurry, double-checked the engine, and started the long trek back to civilization. The whole drive home was just as tense. Each time the road curved, I caught myself glancing in the mirrors, bracing for a figure behind me. Nobody showed up.
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Eventually, I rolled onto a main highway, and the sight of a passing truck filled me with a strange relief I never thought I'd appreciate so much.
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when i finally walked through my own front door i half expected some hidden presence to have followed me nothing did of course yet i still locked everything turned on every light as if my home had become an extension of those woods even days later i jolt awake at night imagining someone outside my window
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I stood in front of that flimsy wooden door for what felt like an eternity, every nerve in my body twisted tight. The tower had gone so deathly quiet that each breath felt like a shout. My flashlight beam wavered, lighting up only empty corners, and the reflection of my own terror in the glass panels.
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i'd never had a trip twist my nerves so hard and the worst part was i had no answers just a lingering echo of knocking in the dark reminding me that solitude can turn on you in ways you'd never see coming i was spending a quiet evening at the ranger station sorting gear minding my own business when the call came in
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A missing person, possibly under the influence, vanished near the park's edge in the middle of a vicious winter storm. Even before the details arrived, every part of me knew this wouldn't be a routine rescue. The temperature had plummeted to brutally low levels, and whiteout conditions were closing in fast. In weather like that, every moment out there counts double.
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My partner and I hopped into our truck and hit the roads leading out to a set of isolated cabins. The drive felt like a slow crawl through thick, swirling snow, headlights bouncing off endless flurries. We eventually spotted the dim glow of cabin windows. Outside, a handful of frantic figures waved us down. The second we got out, their story tumbled out in pieces.
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A young woman, part of a group doing psychedelics, had dashed out into the cold with minimal clothing. No coat, no boots, just everyday clothes that wouldn't hold up long in these conditions. The storm was relentless. My partner and I spent a few minutes piecing together the woman's last known direction.
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Her friends seemed disoriented themselves, eyes wide with leftover adrenaline or something else. It didn't help that the snow was falling so heavily, any footprints would be wiped away in minutes. Still, we started combing the perimeter, flashlights barely slicing through the swirling white. Trudging through high drifts left my muscles burning.
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My partner kept a steady pace beside me, both of us calling the woman's name over and over. the wind made it feel like the sound died right as it left our throats even so we pressed on scanning tree lines and shining lights into every hollow at one point we thought we saw movement but it was just a shrub bent under heavy snow the sense of being surrounded by nothingness was overwhelming
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As we pushed deeper, the only real signs of direction were the faint outlines of footprints, half filled by drifting flakes. Each clue felt like a lifeline. Maybe we'd catch up if we hurried. Time slid by with terrifying speed. My body was soaked in sweat beneath the layers, but my face felt raw from the icy wind. We kept yelling her name, hoping beyond hope for a response.
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Suddenly, I spotted a piece of cloth half buried in a snowbank. we knelt down to examine it a shirt several feet away lay a single shoe also partially covered this was when alarm bells really went off in my head anyone stripping off clothes in a snowstorm is in critical danger Paradoxical undressing is no joke. Hypothermia can make a person feel burning hot, and they start peeling off layers.
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A tiny rational part of me insisted that I was safe inside, but the rest of my brain kept painting images of that drowned figure lunging through the door, those cloudy eyes rolling as she shrieked. Eventually, I forced myself to breathe deeper, one step back, two steps back, until I bumped into the kitchen counter.
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We were in a race against time. We pressed on, bracing ourselves for whatever we'd find next. About fifty yards further, the beam of my flashlight caught a figure slumped at the base of a tree. The woman was motionless, missing every bit of clothing. We scrambled down an incline, nearly tumbling over each other in the rush. When we reached her, the silence was crushing.
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Her eyes stared ahead without any flicker of awareness. My partner called out her name, tried to check vitals, but it was already too late. The reality of it made everything else fade, like the storm noise dropped several decibels and left only the sight in front of us. She looked heartbreakingly vulnerable. skin tinged in a way that only deep cold can cause.
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We did what we could, but we knew it was over. We radioed for backup, though rescue was past the point of mattering. Local police made their way out with a snowmobile, and we gave them a grim summary. The group from the cabin showed up, some of them not even dressed for the weather, weeping and trembling. I stood to one side trying to muster something, anything to say, but words felt useless.
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The wind whipped snow in our faces as the authorities zipped her into a bag. They guided the group back toward the cabins, while my partner and I slogged behind. Every step weighted with the knowledge of what we'd just witnessed.
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that night i stayed at the ranger station long after my shift ended replaying the scene in my mind i'd known the wilderness was harsh but there's a big difference between knowing it in theory and seeing real consequences unfold in front of you The sound of that wind, the snapshot of her half-buried footprints, the terrible hush around that tree, those moments clung to me like a living memory.
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Even now, whenever the sky threatens snow, I recall the sheer force of that storm, and how it claimed a life in a way that felt both sudden and painfully drawn out. I ended up driving home at dawn, coasting through nearly empty roads, my thoughts spinning. The entire time, I kept picturing footprints in the rearview mirror, fading under the relentless sweep of snow.
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It struck me that isolation can be terrifying in more ways than one, and sometimes all the preparations in the world won't shield you from the final outcome. It was a lesson I never wanted to learn, but nature doesn't ask for permission before it teaches you the hardest truths.
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I lingered on that mesa way too long, staring at the fading glow of the sunset like it was my last chance to see something beautiful. I'd hiked up for a quick photography trip, but the sky had turned into this swirling palette of orange and crimson, and I got carried away clicking pictures from every angle.
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By the time I realized the sun had dropped below the horizon, dusk was already sliding into night. My phone's battery was practically gasping, but I still tried to capture a couple more shots before stuffing everything back into my pack. The moment I fished out my headlamp, a jolt of unease shot through me. The thing powered on, but only in that weak red mode.
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Not ideal, but still better than wandering around in pitch darkness. I flicked the switch a few more times, hoping I'd get a bright beam, but the battery icon blinked at me like it was on its last legs. Great. Five miles of rocky trail, minimal light, and not a soul around to bail me out.
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my hand slid across it searching for anything solid and i ended up clutching a long steel knife my legs were ready to collapse under me but i gripped the knife like a lifeline i tried the handheld walkie-talkie again pressing the button so hard my thumb ached Donnie? I hissed. Answer me, man. Where are you? Static. A faint pop. Then another hiss. Nothing.
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I tried to shrug it off as no big deal, telling myself that red light was actually a smart way to preserve night vision. But with each step my breathing felt tight. The terrain under my feet was unpredictable, sharp stones jutting out in every direction. I had to shuffle along carefully, feeling more and more like I was being swallowed by shadows.
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Every rustle of wind, every shift in the dirt made me grip my trekking pole a little tighter. Maybe it was my imagination playing tricks, but the quiet started to seem off, like even the insects were holding their breath. Even so, I kept plodding along, hoping I'd get used to the darkness. Then I stopped dead, convinced I sensed something behind me.
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I whipped around, shining that pitiful red glow into the gloom, only to see the same boulders and shrubs as before. No sign of anything moving. At least nothing I could make out. My mind was humming with tension, though. No matter how hard I tried to dismiss it, a prickling sensation climbed up the back of my neck, almost like a warning. Finally, I couldn't take the suspense.
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I clicked the lamp to white mode, desperate for a better look, though I knew it would drain the battery fast. For a split second, I saw an outline, low to the ground, slipping behind a rock about 25 yards off. It moved with eerie grace, too smooth for a harmless critter. My mouth went dry. I stared at the spot, waiting, but it didn't show itself again.
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That little glimpse was enough to send a wave of anxiety through me. I considered running, but the thought of charging blindly down the mesa didn't sound like a winning plan. I did the only thing I could, tried to make myself seem larger and bolder than I felt. I raised my arms, spread my jacket, and let out a series of forceful shouts that echoed across the quiet landscape.
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The lamp's bright beam flickered ominously, reminding me I couldn't keep it on for long. My best bet, ironically, was to switch back to red mode and ration what little power I had left. Not exactly comforting. When I turned my back on that rock, I almost imagined the shape creeping closer. My nerves were shot but I forced myself to keep walking.
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After a few minutes, I looked over my shoulder again and flipped to white mode. Two points of green light flashed in the darkness, hovering at the same level as that earlier silhouette.
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they didn't move toward me just hovered there as if testing my resolve my stomach tightened this was no curious deer that much was obvious whatever it was seemed to be trailing me at a steady distance refusing to either vanish or close in I tried to keep my breathing steady, but the fear got worse with every step. Eventually, I fumbled for my phone.
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One bar of service popped up, and I managed to call a friend. My voice came out shaky, which pretty much told him everything he needed to know. Between rushed explanations, I managed to spit out where I was and that I felt I was being followed. I joked, in an attempt at humor, if I'm not back soon, here's where you can find my mangled remains. But neither of us really laughed.
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I was new and figured maybe he wanted to check my progress. We set off, making small talk, and I was obviously trying to suck up a little. We were joking around when he made a quick remark about taking even small jobs seriously because you never know what you'll find.
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Hearing another person's voice helped calm me, though, at least a little. I didn't feel quite so alone, even though physically I was still by myself out there.
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battery life on my lamp ticked steadily downward i decided to push forward focusing on making it down the steep part of the trail before full darkness dropped like a curtain in the back of my mind a question kept nagging what happens if that silhouette decides to come closer
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I swung around, shining my flashlight behind me because I felt like something was creeping closer, only to land on the big cabinet in the corner. Something about it seemed different. The door was... open? I knew it was sealed tight when I arrived, which gave me a vicious jolt of dread. Instinct forced me to raise the knife, as if expecting that watery nightmare woman to burst out.
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But I forced myself to move, imagining all the ridiculous ways I'd fight back with nothing but a stick or a small knife if I had to. Anything to avoid picturing the alternative. I kept checking behind me, scanning with that dim beam, never quite sure if I'd see those eyes again. Every inch of the way, tension clung to me like a second skin.
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I could feel it in the way my shoulders hunched and the way I gripped my trekking pole. This was only the start of a long, nerve-wracking journey back to safety, and I could already tell it would be a nightmare. Yet I had no choice but to keep going. I didn't waste any more time lingering where I'd spotted those glowing eyes.
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Gripping my trekking pole, I started the descent, knowing full well that the path below was a loose mess of rocks and gravel. Each step felt uncertain, like the ground wanted to betray me. On top of that, the darkness was spreading fast. and the only light I had was a red beam barely strong enough to light my boots.
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I'd occasionally flick to white mode, just for a few seconds, hoping to catch a glimpse of whatever was stalking me. It was there all right. Whenever I switched, I'd spot those same green reflections, never closer, never farther, like a shadow that knew exactly how to keep a safe distance.
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once or twice my foot slipped on the gravel and i'd lurch forward arms flailing it was all i could do not to topple down the slope every time i nearly wiped out my mind conjured images of that creature watching waiting
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i imagined it was analyzing my missteps looking for the perfect moment to strike but nothing happened it just kept trailing me that was almost worse it was unnerving knowing it could leap out at any time yet it seemed content to let me walk myself ragged My headlamp flickered in and out, the red glow getting weaker by the minute.
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Part of me wanted to just say screw it and keep the bright beam on, but I knew it'd burn out in seconds if I tried. I couldn't risk stumbling around here with no light at all, at least not until I got off this rocky terrain. Every time that thought crossed my mind, my grip on the trekking pole tightened, like that stick was my lifeline.
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Every so often I'd hear a faint scrape behind me, or what I thought might be one anyway. It sounded almost like something brushing against stone, but so faint it could have been the wind. I'd freeze up, switch to white mode, and scan the darkness.
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those two green pinpoints would stare back at me then slink out of sight i'd let out this shaky breath fumble the lamp back to red and keep going heart hammering in my chest the descent was brutal my legs burned from the strain of stepping carefully and not letting gravity hurl me forward when i finally reached flatter ground i realized i'd only cleared the rocky portion of the mesa
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Now I was entering this open field, where the moon offered just enough light to see outlines of tall grass. I almost laughed out loud from the relief of not having to navigate jagged rocks with a dying lamp. But then I noticed the grass shifting in the breeze. It was unnerving that something could hide in there, crouching out of sight, only a few yards away.
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My headlamp let out one final flicker before shutting off. great now i was down to the moon my phone's dim flashlight which probably had ten minutes left tops and a prayer oddly enough part of me felt a tiny surge of relief like at least i didn't have to worry about babying that useless lamp any more
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I picked up my pace, trying to keep my footsteps light but moving quickly enough that if something were behind me, it wouldn't have an easy shot. A few times, the grass rustled in a way that made me think the predator had crept closer. I'd jerk my phone out, swipe on its pathetic flashlight, and wave it around. Nothing. The only sound was my own ragged breathing.
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My heart thundered like an engine in my chest, and out stepped a little ghost, the same ragged sheet I'd seen on the ridge. That was enough to make me want to scream, but then the figure lifted it off, revealing Marvin, Donnie's son, sporting a grin so wide you'd think he'd scored the prank of the century. He also had a walkie in his hand, the green LED winking mockingly at me.
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It was quiet, but not quite peaceful. more like the calm before a storm if the storm decided to stay hidden eventually the trail got clearer and i could make out a path leading toward the road my adrenaline was still pumping but i realized i could see the faint glow of street lights in the distance I kept imagining those eyes would pop up one last time, maybe right behind me, but they never did.
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Step by step I put more distance between me and the mesa, until the terrain flattened and I could actually make out the shape of my car under the moonlight. When I finally reached it, I just stood there panting, hands shaking. I half expected to sense that creature behind me again, but there was nothing.
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it's incredible how even a little piece of metal and glass my car felt like a fortress after the night i'd had sliding into the driver's seat i locked the doors out of sheer reflex then let out this exasperated laugh like i couldn't believe i was in one piece looking back on it i'm almost positive it was a mountain lion Nothing else fits that kind of stealth and patience.
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It must have decided I wasn't worth the hassle, or just got bored, I'll never know. But I do know that crossing through a top predator's territory, alone, at night, with a dying flashlight, was one of the dumbest moves I've made. As I sat there with the engine idling, I promised myself I'd do better next time.
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More importantly, I'd remember how it feels when something is out there in the darkness, quiet and watchful, letting me know just how fragile I really am. I can't remember the exact time, but it had to be close to three in the morning when I decided I'd had enough of that basement.
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The place belonged to one of my cousin's friends, someone I barely knew, and the concrete walls, low ceiling, and flickering overhead lights were starting to mess with my head. A few of us were sprawled out on mismatched chairs, half asleep, while others just mumbled about random stuff.
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we'd killed a six-pack hours ago then dipped into some cheap drinks and i was definitely feeling it the music had died down to an irritating static like buzz and nobody seemed to be in any state to keep a conversation going i'd been in that haze where you're too tired to be drunk yet too tipsy to act normal My eyelids felt like they had weights attached.
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So, I stood up, nearly tripping over someone's backpack, and announced to nobody in particular that I was heading home. You sure? My cousin mumbled from the couch, barely lifting his head. It's freezing. I shrugged. I just need fresh air, I said. And to be honest, it felt like something was telling me not to stay there a second longer.
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The house wasn't even that far from my cousin's place, maybe a fifteen minute walk on a clear day. I figured, well, it's practically day with the moon reflecting off all that snow. As soon as I hauled myself up the basement steps and stepped outside, the wind slapped me so hard that I was instantly more awake. The yard stretched out under a bluish glow, the snow seeming to swallow every sound.
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No cars, no people, just silent white emptiness. It was one of those nights where you couldn't tell if it was really late or super early. I pulled my coat tighter and glanced around. The other houses in the neighborhood were dark. Their windows shuttered like they'd been deserted for the winter. It seemed like I was the only person alive. Usually that kind of solitude doesn't bother me.
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There's a certain calm to being by yourself in the cold. But something about that night felt off, as if the world was waiting for something to happen.
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I felt heat flush my face. Marvin, what the hell? Before the kid could answer, another voice crackled over the main radio on the desk. There he is. How'd he do, Marv? He freak out? Recognizing Donnie's voice, I stomped across the room and grabbed that radio. You set me up, I yelled, so furious my voice went ragged. Hiding your kid in my tower? Dressing him like some cheap little ghost?
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i started trudging through the snow aiming for the small patch of woods at the edge of the property my boots made these loud crunching sounds that seemed to echo even though i was still feeling the alcohol my senses were on high alert each snow-laden branch each flicker of moonlight seemed sharper than usual I tried to laugh off my uneasiness.
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"'Dude,' I muttered under my breath, "'you're literally freaking yourself out.' But the quiet out there had a presence of its own, like it was pressing in on me. After a couple of minutes, I reached the tree line. Lean, bare trunks stood like dark silhouettes all around. There wasn't much undergrowth, just drifts of snow piled against roots and stumps."
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My phone flashlight barely cut through the gloom, so I mostly relied on the pale shine of the moon to guide me. Somewhere off in the distance, branches snapped, or maybe ice broke. It was hard to tell. I stopped, straining to see if anything moved. It was probably a deer or something, but I couldn't shake the feeling that someone might be out there.
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I held still for a few seconds, waiting for another sound, but everything went back to being hushed. Part of me wanted to sprint like a maniac till I got home, but I tried to keep it together. I forced myself to keep walking at a normal pace, even though the adrenaline in my system begged me to hurry. My breath was ragged, sending faint clouds of vapor swirling in front of me.
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Eventually the trees thinned, revealing open land. My cousin's place sat a little past that stretch, warm lights probably shining through the windows, though from where I stood, I couldn't see them yet. For a moment I felt some relief. Just a straightforward snowy field, then home. No big deal, right? I paused and let myself take it in, like I could breathe easier in that open space.
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The moon was bright enough to throw silver edges on everything, and the snow seemed to glow. But that same brightness also left me completely exposed. No shrubs or fences to hide behind if I needed to.
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i found myself glancing behind me more often than i'd like to admit scoping out every dark shape in the trees nothing moved yet my nerves were jacked up you'll be fine i muttered trying to sound like i believed it just walk and so i did i shifted my bag on my shoulder dug my hands deeper into my coat pockets and stepped out of the tree line into the yard of white
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Each footstep broke the surface of the snow and made a soft crunch that somehow echoed. The kind of sound you can't hide, even if you tried. I couldn't help thinking that if anyone was lurking around, they'd have no problem zeroing in on me. As I made my way across that field, the wind shifted, whistling across the open space. Little gusts of snow blew sideways, nipping at my face.
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I quickened my steps, determined to reach my cousin's home sooner than later. I wanted to believe I was overreacting, that it was just the booze, the darkness, and the rural quiet messing with my head. Yet something at the back of my mind kept bugging me, like a little alarm that refused to shut off. I tried focusing on how great it would be once I got inside.
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Maybe I'd make some hot chocolate, wrap myself in a blanket, and watch dumb videos until I passed out. Almost there, just a few more yards and I'd be in sight of the back porch. But as I drew closer to the far edge of that field, my pulse picked up for reasons I couldn't explain. That sense of being utterly alone, yet not alone at all, washed over me again. Like the night itself was watching.
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I told myself not to look back at the woods, not to imagine silhouettes standing there. Just keep moving, keep breathing, keep going. Little did I know this was only the start of a far more disturbing walk than I'd ever signed up for. I'd made it maybe halfway across that moonlit field, when something at my left caught my attention, way off at about my ten o'clock.
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Donnie, and a second voice, had to be his other son, Joey, started howling with laughter. Apparently, they'd been planning this for days. Snuck Marvin in here before my shift, made a show of him standing on the ridge, cut the power to Donnie's flashlight at the perfect moment. I'm sure they expected me to lose it. Mission accomplished. Relax, Donnie cackled over the line.
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At first, I thought it was just a trick of the light, or my buzz playing tricks on me, but there was definitely a figure out there. My body jerked to a stop, like I'd stumbled into an invisible wall. Whoever it was had paused too, almost mirroring my reaction. The distance between us was probably 70, maybe 80 yards, yet I could tell they were tall and dressed in dark clothing.
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And something about the shape of their face, no, not their face, more like the lack of one, made me realize they had a ski mask on. My brain tried to rationalize it.
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some random night hiker a farm hand checking on livestock at this ungodly hour except there were no farms this close and nobody i knew would be wandering around a field alone at three in the morning with their face fully covered my heart thrummed hard enough to make me feel light-headed He just stood there, staring right at me. Or at least, that's what it looked like.
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With the mask, I had no way of knowing for sure, couldn't see any hint of an expression. The utter lack of response locked me in a weird state of disbelief. Was he about to say something? Was he sizing me up? The wind stirred another gust of snow between us, momentarily obscuring his figure. My stomach lurched in panic.
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When the flurry cleared, I could still see him, exactly where he'd been, like a statue.
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i started to realize in a very real sense i might be in trouble every instinct was screaming that something was terribly off my little wave felt ridiculous now i considered calling out asking if he needed help or directions but my throat was too tight to form words a searing cold sweat broke out across my body any lingering effects of the booze vanished in a snap replaced by a jolt of adrenaline the silence felt heavier than ever
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i heard the wind and the crunch of snow under my boots but no sound from him finally common sense told me to move so i did i turned away and aimed myself toward the house forcing my legs to pump as fast as the slippery ground would let me each step felt like a risk like i was giving him an opportunity to rush me if he wanted
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If I'd had the nerve, I might have thrown a glance over my shoulder, but fear told me that was a horrible idea. In my head I pictured him lurching forward the instant I looked back, lunging through drifts of snow with unnatural speed. It was enough to keep me going in a half-run, half-stumble.
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I could practically feel the distance between us like a stretched tether, and every crunch of my boots sounded so loud that it felt like I was drawing him in. My breathing became erratic.
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little puffs of steam hitting the air the moonlight which minutes ago seemed comforting now felt like it put a spotlight on me making me an easy target when i reached the far edge of the field a weak floodlight from my cousin's back porch finally came into view relief washed over me but i wasn't safe yet
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the house sat another fifty yards away with no fence or heavy brush to hide behind i almost slipped as i picked up speed my boots failing to find solid traction on the snowy ground part of me expected to hear him pounding the snow behind me the image of that masked face propelled me forward i remember letting out a shaky startled sound some kind of stifled yelp because the fear that he was about to grab me from behind was so overwhelming
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even the possibility that my footprints might guide him straight to the door made me push my legs harder the porch steps never looked so beautiful i vaulted up them nearly crashing into the wooden railing my gloved hand fumbled for the doorknob and i almost tore the screen door off in my rush to get inside Once I crossed that threshold, I slammed the door behind me.
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It was just some harmless fun, man. Thought we'd welcome you to the graveyard shift in style. More snickers in the background. How's your blood pressure? I felt relief and anger crash together like thunderclouds in my gut. You have no idea how close I was to stabbing. I stopped short, eyeing Marvin. He gave me a playful shrug, like he hadn't just watched me panic in genuine terror.
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My fingers scrambled to lock it, and I nearly dropped the keys while double-checking the bolt. Only then did I allow myself to glance out the window. The yard was bathed in that same pale glow, and I couldn't see anything stirring out there. But who knows? Maybe he was just beyond the reach of the light, hidden by some drift or tree trunk. My pulse refused to calm down.
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My whole body quivered from a cocktail of cold, leftover adrenaline, and raw terror. My cousins were all asleep upstairs, and I couldn't bring myself to wake them. Who would even believe my story? It would be easy for them to chalk it up to booze or an overactive imagination.
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so i stood there near the window for what felt like an hour eyes scanning the darkness occasionally a flicker of movement would catch my attention a shadow a trick of the light and every time my chest tightened expecting to see that masked figure creeping closer Eventually, I convinced myself to move away from the window and drop onto the living room couch.
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My legs still felt shaky, and my head swirled. Sleep was out of the question. My mind kept replaying that standoff. Me, out in the open. Him, silent and still. I couldn't figure out what he wanted or why he didn't speak. And that made it worse, because I'd never know if he was just some lost traveler or something much darker.
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By morning, the sun broke through the blinds, lighting up the room and dragging me out of a half-conscious state. Everything looked normal in the daylight, but I hadn't forgotten. That image stayed burnt into my thoughts. I realized I wasn't willing to risk crossing that field alone again anytime soon. The entire place suddenly felt contaminated by danger.
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Friends and family tried to ask me what was wrong. I just shrugged them off, said I had a rough night. But I knew I wasn't sticking around for a repeat performance. North Dakota had always seemed quiet, harmless. Yet in those few minutes, it felt like I'd peered into a part of the landscape that was anything but safe.
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I wanted to pack up, get in my car, and head back to campus, away from the snow, the silence, and that faceless watcher who still lurked in my imagination. The memory of him, frozen in that field, refused to leave. It stayed with me, a reminder that sometimes the scariest thing isn't the howling wind or the darkness itself, but the silent stranger waiting just beyond the edge of the light.
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I packed the truck at dawn, half excited and half nervous about returning to my dad's old cabin. My friend rode shotgun, fiddling with the radio even though there wasn't much chance of picking up a station out here. We'd been on that lonely highway for hours, watching the scenery transform from tired farmland to dense forest. The deeper we drove, the more I realized how isolated we were.
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Every mile felt like it was pulling us further from anything resembling civilization. Eventually, we found the battered wooden sign marking the logging road. Grass and weeds choked the entrance, and our tires crunched over rocks as we turned in.
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I tried to crack a joke about horror movies starting exactly this way, two guys heading into the wilderness without telling many people where they were going. My friend forced a laugh, but I could hear the edge in his voice. The road was rough, bouncing us around in our seats. It wound through towering trees that shut out most of the sunlight.
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The place felt like it was swallowing us whole, and I couldn't decide if I loved it or hated it. We parked at a clearing when the path got too narrow to continue. Then we lugged our gear on foot for another couple of miles. Every step got quieter as the underbrush absorbed the sound of our boots.
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I wanted to tear into Donnie, but there was still one problem overshadowing everything. What about that... thing outside? My words choked in my throat. Some waterlogged woman, or I don't know what. You can't tell me that was part of the plan, too. For a second, the radio went silent. Then Donnie let out a short laugh, one that sounded less certain. Wait, slow down.
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After what felt like forever, the cabin came into view, small and worn but somehow comforting in its own ragged way. I remember standing there, taking in the moss-covered roof and the peeling paint on the door. My friend glanced around like he was waiting for someone or something to jump out, but nothing stirred except a breeze that rattled the branches overhead.
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inside the air was still i flicked on my flashlight revealing a space that was more or less just four walls two rickety bunks and a little fireplace in the corner the kitchen counter held a couple of dusty mugs remnants of past trips i told myself it was good to be back we unrolled our sleeping bags on the bunks trying to make ourselves comfortable
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that silent hush clung to everything and even our low conversation felt too loud we stacked our supplies in a corner canned food water jugs a single lantern for nighttime use as dusk settled the woods outside turned darker than i'd ever seen them We cooked dinner over a tiny camping stove, talking about old memories to keep our nerves in check.
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I kept glancing at the window, half expecting to see a face peering back. My friend teased me for being jumpy, but his eyes darted around too. The truth was, we both knew we were out there on our own. No help for miles, no cell service. Just us and the unending forest. When we finally decided to call it a night, I shut off the lantern and the cabin slipped into an inky darkness.
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I lay on my bunk, ears attuned to every sound outside. The wind brushed against the cabin walls, making them groan like they might collapse. a couple of times i heard faint cracks in the distance could have been branches falling could have been wild life my mind kept conjuring images of figures lurking among the trees the kind of thoughts you don't want but can't stop
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I tried shutting my eyes, but rest stayed out of reach. My friends seemed restless too, tossing and turning. We both tried to pretend we were fine, but an uneasy tension hung in the stale air. Maybe it was just the unfamiliar stillness, or maybe a deeper instinct was telling us this trip wasn't going to be the peaceful getaway we'd planned.
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Either way, that sense of being cut off from everything familiar didn't ease up. If anything, it got heavier as the night wore on. I must have dozed off at some point because the next thing I remember was a jarring sound against the cabin door, a rasping scrape that snatched me right out of that half-sleep haze. My friend and I locked eyes in the darkness, our breathing shallow.
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We waited, hoping it was just a branch brushing the wood. Then the tapping started, a deliberate sequence that couldn't be ignored. I froze, unsure if I should call out or pretend we weren't there. The knocks continued, steady and too confident for a random animal. It felt like the whole cabin was holding its breath, waiting for something to happen.
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My friend's bunk creaked as he shifted and I could sense his alarm. We didn't dare say a word. I had no clue who or what stood on the other side, but the notion that someone had walked all this way in the dead of night, without any announcement, clutched at my nerves. When the sound finally stopped, the silence that followed was worse.
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We strained to hear footsteps fading into the woods, or a whispered voice, but nothing came. The air in the cabin weighed on me like a wet blanket, thick and oppressive. Every so often the wind outside would stir the branches, and I'd jump, certain it was another signal at the door. My friend kept switching his gaze between the entrance and the dusty windows, expecting a figure to materialize.
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We each quietly debated if we should check what was out there, but neither of us could muster the courage to actually get up. The rest of that night crawled by. I tried to distract myself by counting our supplies in my head, but my thoughts kept drifting back to the phantom visitor. Who knocks in the middle of nowhere and then vanishes without a single word?
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I wasn't sure if it was safer to cower inside or go outside and risk finding out. Time stretched into a sleepless blur. Every creak in the rafters and groan of the cabin walls seemed ominous, like the forest was trying to swallow us whole. At the first trace of dawn, we forced ourselves out of our bunks.
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You think I hired an extra for your personal horror movie or something? More awkward chuckles. We only planned the ghost kid, that's it. No ladies in sight. His words hit me like a punch to the ribs. Even if they'd orchestrated a bunch of details to fool me, the shrieking creature I'd seen was way beyond a backyard prank. I couldn't shake the memory of that sallow, stretched skin.
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The light filtering through the small window offered a hint of relief, but I couldn't ignore the lingering sense of unease. We stepped out onto the porch together, bracing for anything, a confrontation, footprints, something. Instead, the area was perfectly still, like nothing unusual had happened. No tracks in the soft dirt, no scrapes on the door.
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My friend stared at the ground, muttering how it made no sense that someone could have walked away without leaving a single clue. We circled the cabin, searching for anything that might explain the nighttime visitor. There was nothing. No bent grass. No scuffed earth. No litter. It was as if the forest had erased all signs of an intruder. Neither of us wanted to say it out loud, but we both knew.
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We weren't imagining this. We heard those knocks. It wasn't a wind-blown branch. This discovery left me more unsettled than before. The morning sun didn't do much to calm my nerves. It just highlighted how isolated we truly were. By the time we finished our loop around the perimeter, I was torn between finding the courage to stay or packing up and getting out.
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My friend was quieter than usual, lost in thought. We talked in circles, rationalizing possibilities. Maybe someone was lost. Maybe it was a local playing a prank. But why no footprints? Why no trace of a visitor? That question still churned in my head, long after we returned to the cabin and tried to make breakfast.
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Every time I caught sight of that door, I'd recall the sharp knock and the silent night, imagining a silhouette waiting on the other side. I knew one thing for sure, we weren't going to forget that noise any time soon.
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I'd been on the road with two close friends for what felt like forever, sleeping under the stars, sharing whatever scraps of food we could scrounge, and roaming through parts of Northern California few people ever bothered to visit. We'd spent nearly three months in pure wilderness, where towering trees and endless dirt trails seemed like home.
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But on our final night up north, everything shifted in a way I still can't believe. I remember how tired we were when we stumbled upon this tiny excuse for a town. A battered wooden sign sat at a fork in the road, half hidden by overgrown brush. Past it, there was a lone gas pump, a shabby post office, and a bar glowing with a half-dead neon sign.
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Not exactly a warm welcome, but we'd learned to make do. The sun was dipping below the horizon. so we figured we'd camp just outside the main strip if that's what you could call one dusty road and a scattering of ramshackle buildings we turned off onto a rocky patch of ground a mile or two beyond the bar it was quiet like unnervingly quiet no sounds of wildlife No distant roar of highway traffic.
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That turned out to be some of the most valuable advice I ever got on this job, and I definitely learned my lesson later, but that's another story. We reached the area where the call originated and headed north of the trail. We heard the screams, and it sounded like a mountain lion, but something was really off about it. We kept walking toward the noise.
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Nothing. We pitched our tents around a small clearing, whispering stupid jokes to lighten the mood. My buddy tried to start a fire with damp wood, and we ended up with a sputtering flame that cast jittery shadows on the canvas. We cooked noodles in a tiny pot, but despite the food my stomach felt tense. I crawled into my sleeping bag, trying to convince myself the silence was nothing new.
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I had the insane urge to fling open the tower door just to see if she was still out there, but the possibility kept me rooted in place. Marvin must have seen the alarm still etched on my face because his grin faltered. Uh, Dad? He said softly into his own walkie. What if someone else is out here? The question hung in the air, heavy as lead. After a moment, Donnie tried to keep it light.
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After all, we'd had plenty of nights in remote campsites. Yet something about this place got under my skin. Every twig snapping felt amplified, and I kept waiting for my friends to say something about it. They stayed quiet too, which made my mind race even more.
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a ways off angry voices tore through the night at first i thought i was dreaming but the shouting kept going like a bad argument spiraling out of control more than one person was involved sounded like three distinct voices yelling over each other
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i nudged my friend in the tent next to mine and he froze another friend poked her head out eyes wide none of us moved an inch i was trying to figure out if it was just some drunks at the bar but the intensity in those shouts suggested something else entirely Suddenly, a single gunshot cut through everything. The echo clung to the air, and the yelling stopped so fast it didn't feel real.
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My thoughts tangled into a mess of fear and confusion. I lifted the edge of my tent flap, just enough to see my friends doing the exact same thing. Their faces were pale in the weak moonlight. No one wanted to speak. Even whispering felt risky.
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instead we all slowly backed into our tents as if we believed staying hidden might keep us safe that quiet afterward was brutal i lay there eyes open straining to pick up any sign of movement or additional shots not a single sound it was as if the entire area had collapsed into stillness normally i'd hear crickets wind in the leaves maybe a stray animal crashing through the brush this time nothing
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My pulse thudded in my ears, and every second dragged. We stayed that way until first light. Not sure any of us really slept. I kept one hand near the tent zipper just in case I had to bolt. Thoughts whirled around. Should we check if someone was hurt? Should we leave right then and there? Or lay low until morning?
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Eventually, exhaustion smothered those questions, and the weight of the night took over. That was how our last night in Northern California ended. Three of us curled up in our tents, paralyzed by what happened beyond our little clearing. Even though dawn was a few hours away, it felt like an eternity. I kept telling myself we'd be gone at daybreak, that we'd leave this strange place behind.
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But no matter how hard I tried to push those screams and that gunshot out of my head, the image stayed with me.
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unresolved and terrifying by the time the sky started to lighten i had realized our backwoods adventure was over replaced by a sense of dread i couldn't deny the sun came up like it always does but that morning felt different instead of relief the light only reminded me how raw last night had been
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i crawled out of my tent groggy unsure if the gunshot had really happened or if it was some sick dream then i met my friend's eyes and i knew we'd all heard the same thing we packed our gear in silence normally we'd banter or make coffee but no one suggested it
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i kept glancing around as if someone might leap out from behind a boulder but everything stayed still no voices no footsteps not even a whisper of wind it felt like the earth was waiting for something else to happen when we finally had our backpacks loaded we trudged toward the dusty road that led into the little town closer we got
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the more i realized how deserted it really was the gas station looked abandoned the pump might have been older than me the bar so quiet and dark might as well have never opened a few crooked mail boxes lined a faded post office
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i caught sight of a single battered pickup down the road but nobody stood near it should we find the sheriff one of my friends asked though it sounded more like a plea than a plan we all knew the story just one sheriff patrolling multiple counties rumored to have ties with folks we'd do best to avoid we were out-of-towners basically nobody to these people
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Reporting a gunshot in a place like this could be worse than saying nothing at all. So we did the only thing that felt safe. We kept our heads down. My legs felt wobbly with every step, but I kept them moving, forcing my mind to stay focused on leaving.
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look maybe you saw a deer or your eyes played tricks on you it's late and you're wound up we'll swing by once we finish up sound good i clicked off the radio without answering my anger was draining replaced by an old deep fear that stuck to my thoughts like tar
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i couldn't shake the tension though every dried-up bush and broken road sign seemed to hold a secret one of them had holes in it round rusted patches that i realized were bullet marks the sight made my stomach twist at last a dusty truck rattled past its engine coughing like it might give out The driver pulled to the side, waving us over.
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We locked eyes, unsure if it was any safer than sticking to the road, but we hopped in the back anyway. The truck bed smelled of stale cigarettes, and there were old beer cans rolling around near our feet. The driver didn't say much, just nodded once and started driving. Bouncing along the uneven pavement, I kept glancing over my shoulder, convinced I'd see someone chasing us.
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I was still replaying the screams in my head, that muffled chaos that had been silenced with one shot. The further we went, the less likely we'd find out what actually happened, and maybe that was for the best. In places like this, curiosity could come at a steep cost. The road stretched on, lined by tall, scraggly trees that blocked most of the sunlight.
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the driver took us a few miles then slowed to a stop where a bigger highway intersected he muttered something that might have been good luck and then he was gone leaving us standing at the shoulder with our backpacks and a haze of dust swirling around our ankles part of me felt relief that we were out of that no-name town but the guilt gnawed at all of us
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We had no idea if someone needed help back there or if they were already past saving, and we'd done nothing. Logic said there was no choice, but it didn't make me feel any better. We started walking again, thumbs out for another ride, heads down, hearts racing whenever a car slowed. I kept scanning the tree line, half expecting to see shadows lurking.
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Of course nothing appeared, yet the dread clung to me like a damp chill I couldn't shake. Eventually, we'd find our way to the next city, maybe a hostel or campsite more populated than the empty brush we'd left behind. But I knew we wouldn't forget that nameless place, or the sounds we heard in the night. No matter how far we traveled, that memory stayed.
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A reminder that for all the freedom the open road offers, it also holds moments that can turn your world upside down. And once you've lived through a moment like that, you never look at a sleeping bag and a starry sky the same way again. I remember pulling the car into a half-frozen gas station lot just after four in the afternoon, already feeling the weight of night creeping in.
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part of me wanted to chase marvin out with a scolding but a stronger part maybe the protective side wouldn't risk letting him leave alone until this thing was explained or gone i had zero trust in that black stretch of forest i paced the tower double checking windows and fiddling with the lock on the door it felt so thin like a stiff wind could knock it down meanwhile the night outside remained too quiet for comfort
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My friend was fiddling with a printout of vague directions. Some random online forum swore there was an incredible hiking trail hidden at the end of an old dirt road. We'd convinced ourselves this was our best shot at discovering a local gem, even though everyone else in town seemed to have never heard of it. By the time we got back on the road, the sky was a dark slate.
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Streetlights hadn't even blinked on yet, which only made the twilight feel heavier. I kept glancing at the fuel gauge, making sure we had enough to handle any detour. My friend tried to reassure me, saying we'd find the turnoff soon, but the more I drove, the more the surroundings blurred into endless stretches of trees.
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They looked tightly packed, almost claustrophobic, like they were inching closer to the pavement. Finally, we spotted a faint sign that was barely hanging from a rusty post. The letters were so chipped and faded I couldn't make out a single word. Still, it matched the rough description we had, so I made a slow turn onto the narrow lane.
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The gravel crunched under the tires, giving off an unsettling echo in the quiet. With each small dip, the headlights bounced, briefly illuminating the thick canopy overhead. Everything beyond that circle of light vanished into shadows. About half a mile in, my friend turned off the radio.
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It was almost comical, like we thought if the music was gone, we'd hear a clue that might lead us to the trail. But no such luck. Instead, we were greeted by silence so profound it made me uneasy. I kept telling myself we were just in the backwoods, but something about the hush felt unnatural, like the world was on pause. We must have crawled along that road for a good two miles.
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Every so often, tree branches reached across the path. scraping against the car with these shrill noises that raised the hair on my arms. The headlights did their best to cut through the gloom, but it seemed like the darkness out here swallowed every bit of brightness. I was thankful the car's heater was blasting full force, or I might have been tempted to head straight home.
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Eventually the lane ended in a small clearing. The road just stopped, as if someone had abandoned the project mid-build. I put the car in park, letting the engine idle. My friend flashed our phone's flashlight around, searching for any sign of a marker that might indicate the trail's entrance. Nothing. Only masses of brambles and fallen branches.
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I rolled down the window for a moment, hoping to catch any hint of running water or footsteps, anything that might prove we weren't just stranded. All I heard was the soft hum of the engine, and beyond that, an eerie stillness. We climbed out for a moment, boots sinking into loose gravel. The cold stung my face, and I couldn't see more than a few feet without the flashlight.
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My breath felt louder than it should have. like every exhale exposed how unsettled I was becoming. My friend aimed the phone's beam at the tree line, swearing they saw a faint path, but when we shuffled over, all we found were dense bushes that'd take a machete to get through. Disappointment hit hard. We'd driven all this way, and we were nowhere closer to an actual trail.
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My friend mumbled something about feeling watched, but tried to laugh it off. neither of us stuck around long enough to confirm that suspicion heading back felt like the only sane decision at that point i spun the car around being extra careful not to slide into a ditch and started retracing our route oddly enough the path felt different like it had stretched somehow
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every branch overhead seemed gnarled and the more i stared the more they resembled claws instead of ordinary limbs my friend said nothing and i was too on edge to make conversation so we just listened to the tires crunching on gravel and the low rumble of the heater As we eased forward, I caught myself glancing in the rearview mirror, half expecting something to appear behind us.
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The tension was suffocating. My pulse thudded in my ears, and I found myself gripping the steering wheel tighter than usual. I silently promised that if we made it back to the main road, we'd stick to daylight hikes for the foreseeable future. We still had no idea what was waiting further down that dark lane. We only knew we needed to get out, and the sooner, the better.
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My friend was hunched in the seat, eyes scanning the blackness just beyond our limited headlight range.
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there was a mutual understanding that we wouldn't truly relax until we were off that cursed road and so we pressed onward hoping we weren't about to discover exactly why every rational person stayed away from this part of the woods after sundown if there was a prize at the end of that trail we sure didn't find it
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Marvin looked just as jumpy as me now, hugging his arms close to his body like the joke wasn't so funny anymore. Time crawled. Every so often, I'd catch a glimpse of movement outside, a branch shifting, or a swirl of mist over the lagoon. But I never saw that gaunt figure again. It was almost worse not knowing if it was still lurking beneath the tower.
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All we found was a growing sense that we'd missed a warning sign somewhere along the way, a sign telling us to turn back before nightfall sealed us in. The headlights were our only comfort as we headed back along that gravel path. They cast a narrow beam of light on the brush lining each side, and the shadows seemed to twist in ways my imagination refused to leave alone.
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My friend was silent in the passenger seat, staring out the window. We both expected nothing but more dark, empty road ahead. Instead, something blocked our view up ahead, a shape standing near the tree line, too still for just another crooked branch. My first response was to ease off the gas, uncertain if I should pull over or go around. That's when our low beams revealed a man.
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He was dressed in torn, filthy clothes, gripping a dirt cake shovel like it was the most normal thing in the world. He glared right at us as our car crawled to a stop. There was no waving for help or shouting, just that icy look that made me forget all the sensible rules about offering assistance. The tension in the car was suffocating. I felt like we had slammed into an invisible barrier.
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My friend whispered something I couldn't catch, voice tight with panic. Every muscle in my body was coiled. The man leaned forward a fraction of an inch, and that slight movement was enough. I pressed the accelerator, forcing myself not to jerk the steering wheel. In the glare of the headlights he stepped back, just one step, never shifting his gaze.
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I couldn't tell if he was stunned, furious, or something else entirely. We passed him at a crawl, tires crunching the gravel as though it was the loudest noise in the world. I refused to make eye contact again, but my friend was stuck looking over, mouth parted in disbelief. Once we were a few yards beyond him, I pressed the pedal harder, and the car lurched forward. I checked the mirror.
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He hadn't moved from that spot, only pivoted his head to follow us. It felt like we were trapped in slow motion, driving down a road that never seemed to end. My friend and I exchanged quick, frantic glances, trying to process what had just happened. Were we overreacting? Was he a lost hiker? Something didn't align. His expression, the shovel, the worn state of his clothing.
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None of it felt like a harmless coincidence. Finally, we reached the main highway, a jolt of relief crashing through the tension. Streetlights up ahead glowed like a promise that we were back in some version of normalcy. The sight of other cars in the distance gave me the nerve to breathe easier. A big chunk of me wanted to keep driving and never look back.
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still the shock lingered my friend muttered about calling the local sheriff or something but we weren't even sure how to explain it there's a man with a shovel standing by a dirt road we'd say that's no crime yet something gnawed at me insisting that we had veered dangerously close to whatever secret lay out there We stopped at a convenience store parking lot down the road.
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The bright fluorescent lights hurt my eyes after so much darkness. We checked the car for scratches, nothing new. My friend kept pacing around the hood, shaking their head, going over the possibilities. I leaned against the door, fighting the urge to look toward the highway like I expected that man to appear again. Later that night I sat on my couch, mind buzzing with questions.
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Every attempt to drift off led to that moment on the road replaying in full detail the silhouette, the shovel, the hollow stare. I tried to rationalize it. Maybe he was just digging out a stuck vehicle, or maybe the clothes were ripped from brambles. But I remembered the way he looked at us, and it was impossible to dismiss.
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At one point, a faint screech echoed from somewhere in the woods.
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A nagging sense of dread kept creeping in, making me wonder what might have happened if we'd broken down or gotten stuck. That was enough to jolt me from the brink of sleep every time. The more I thought about it, the more I regretted not turning around and speeding out of that area sooner.
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The next morning, my friend and I spoke on the phone, trading insomnia stories and half-hearted reassurances. We agreed to stay away from that dirt road, and we didn't bother telling anyone else except a couple of close friends who listened with wide eyes.
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I can't say for sure what was going on in those woods, but I still feel like we might have escaped something far worse than just an unsettling chance encounter. One thing was absolutely certain, I wouldn't be heading back there anytime soon. I headed out onto the beach well after midnight, wearing my rain jacket and rubber boots that still squished with leftover water from the downpour.
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and i nearly tripped over my own feet spinning around to face the door marvin squeaked then tried to laugh it off but his eyes were wide by the time the first streaks of dawn arrived i felt shredded my chest was tight my muscles stiff from clenching donnie came through on the walkie once more to say something about making the rounds but i barely registered it
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The sky was a slab of black, no moon, no stars, nothing. Even the ocean seemed unnaturally hushed, like it was trying to keep secrets from me. Normally I'd spot a few locals or late-night partiers stumbling around with flashlights, but that night was all mine, if you can call it a privilege. I was there for my usual turtle patrol, hoping to see a green turtle drag itself ashore.
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They're shy creatures. One stray noise can send them right back into the surf. I've learned to tread lightly, but it was almost impossible to do in the thick darkness.
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with the fresh rainfall the sand was denser each footstep sounding far too loud in my ears i flipped on a small flashlight but it made little difference more like a flickering candle in a cave after a few minutes of scanning the shoreline i caught a glimpse of something that might have been a turtle's head peeking from the water my pulse was pounding a mix of excitement and unease being alone on a beach that quiet is unsettling enough
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and this total blackout from the clouds only made me more aware of every rustle of wind or distant wave crash still i was there to do a job so i inched closer to where i saw movement hoping the turtle wouldn't scare off just when i thought i might spot her crawling onto the sand i heard a shuffle in the dunes behind me it was faint like the sound of something nudging through sea oats or leftover debris
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a fox or coyote was my first guess they like to lurk around especially if they smell food no big deal right so i stayed calm waiting for the noise to fade only it didn't my attention flicked back to the water searching for that turtle but she was gone by then i realized the dunes had gone silent as if whatever was there had paused i couldn't decide if that was better or worse
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a minute passed maybe two and then the sound picked up again a low almost wet grunt followed by the scrape of something shifting in the sand i tried not to let my imagination run away with me i reminded myself that animals can make all sorts of odd noises Still, the longer it went on, the more the tension started to weigh on my shoulders.
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My flashlight was useless beyond a few steps, which meant the dune area was a black void. I found myself leaning forward, straining to see any outline or shape that could explain the racket. My eyes played tricks on me, forming faint silhouettes that vanished as soon as I focused. The turtle I'd been waiting for wasn't coming back, not with that disturbance in the background.
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so I decided to move farther down the beach in hopes of finding another spot. That's my usual move in these situations. If something spooks the wildlife, just relocate. But each time I walked a few steps I heard more rustling, like I had a shadow in the dunes mirroring my every motion.
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I glanced back, scanning with my tiny beam of light, but it felt like the darkness devoured everything outside arm's reach. My nerves were on high alert. With each passing second, it became harder to ignore the tiny pricks of anxiety needling at my chest. The sky was impossible to read. Clouds layered over each other, creating a gloom so thick you could almost taste it.
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All I could think was that if I had to do another shift here, locked in this fishbowl, I'd lose my mind. Jokes were one thing, but that woman's milky gaze was not something you faked with store-bought makeup. I couldn't explain it, and Donnie wouldn't listen. That left me with one real choice.
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The smell of wet seaweed clung to the air, and the breeze had picked up just enough to carry a low whisper across the sand.
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i kept telling myself it was just the wind just the normal hum of a deserted beach but that persistent rustle said otherwise i needed a plan my vehicle was parked in the direction of the noise figures right staying put wasn't an option i still had work to do and no turtle to watch here
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I exhaled slowly, steeled my nerves, and decided to walk farther down to see if the unsettling presence would leave. Part of me hoped whatever was out there would get bored and slip away before I had to make my return trip. But the night had other ideas, and I was about to find out just how unnerving total darkness can be when you're not quite alone.
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i couldn't just hide out on the far end of the beach all night so eventually i worked up the nerve to head back my gut was telling me i'd have to pass that shadowy dune area again and i really didn't want to but the alternative was staying in that lonely stretch of sand until sunrise and even that felt riskier the more i thought about it
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the thought of crossing paths with whatever or whoever was out there made me uneasy yet i had to make a choice as i started my trek the wind decided to pick up each gust blasted me with a damp chill ruffling my jacket and drowning out the usual gentle rhythm of the waves
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it sounded like an entire orchestra of whispers blowing through the dunes i tried to keep my pace steady but with the wind in my ears every shift in the dark felt amplified my flashlight was on its last legs barely pushing through the darkness i kept shining it ahead hoping i wouldn't stumble across anything worse than a tangle of seaweed
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I was maybe halfway back when I heard something more than just rustling. There was an outright shout in the distance. The voice sounded slurred, distorted by the gusts. My feet paused for a split second. The impulse to run the other way was overwhelming. But my vehicle was past that dune area, and I was determined to reach it.
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i forced myself to continue each step feeling loud as i crunched over seashells and wet clumps of sand the voice shouted again this time louder and harsher like an angry outburst at the empty night it was clear that whoever was making that racket wasn't exactly sober
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i hunkered low and tried to keep the dune between me and the source of the noise hoping that if i stayed out of sight they'd never know i was there my flashlight beam flickered and i yelped under my breath images of it dying on me completely made me sick with worry the shouting abruptly changed tone taking on a desperate grumbling cadence
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It felt directed at me like I was being singled out by name, even though I couldn't make out any real words. My heart hammered as I imagined some unhinged stranger scanning the beach, ready to lash out at the first thing that moved. I ducked behind a small ridge of sand and cut the flashlight off for a moment, letting my eyes adjust to the murkiness.
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all right marvin time to go i said quietly and escorted him down the tower steps in the fragile early light the two of us jumped at every rustle or bump i was armed with that kitchen knife feeling ridiculous but unable to relax the lagoon looked almost peaceful in daylight but i was too on edge to appreciate it
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the wind whipped my hair and i had to clasp a hand over my mouth to keep from breathing too heavily in that total near blackness time stretched i listened for any footsteps or the crunch of sand moving closer instead i heard more incoherent yelling there was a pause
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and then some kind of shifting sound up in the dune grass like somebody crawling or stumbling around maybe they were dealing with their own confusion or anger but that didn't make me any less tense for a few seconds i debated turning back again and hiding but i had to face the fact that my only ride was in the same direction as that voice
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so i pushed forward clutching the flashlight i took a wide detour around the dune my heart was pounding so hard i was convinced whoever was up there could hear it every few steps i'd freeze when i heard a louder shout or the distinct crunch of sand more than once i sank knee-deep into a wet spot cursing under my breath desperately hoping not to attract attention
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i could finally see the faint silhouette of my car in the distance when i noticed a shape crumpled on the ground near it my pulse throbbed and i swallowed hard shining the weak beam ahead an arm then a leg somebody lay motionless in the sand My thoughts raced. Had they passed out, or was I walking into some trap? Drawing closer, I spotted a cluster of empty cans scattered around.
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The closer I got, the more detail I could make out. A guy, sprawled on his back, half his clothes soaked from the rain, mouth open, letting out the occasional incoherent mumble. The stench of alcohol was unmistakable.
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this had to be the person who'd been hollering all that time the reason my nerves were shot he was out cold only stirring enough to let loose those random yells that had echoed across the beach relief washed over me but i couldn't ignore how uneasy i felt being so near him drunk strangers can be unpredictable so i skirted around carefully hoping not to wake him the sand sucked at my boots and i kept my flashlight aimed low to avoid flashing it in his face
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My hands shook a bit while I fumbled for my keys. Part of me still expected him to jolt upright and confront me in his stupor. When I finally got my car door open, I hesitated, half expecting another outburst from behind. All I heard was the wind and the distant rumble of waves. The sense of relief was enormous, but so was the lingering dread of what could have happened if he'd been hostile.
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This beach is vast and dark. Anything or anyone could be lurking here after midnight. I turned the key in the ignition, thinking about how easily a routine turtle patrol turned into a nightmare scenario. I didn't stick around to find out if that man would wake up and start yelling again.
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As I pulled away, the headlights briefly illuminated his splayed form, the empty cans glinting in the sand like a twisted trail of breadcrumbs leading back into the dunes.
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that was all i needed to see i left the beach that night with my mind churning over just how close darkness can bring you to the edge of your own fears and driving home i promised myself never again to underestimate how eerie isolation can get when you're out there alone I've been hiking this lonely stretch of Pennsylvania Trail for years.
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by the end of that endless descent my mind was made up the moment i got the chance i'd inform the higher-ups i wasn't staying on nights not another hour let them call me paranoid whatever i'd seen out there it wasn't just a trick of the dark
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The solitude always felt comforting, like the woods were my own private escape from the noise of everyday life. There's this cabin though, smack dab where you'd least expect it, straight off the trail, about four or five miles from the nearest main road. Normally it's boarded up tight. but I still can't resist peeking inside every time I pass.
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I'd see dusty furniture, a table with old newspapers, maybe a pair of boots in the corner. Nothing ever stirred inside. One afternoon, I was by myself and decided to tackle my favorite route. After hours on my feet, I rounded a bend and noticed smoke curling above the treetops. My initial thought was that somebody might be doing some controlled burn or cooking s'mores with friends.
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But as I crept closer, I spotted that rickety cabin and a figure standing out front. Not exactly the neighborly camper I'd pictured. This guy was tall, wide-shouldered, wearing a grimy shirt with stains down the front. A handful of beer cans littered the ground around his grill, and there was a haze of smoke mixing with the evening air.
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He glanced up and I sort of froze in place, not sure what to say or do. I mean, you don't expect to see many folks way out here, let alone someone hosting their own backyard barbecue. He raised an eyebrow and grunted something like, "'No food here, buddy,' as if I'd come begging for scraps. The whole thing felt awkward, but I gave a quick nod and hurried on.
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I caught him still watching me from the corner of his eye, like he was sizing me up. That night, back in my tent, my thoughts wandered to that porch scene. His attitude was weird, not exactly menacing, but definitely off-putting."
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when i continued my trip i tried to chalk it up to a random encounter with a guy who wanted some seclusion still i remember feeling restless my ears on alert for the crunch of footsteps that never came time passed and i more or less forgot about him then the next summer rolled around and i decided to bring my sister my wife and her best friend on a camping excursion
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I wanted to show them the best spots in that region, lush overlooks, hidden streams, the works. Our plan was to take a multi-day loop that just so happened to pass by that same eerie cabin. I figured the probability of seeing that dude again was slim. especially since I'd only seen him once in all my years on the trail. We spent two days trekking, enjoying the scenery and each other's company.
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something in those woods had noticed me and i had no intention of sticking around for round two marvin and i trudged toward the ranger station the first rays of sun hitting the trees in a washed-out glow part of me expected to see that soggy figure trailing behind us but every time i looked over my shoulder
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Laughter and chatter filled the air as we navigated switchbacks and muddy slopes. Then we reached that familiar stretch, and sure enough, I caught the faint smell of smoke in the breeze. A knot tightened in my gut.
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approaching carefully i realized it was him again he hadn't changed much still huge still wearing clothes that had seen better days still surrounded by an army of empty beer cans he flipped something on the grill with an intensity that made me uneasy
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initially he shot us a dismissive wave like he was about to say his usual move along but his expression shifted when he took in the sight of my companions his demeanor turned friendly too friendly he invited us over said he had plenty of burgers and hot dogs
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the way he insisted was unsettling like he wouldn't take no for an answer i tried to keep it light politely declining mentioning we had our own food inside i was already on edge because i could feel him staring especially at the women in our group Eventually, we managed to walk away. As we rounded the corner, I glanced back and spotted him leaning forward, watching.
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My sister remarked that he gave her the creeps, and my wife's friend nodded vigorously. None of us were thrilled about the idea of camping anywhere near him, but the next known campsite wasn't far, and everyone felt tired. The site itself seemed decent, a relatively flat spot near a small stream. We pitched our tents, got a small campfire going, and tried to shake off the earlier encounter.
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The forest around us felt darker than usual, though. A breeze rustled leaves overhead, and every so often I swore I heard distant echoes of laughter, but maybe it was just the wind. I kept thinking about how that guy's eyes had lingered on my group. I made sure my air horn stayed within reach in case we needed to scare off a bear or something else.
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Night fell, and the others turned in early, hoping to get some rest before a big hike the next day. I laid there in my sleeping bag, pulse pounding louder than it should have, waiting for morning to come. It was tough to drift off. Knowing the man from the cabin wasn't all that far away. My head was spinning with questions. Had he followed us before? Would he lurk around?
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All I could do was keep my ears open and pray we'd be left in peace. Little did I know, that evening was just the prelude to an encounter I'd replay in my mind long afterward. The moment our harmless trek transformed into something far more sinister. Night had settled over our campsite like a heavy blanket, and I was still wired from the encounter earlier that evening.
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The others fell asleep eventually, but I couldn't fully relax. My mind was stuck on the memory of that guy by the cabin, the way he'd given us that odd invitation, the way he'd stared a little too long. Part of me wished we'd kept hiking to put more distance between us and him, but our group was exhausted, and I knew we'd made the logical choice by camping at this spot.
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it was only empty space maybe that was even scarier it meant it could still be anywhere i'd always believed the night shift was nothing but quiet hours but nothing from this point forward would ever feel normal again When I glanced back at the tower, all I saw was a lonely shape against the morning sky and the silent, unmoving lagoon. But I remembered that scream.
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At least that's what I'd tried to convince myself. At some point, I must have dozed off, because the next thing I knew, I was stirring awake to the sound of shuffling outside our tents. My first groggy assumption was that maybe some wildlife had picked up on the scent of our food. But I heard mumbling, a low, slurred voice, and my nerves ignited.
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slowly i unzipped my tent just enough to see out moonlight caught a figure in our campsite stumbling between the tents it was him he was weaving around clearly drunk out of his mind muttering words i couldn't quite make out My gear was scattered at his feet, and I realized he'd already been rummaging through our belongings. I clutched the small air horn I always kept handy.
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Normally I only needed that thing for scaring off animals. I never thought I'd use it on a person. I took one breath and eased myself out of my tent.
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i noticed my wife's tent just a few steps away she and my sister plus our friend were likely on the verge of waking up from all the noise he still hadn't noticed me yet so i crawled across the ground with the horn in hand heartbeat drumming in my ears closer closer then i stood up and unleashed the loudest most deafening sound i could manage Instant chaos erupted.
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The horn's blast tore through the silent forest. My friends woke up shouting, disoriented. He reeled backward, cursing at the top of his lungs. For a second, I thought he might charge at me. Instead, he staggered and almost fell onto our dying campfire, scalding ash flying up around him.
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About ten minutes in, all of a sudden, it was like every sound was sucked out of the woods. It was dead silent. I couldn't even hear my own breathing. I thought maybe I'd gone deaf, but I looked at my chief and saw he had the same nervous expression on his face. By the way he was acting, it felt like he'd encountered this before, which I now know to be true.
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He spun away, disoriented by all the noise and the beams from our flashlights, stumbling into tree branches, cursing, trying to regain his balance. My sister aimed her flashlight right at his eyes while the rest of us yelled at him to get out. Finally, he swerved away from our sight, disappearing among the trees.
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I could still hear him mumbling something, but the words faded with every step he took. Once he was gone, the forest fell silent again, but the tension was thick. We all exchanged frantic whispers, trying to figure out what to do. My wife was shaking, her friend on the verge of tears. None of us wanted to risk staying there another minute, so we rushed to break camp.
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Stakes got lost in the rush, zippers stuck, sleeping bags were shoved haphazardly into packs. It was a frenzy to get everything together while keeping one eye on the darkness beyond our headlamp beams. Finally, we took off down the trail, clinging to each other's glowsticks and flashlights, our nerves on edge.
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Roots and rocks seemed to lunge at our feet in the dim light, but we pressed forward anyway. Nobody said much. We just wanted to put as many miles as possible between us and that creepy encounter. As we hiked under the moon, I couldn't help looking over my shoulder. Every snapping twig, every rustle of leaves set me on high alert. The idea of him following us never left my mind.
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How long had he been watching before he stumbled in? Had he planned on doing something worse if I hadn't blasted that horn? My thoughts spun in a loop of fear and anger. Eventually we reached a broader section of the trail, one that felt slightly more familiar and a little less menacing. The horizon showed hints of dawn, and with it, a wave of relief, though it was stained with lingering dread.
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Our plan was to hike until we found a safer place to rest, or maybe a ranger station where we could get help. The girls were exhausted and so was I, but none of us felt safe stopping. Looking back on that night, a cold understanding settled in. Out here, miles from civilization, one person's twisted behavior can turn a simple camping trip into a terrifying ordeal.
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I remembered the hush that followed it, too. And I wondered if maybe it was the woods themselves sending a warning. Some things aren't meant to be watched after dark. At least not by anyone who wants to make it home sane. I knew the night was off to a strange start the minute I checked in. The ranger station, which normally felt like a second home to me, seemed smaller and lonelier than usual.
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The wilderness used to feel like freedom, but now it felt like a place where anything could happen and no one would know until it was too late. Even though we'd escaped, the memory of his raspy voice and the sight of him rifling through our gear clung to me.
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That night changed the way I look at every backpacking trip since, reminding me that human threats can be far more unpredictable than any bear or mountain lion ever could be. I started out from Cheyenne at daybreak, figuring I could knock out most of the drive to Seattle in one long push. I'd triple-checked my old Subaru the night before. Oil level, tire pressure, emergency kit, all that stuff.
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Despite my careful prep, a little voice told me I was forgetting something. I hate that voice. It always seems to show up whenever I'm about to tackle something big. Anyway, the first couple hours were nothing special. The usual empty highways, a few semi-trucks, and my scratchy playlist keeping me awake.
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Occasionally, I glanced at the fuel gauge, telling myself I'd grab gas at the next decent stop. Of course, next decent stop kept getting pushed back because each exit seemed sketchier than the last. One was a battered rest area with no visible pumps, another had a motel that looked like a horror movie set. I told myself, I'll keep going, there's bound to be a nicer station further up.
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After a while, the roads got lonelier, and the wide Wyoming plains started blending into Idaho's emptiness. Clouds crawled across the sky, and an unsettling hush settled over the horizon. My phone signal came and went. When it was gone, I realized how cut off I actually was. Maybe that's what put me on edge.
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The next billboard I spotted had half its letters missing, but I made out something about a town called Clarkston, offering gas and homestyle meals. The sign looked ancient, faded paint, corners peeling. I veered onto a narrow state road that supposedly led there, noticing no other cars, not a single soul. The fields looked brittle, like they'd been scorched ages ago and never recovered.
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That sense of isolation started weighing on me. But the gas tank was nearing the red zone, so I pushed forward. Finally, I rolled into Clarkston. It barely resembled a town. I saw a couple of warped wooden signs, a diner with its front windows boarded up, and a run-down gas station at the edge of Main Street. If you could even call it Main Street.
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The station had a neon sign in the window, flickering weakly. at first glance it was a relief at least it was something i parked by the single pump hopped out and listened nothing no distant trucks no muffled voices just the wind brushing against cracked asphalt When I yanked the nozzle free and squeezed the handle, I got absolutely zero flow.
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I tried again, jiggled a lever, peeked at the side of the pump to see if there was some ancient switch. Still nada. There had to be someone inside who knew how to operate this dinosaur. So I walked up to the door. A metal bell clanked overhead when I went in. The air inside was stale, like nobody had propped open that door in years.
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Rows of dusty candy bars lined the shelves, brands I recognized, but with wrappers that looked off, like they'd come from a different decade. A newspaper stack near the counter displayed a headline about some local fair. The date was 2002. I nearly laughed at how bizarre that was, but it only made me more uneasy.
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I stepped around the counter, calling out a casual, hello, even though I was already spooked by the emptiness. A door in the back stood half open, curious I pushed it a bit wider. A single bulb buzzed on the ceiling, flickering on and off, making the whole room strobe. A coffee mug sat on a desk, the contents dried to a thick residue.
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A coat draped over the chair, as though somebody would be right back to grab it.
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i tried telling myself the owner was out running an errand but who leaves their coffee half finished and vanishes for seven years or however long it had actually been a faint off-putting smell lingered near one corner something like metal shavings and spoiled meat i inched closer saw an old mop bucket filled with slimy water and backed away no thanks by that point the building felt oppressive
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My stomach twisted at the idea of continuing further, like the rest of Clarkston might hold sights worse than a crusty mop bucket. I headed outside again, scanning the row of buildings across the street. They all looked similarly abandoned. Windows caked in dust, doors boarded or hanging off hinges.
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A battered sign reading restaurant creaked overhead in the breeze, but the glass was so grimy I couldn't see inside. As much as I wanted to jump back in my car and pray I had enough gas to reach the next town, I hesitated, thinking maybe there was a single living soul around who could help. That's what got me, hope mixed with dread.
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Even the warm glow from the overhead lights couldn't chase away the gloom pouring in from the windows. I stepped inside, figuring I'd see Pat, Marcus, and Dana gathered around the battered table in the corner, trading jokes while we waited out another quiet shift. Instead, I found them pacing around, each one fiddling with equipment or rechecking logs.
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So I made the impulsive decision to walk across the cracked pavement and investigate. If I found someone, maybe they could point me to a working pump. If not, well, I tried not to think about the alternative.
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with each step toward those silent buildings the pit in my stomach deepened and i grew more certain that clarkston held secrets i might regret uncovering still i kept going telling myself i'd only peek around for a minute before getting out of there My gut urged me to turn back, but I pushed that aside. One minute wouldn't hurt, right? That's what I thought.
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I hesitated in the middle of that cracked street, as if stepping forward might trigger something awful I couldn't undo. Every building looked so lifeless. Paint curled off the walls, and old broken signs hung overhead, swaying in a small gust. There wasn't a single working light that I could see, apart from the weak flicker by the gas station.
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Yet I kept thinking maybe I'd spot movement in one of the windows. Somebody who could explain why this place felt like a ghost had swallowed it whole. When I reached the first storefront, I knocked on the doorframe. No echo, no answer, just a dull thud. Peering through the grimy window, I made out a few tables buried under thick layers of dust, as if time itself had quit on the place.
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A flyer on the wall inside advertised a summer festival. the image of a ferris wheel loomed in faded colors making me wonder how long ago someone tacked it up i moved on before my mind could wander further the next set of buildings seemed to be houses small single-story homes clustered close yards choked with weeds one door stood slightly open the hinges rusted and screechy
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Curiosity tugged at me again. I told myself I might find a radio or something inside that still worked. Maybe even a set of keys or a functional phone. Plus, the creeping awareness that nobody was around made me braver than I probably should have been. The moment I stepped into that house, the stale air hit my lungs. It smelled like old books and something sour.
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The living room looked frozen in an ordinary afternoon from who knew when. A couch draped with a blanket, a half-finished puzzle on the coffee table, and a TV remote perched on the armrest. A layer of grit covered every surface, though, as though the world outside had blown in and never left. I inched farther in, passing family photos on a wall. Smiling faces, cheerful vacations.
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my gaze settled on a photo where a small kid held a balloon grinning from ear to ear it made me wonder if that child grew up elsewhere or simply vanished with the rest of the town the eerie silence gave me no answers toward the back was a narrow hallway at the end a door stood ajar i nudged it with my foot heart pounding in my ears
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inside a bedroom's curtains were half drawn letting in just enough light to see the chaos clothes spilled out of a dresser pictures scattered across the floor i crouched to pick one up a snapshot of a teen hugging a dog the dog's fur was a blur like it was mid wiggle when the camera clicked
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It was my turn to do a final walkthrough outside. Usually I enjoy strolling around under the moonlight, scoping out the treeline for raccoons or wandering deer. Tonight, the moon was hidden behind roiling clouds, and the path beyond the station was pitch black. The wind whipped across the roof, making the beams groan. I half wondered if the entire structure would shake itself apart.
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something about that caught me off guard and i nearly dropped the photo everything looked so alive in these snapshots yet there i was in an empty house in a dead town down the hallway a smaller room's door was painted with stars and planets chipped and faded I pushed it open, a child's bed, stuffed animals tossed around. A teddy bear stared at me with one missing eye.
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Its fur seemed stiff, matted with who knows what. A coloring book lay face down, crayons left scattered. It felt intrusive to be standing there, as if I'd barged in on a family's private moment. Only the family was long gone. Suddenly, I thought I heard a slight creak, like a floorboard adjusting under weight. My heart thudded. I paused, holding my breath, scanning the dark corners.
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I saw no one, but the sensation that I wasn't alone locked my muscles. The next few seconds felt like hours. When nothing else happened, I convinced myself it was the wind or my own footsteps echoing.
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still the tension remained in my gut i backed out nearly stumbling over an overturned chair in the hallway my nerves screamed at me to get out of there back to my car back to anywhere else once outside i fought to inhale fresh air though it tasted of dust and despair Street lamps were either broken or had never existed in the first place, and twilight was setting in.
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The sky dimmed, painting everything in dull purples and greys. I jogged to my Subaru, half expecting the engine to fail me, or worse, to find it gone. But it was still there, silent as ever. I got in, slammed the door, and locked it. The fuel gauge was dangerously low. I cranked the ignition, which coughed twice before kicking to life. Static buzzed through the radio speakers.
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I twisted the dial frantically, hoping for any station that could reassure me civilization existed somewhere nearby, just faint crackles and hisses. At least the engine was running, so I had a shot at getting out of Clarkston. I rolled through the main strip, eyes flicking to the side mirrors, worried a shape might pop up behind me. Not a single figure stirred.
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I passed that old diner, its neon sign dark and dead, and I caught a glimpse of the gas station again. The memory of those outdated candy bars and that coffee cup frozen in time made me grip the steering wheel until my knuckles ached. Eventually, I saw a battered sign reading, Leaving Clarkston.
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Someone had spray-painted something over it, maybe a faded message, but I couldn't make sense of the letters in the dim light. I drove on, the road ahead practically pitch black, the headlights illuminating only the cracked asphalt and tumbleweeds. Relief battled with lingering dread, each competing for space in my mind. Finally, I spotted a more modern road sign pointing to Mountain Home.
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My heart surged at the idea of a real town with functioning lights, open gas stations, and living, breathing people. By the time I got there, the Subaru was running on fumes. I yanked up to the pump, and pure relief flooded me when I heard the pump start humming. Inside the convenience store, I babbled something about just driving through a ghost town. The clerk stared like I was unhinged.
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She asked, what town? And I nearly snapped, Clarkston, back that way. But she only shrugged, never heard of it. Frustrated, I grabbed my phone and tried calling the local sheriff's office to ask if they knew anything. After a few transfers, a deputy told me, "'Yeah, might be an old settlement folks abandoned.' He didn't sound very curious, or even particularly surprised."
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He offered no real details, just mumbled something about farmland drying up and moved on. Once I got on the road again, my mind replayed the images of dust-choked rooms, that child's teddy bear, the unblinking emptiness of Clarkston. Even as I reached Boise, checked into a motel, and finally let myself relax, I couldn't shake the heavy thoughts. Were those people gone by choice or by force?
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After a few minutes of testing the locks and listening for anything unusual, I stepped back inside, my jacket dripping with cold dew. Pat gave me this look that said, all good out there? And I nodded, but I didn't really feel certain. Before I could settle at the desk, Dana spoke up. She's usually the practical one, never letting gossip or superstitions rattle her, but her expression was guarded.
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Something about the place felt worse than just an economic collapse. It felt like people had left in the middle of ordinary life and never looked back. By the time I reached Seattle, I tried forcing myself not to dwell on it. My friend laughed off my story, suggesting maybe I'd stumbled into some deserted area that never rebounded from a recession.
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Still, every so often, I'd get a flash of that bedroom with scattered crayons and wonder if something bad happened. If the truth was locked away in a battered file at some sheriff's office I'd never visit. Part of me longed to know the answer, but the rest of me knew it'd be better if I never set foot in Clarkston again.
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I was 13 when my mom decided I was old enough to handle the worst corners of our rundown neighborhood all by myself. I lived with her and my little sister in a cramped duplex on the very edge of Riverton. The paint on our place had peeled away to reveal sun-faded boards, and the porch light flickered like it struggled to stay alive. Our street felt drained, too.
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A few folks still lived around us, but they rarely stepped outside. My mother didn't seem concerned about any of that. She had her own orbit of interest that never seemed to involve me or my sister. Whether it was borrowing groceries or delivering some package, she always found a way to send me out after dark. As if the time of day made no difference.
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If anything, she looked downright smug whenever she forced me to go. One chilly November night, she barged into the living room and announced I needed to haul a huge laundry bag over to my uncle's place so he could wash our clothes.
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we had no working machine so that part made sense but it was the timing that got under my skin night-time seemed darker than usual and that flickering porch light didn't help still she didn't leave room for debate i was a big kid a solid two hundred and eighty pounds Yet the thought of strolling through those gloomy streets by myself sent an instant jolt of worry through my chest.
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I'd grown used to feeling on edge. Sometimes my hands would shake when no one was looking, and my temples would throb from tension. Even so, I grabbed the oversized laundry bag, zipped up my hoodie, and told myself I'd be fine. But right before I stepped out, I slid a steak knife into my hoodie pocket. I couldn't explain why, but everything in me said I might need protection.
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Once outside, the cool air pressed in on me. The street was unusually silent. Not a single car humming by, no porch gatherings, not even a bark from the usual stray dogs. The sidewalk felt strange under my worn sneakers. Every step seemed too loud. With each block, I adjusted my grip on the laundry bag, trying to keep it from dragging. And every time I paused, I picked up this faint tapping noise.
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At first, I thought it was a trick of my imagination. Metal hitting something, like a coin flicked against concrete. I shook off the weirdness and forced myself to keep walking. My uncle's place was about six blocks away. Rather than trudge down the main street, I veered into a side alley, hoping to shave off time. Dim security lights flickered on and off, casting jagged shadows.
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I couldn't get over the idea someone, or something, was studying me from behind a fence or a dumpster. But I hadn't seen another soul, so it had to be my own mind playing games. When I finally turned onto my uncle's block, I exhaled in relief. His house was a little beat up, but his porch light was nice and bright.
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He opened the door with a snort that told me he already suspected my mother's reason for sending me. I handed off the laundry bag, and he offered to let me stay for a bit. But of course, that's when the phone rang. My mother, irritated and yelling that I needed to head right back. My uncle tried to argue, but she wasn't having it. I shrugged and said I'd handle it.
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She asked if we'd ever heard rumors about the Phantom of Hollow Grove. Marcus let out a nervous laugh, but Pat's face turned serious. Dana explained how this old local legend had been passed around since before any of us were hired, a name tied to unexplained vanishings, especially when the moon was at its fullest.
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Honestly, I just wanted to get out of that conversation. the walk back felt darker clouds had rolled in blotting out any hint of moon or stars the street lights along my route were spaced too far apart leaving long stretches of near blackness in between that's when i heard the tapping again closer more deliberate
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my pulse hammered so hard i worried i might tip over trying to keep calm i picked up my pace i told myself it was nothing maybe a loose gutter dripping somewhere then i spotted movement up ahead a tall gaunt figure stood partially behind a battered chain-link fence motionless except for the tilt of its head
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my mind churned trying to peg it as a person or maybe a dog on hind legs but it was too tall too narrow in the torso and had a glossy almost sickly sheen to its skin under the weak light my fingers automatically curled around the hidden knife in my pocket
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When the figure slunk forward, I realized its limbs bent in an unsettling way, almost like it was used to walking on all fours, but could stand upright if it wanted. A wave of dread shot through me. I tore my eyes away long enough to sidestep onto a side street, ditching the main road entirely. The thing rustled against the fence as it shifted, making that tapping noise again.
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Nails on metal, maybe. Without warning, the shape vaulted over the fence, landing a few yards away from me. That was all it took. I started running, lugging the laundry bag, my legs protesting with every ragged step. The bag kept swinging, nearly tripping me. The tapping turned into scraping, like claws skidding over pavement.
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I dared a quick glance behind me and glimpsed something bounding along the asphalt, arms and legs working in sync, eyes reflecting a strange red glimmer.
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i veered off into a yard ignoring the no trespassing signs the yard was a mess of weeds and stray junk my foot slammed into a half-buried cinder block and i tumbled hard knees and hands scraping raw with shaking limbs i tried to scramble to my feet but a cold presence was already looming over me The stench rolling off it was overwhelming, like a mix of stagnant water and decaying leaves.
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I lifted my gaze. It was on all fours now, saliva trailing from a mouth full of jagged teeth. Without thinking, I yanked out the steak knife and swiped upward. The blade connected with something solid, and the creature emitted a noise that was part hiss, part roar. I managed to twist away as it smacked my wrist, nearly causing me to lose my grip on the knife.
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a split second later headlights from a passing pickup burst across the yard the bright beams revealed everything its eyes shining like embers the papery looking skin stretched over lean muscles and scars criss-crossing its sides it staggered back then let out a guttural sound that nearly cracked my resolve in half
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but just as the truck moved on it bolted into the shadows leaving me sprawled on the cold ground unable to even gasp properly i don't recall much after that other than waking up in a cramped clinic room with stitched cuts along my forearm and bruises dotting my legs my uncle stood there relief plain on his face he demanded an explanation but i muttered something about a stray dog
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she didn't sound like she was spinning a campfire story her voice was calm too calm like she was remembering something unsettling the station lights flickered just then it might have been a hiccup in the power but it made every single nerve in me go on alert even the fireplace which usually made the room cozy seemed to cast weird shadows across the walls.
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I couldn't bring myself to say what I'd really seen. Part of me wanted to believe it was just my anxiety-twisting reality. But deep down, I knew. That thing was out there. Somewhere. And I doubted that single knife strike would make it forget me anytime soon. It's been 13 years since that night in Riverton. I'm 26 now, living in a small one-story house in Meadowview with my grandmother.
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Her health's taken a dip these last few years. Heart issues, arthritic knees, and she can't handle day-to-day tasks on her own anymore. Considering she's the only one who ever really took care of me, it feels right to be here for her. Still, the old fear from Riverton has stayed buried in the back of my head, like a bad dream that never quite lets go.
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The first few months after moving in were calm enough. I'd occasionally get jumpy if a branch creaked outside late at night, but I'd learn to shove those nerves aside. My grandmother's presence alone made me feel safer, and Meadowview had a quieter vibe than Riverton ever did. It helped that the house was better kept. No peeling paint, no flickering bulbs.
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Everything seemed normal, at least at a glance. But little things started adding up. Early in the morning, I'd find weird scratch marks on the side of the trash bin, like some stray animal had tried to dig through it. Once, I discovered large paw-like prints in the muddy patch by the driveway. bigger than any dog I've ever seen.
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A next-door neighbor grumbled about strange footprints in his backyard. Some folks blamed raccoons, others blamed coyotes. I tried to do the same, telling myself it had to be local wildlife. But those prints looked wrong, like the front and back legs weren't quite in the right alignment. Sleep became a mess.
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Even the slightest noise outside felt magnified, pulling me to the window to check the yard. Most times, I'd see nothing but darkness and an empty street. I told myself I was overreacting. After all, more than a decade had passed since that horrifying encounter. That was back in Riverton, and I was older now, smarter. "'Tougher, right?'
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One night around 1 a.m., I heard a loud clatter from the backyard. Grabbing a flashlight and a heavy-duty crowbar that I'd been using as a doorstop, I went outside. My breath hitched in my throat the moment I clicked on the flashlight.' The trash can was knocked over and this gangly figure was hunched beside it, rummaging through the scattered garbage.
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A pungent odor like rotting leaves hung in the air. I aimed the beam at the intruder's back and it turned its head toward me. When those eyes reflected in the light, everything froze. My limbs stiffened and the flashlight wobbled in my hand.
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staring back was something tall enough that even crouched it looked half my height pale scabbed skin clung to a wiry frame and faded scars trailed across its shoulders and ribcage before i could fully process the sight it bolted In a single fluid motion, it lunged over the chain-link fence and vanished into the brush behind my grandmother's house. The yard fell silent, like reality had paused.
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I blinked a few times, chest tight, trying to wrap my head around it. The shape, the scars, the eyes. I couldn't shake the idea that I'd seen all of this before. My first impulse was to call the police. The dispatcher sounded half asleep when I told her a large animal had knocked over my garbage. She promised a patrol car would circle the neighborhood, but I could already guess what that meant.
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Pat ventured to the window and peered out. The glass was flecked with condensation, making it tough to see anything but vague outlines of trees shifting in the wind. Marcus, normally the easy-going one, was already double-checking the radio, as if he expected to need backup at any second. I felt this nagging urge to go outside again, to scan the perimeter and be absolutely sure we were alone.
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The next day, I set out on a mission to secure the yard. I replaced the flimsy gate lock, shoved bricks around the base of the fence, and even rigged up some old wind chimes near the back corner so I'd hear if anything approached. My grandmother watched me from the porch, an uneasy expression on her face.
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I tried to smile and make it seem like a minor nuisance, but she's known me too long to buy it. She asked, "'Is this about that thing you saw years ago?' I sidestepped the question, just saying I felt uneasy. She stayed quiet, but I could tell she wanted me to open up." I got more and more paranoid.
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Each evening I'd check the window locks, test the doorknobs, and flick the backyard light on and off a dozen times. I'd peer through the curtains at random intervals, searching for a silhouette that wasn't supposed to be there. The dread was worse than a mosquito bite you can't scratch. It stayed under my skin, making me jumpy and exhausted.
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A few nights later, while I was up reading in the living room, I caught movement outside through the corner of my eye. The old street lamp near the curb flickered. For a split second, something seemed to linger beneath it, shoulders hunched, almost like it was waiting.
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I shot off the couch and scrambled to the window, but by the time I yanked the curtain aside, there was nothing but a dark stretch of pavement. Eventually, I found myself on the back porch at two in the morning, armed with a flashlight and a kitchen knife. My grandmother was asleep, and I wasn't about to tell her I planned on standing guard until sunrise.
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I settled into a rickety wooden chair, with the porch light off so I could see into the yard better, heart pounding in my ears, scanning every shape for that familiar silhouette. Hours dragged by. At some point, I nearly dozed off, only to be startled awake by the clang of the wind chimes. My hand went straight to the knife.
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I crept down the steps, searching the perimeter of the fence with the flashlight's beam. Was the wind chime rattling because of a breeze, or had something triggered it? The silent yard offered no clues, just a faint smell of damp grass. The tension in my chest refused to settle.
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It seemed logical to go inside, lock up and attempt to sleep, but I stayed out there, convinced that whatever lurked in the shadows was biding its time. Sunlight eventually stained the horizon and birds started chirping in the distance. My eyes stung from sleeplessness, but I'd made it through the night unscathed. Still, there was no comfort in that.
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If anything, it felt like the calm before a bigger storm. I was certain that the same creature, scarred and monstrous, the one that nearly took me out all those years ago, had found me again. And the worst part? It didn't seem in any hurry to leave. I'd been cooped up for days, juggling late shifts and barely finding time to breathe, let alone unwind. That night, I finally snapped.
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I needed a break, something, anything, to clear my mind. So I pulled on my sneakers, grabbed my headlamp, and headed out to a trail I used to walk all the time. It was past midnight, but I convinced myself a bit of fresh air would do me good. From the start, the trail was darker than I remembered.
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The trees stood like silent watchers on all sides, and the crunch of leaves under my feet was almost too loud. I clicked on my headlamp, illuminating a narrow path that curved ahead. Usually this place felt calming, but something was off. I shrugged it away, attributing it to my own nerves. Overthinking, right? I continued further until my fitness watch chimed around the mile mark.
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Yet the idea of venturing past the door gave me pause, i remembered all the times i'd teased guests about being nervous in the dark and suddenly i wondered if i'd been a fool to brush off what the woods might conceal something about the night put a knot in my chest i kept seeing movement in the corners of my eyes just enough to unsettle me
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That's when I caught a hint of motion in the underbrush off to the side. Could have been a rabbit or some other small animal, but it felt heavier. I paused, switched off my headlamp, and listened for any sound. Each second crept by. Nothing. Eventually I flicked the light back on and started walking again, quickening my pace now, just in case.
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A few minutes down the trail, I heard leaves shifting again, but this time it came from behind me. My mind raced. Another walker? A stray dog? Maybe a deer? Except it wasn't that casual rustling noise wildlife usually makes. It had a pattern, like footfalls trying to match mine. I whipped around, pointed my headlamp into the darkness, but only caught glimpses of branches and tangled roots.
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No person, no animal. silence again i tried to reassure myself maybe my imagination was in overdrive still i couldn't ignore how the night felt heavier i yelled out something about calling the cops if anyone was messing with me no response The trail just stretched on under the weak glow of my lamp. That's when my beam caught a shape off to the right, a blur of pale skin low to the ground.
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It moved like it belonged there, on all fours, smooth and unnerving. I only saw it for a second or two, but it was enough to send my pulse skyrocketing. Nobody crawls that way. Nobody is that quiet, that fast. I shouted again, nonsense words tumbling out of my mouth, half threat, half plea. Instead of running toward me, it darted away with a terrifying speed that made me feel rooted in place.
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A laugh echoed, not a normal, human laugh. It had a high-pitched, mocking edge, almost giddy. That shattered my last ounce of self-control. I took off, stumbling over rocks and kicking up dirt. Everything else blurred into a single purpose. Get out. The faint light of neighborhood houses eventually appeared beyond the edge of the woods. My legs burned, lungs felt ready to burst, but I didn't care.
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I just needed the safety of streetlights and the thought of other people nearby. I fumbled for my phone and called the police, barely able to form coherent sentences. A man. Something. Following me. The trail. I left out anything that sounded too outrageous. As soon as the call ended, I locked myself in my room. It didn't feel like home, though. Even inside my own walls, I was on edge.
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i kept replaying that strange shape darting on all fours and that warped laugh ringing in my head the next morning they told me they found no one out there just disturbed leaves and footprints leading off trail which eventually disappeared No sign of trespassers, no obvious clues. They didn't exactly call me crazy, but their shrugs and nods said enough.
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Once they left, I stayed by my window, staring into the night. I knew I couldn't let it end like that. Whatever I encountered wasn't gone, and I sensed I'd go back. Despite common sense, curiosity and fear were already dragging me toward another walk in that dark stretch of forest. It took me a couple of days to work up the nerve, but I couldn't bear feeling powerless.
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Every time I turned, there was nothing but old walls and dusty corners. Dana cleared her throat and said we should try to keep it together, that sometimes these shifts set our imaginations on overdrive. She kept talking about how the stories of Hollow Grove weren't just for spooking tourists.
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I described everything to my three friends. Every eerie footstep, every glimpse of that pale shape crouching in the trees. Naturally, they were skeptical. They called me dramatic. But I saw a spark of interest in their eyes. The more I told them, the more they got hooked on the idea of investigating. A little adventure never scared them, or so they claimed.
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We agreed to meet at my place around 9.30 at night. Two buddies came armed with pistols, another showed up with a shotgun, and I had my own sidearm tucked under my jacket. Let's be real, none of us were serious hunters." We just felt safer holding something that might give us a fighting chance if things turned ugly.
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One friend held the flashlights, plus his phone to record if we got lucky enough to capture footage. Stepping onto the trail again felt surreal. In the dim glow of our flashlights, we retraced my path, each of us unusually quiet. Even the jokesters of the group had run out of wisecracks.
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every so often someone would crack a branch underfoot and all of us would jump it was ridiculous but we were on edge i knew they were all thinking about how i'd described that thing in the woods we marched past my usual stopping point somewhere close to a mile and a half in without any sign of trouble
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that brought me zero comfort though a hush seemed to follow us like the forest had decided to keep its secrets locked away the canopy overhead blocked most of the moonlight making the beams from our flashlights look puny the further we went the more claustrophobic it felt Eventually, a distant rustling reached our ears. It sounded like someone trudging through deep leaves.
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And it wasn't stationary. It was circling, far off the trail. One friend switched off his light, motioning the rest of us to do the same. Darkness swallowed us. The footsteps edged closer, unsteady for a moment.
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then suddenly sped up like a gallop each stride pounded the ground our hearts hammered so loudly i expected them to give us away we snapped the lights on scanning frantically shadows jumped across the tree trunks but we couldn't see anything moving my friends started yelling
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who's out there show yourself that's when the sound stopped just froze as if it had never existed in that silence we all stood there listening hard enough to hear our own breathing then came the shriek a single piercing cry that seemed half human and half animal it jolted us so badly that someone pulled the trigger light flashed the gunshot echoed and my ears felt stuffed with static
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in that burst of brightness i saw something pale and long-limbed dart across my vision hugging a tree as if it had suction cups for hands no normal person could move like that a second shot rang out another flash more ringing in my ears we stood there waiting for a body to drop but nothing hit the ground no cry of pain or rustle of leaves suggested we'd landed a single shot
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There was a grain of truth buried in them, enough to make even skeptics look over their shoulders now and then. I wanted to brush it off, but I couldn't.
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Instead, that cackling laughter answered us from a darker spot in the forest. It felt like it was mocking our attempts to catch it off guard. Everything in me screamed to leave. I glanced around at my friends and they all had the same wild look. We couldn't keep shooting blindly, it was too risky and clearly not working. One friend was convinced he'd blasted it.
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but there was no sign of blood or any body on the ground just a newly shredded patch of bark on the nearest tree that cackle came again but this time it was further out like the thing was leading us even deeper we had two choices follow the noise or backtrack nobody said a word we just started retreating in jerky steps half expecting it to launch itself at us
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Flashlights swung in every direction, revealing nothing but more darkness and twisted branches. The entire time I imagined that shape slithering behind the trunks, waiting. Eventually, the sight of a lone streetlamp beyond the trail entrance filled us with relief. Once we'd reached the road, we realized how fast we'd been going. Sweat clung to our clothes, and we were all gasping for breath.
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Just as quickly as the silence came, I started to hear a low buzzing, but it wasn't just a buzzing. I could feel it vibrating through my entire body, so much that my ears and jaw began to hurt. The best way I can describe it is like when you're getting your teeth drilled at the dentist, but worse. Even my vision started to vibrate.
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not with the wind howling outside like it had a purpose not with the odd quiet in the station even though the four of us were there and definitely not with the sense that something or someone was beyond our beam of light standing just out of sight waiting
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My house wasn't far. We huddled in my living room, each one trying to describe exactly what we'd witnessed. The shotgun guy admitted he'd caught a glimpse of something tall, but he couldn't make out a face, if it even had one. Nerves rattled around the room. We had weapons, we had flashlights, and still we'd been left shaking in our boots. Worst of all, we didn't get a shred of proof.
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Our designated camera guy confessed he forgot to open his phone's camera in the panic, and nobody else thought to do it either. We were kicking ourselves for letting that chance slip. Before the night was over, we made a plan. Next time, we'd be prepared with actual cameras rolling from the start. Someone even suggested grabbing a game camera or two, rigging them to trees at intervals.
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Part of me knew how reckless it sounded. And yet, I couldn't ignore that gnawing urge to find closure. Whatever was lurking in those woods was still out there, mocking us. The idea that a point-blank shotgun blast didn't drop it made my blood run cold. We spent hours talking, strategizing, trying to rationalize what we'd seen.
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But deep down, I think we all understood we were crossing a line into unknown territory. None of us was ready to admit it, though. We parted ways with a plan, armed, recording, no more messing around. And I lay awake into the early morning, listening to the echo of that laugh over and over, questioning whether we were making the worst mistake of our lives by going back.
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I always trusted the woods. They were familiar to me, like the worn grip of my shotgun or the weight of a lantern in my hand. I grew up in these hollows of Tennessee, my boots sinking into the same dirt paths my father hunted on, and his father before him. But that night, that night the woods changed. It started like any other hunt.
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the sun dipped below the tree line casting long shadows that stretched like claws over the undergrowth i remember the way the air felt heavy like the trees were holding their breath eli and i trudged down the old fence line our boots crunching softly against the frost-bitten leaves
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The dogs, copper and red, were ahead of us, noses to the ground, tails wagging with the kind of confidence that made me feel like nothing in these woods could surprise us. But even then, I could feel it. A wrongness in the air, like something was watching from the shadows just beyond our lantern's glow. "'You feel that?' I muttered more to myself than Eli. He snorted, the sound forced.
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"'Feel what? The cold?' but his eyes darted to the tree line and i knew he felt it too we pushed deeper into the woods the fence line our guide through the thickening dark usually the woods hummed with life at night the chirp of crickets the hoot of owls the rustling of raccoons in the brush but not tonight tonight the woods were silent and then the dogs stopped
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we didn't speak for a while after that we just sat there each lost in our own thoughts half expecting a knock on the door or a flicker of movement in the dark when we finally did say anything it was barely above a whisper as if we were afraid of who else might be listening
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copper the older of the two froze mid-step his nose lifted to the wind red let out a low growl the fur on his back bristling i'd seen them face down bobcats even a bear once and they never flinched like this what's gotten into them eli whispered his voice tight
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before i could answer i heard it crunch not on the ground above us we froze our lanterns casting shaky light into the tangled branches overhead for a heartbeat there was nothing but shadows then my eyes caught it a shape too big and too still crouched in the branches of an old oak it was watching us the thing was massive its black fur blending into the night but its eyes
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its eyes glowed not like the reflection you see in an animal's eyes when the light hits just right these eyes were aware calculating christ eli breathed wait i hissed but it was too late crack the shot echoed through the woods loud and sharp the bullet hit i saw the flick of movement in the creature's shoulder but it didn't flinch it didn't even blink it just kept staring then it moved
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With a sound like tearing flesh, the thing dropped from the tree. Fifteen feet, straight down, landing on all fours with a thud that rattled my bones. For a moment it crouched there, its long sinewy tail twitching like a cat ready to pounce. Then it charged. Copper was the first to meet it. My brave, stupid old hound lunged with a bark that turned into a yelp mid-air.
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The thing caught him in its jaws like he was nothing more than a rabbit. And I'll never forget the sound, the crunch of bone quick and final. Red didn't stand a chance. He leapt, teeth bared, and the thing swiped him aside with a single clawed paw. Red's body hit a tree trunk with a sickening snap, sliding to the ground in a heap of fur and blood. My body moved before my brain caught up.
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I raised my shotgun, took aim, and fired. Boom! The blast hit the creature square in the shoulder, close enough that I felt the heat of the discharge on my face. It staggered, snarling, but it didn't fall. It turned its head toward me, and I swear to God it grinned. Its lips peeled back to reveal rows of jagged yellow teeth, too long, too sharp. Eli screamed.
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I turned just in time to see him trying to run, but the thing was faster. It lunged, swiping at his back. I heard the rip of cloth, saw the flash of blood as his shirt tore like paper. Eli stumbled forward, the lantern flying from his hand and shattering against a rock, plunging us into near darkness. I didn't have time to think. I fired my second shot into the thing's gut.
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dana had a far-away look that practically begged us to lean in i could see she wasn't sure if she really wanted to rehash whatever was sitting on her mind but she let out a shaky sigh and began couple years back she said quietly i was finishing up a shift here the weather had been horrible for days relentless rain all the trails basically sludge nobody was bothering to visit which meant i had to keep an eye out by myself
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The blast echoed, and the beast let out a roar. A sound that didn't belong in this world. A mix of a wolf's howl and something deeper, something wrong. But it didn't die. It stumbled, its glowing eyes dimming for just a second, but it kept coming. I could see the blood pouring from its wounds, black and thick like tar, but it wasn't enough. I was out of shells.
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With no time to reload, I did the only thing I could. I dropped the shotgun and grabbed the nearest fence post, yanking it from the ground with a strength I didn't know I had. The old wood splintered in my hands, but I didn't care. I charged. The beast had its attention on Eli, who was crawling backward in the dirt, his eyes wide with terror. It didn't see me coming.
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i swung the post with everything i had the weight of fear and rage driving me forward the first hit connected with a crack splintering against the creature's skull it let out a whimper a high keening sound that sent chills down my spine it sounded almost human
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but it wasn't dead i swung again this time bringing the post down across its spine i felt the bones snap beneath the blow heard the wet choking gasp as the beast collapsed to the ground twitching for a moment the only sound was my own ragged breathing
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then the creature let out one last pitiful sound a soft rattling whine like a dying dog and then it was still i dropped the fence post my hands shaking the lantern was out but the moonlight was enough to see the thing's body sprawled in the dirt its head was that of a wolf but too large too elongated its limbs were thick and powerful ending in claws that glistened with blood
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The fur was black as midnight, but in some places, it looked almost mangled, like patches of human skin stretched too tight. And its eyes, even in death they glowed faintly, as if something inside refused to let go. Eli was on his knees, staring at the thing like it might get up again. I couldn't blame him. I half expected it to. "'What the hell is that, James?'
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he whispered, his voice barely audible. "'I didn't have an answer. I didn't think there was one. But one thing was certain. This was no bear, no panther, no animal we were meant to find in these woods. And whatever it was, I had a sinking feeling this wasn't the end of it. For a long time, neither of us moved. The thing lay there in the dirt, its twisted body steaming in the cold night air.'
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The woods, which had been silent before, now felt dead. Not just quiet, hollow. Like the trees themselves were holding back something worse, something watching from just beyond the lantern's reach. Eli was still kneeling, his breath ragged, his shirt hanging in tatters from his back where the beast's claws had torn through. His blood left dark streaks down his spine, but he didn't seem to notice.
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his eyes were locked on the creature's body wide and unblinking like he thought if he looked away it might get back up i wasn't so sure it wouldn't my hands trembled as i stepped closer the fence post still gripped tight the beast's chest didn't rise No breath, no twitch, but its eyes. Jesus, its eyes. Even in death they held a faint unnatural glow like embers that refused to die out.
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I crouched beside it, close enough now to see details I wished I never had. Its head was unmistakably wolf-like. But the proportions were wrong. The snout was too long, the teeth too jagged, and where a wolf's eyes should have been wild and animalistic, these were knowing, human almost.
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Its fur was thick and black, but patches of it were missing, revealing mottled, grey skin beneath, like it was in the middle of becoming something else, or had been something else once. Its paws, if you could call them that, were massive, ending in claws like curved knives. I could still see the blood from copper and red clinging to them, thick and dark.
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The tail was long, almost serpentine, curling around its body even in death. This ain't right, Eli finally whispered, his voice hoarse. james this-this ain't right i didn't have the words to argue we should have left it there walked away but some stubborn part of me needed to prove what we'd seen needed someone else to look at this thing and tell me i wasn't losing my mind
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That night I was still new enough to think every single bump outside could be a stray animal, except the sounds I heard weren't from an animal. She paused, gazing at the table. None of us moved. Even Pat, who usually tries to crack a joke and break tension, just watched her in silence. Dana went on about how she'd spent the whole evening hauling fallen branches off the paths.
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We're taking it back, I said, my voice steady, though my insides were shaking like a leaf. Eli snapped his head toward me, eyes wide. What? You out of your damn mind? We need to burn it. But I was already reaching for my knife. Help me gut it. We'll drag it back to the cabin. Eli stared at me like I'd sprouted a second head, but in the end, he didn't argue.
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Maybe he didn't want to be left alone with it, or maybe he, too, needed proof that we weren't crazy. The smell hit me the moment I sank the blade into its gut, not like any animal I'd ever hunted. It wasn't just blood and awful, it was rot. Like the thing had been dead for days, maybe longer. But its body was warm, too warm. And then there were its insides.
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I've gutted deer, bear, all kinds of game, but nothing prepared me for what was inside that beast. Its organs were wrong, twisted in ways that didn't make sense. The heart was too big, pulsing faintly even as I carved it out. The intestines were dark, almost black, and the blood... It wasn't the rich red of life, but a thick, tar-like sludge.
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Eli gagged beside me, turning away to retch in the dirt. I didn't blame him. I wanted to do the same. We lashed what was left of the carcass to a makeshift sled, using old fence rails and rope we found nearby.
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the thing was heavy impossibly so like it didn't want to be moved every step back to the cabin felt like dragging a piece of the woods itself something ancient and angry the forest stayed silent as we moved but that didn't comfort me
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it felt like the trees were watching holding their breath until we were gone and more than once i swore i heard something behind us soft footsteps just out of sight but when i turned there was nothing nothing but the shadows By the time we reached the cabin, dawn was creeping over the horizon, staining the sky a sickly gray. My muscles burned, my hands raw from the rope, but we didn't stop.
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We dragged the beast inside, slamming the door shut like it could keep whatever darkness we'd stirred out. eli collapsed into a chair his face pale sweat soaking through his torn shirt i lit every lantern in the cabin the flickering light casting long shadows that made the creature's body look even more grotesque we stared at it in silence for a long time
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what now eli finally whispered his voice hollow i didn't answer right away my mind was racing grasping for something anything that could explain what we'd seen then i thought of professor alden moore the reclusive scholar who lived on the edge of town folks said he knew more about animals than anyone else maybe too much
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some whispered he dabbled in things better left alone but i didn't care if anyone could tell us what this was it was him we take it to moore i said finally eli looked at me like i'd lost my mind again but he didn't argue Maybe he didn't have the strength. Getting the beast to Moore's place was no easier than dragging it out of the woods.
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By the time we got there, the sun was high but it didn't feel warm. His house sat at the edge of the forest, a crooked old thing with dark windows that seemed to watch us as we approached. Moore answered the door after the first knock, his thin face pale and drawn, like he hadn't slept in days. His eyes flicked from me to Eli, then to the tarp-covered shape behind us.
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Without a word, he stepped aside, motioning us in. We dragged the beast into his study, laying it out on a table that creaked under the weight. The room smelled of old books and something sharp like chemicals. Moore circled the creature, his eyes narrowing as he peeled back the tarp. For a long time he said nothing, just stared. Then his face changed.
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When the sun set, she ducked inside, thinking she'd wait out the storm and call it a night. the wind was raging so hard the station windows rattled every few seconds finally her stomach growled so she ordered from the nearest diner old henry a delivery guy everyone in town knew pulled up half an hour later She stepped out onto the porch to grab her food.
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His skin went even paler, his mouth tightening into a thin line. His hands, steady at first, began to tremble. What is it? Eli whispered, his voice barely audible. Moore didn't answer right away. He leaned in close, examining the beast's face, its claws, the gaping wound in its gut. When he finally spoke, his voice was low and strained, like it hurt to say the words.
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you shouldn't have brought this here eli flinched what do you mean you know what it is don't you moore straightened his eyes darting to the window then to the dark corners of the room like he expected something to crawl out of the shadows I don't want to know, he whispered, and neither do you. I stepped forward, my hands balling into fists. What the hell does that mean, Moore?
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We killed this thing. We need to know what it is. But Moore just shook his head. He backed away from the table like the beast might rise up and grab him, his eyes wide with a fear I'd never seen in a man before. Stay out of the woods at night, he said, his voice barely more than a breath.
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and pray you didn't bring more than just the body back with you and with that he was gone he left us standing there the beast's carcass between us the weight of his words settling like a stone in my chest we went back to the cabin after that but the beast didn't stay dead for long not in the way that mattered by morning it was gone and the woods the woods were watching
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I should have known something was off the second we pulled up to the lease. The cabin sat there, hunched in the trees like it had been waiting for us, its weather-beaten wood sagging under years of storms and silence. It always looked a little rough around the edges, it's been in our family forever, but this time it felt… different. The place was too quiet.
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Not the peaceful kind of quiet you expect out in the woods, but something heavier. No wind through the trees, no birds chirping, not even the usual rustle of small critters in the underbrush. Just silence, thick and unnatural. Even the dogs were weird about it. Normally they'd be jumping out of the truck, tails wagging, ready to sniff every inch of the place. But today?
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They slinked out slow, ears flat, tails tucked low like they knew something I didn't. I shook it off. Just tired from the drive, I told myself. The road out here is long and boring, and my mind had a habit of playing tricks when I was exhausted. I grabbed my gear, hauling it toward the cabin, the gravel crunching loud under my boots in the stillness. Inside, it felt worse.
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The cabin has always been a little cramped, filled with old hunting photos and mounted deer heads from trips long before I was born. But now, the walls felt like they were pressing in. The air was thick, like the place hadn't been aired out in years, even though we'd just been here last season. It smelled like must, gunpowder, and something else. Something rotting, faint, but there.
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My parents barely noticed, busy unpacking their stuff and chatting about the morning hunt. I didn't say anything. I've always been the one in the family with a thing for the paranormal, and I knew if I brought up how weird the place felt, they'd just chalk it up to me spooking myself. I got the small room near the back of the cabin. It wasn't much.
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Two twin beds squeezed into a space barely big enough to fit them, a rusty rack piled with camo jackets, boots, and two small backpacks hanging off the side like they'd been there forever. I tossed my bag on one of the beds and sat down, trying to shake the uneasy feeling that clung to me like humidity. But it didn't go away.
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I remember how dark it felt, she said, rubbing her hands together like she could still feel the chill. There was this dampness that wouldn't let go. The diner's headlights cut across the station's walls, but everything else was swallowed by black sky. She tried to keep it casual, chatting with Henry about the rain, how he managed to drive in such miserable conditions.
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That night, I went to bed early, figuring some sleep would clear my head. My parents were two doors down and the dogs were settled by the fire, finally relaxing a bit. I left my phone on the nightstand, face down, and tried to let the familiar creaks of the cabin lull me to sleep. It didn't last. At exactly 11.44 p.m., I snapped awake.
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No sound, no movement, nothing that should have jolted me out of sleep, but my heart was already pounding like I'd been running. The room was freezing, colder than it had any right to be, and my breath came out in shallow puffs. I knew something was wrong before I even opened my eyes. But when I did, there she was, standing by the rack, half hidden in the shadows, was a tall female figure.
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She wasn't just tall, she was unnaturally tall. Her head brushing against the low ceiling, limbs too long, joints bent at odd angles like she'd been folded wrong and put back together. Her form was black but somehow transparent, like a shadow that shouldn't be there. But it was her face, or what I could see of it, that chilled me to the bone.
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her head was tilted to the side like her neck had been snapped and her eyes god her eyes were tiny points of pale light glowing faintly in the dark locked on to me and then she spoke come on she whispered
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her voice dry and brittle like leaves scraping against old wood take a backpack and come with me i couldn't move my mind was screaming but my body was frozen locked in place by pure raw terror what i croaked my voice barely more than a whisper who are you She didn't answer, she just repeated it, her voice lower now, more insistent. Come on, take a backpack and come with me.
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That's when I snapped out of it. My hand shot to my side, fumbling for my phone on the nightstand. My fingers were shaking so bad I almost dropped it, but I managed to flick on the flashlight and point it straight at her. And she was gone, not like she faded out or walked away. She was just gone, like she'd never been there in the first place.
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But the feeling, the crushing weight of her presence, was still there, clinging to the air like smoke. I sat there for what felt like hours, my heart slamming against my ribs, the flashlight trembling in my hand. I whispered prayers under my breath, trying to steady myself, trying to convince myself it was just a dream. But I knew better.
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I've always believed in this stuff, but believing and experiencing are two different things. Eventually, I convinced myself to lie back down, but I didn't turn the flashlight off. No way in hell was I letting the dark back in. But it didn't matter. I must have drifted off because the next thing I knew, I was waking up again.
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My back was pressed against the wall, and the air felt even colder than before. That's when I realized it wasn't just cold. It was wrong. I opened my eyes slowly, already dreading what I'd see. And there, in the bed across from me, was a figure sitting up. It wasn't the woman from before. This thing was worse.
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Its skin was gray, stretched thin over sharp bones, its face hollow with glowing, empty eyes that stared straight at me. It didn't blink, it didn't move, it just stared. My breath caught in my throat, and before I could even process what I was seeing, I felt it, another presence.
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But he kept glancing over her shoulder. Finally, he blurted that somebody was standing among the twisted oaks near the fence. Dana saw nothing at first, just the silhouette of trees shifting in the wind. Then she made out a shape, thin, ragged, like it was half-crouched behind a trunk. That's when they both heard something like a hushed voice telling them to go.
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I turned my head, slow as molasses, and there by the clothes rack was another figure, standing exactly where the woman had been, that was it. My body finally kicked into gear. I bolted out of that room, heart pounding so hard I could hear it in my ears.
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i didn't stop until i was in my parents room slamming the door behind me gasping out words i could barely string together they stared at me wide-eyed as i told them everything i was shaking so bad i could barely get the words out my voice trembling like i'd just run a marathon
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they didn't laugh they didn't tell me i was imagining things they knew me too well for that my dad suggested i sleep in the bunks outside their room near the dogs crates with their door open it wasn't perfect but it was better than going back to that room I set myself up in the bunk, the dogs at my feet, but I couldn't relax. The whole cabin felt like it was watching me, waiting.
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Every creak of the wood, every groan of the wind felt like it was coming from something else, something that wanted me to go back to that room. I don't know how long I lay there in the bunk, staring at the ceiling like it might split open and drop something horrible on me.
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The dogs by the crates were restless, shifting and whining under their breath, their eyes flicking to the dark corners of the room like they saw something I couldn't, the little comfort I thought they'd give me, gone. If even the dogs were scared, what chance did I have?
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I tried to listen for my parents in the next room, focusing on the soft murmur of their voices, hoping that normal, everyday sounds would pull me back to reality. Maybe I'd wake up and find out none of this had happened, that the woman, the figures, the cold, it was all some kind of twisted dream. But deep down, I knew better.
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Just as I was starting to relax, or maybe just too exhausted to care, I heard it. A sudden shout. It came from my parents' room, loud enough to snap me upright in the bunk. My heart was already racing, but now it felt like it was trying to claw its way out of my chest. For a second, I thought maybe my dad was having a nightmare, but then I heard him screaming.
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Not just yelling, but panicking, like something was attacking him. get it off me get it off he bellowed his voice ragged with terror i was on my feet before i knew it fumbling with the bunk railing the dogs started barking loud and frantic their claws scraping against the wooden floor as they lunged at their crates trying to get out
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My mom's voice followed, frantic but trying to stay calm like she didn't want to believe what was happening. It's okay, it's okay, she kept saying. But her voice was shaking too. There's nothing there, there's nothing there. But there was, I knew it, I could feel it. I rushed to their door but I froze just outside, my hand hovering over the knob. What if it wasn't done yet?
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What if whatever was in there turned on me next? The thought rooted me to the spot, my body trembling so bad I could barely breathe. Eventually, the noise settled. My dad's yelling faded into heavy, ragged breathing, and my mom's voice softened, turning into low murmurs I couldn't make out.
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i stood there for a few more minutes heart still racing before i forced myself back to the bunk though sleep was out of the question now morning couldn't come fast enough when five thirty a m finally rolled around i felt like i hadn't slept at all my head was pounding and my muscles were sore from how tense i'd been all night I sat up in the bunk, groaning when I heard it. Bang!
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It was loud, too loud. It sounded like someone was hitting the wooden walls of the cabin from the inside. I froze. The dogs started growling low in their throats, hackles raised, their bodies stiff as they stared into the shadows. Three distinct knocks, each one deep and deliberate, echoed through the room. I waited, holding my breath. The sound stopped.
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It didn't feel like a threat, Dana admitted, tapping her fingers on the table. It was more like someone warning us, but I couldn't begin to guess who, or what, was trying to help. she said the fear ramped up quick she and henry jumped into his car without saying a word not caring about anything but getting down that mud-slick road the tires spun kicking up gravel and water and they raced off
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i thought maybe it was just the wood settling or the wind outside but then three minutes later it happened again bang bang bang this time it felt closer like it wasn't just random noise but something moving through the cabin looking for me i jumped up and ran to my parents room practically kicking the door open my mom was already awake sitting on the edge of the bed while my dad sat there pale and silent staring at the blanket bunched around his waist
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i blurted out what i'd heard my voice barely holding steady my mom nodded slowly her face tight with worry but it was my dad who spoke first something tried to pull the blanket off me last night he whispered his voice rough like it hurt to talk it wasn't a dream i felt hands cold hands yanking at me He pulled the blanket back, showing long, ragged tears in the fabric.
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It looked like someone or something with claws had shredded it. My stomach twisted. We sat there in silence for a few minutes, the only sound the faint creaking of the cabin as the sun started to rise outside. But even the daylight didn't make me feel any safer. Later that morning, as we prepared for the hunt, the atmosphere was thick with tension.
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None of us talked about what happened, but it hung in the air like a bad smell. I kept glancing over my shoulder, expecting to see that tall, shadowy woman standing there, waiting with one of those backpacks. But the worst part, the banging didn't stop. Every few minutes, another set of three knocks echoed through the walls, like something was trying to get our attention.
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I started noticing a pattern. The knocks would happen after three minutes, then five, then three again. It felt deliberate, like a message. Do you think it's trying to tell us something? I asked my mom quietly while we were loading the gear into the truck. She didn't answer right away. When she did, her voice was soft, but there was no mistaking the fear in it.
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I think it's trying to take something. After the hunt, which none of us could really focus on, we returned to the cabin to pack up. The lease was ending soon, and honestly, I couldn't wait to get out of there. But when I went back to my room to grab my bag, I stopped dead in my tracks. The clothes rack was empty. The backpacks were gone.
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my heart thudded in my chest as i scanned the room my eyes landing on the bed where that figure had sat the night before there was an indentation in the mattress deep and unmistakable like someone or something had been sitting there for hours i didn't wait to find out more i grabbed my stuff and bolted out of that room my mind racing with the woman's words echoing in my head come on take a backpack and come with me
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As we drove away from the cabin, I stared out the back window, half expecting to see her standing there, watching us leave. But the road stayed empty, the trees swaying gently in the breeze, like nothing had ever happened. But I knew better. The cabin might have stayed behind, but whatever was in there wasn't done with me yet. And I had this gnawing feeling deep in my gut.
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It might just follow me home. Okay, so I have no idea what we saw that night. I've searched everywhere for sightings or even myths around the area where we saw it, and I've found nothing. If anyone has any idea what we saw, or if anyone else has seen it, please let me know. My husband and I think it could be a wendigo, but I'm not sure.
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I haven't heard anyone else say they've seen anything like it in Red River Gorge. I guess I want help figuring out what we saw and what to do. After the night I'm about to describe, I think we've had a few close encounters with it since. My friends and I go camping a lot and my favorite place is Red River Gorge, Kentucky. We go there often and I've been going ever since I was an infant.
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I'm 28 now, married with a kid, and I still go. It's the closest place to where I live where you can see the Milky Way on almost every clear night. It's perfect for stargazing, and I see a shooting star nearly every time I'm there. When we go without our kid, we'll night hike to a good lookout point and stargaze for hours.
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after a couple of miles henry pulled over and they just sat there shaking from adrenaline neither one could fully believe what they'd seen dana spent the next minutes debating how to explain taking off mid-shift but it turned out she didn't have to by that time she said the station's security system had already caught a group dressed in dark hooded coats smashing the door in they roamed inside for about five minutes rummaging around with this eerie calm
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Our first experiences night hiking were on trails we knew well and that were used frequently during the day, ones with log fences and gazebo resting places. The most used trail is in Natural Bridge State Park and leads up to the Natural Bridge. It's around two miles uphill, depending on where you start. I've done this trail every summer of my life and could do it blindfolded.
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It has wooden steps, carved rock steps, log handrails, and multiple sitting areas under a roof, plus trash cans. But after you reach the main trailhead, there are no lights at all. While it is uphill, the difficulty level is low. As long as you have good shoes and water, you'll be fine. My friends have done it with me multiple times and are confident with it too.
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Technically, hiking this trail at night isn't allowed, but I've never really cared about closing times for the outdoors. When we used this main trail to hike to the top, we would park in the lot designated for the pool and hoedown island. You walk across the road leading to the pool, and you're at the first trail marker.
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You go up gravel for a while, past the Natural Bridge State Park Lodge, and there's a waterfall and some lights, so it's best to walk quickly and watch out for rangers who might tell you to leave. Then you cross another road, and there's a small shelter or a rock wall to rest on. That's where the trail to the top really begins. The night started off strange.
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As soon as we began hiking, the clouds rolled in, and it looked like stargazing might be a bust. We went anyway, hoping it would clear by the time we got to the top.
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at first we were just dealing with the usual paranoia that comes with night hiking it kept us stressed and quiet you know you've reached the bottom of the bridge when you see a giant wall of limestone at that time there was a gazebo to the right of this wall and the trail continued alongside it We had just come up a fairly steep part of the trail, so the gazebo was a welcome spot to rest.
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My husband, my best friend at the time, and I all sat on the gazebo steps. The bench under the roof was even darker, so we stayed on the steps, facing down the trail that runs along the limestone wall. Each of us had a bright LED headlamp and a handheld flashlight.
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we didn't look at each other much because the lights were so bright we sat in a line like the last supper and would walk in a line or staggered to avoid blinding each other it was after hours by then no ski lift rides had gone on for hours and the rangers had already done their final sweep and left right before we got out of the car the ski lift takes you to the top
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but the workers there do a head count and only leave after everything is clear. I'm mentioning this because that's what I was thinking about when, out of nowhere, a girl with a headlamp started walking down the trail in front of us. She was wearing a sundress and flip-flops. This hike is uphill and might be considered easy, but not in flip-flops, with no water, and at night.
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She would have had to hike up and then back down alone without being seen by any ranger. her light was bright and when she reached the spot where the trail curves from in front of the gazebo down to where we came from she stopped she stood there straight like an anatomical drawing facing us we had six led lights aimed at her face but she didn't turn away or seem bothered at all I said, Hello.
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She replied very slowly, pausing between words, something like, Hello, how are you? I said something like, Good, how are you? And she took even longer pauses before saying, Oh, I'm fine. Then she just stood there, hands at her sides, staring. Her light was so bright I had to shield my eyes. Then she turned and walked slowly down the trail we had just come up.
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And as that happened, I swear I saw a black figure, about seven feet tall, step out from behind the trees in front of me. It started letting out that same scream as it bent down and began crawling toward us. Naturally, I freaked the hell out and stepped back to run. My chief grabbed my arm hard, almost knocking me over, and put his other arm around me as he began to walk me out of the forest.
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She reached a bend, stayed there for a minute, and then the light vanished. We waited a while before continuing. I kept saying how weird that was, but everyone else brushed it off as me being jumpy. The fact remained, though, no one came after her. She'd done this alone, at night, and wasn't caught by any ranger. We got up and started again to the top.
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It felt like it took way longer than usual, but we eventually made it. There are stone steps called Fat Man's Squeeze that take you to the top of the bridge, and you can walk across it. While up there, we heard twigs snapping, almost alternating from left to right. We lay down, trying to stargaze, but the clouds had only gotten thicker. It was miserably hot.
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They didn't steal a thing. It was more like they were inspecting the place, as if searching for something. Then they walked out into the storm like none of it mattered, leaving behind a few soaked footprints and a lot of unanswered questions. The cops called me in, Dana said, lowering her voice, and all they could figure was a botched robbery. But who breaks down a door just to poke around?
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Every so often, we heard voices, and my husband kept checking, but he never saw anyone. We saw a quick flash of light with no person attached to it, and we heard a bird call that sounded more like a human imitating a bird, very rhythmic, not natural. I was convinced we weren't alone and hadn't been alone for a while, but I'm the most easily spooked of the group.
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I asked if we could leave, and the others immediately agreed, which scared me because it meant they were also afraid. We headed back down the way we came, and it felt like it took forever. We were moving quickly, but it seemed like we weren't making any progress. I even said, this feels much longer, and they agreed. I kept shining my flashlight behind me. My husband kept looking off to the sides.
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and my friend mostly pointed hers forward. I felt like something was watching us. I couldn't tell which footsteps were ours, and which weren't. If I heard a noise, I'd shine my light that way, but never saw anything. My husband said he kept catching eyes in his flashlight. It could have been a raccoon or something else, but he worried it might be a bear or a big dog.
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He couldn't keep his light on them long enough to identify whatever it was. "'Eventually we were on a flatter section of the trail. "'A log fence, or handrail, was on our right, "'and we were walking in a row, close to it. "'Suddenly my husband stopped and said, "'What's that?' in more of an alarmed tone. "'I pointed my headlamp but didn't see anything at first.'
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Then my husband's lights caught a shape, and so did mine, and then my friend's. All six lights illuminated a light gray creature. It was crouched, kneeling on its right leg, and began turning toward us. It slowly stood up. My mind was racing.
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it looked human but was way too big skinny and tall almost white but actually a pale gray its skin looked kind of like a dolphin's a bit shiny reflecting our lights it rose to its full height its head was long and its eyes were set like a human's forward facing not on the sides But I couldn't make out any other features, just big, empty pits where eyes should be.
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It looked right at us and our lights. The way it stood was intimidating, almost like a snake rearing up to show its strength. It had been crouching and then slowly faced us, as if challenging us. Its arms hung low and its hands looked long, possibly reaching near its knees. I'd guess it stood around nine feet tall. It had no hair at all, and its head was large.
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I couldn't process what I was seeing and froze. Then I felt my husband hitting my back, yelling, run, run, run. I realized we had to get out of there, and I saw it pivot to the right, heading back up the trail so it could circle around the barrier and get behind us. We sprinted the rest of the way down, knowing it was faster than us and could catch up once it was past the fence. None of us spoke.
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It felt like if we did, we'd get caught. We just ran, struggling with the steep sections. It never felt like we were out of its sight. By the time we reached the first gravel part of the trail, we heard something crashing through the forest to one side. We ran until we got to our car, then drove off as fast as we could. As soon as we hit the main road, the sky was clear and the stars were visible.
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When it looked at us, I knew it was smarter and faster than we were. If we hadn't seen it first, it could have easily taken one of us. I think it only hesitated because all of us saw it at the same time, and we stayed together. Once we got back to where we were staying, we each took out our phones and wrote down what we'd seen.
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We didn't talk about it until after we compared our notes, and they all matched. Without a doubt, we had all seen something real. I pulled up to my parents' old place just as the sun dipped behind the orchard. The house looked smaller than I remembered, like time had pressed in on its walls, warping the roof and giving the windows a tired stare.
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They never left a single fingerprint. We all glanced around, half expecting to see those hooded figures lurking right outside our windows. Dana's story was unnerving enough, but she wasn't done. She mentioned the little wooden bundle she discovered later, lying in the corner near the supply closet.
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A crooked fence half hid what used to be my childhood playground, the tangled grove of fruit trees that felt more like a wild forest.
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on the drive over i tried telling myself it was all kid stuff the strange shapes i used to imagine darting between the trunks the nervous rush in my veins whenever i stepped onto the property but creeping back onto this land memories came flooding in whether i wanted them or not
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i stood in the driveway bag in hand trying to keep my breathing steady the orchard was silent no rustling leaves no distant snapping of twigs just a weird hush like the place was sizing me up I'd barely set foot inside when my sister, Nicole, nearly tackled me with a hug. She got here before me, which made sense. She was always the early bird of the family.
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She forced a smile, though her eyes gave her away. She was on edge too, probably remembering those same unexplainable things we never talked about once we moved away. Mom offered to make us both tea, which was basically her polite way of giving Nicole and me space to catch up privately.
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the house smelled like old floorboards and dust stirring that sense of being a kid again freaking out over every bump in the night later when mom and dad turned in early nicole and i ended up in the living room yellow light from an antique lamp cast long shadows across the walls She asked me what I'd seen so far. I shrugged and pretended everything was fine.
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The orchard was the last thing I wanted to discuss, but somehow we circled right back to it. We both kept glancing out the window, half expecting something to loom near the fence. Eventually, we went upstairs to check out our old rooms. Mine felt frozen in time. Same faded posters, same creaky bed, same curtains fluttering in the draft.
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I dropped my suitcase on the floor and looked out the window at the thick cluster of fruit trees. Rain clouds had rolled in, so the orchard was just a dark blur. Instinct told me not to stare too long, but I couldn't help it. My chest felt tight, like I'd swallowed a stone. Something about that place always set me on edge.
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When I finally peeled myself from the window, I heard Nicole in the hallway. She asked if I remembered how we used to sneak out there during the afternoons, leaving behind random trinkets, books, leftovers, even shiny rocks we thought looked cool. We used to laugh about forest friends. I kind of froze. It wasn't so funny now, not after the things that happened in that orchard.
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Our parents always chalked it up to overactive imaginations. But deep down, we knew we'd seen too much to dismiss. I gestured for Nicole to come into my room, and we shut the door quietly. She looked nervous, chewing her lip the way she does when she's stressed. I asked her if she truly remembered seeing those shapes, and she nodded before I even finished the question.
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She explained she still got nightmares from time to time, always involving tall silhouettes lurking behind warped trees. Hearing it in her voice made my stomach clench. We'd never actually admitted this stuff to each other, not this directly. It was late, so we decided to call it a night, but sleep didn't come easy.
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a pile of twigs bound with a strip of ribbon so tightly knotted that she had to use a knife to cut it no one in the department could explain it and eventually someone just tossed it in a box to be forgotten that was the same day the break-in happened she said so call me paranoid if you want but i've spent every day since wondering why those people came in and who they really were maybe it has something to do with all the old stories about this place
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I kept thinking I might hear something outside or notice a figure gliding past the window. My mind spun with possibilities. Maybe I'd step out in the morning and discover footprints in the wet grass. Or perhaps something else entirely was waiting, hidden just beyond my line of sight. I tried to stay rational, telling myself it was just the heaviness of the past playing tricks.
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But that unease kept gnawing at me, and I couldn't relax. Before I crawled under the sheets, I took one last glance at the orchard. The clouds had cleared a bit, and the moonlight gave the trees a ghostly shine. I didn't see anything move, but I sure as hell felt watched. It was as if that entire stretch of land had been anticipating my return.
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I shut the curtains, flipped off the light, and slipped into bed, heart-thudding hard enough to keep me awake. Somewhere beyond these walls, the orchard loomed, silent, brooding, and too full of memories neither Nicole nor I wanted to face again. I woke up feeling like I'd barely slept at all, but morning light was filtering through the curtains.
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After the restless night, I felt a weird determination settle over me. I needed to face that orchard. The plan was simple. Nicole and I would walk past the broken fence, scope out the trees in broad daylight, and put our minds at ease. Except, deep down, I suspected we'd only confirm our worst fears. Nicole was already up, pacing by the back door with a flashlight in her hand.
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It wasn't even that dark out, but we both clung to the idea of extra light as if it might shield us. We didn't talk much. Maybe we didn't want to voice what we were really thinking. that we were about to step onto ground we should have left alone. I nudged the old fence, testing its stability. Rotten planks gave under my hand, so we crawled through a gap in the boards instead.
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The orchard greeted us with this damp, overgrown stillness. Weed sprouted near the trunks, and gnarled branches twisted overhead, blocking out patches of sun. The deeper we went, the quieter everything seemed, like the air itself had thickened. After a few minutes, Nicole called my name softly. She pointed to the ground where a strange print marked the soil.
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It looked like a large hand with elongated fingers, pressed into the mud. And there were more, staggered as if two or three creatures had passed through. Some impressions were bigger, others thinner, but all of them had that unsettling, almost human shape. My stomach churned at how fresh they looked. No leaves, no debris filled them in yet.
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We kept going, stepping carefully between the gnarled roots. Broken branches littered the ground, some arranged in odd patterns, like a scatter of bones around a sacrifice site. The hair on my arms prickled when Nicole led me to a half-collapsed lean-to, hidden behind a tangle of branches. At first I thought maybe homeless folks had taken shelter here, until I caught the smell.
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It was a mix of wet animal fur and something rotting. around the lean-to lay a scattering of smaller bones maybe raccoon or possum lined up in an almost ceremonial pattern i tried to steady my breathing as we walked farther in the orchard felt massive more like a twisted forest than the neat rows i remembered from childhood
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My ears started picking up on faint rustlings, though I couldn't pinpoint where they came from. Nicole raised the flashlight, even though the afternoon sun was still filtering through the leaves. That pale beam swept across tree trunks marred by scratches. long, deliberate streaks that spiraled around the bark. It reminded me of some kind of cryptic writing.
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Then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw something move. I froze. A tall, gangly figure stepped out from behind a trunk, just enough for me to make out its silhouette. It had blotchy patches of hair on its shoulders, and its arms bent in an unnatural angle against its chest. The face was hidden by shadow, but I could sense it watching.
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I felt an overwhelming tension ripple through me, as if my body was warning me not to get any closer. Suddenly, it fled. Only, fled, is too tame a word for how it moved. It darted away in a burst of blurred speed, limbs contorting as though it wasn't fully bound by joints or bones. Leaves and twigs crunched in its wake. Nicole cursed under her breath, and I stumbled backward,
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Or maybe we just got unlucky, but either way, I still can't shake the feeling it's not over. She finished talking, and the little hum of our electrical devices was the only noise left. I was imagining Henry's headlights reflecting on a figure half-hidden by trunk and branch, waving them away like it was granting mercy. Dana blinked a few times, as if waking from a bad dream.
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eyes scanning the orchard for any sign of it that's when she pointed out another shape lurking a few yards deeper a broader figure standing completely still its eyes dull and whitish stared our way like a pair of dead orbs we both stood there hearts pounding not sure whether to run or speak or simply stand our ground
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in the end our instincts chose for us we backed away one step at a time refusing to look away from those glowing eyes the creature stayed rooted as if it was letting us leave on our own once we turned and began speeding up the orchard broke into a frenzy of noise branches snapping leaves rustling
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i couldn't tell if it was behind us or somewhere off to the side all i knew was that we had to get out by the time we reached the yard my chest felt tight and nicole's face had lost all color we slammed the back door locked it and stared at each other breaths ragged I realized I still had the flashlight death-gripped in my hand.
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She leaned against the wall, trying to calm down, and finally looked at me with an expression that said it all. This wasn't just our imaginations. Those prints. That lean-to. Those things. They were very real. We dragged ourselves to the living room where the sun shining through the windows felt almost surreal after what we'd just seen. Neither of us spoke for a good few minutes.
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Then Nicole whispered that she couldn't shake the feeling they knew we were coming, like we'd walked into their domain uninvited. And I had to agree. It was as though the orchard had been anticipating our return, waiting to reveal how it had changed, and to show us that we weren't the only ones prowling those twisted rows of trees.
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Hi there, I'm Samantha, Sam, and I was a park ranger for six years. I won't specify where because I don't want to get in trouble. One of the people I worked with told me to read the other park ranger stories on here, so I thought I'd give it a shot. And hell, it's good to see someone being honest. It inspired me to share some of my own stories. People need to know what happens in the woods.
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that evening nicole and i huddled in the living room the only light coming from a single lamp that cast jittery shadows on the walls outside the orchard loomed all dark trunks and twisted branches a storm was brewing gusts rattled the windows making us flinch at every sudden noise Neither of us wanted to head upstairs, so we made a silent pact to stay up and keep an eye on the backyard.
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Part of me hated the idea, like if I looked hard enough, I might invite something to stare back, but ignoring it felt worse. Midnight approached, and the wind kicked up, whipping leaves around the yard. In the faint glow of the porch light, I noticed a shape dart between the trees. I nudged Nicole, and she killed the lamp, plunging us into near darkness.
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through the window i could make out what seemed to be one of those long-limbed figures head tilted as if listening for us i found myself gripping the window-sill with tense fingers we stood there for what felt like forever until the figure drifted out of sight behind the orchard line Nicole whispered that we needed to follow it, that maybe this was a chance to learn something.
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I didn't like it, but a weird sense of determination forced my hand. We grabbed our flashlights, pulled on jackets, and slipped out the back door. The cold night air practically stung my face. I inched forward, scanning the darkness. A glimpse of milky white eyes flickered behind a gnarled trunk, then vanished. The orchard was drawing us in.
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We crossed the fence again, stepping onto the path where the ground turned spongy from all the recent rain. My pulse hammered as we moved deeper, the flashlight beams picking up nothing but branches and scattered debris.
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soon though we found ourselves in a small clearing moonlight seeped through a gap in the canopy illuminating an arrangement of sticks and bones piled around an old tree stump the sight made my stomach churn clumps of fur rotting fruit and bits of cloth were woven into a strange pattern It almost looked like a shrine, or maybe a warning. A rustle broke the tense silence.
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And that's when I realized her story had changed the air in the room. We weren't just rangers killing time on another routine shift. We were four uneasy souls perched in a remote station, with something out there in the darkness. A presence that might help us, or harm us. And we had no way of knowing which.
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Something tall crouched behind a cluster of shrubs at the clearing's edge. At first, it watched us with that blank, lifeless stare. Then, it pulled back, like it was waiting for our next move. Nicole gently set an apple near the stump, mimicking the offerings we left as children. Her hand shook, but she managed to keep steady long enough to place it down.
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another shape crept through the trees a creature with broader shoulders half hidden in the gloom its presence felt more assertive like it was the one in charge everything happened in a blur there was a snapping noise from the shadows and we caught sight of a third figure smaller but disturbingly quick crawling on all fours nicole and i backed away
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a surge of terror roiled in my chest and my flashlight trembled the beam dancing across twisted roots we heard heavy breathing ours maybe theirs and the orchard seemed charged with a restless energy we bolted Branches tore at my jacket, tripping me up as Nicole and I sprinted toward the fence, adrenaline pounding in our ears. Behind us, we caught fleeting movements in the darkness.
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Part of me thought they were chasing us, but when we reached the fence line, everything went eerily calm, like the orchard exhaled once we crossed out of its domain. We stumbled into the house, locked the door, and collapsed onto the living room floor.
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my heart hammered so hard i felt dizzy nicole looked just as rattled tears threatening at the corners of her eyes we sat there both of us struggling to process that clearing those silent watching figures and the feeling that we'd intruded on something ancient and territorial By morning, neither of us could pretend this was just an overblown childhood fantasy anymore.
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We packed our bags, quietly deciding to leave Redwood Falls. A weight of dread clung to me, though, like we were only postponing the inevitable. Those things in the orchard had seen us, recognized us, and somehow, I couldn't shake the idea that we'd been allowed to leave, this time.
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We all fell silent after Dana finished her story, like we were waiting for the shadows outside to respond. Pat broke the tension first, clearing his throat and suggesting a perimeter check. It should have been routine, but every step felt heavy.
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i volunteered to team up with dana while pat and marcus swept the back outside the air was colder than before the station's floodlight didn't reach far so most of the yard was barely visible i noticed how the wind had died down it made every noise echo like the forest was an empty stage waiting for an actor to appear
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Dana and I started circling around the side, flashlights bouncing off twisted branches and soggy undergrowth. I tried to calm my breathing, telling myself we were just being thorough. Yet it felt like we were trespassing on something's territory. A few yards from the storage shed, our beams picked up footprints, barefoot, pressed into the mud.
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They veered in a weird, meandering path toward the tree line. I glanced at Dana, who knelt and prodded one of the prints with her fingers. They were fresh enough to still glisten with moisture. Goosebumps prickled along my arms. Nobody sane would walk around barefoot at this hour. Suddenly, a branch snapped in the distance, louder than it should have been.
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My flashlight swung toward the tree line, finding nothing but dark shapes. Then I spotted a tiny wooden figure perched on a fallen log, a crude stick person tied with a thread the color of dried blood. For a moment, I could have sworn it tilted its head at me.
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i knew that was impossible but it felt real dana approached slowly her steps careful she reached out and lifted the figure up close it was damp and smelled faintly of rotting leaves some kind of totem or warning we heard murmurs then hushed voices carrying through the hush of the night I flicked off my flashlight signaling Dana to do the same.
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Through the gloom, we made out movement, silhouettes shifting among the trees, maybe four or five. They moved in a rhythmic way, as if following a practiced formation. No flashlights, no phones, just bodies and shadows. We crouched, our hearts pounding, thoughts racing about what we'd do if they headed our way. Pat and Marcus stumbled upon us, nearly causing me to jump.
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Just as I was about to fight him and yell for us to run, he said in a calm voice, Don't run, don't talk, don't look back, just keep walking. I did exactly what he said. He obviously knew something I didn't, and as much as I wanted to run, I didn't want to find out what would happen if I did. Those ten minutes were excruciating.
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Marcus mouthed, we saw them too, pointing toward another patch of darkness. We decided in silent agreement to back up to the station. As we retreated, I kept looking over my shoulder, convinced we were being watched, but I caught only faint outlines flickering through the trees. Inside we locked the doors, drew the blinds, and shoved a heavy table against the main entrance.
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The logs in the fireplace popped, scattering embers in a sudden burst. Usually that sound is comforting, but this time it felt more like a warning shot. No one sat. We hovered near the windows, peeking out through narrow gaps in the blinds. The station smelled of damp clothes and fear, if fear can have a smell. Pat wanted to call for backup, but Dana hesitated.
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What if they're gone by the time anyone arrives? We'll look paranoid. She had a point. I remembered the story she told us, the unanswered questions left behind after the hooded group trashed the station. If they were the same ones prowling outside, they'd likely vanish as soon as they heard sirens. Time dragged. The wind picked up again, rattling the siding.
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My eyes burned from staring out the window, half expecting to see faces pressed against the glass. the phone lines were spotty this far out if the lines went down we'd be stranded without any communication marcus joked about how we should have transferred to a beach post but the humor fell flat we all knew we were in over our heads
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Hours later the forest remained silent, like it was holding its breath for something worse. We agreed to wait for first light before making any bold moves. Whatever lurked outside, it felt like it was waiting too. The four of us ended up around the fireplace, jumpy at every twig snap or gust of wind. Nobody wanted to say it out loud, but we all knew the night wasn't done testing us.
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As the clock inched closer to dawn, we heard the faintest scrape against the back wall, like someone running a blade or a rock along the wood. I stood, flashlight trembling in my hand, but the noise stopped. No footsteps, no break-in, but they'd reminded us they were out there. We realized morning might not bring any safety at all, but for now, it was the only hope we had.
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We took turns peering through the windows, watching for shapes among the trees, each minute feeling like an hour. There was a shared, unspoken sense that whatever happened tonight was just the prelude. And as we huddled by the sputtering fire, none of us felt particularly eager to see what came next. I made my decision before sunrise. We all did.
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By the time the gray light started filtering through the station's grime-smeared windows, our nerves were shredded. Every noise from the night before still seemed to echo in the back of my mind. The shifting silhouettes. Those footprints in the mud. That faint scrape against the wall. None of us had slept. We were running on pure adrenaline and dread.
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Pat asked if anyone wanted breakfast, trying to mask the tension with a sliver of normalcy. But no one had much appetite. marcus simply shook his head staring at the barrier we'd set against the door dana who had always been our rock looked like a stranger her eyes were dark hollow circles she forced a small smile but didn't say anything
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I could tell it was crawling behind us by the buzzing in my head and the faint wailing sound it made. I wanted to run so badly. Eventually, I think it ran off, because all the regular noise of the forest came back and the buzzing stopped. When we got back on the trail, I was shaking. I was in such shock I couldn't even cry.
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i realized we'd each reached the end of our tether we peeled back the blinds to watch the first rays of morning cut through the forest turning the nearest treetops into a dull silhouette though the night had receded it hadn't taken that malevolent feeling with it
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i still sensed we were being watched maybe from the shadows maybe from beyond the battered fence line that unshakable dread was enough to convince me i couldn't keep doing this marcus packed his gear in a frantic clumsy way almost as if he thought we needed to evacuate immediately i couldn't blame him i grabbed my backpack stuffing it with whatever personal items i could find spare clothes an old mug a few dog-eared field guides
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None of us spoke more than a few words, but there was a shared understanding. We were done. For good. It was like the forest itself had finally broken our last bit of resolve. Pat tore down the makeshift barricade, tossing the table aside with a grunt. I... I'm not sticking around, he mumbled, blinking away the fatigue that clung to all of us.
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I'll do the paperwork, whatever it takes, but I'm not coming back here. Dana stayed silent, but her eyes darted around the station one final time, almost as if she was memorizing every crack and splinter. I could only imagine what she was feeling, given her past run-ins with whatever lurked out there. Then she swallowed hard and whispered, Let's go.
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We stepped outside, the morning air chilling our lungs. Instead of the usual dawn chorus of birds, there was near complete silence. It was as if the entire forest held its breath, waiting to see if we'd actually leave. A low haze lingered around the tree roots, and the wind hissed through damp leaves. That creeping unease wouldn't let up.
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I felt like eyes were drilling holes in the back of my head. At the trucks, we didn't even try to pretend we'd come back. Normally there'd be talk of the next shift or a reminder to lock up carefully. This time we just piled in, turned keys, and drove away. No glances in the rearview mirror. We knew what we were leaving behind. It wasn't just the station.
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It was the memory of that horrific night, the footprints in the mud, the indecipherable murmurs among the trees, and the strange totems that hinted we were in over our heads.
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as we hit the main road i felt a glimmer of relief mixed with guilt part of me worried about the next person who'd fill our roles but i knew i couldn't stay there the forest had become too loaded with shadows and unanswered questions we pulled up to the central ranger office later that morning the woman at the front desk looked startled as we handed over our resignations in near unison pat's words tumbled out shaky but resolute
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we're done no more nights out there no more of whatever's in those woods nobody asked a single follow-up question maybe they'd heard rumors maybe they saw our pale faces and realized we'd seen enough All I know is we gathered our belongings from our lockers without a glance back.
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I heard Dana quietly mutter that if anyone tried to make her go back, she'd drive three states away before she set foot in another forest. Marcus just nodded and patted her shoulder. We left that day, each in our own car, driving away from the ranger service and the job we'd once loved. Even though I was relieved, there was a tiny voice in my head warning me those woods wouldn't forget us.
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He let go of me and started walking back to the main base without saying a word about what happened.
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Sometimes, when I'm alone and thinking too much, I picture the bare footprints and those hooded shapes slipping back beneath the branches. There's a sense of finality to it, but also a lingering question mark. Did we escape, or just postpone the inevitable? Either way, I've got no intention of going back to find out. And if anyone were to ask, I'd tell them the same thing.
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Some places aren't meant to be understood or conquered. Some forests can keep their secrets and I'll keep my distance forever. I could sense the isolation the instant our tires left the main road and hit that patchy excuse for gravel. Every bump felt magnified, like even the dirt wanted us to turn back.
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i started screaming at him asking what the hell that thing was he said and yes i remember this word for word there are things in these woods that have been here longer than us things we can't explain or get rid of if you don't think you can handle that you should pack your bags now he kept walking and i followed behind trying to make sense of what happened
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My boyfriend, who I'll call Dylan, tried to act like all this was part of the adventure, but I caught him glancing in the rearview mirror more than once, scanning the empty stretch behind us.
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we'd heard about this primitive camping spot from a friend of a friend a place so remote you'd swear you were on another planet no designated sites no cell service no company other than the occasional deer wandering past we thought it'd be just the escape we needed
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as the road got narrower and the trees pressed in i began to wonder if we were going too far off grid after what felt like an hour of muddy twists and turns we noticed a truck pulled off by the side its hood was popped but there was no sign of obvious trouble no steam no frantic waving A woman leaned against the driver's door, not trying to flag us down or anything. She just stood there.
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We slowed a little, automatically ready to help, but Dylan gripped the wheel and shook his head. His gaze locked on her. The way she stared made me feel like she'd been expecting us specifically, like we were already part of some plan she had in mind. I tried to get a better look at her face, but Dylan pressed the gas, and suddenly, she was just a figure in the rearview mirror.
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I caught myself checking the side mirror, half expecting her to jump in her truck and follow. That didn't happen. Or at least not right then. We headed on, but the air inside our car felt heavy. Dylan said it was nothing, but I knew better.
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it took us another ten or fifteen minutes to find a place to pull off the spot wasn't ideal mud clung to our boots and we had to stomp around a bit to find a decent patch for the tent still it was level enough and we figured we'd be left alone that was the whole point right We set up a small fire, both of us trying to shake off our uneasy start.
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I cracked a couple jokes about wanting s'mores, hoping that normal conversation might make everything feel safer. Then a car crawled by, a rusty old sedan with a driver who slowed to stare at us. I tried not to dwell on it. Maybe he was just curious. But when the same car came back a second time, lingering even longer, my pulse pounded.
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Dylan muttered something about folks trying to find dry land in this swampy mess. I nodded, but secretly I wasn't buying it. He circled back again. This time, I locked eyes with him for a split second. He didn't smile or wave, just kept his gaze fixed on us before he drove off. Dylan and I shared a look. Neither of us voiced what we were thinking. Maybe we should leave.
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But the idea of hauling all our stuff through slippery mud only to have him follow our tracks made that plan seem pointless. Dusk arrived, bringing the kind of silence that feels unnatural.
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our tiny fire crackled in the clearing but the dark pressed in from every side we ate our hot dogs in tense silence checking the road every few minutes waiting to see headlights creeping by when nothing else happened we tried to call it a night
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the moment we zipped ourselves into the tent though every rustle every snap from the fire's dying embers felt ominous i tried to calm my racing thoughts reminding myself that weird encounters happen sometimes especially far from civilization Dylan seemed tense too, tossing and turning, but we both tried to act like we were fine. Neither of us wanted to be the one to say, let's pack up right now.
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i obviously stayed in the job when it was good it was really good i met some amazing people and i loved nature but in the end the bad experiences outweighed the good and i had to leave honestly i wish i had left when he told me to pack my bags i know this experience doesn't sound that scary in writing but trust me living through it was terrifying and there are worse ones
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Not when we'd invested so much energy just getting there. The last thing I remember before drifting off was wishing the night would pass quickly, but deep down, I sensed things were about to get a whole lot worse. Night settled around us in a suffocating hush. I remember lying there, counting the seconds between the crackling embers of our dying fire and the distant rustle of undergrowth.
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Dylan's breathing was shallow. I could tell he was as on edge as I was, though neither of us admitted it. Sometime past midnight, must have been closer to 3am, an awful noise tore through the silence. It was this warped combination of metal scraping across gravel and a machine trying to start up. It came in bursts, each one echoing through the trees.
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My chest tightened as I strained to figure out how close it was. Dylan quietly unzipped the tent window, just enough to peer out. The moonlight painted the clearing in pale light, but everything looked still. The sound must have been bouncing around the hills, or maybe it was closer than I realized. My mind was racing with questions I didn't dare say out loud.
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I heard Dylan whisper that it could be far away, but his voice wavered. It didn't sound like he believed that himself. I kept imagining shapes moving at the edge of the clearing, people lurking just out of sight. Usually I'd rationalize it all away, tell myself it was a weird echo, an animal, anything. But there was nothing familiar about that metallic grinding.
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A few minutes later, Dylan sat up and started rummaging through our gear. My pulse hammered as he pulled out the machete we'd packed. It was still wrapped in that plastic packaging because we never intended to use it for more than chopping brush. Seeing him carefully remove it in the middle of the night, in total silence, made me realize we were past the point of hoping this would all blow over.
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He motioned for me to get dressed quickly. No big speech, no debate. We both knew we needed to leave. We moved as quietly as possible, unzipping the tent and emerging into the cool night. My senses were in overdrive. My eyes jumped to every shifting shadow. My ears caught every twitch in the undergrowth. We started gathering our gear.
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In the weak moonlight, I almost tripped over an empty can I hadn't noticed before. I nudged Dylan, and he froze. We hadn't brought any beer, so it definitely wasn't ours. That realization sent a jolt of panic through me. Someone had been here, close enough to leave trash by our embers. We didn't bother taking time for a detailed cleanup.
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We crammed our sleeping bags into the trunk, tossed the tent on top, and locked ourselves in the car. Dylan checked the gas gauge. He'd been worried that whoever was out there might have siphoned our tank. Thankfully, we still had enough to get out of there. He fired up the engine and the headlights carved two stark beams through the dark.
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Every tree seemed like a potential hiding spot, and every bend in the muddy road threatened to reveal something we weren't ready to face. We kept our eyes peeled for movement as we barreled through puddles and slick patches, slipping a bit now and then, but never stopping. Once we finally got onto a more solid stretch of gravel, I let myself breathe a little.
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Dylan tried to make a joke, something about how a hybrid saved us from ending up in some horror movie, but even the humor felt forced. We were both still wired, scanning the roadside as if the woman by the truck or that circling car might appear around the next bend. When we reached a main road, we didn't say much. Relief washed over us, but it was the kind that left a bitter aftertaste.
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We'd wanted isolation and ended up feeling hunted. Neither of us slept easily that night, and for the rest of the trip, we stuck to crowded campgrounds or cheap motels with bright lights in the parking lot. I couldn't believe how different everything looked when morning finally came, but that lingering sense of unease stayed with me.
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In a single night, our idea of a remote, peaceful getaway had been ripped apart by something, or someone, we never even got a good look at. I pulled into the campground just before sunset, expecting the usual. A few quiet families roasting marshmallows, maybe a couple of seasoned hikers turning in early. Instead, I was greeted by the clamor of loud music echoing off the treeline. The source?
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Some of them are scarier, some are more explainable. I'm still debating whether to share all my stories. Maybe I'll see how I feel after posting this. I'd love to hear other people's experiences with the woods. Part 2. A lot of people seem to be interested in stairs found in the woods. I've seen a set of stairs in the woods once, and personally, it wasn't too scary, just a bit creepy.
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A cluster of tents circled around a blazing fire where a group of frat boys hollered and laughed like they had the whole place to themselves. Every so often, other campers peeked out of their tents, uneasy and clearly wishing these guys would tone it down. I couldn't blame them. Noise doesn't just shatter the calm of a campsite. It draws attention from things best left undisturbed.
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Out here, folks whisper about the ghost cats, those local mountain lions that are known to slip into camps without warning. I'd seen enough tracks in eerily close proximity to sleeping bags to know these stories were more than rumors. I parked my rig a little ways off and walked over, picking my path carefully around scattered coolers and folding chairs.
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As I got close, the frat boys paused their banter, giving me that half-attentive look. they were mostly older teens or early twenty somethings still buzzing with alcohol and late-night bravado evening i started trying to keep it friendly but firm i'm the ranger on duty got some other campers worried you're attracting unwanted attention I motioned toward the looming tree line.
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"'These woods have a reputation, and it's not for the best sing-alongs.' They laughed it off at first, so I leaned in, lowering my voice. I described how mountain lions sometimes stalk the perimeter of noisy camps, how you won't spot them until they're practically brushing against your tent walls.
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I explained how we call them ghost cats because of their uncanny silence, the way they seem to appear out of nowhere.' They sobered up a bit. A couple exchanged uncertain glances, but one just shrugged, muttering that they'd keep it down. I issued a final warning anyway. Stay quiet. Don't wander off. And if they heard anything odd outside in the dark, make no sound.
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I only hoped they'd actually listen. Once I'd done all I could, I headed back to the station. My buddy Jim was there, flipping through some old wildlife photos. He raised an eyebrow when I told him about the frat boys. Let me guess. Blasting music. Ignoring every rule we've got, right? He said, clearly unimpressed. Bingo, I replied. And they're not taking the mountain lion threat seriously.
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He let out a quiet laugh that contained zero humor. We both knew this was more than a minor annoyance. If something did happen, we'd be the ones hauling them out or dealing with an injured cat that got too comfortable around humans. That's when we started talking about a plan. Not to harm anyone, obviously, but to rattle them enough that they'd finally grasp the gravity of a place like this.
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Jim reminded me about the old lion pelt in our interpretive center. Used it once or twice for educational tours, though it always gave me the creeps. Its glass eyes caught the light in this unnerving way, like it was still alive. We also had night vision goggles stashed away, thanks to a budget splurge before the new fiscal year.
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Perfect for sneaking around in the dark, unseen by unsuspecting campers. Over the next half hour, we pieced together a strategy. Fake prints, hidden growls, and a well-timed appearance of a lion silhouette. It might just be the jolt they needed to pack up, or, at the very least, dial down the party volume.
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Grabbing the pelt from a dusty storage closet, I noticed the faint musty smell of fur mixed with something almost medicinal. I ran my hand over the stiff mane, shivering at how realistic it still felt. Next, we tested the night vision goggles. Even in the dim station lights, they turned everything into an eerie green that made my pulse spike.
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By the time we had our gear ready, the sun had slipped below the horizon. The woods outside transformed into a dark maze. I had this sense that the frat boys, oblivious in their tents, were about to discover that being out here isn't just a carefree getaway. If they refused to respect the campground's unspoken rules, well, we'd give them a night they wouldn't forget.
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I know a couple of my friends in the force, a force to be reckoned with, have some stories about stairs that they've mentioned in passing. If and when I decide to contact them for permission, maybe I'll post those. I do, however, have a story about a ladder that I wish I could forget because just thinking about it gives me the creeps.
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Jim killed the overhead lights as we locked up. We checked our plan one last time, and I took a breath, settling my nerves. We were about to sneak into that campsite, loaded with props and a fair share of wild imagination.
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in the back of my mind i thought about the actual ghost cats prowling these hills i hoped we wouldn't run into a real one while pulling our prank it's one thing to frighten a few campers it's another to come face to face with the genuine article Still, I felt this rush of adrenaline as we set off into the darkness. Maybe it was the satisfaction of delivering a wake-up call.
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Or maybe it was just that strange, hushed energy you feel whenever you realize you're not at the top of the food chain out here. Either way, there was no turning back. We had our plan, and we were committed to seeing it through. The night was only getting darker, and the silent woods seemed to hold their breath, waiting for whatever came next.
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I hunched down in the cramped front seat of our jeep, double-checking that the lion pelt was still tucked out of sight. Outside, moonlight drenched the forest in faint silver, and every rustle of wind through the branches made me brace for actual movement. I couldn't help scanning the dark spaces between the trees, searching for any flicker of eyes that might belong to the real thing.
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My co-worker Jim was fidgeting in the passenger seat, adjusting the small PA system we'd use for the recorded roars. "'Ready?' he asked, voice low. "'As I'll ever be,' I replied, half hoping those frat kids were already asleep and half itching to put our plan into action. Either way, we needed to move quickly. The night sky was starless, and visibility would only get worse.
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I eased the jeep toward their campsite, headlights off to keep our approach silent."
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stopping a good distance away we slipped out and quietly shut the doors the path under our boots was damp from an earlier drizzle which made our footfalls softer but also gave the soil a perfect texture for stamping fake tracks one by one we planted oversized paw prints in the mud making sure to press deeply near the tents every so often we paused to listen
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worried someone inside might stir and peek outside, but all we heard was the faint crackle of a dying fire. Next, Jim propped the lion pelt onto two sturdy sticks we'd duct-taped together. Seen straight on, it was eerily convincing. Massive head, snarling mouth, and the kind of glassy eyes that appear to stare into your soul.
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I caught myself glancing over my shoulder, half expecting an actual animal to emerge, drawn by the uncanny shape. With the pelt set up, we turned to the other part of our plan, the roars. We'd preloaded the PA system with a series of snarls and growls from real mountain lion recordings.
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My experience with the stairs is pretty tame, so I'll add another incident afterward. We were searching for a young girl who had wandered off. We found her. She's fine. The team was stretched out pretty far, so I was walking alone but within shouting distance of others. As I was walking, I saw a set of stairs. They sort of looked like they belonged there but also didn't.
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jim started them at a low volume from across the clearing the first noise rumbled through the darkness like a threat and i could almost sense the campers tensing in their tents a second roar followed echoing off the surrounding trees making it sound as if multiple predators were encircling the area
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I slipped back into the jeep and carefully flicked on the headlights, aiming them so that they backlit the pelt. From the angle of the beam, it looked like a living, breathing cat pacing along the outskirts of the camp. Jim shouted from behind a bush, Though his voice shook with just enough panic to convince anyone he was facing a genuine attack.
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she's moving around us he hollered layering more drama into the moment then he bellowed there's another one the reaction inside those tents was instant i heard muffled cries frantic rustling and the scrape of tent zippers being yanked shut again My own heartbeat thudded as I realized how convincing this whole thing probably looked and sounded from their perspective.
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In the glare of the headlights, the pelt's silhouette shifted, as though it was preparing to leap at any second. I killed the lights in one sudden click. Darkness swallowed the campsite.
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jim dropped the sticks and we rested the lion pelt free in under a minute we tore back to the jeep adrenaline hammering through every vein once inside i started the engine and didn't hold back kicking up gravel as we made our getaway Over the rumble of our tires, I thought I detected one final roar playing through the PA system, echoing behind us like a last warning.
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When dawn finally broke, the camp's radio chatter indicated that nobody had poked their head out until well into the morning. From our station windows, we could imagine their pale faces and wide eyes discovering the huge paw prints scattered around, some alarmingly close to their tent doors.
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We heard they packed up not long after, throwing nervous glances over their shoulders at the looming forest. No doubt they were rattled to the core. Jim and I swapped glances, both relieved to hear they were safe, but also satisfied we'd given them something to think about. We'd wanted them to respect these woods or at least remember that nature doesn't tolerate fools.
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From what we heard later, they told everyone about the mountain lion attack they'd barely survived. Maybe next time they'd remember that out here, silence can be the difference between a peaceful night and something far more dangerous. I honestly don't know where to start or if I'm ready to post this story of mine, but hopefully it'll help.
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I know you won't believe me, and honestly, I wouldn't blame you. It still doesn't make sense in my own head. I've heard stories about unknown creatures in the woods, but I never thought I'd encounter one myself, you know? I posted another story about some creepy old people I ran into in the woods, but that's nothing compared to this.
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It might sound like a good horror story to some people, but it haunts me every day. Anyway, here we go. I love hiking. I usually go with my three-year-old German shepherd, Kyrie, and let her roam off-leash since we prefer secluded places. I've hiked all over the mountains in Utah, but wanted to find a new trail not too far from home.
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I have an app, AllTrails, that tells me about nearby hikes, whether they're challenging, if there are any reviews, and if they're dog-friendly. I was scrolling through it, hoping to find something new, and to my surprise, there was a listing I hadn't seen before. I don't remember the name, but it was at the bottom of the list with just one review that said good.
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They were overgrown, like they might have been the steps to someone's house. But I realized there was no way someone had put them there recently. I figured I'd stumbled upon one of those mysterious stairs my coworkers had talked about. I thought I'd be terrified if I ever saw them, but I wasn't. I did, however, feel an urge to walk up them, like something was pulling me toward them.
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I thought it was odd because people usually leave detailed reviews, but I figured maybe it just wasn't popular. The next day, Kyrie and I packed our gear and set out. I always carry a first aid kit, extra food, a knife, and other emergency items in case I get lost.
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It's important to note that Kairi eats raw meat, so I brought some along in her little blue backpack, planning to feed her later when it got warmer. Where I live, you drive through a long canyon with many roads branching off toward different trails. This one was farther than I'm used to, but I was excited to try something new, and Kairi always winds until we arrive.
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I followed the directions on my phone and ended up on a narrow hidden road. No wonder I've never heard of this place, I thought, because it was so tucked away in the mountain. The road only fit one car, so I was nervous about meeting another car head on. Luckily none ever came.
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When I reached the parking lot, if you could even call it that, I saw space for maybe three cars total, all crammed together. It was tiny, so I parked with my car facing out just in case.
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i worried it might be private property but the app didn't say anything so i shrugged it off got kyrie out and we headed for the trail although i didn't see any other cars i initially kept kyrie on her leash in case there were bikers around After about 30 minutes without seeing a soul, I let her off leash. The first half was steep, but it was a beautiful hike.
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We were deep in the woods, and I felt at peace. I used to wear headphones while hiking, but stopped, so I could listen to the forest. It was still early, and I wore a light jacket, planning to feed Kairi her breakfast when it got warmer. Now, before anyone points it out I know, carrying raw meat was absolutely stupid and ignorant.
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I'd never seen a bear, wolf, or anything else scary, so I got cocky and figured it would be fine. I learned my lesson that day. No need to tell me I was dumb, I already know. Anyway, here's where the bad part begins. The trail leveled out into an easier path. At the top, through the trees, I could see a beautiful open meadow. Beyond it, I could hear a river and a waterfall.
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The trail circled the meadow, and it was all stunning. The mountains in the background, the sound of rushing water. It was one of the most gorgeous places I'd ever hiked. Kairi and I were near the center of the meadow when she stopped in front of me and stared straight ahead. She usually walked a bit ahead of me, so when she stopped like that, I trusted her instincts and stopped too.
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Before I even looked, the smell hit me, a strong, rotting odor that burned my nose and made my eyes water.
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i lifted my shirt over my nose feeling sick and turned to see what kairi was staring at in the middle of the meadow stood a deer ive seen does before but never a buck and its antlers were enormous think the deer spirit in princess mononoke it was breath-taking but that smell was unbelievable the deer was facing away from us looking toward the mountains
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I thought maybe Kairi's food had spoiled, but when I checked, it seemed okay. Then, when I glanced back up, the deer was looking directly at us. Kairi's hackles went up, and she whimpered nervously. I'm Native American, so I grew up hearing about wendigos and skinwalkers, plus I've listened to plenty of scary stories on YouTube.
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When Kairi reacted that way, I got a bad feeling in my gut, despite already feeling sick. I realized it had to be a wendigo. These creatures were only supposed to be in the stories my grandmother told me, not in real life. She was the one who really knew about them, but she's gone now. No one else in my family has her knowledge. I looked at Kairi again when she whined, then back at the creature.
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Maybe it was just the excitement of finally seeing them, or maybe something darker. Someone nearby called out that they'd found something, and it snapped me back to reality. I'm really glad they did. I'm not sure what would have happened if I'd gone up. We found the girl, and all was well. On the way back, I mentioned to a partner that I had seen some stairs.
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It started to stand on its hind legs. Holy hell, it was tall and turned to face me. it began walking toward me and i was about to run when i heard something in my head i am the one of this land suddenly it charged at me full speed i screamed called kyrie and took off running she was right behind me i was crying as i ran because i heard it crashing closer smashing through everything in its way
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My adrenaline was so high that I just kept moving, not even thinking about a direction. The trail narrowed, and thorny bushes appeared. They scratched and cut my arms, but I barely felt it. Just as I thought it was about to catch me, it swerved off to the left, while I kept going straight. I dared to look back. Both it and Kairi were gone. "'Kairi!' I shouted.
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Right then the trail dropped about a foot onto some rocks." I stumbled off the drop, hit my head and started bleeding a little, though I barely noticed. I stood up, looking around frantically, when I heard Kairi cry out to my right. ''Kairi!'' I yelled. I was sobbing and had no idea what to do. I saw a river leading up to the waterfall I'd heard earlier.
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Suddenly something heavy slammed into me, and we both fell. I hit my head again and then saw Kairi, her neck covered in blood. Kairi? I cried. She was whimpering and breathing heavily. Her backpack was ripped in places. Before I could do anything, a scream echoed from the woods. I looked toward the waterfall, and somehow I managed to pick up my 85-pound dog and run.
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I don't know what my plan was, just that the waterfall seemed like safety. I almost reached it when I heard the creature land on the same rocks I had. I tripped and looked back to see it staring right at me. Its eyes were black, or maybe there was nothing there at all. I tore off Kairi's backpack and threw it at the monster, hoping it would go for the raw meat instead of us.
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I scrambled backward toward the waterfall, crying, as I dragged Kairi with me. Being near that thing made me literally weak in the knees. It walked toward us in huge steps. It looked so different from before. What had seemed like a deer now looked like a full-blown monster. I don't know how else to describe it. Water hit my head hard as we reached the waterfall.
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I kept going until I was pressed against the rock wall, in a spot where the water didn't completely drench Kairi and me. Kairi was limp by then. I could see the creature through the waterfall. It stood on its hind legs, watching me. The smell was beyond words, and I almost threw up. It reached out an arm, and I screamed so loudly that I lost my voice.
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Then, out of nowhere, another scream came from deep in the forest. The creature snapped its head around, almost a full 180 degrees, and looked toward that sound, which was similar to its own screech. I was still clinging to Kairi, crying and screaming because its arm was so close. It turned back to me, pulled its arm away, and I heard again in my mind, I am the one of this land.
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With that, it backed away from me and moved down the riverbank on all fours. It paused where I'd thrown Kyrie's backpack, ripped it apart, and devoured the meat, bag and all. Then it screeched again and ran off in the direction of that other scream. The moment I felt it was gone, I shakily got to my feet and carried Kyrie back to the trail. Along the way, I found my own backpack, torn to shreds.
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She got worried and sort of grilled me about whether I touched or walked up them. I said no, and that was it. So, yeah, pretty tame. Nothing too intense. I'm not going to lie or overemphasize anything here. This next occurrence isn't about stairs, but it is about a ladder, which I'd say is pretty similar.
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I took off my jacket and wrapped it around Kyrie's neck to slow the bleeding. After that, I remember very little, just getting back to my car, driving like crazy, and screaming all the way to the emergency vet. At the vet, they asked what happened. I said it was a bear. They called an ambulance because I was covered in blood, and they couldn't tell whose it was.
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Kyrie survived surgery, needed stitches, and had a pad for her wounds. She developed a big bump that got infected but eventually healed. She also had a bite mark above her left eye that healed better. They pulled out a four-inch tooth, which I refused to look at, but they decided it had to be from a bear, even though they said it looked odd.
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I quit my job a couple of years ago. I couldn't deal with bottling up all the things I've seen. Nobody wants to talk about them, but I feel like I'm drowning in the memories of it all. So, I'm going to share them. I don't know if I'll be able to share everything, it might be too hard, but I'll give it a go.
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While waiting for Carrie, I tried to look up the trail on the app, but it was gone. I have no idea why or how, and I can't remember exactly where it was. It's all a haze. I do have pictures of Kairi. One is of her with my niece on a hike my mom took them on a few weeks later. Kairi looks nervous in it, and you can see the huge bump on the left side of her neck.
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There's another picture of her with bandages around her neck, and a recent one showing the black area where her stitches came out. The last picture is of the top of her head, also black, but now healed. I'll figure out how to post them. I haven't been hiking since, and I refuse to let Kairi out of my sight.
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My mom once took her hiking while I was at work, but regretted it when Kairi got so scared they had to turn back. My mom knows about my nightmares. I screamed in my sleep for a couple of weeks. She placed white candles in my room to ward off negative spirits attracted to my trauma. So that's my story. I've heard of people seeing a wendigo and walking away unscathed. I wish that was my experience.
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I hate hiking now. My therapist thinks I have PTSD, but I only told him it was a bear. I'm working through it and so is Kyrie. Maybe one day I'll go back. but not anytime soon. If you're going to head into the mountains, please, please prepare yourselves. Mother Nature is unpredictable, and there are things out there that don't make sense to us. Stay safe, seriously.
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If there is another subreddit where I could share this and possibly help someone else, please let me know. Thanks for listening. I drove into Mendocino National Forest feeling both eager and oddly restless. Usually I get a burst of energy the moment I hit winding roads and thick woods, but something was off this time. The forest just seemed too quiet.
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Not the peaceful, sleepy silence you might expect on a late afternoon, but a heavier stillness that lingered in the air, daring me to press on. Yuri, my dog, was panting in the back, head resting on the window ledge.
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This happened sometime during my first year as a park ranger, around the start of summer, when poison ivy really goes wild. We had to do weekly checks on the trails and the surrounding brush. My partner and I were assigned to check some of the less popular trails. We came to a smaller trail that forked for a couple of minutes, and then joined up again.
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she's been my companion on countless backcountry trips before so i rely on her to sense if anything's wrong up until now she'd seem perfectly content i kept glancing at the rearview mirror half hoping she'd offer some reassuring sign that everything was normal each time i looked though she was just watching
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her ears flicked back and forth as if she was listening for something i couldn't hear the dirt road climbed higher becoming bumpier with each turn my tires crunched over loose gravel and i caught myself easing off the gas not wanting to go too deep into a place that had my nerves jumping I tried to brush it off. Maybe I was just spooked by how isolated this route was. Usually, I crave solitude.
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I'd planned this trip precisely because I was tired of crowded campsites and wanted somewhere remote where Yuri could run free. Yet, every foot forward stirred a growing unease in my gut. I decided to pull over when I saw a small clearing on the edge of a bluff. It was a decent spot to stretch my legs and give Yuri a chance to sniff around. The view should have been stunning.
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A sprawling valley with dark green treetops stretching out like an endless sea. But I felt unsettled enough that I couldn't properly appreciate it. My phone had just enough reception to send one last text to my boyfriend, something along the lines of, I feel strange out here, might head back. He joked as he does, saying maybe something mythical was lurking in the woods.
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Under normal circumstances, I'd have laughed it off, but his words hung in my mind longer than they should have. I climbed out of the car and Yuri hopped after me. The breeze was light, but it carried a stale undercurrent that seemed out of place for this kind of forest. Then I noticed a squirrel's body near the dirt.
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At first, I figured it must have been run over by some passing vehicle, but the road was empty and barely more than a narrow path. The sight of broken glass glittering around it was also jarring. The shards poked through the dirt, reflecting the sun in tiny blinding pinpricks.
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it had me wondering who would bother hauling bottles this far into the woods only to smash them and leave the mess behind yuri let out a low rumble one i'd almost call a growl she usually reserves that for encounters with strange dogs or wild animals never for random debris by the roadside my chest clenched at the sound i knelt down ran a hand along her back to calm her
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and her ears flattened against her skull she made direct eye contact with me as if to say we don't belong here determined not to overreact i exhaled slowly and got back into the driver's seat with every bump of the road as i continued uphill i kept telling myself that weird vibes happen sometimes
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solitude can play tricks on people's minds the stillness of the forest the lack of traffic the abandoned glass maybe it was nothing more than unfortunate coincidences that's when more unsettling details came into focus i saw other animal remains small creatures like birds and rodents splayed out in ways that made my stomach tighten
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Granted, wildlife perishes out here naturally, but never quite so frequently along a single, seldom-used road. The deeper I went, the heavier everything seemed. Each stretch of the journey felt like crossing into terrain that wasn't meant for casual visitors. Yuri stirred in the back seat, panting quietly, ears pinned forward as if expecting something.
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I glanced at her, then forced myself to keep my eyes on the narrow track. The scenery whirled by. Tall trunks, dense canopies of green, patches of sunlight fighting through the leaves. But the silence was the most oppressive aspect of all. No birds, no rustling underbrush, just the scraping sound of my tires and my own uneasy breathing.
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Being the idiots we were, we split, planning to meet where it connects. We could still see each other through the brush in the middle, so we thought it was fine. He took the left path, and I took the right. As I was walking, keeping an eye out for ivy, I caught something in the corner of my eye, a large clearing in the middle of the trees.
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I couldn't help remembering other trips I'd taken by myself, times I'd welcomed the hush and the isolation. Why was this different? I tried to rationalize. Maybe the area got hit by drought. Maybe some sickness had spread among the small animals. But that same creeping tension wouldn't let go. A wave of relief washed over me when I spotted a pullout wide enough to stop again.
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I needed a moment to gather myself. This time, I didn't even bother getting out of the car. I just sat with the engine off, the silence wrapping around me. That was when I heard faint murmurs. Distinctly male voices, though I couldn't tell if it was one person or more. They weren't shouting. The tone sounded conversational. but I couldn't make out any real words.
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My heart started to pound so fiercely, it felt like it might echo in the confined space of the car. Yuri perked up, ears drawn tall. A twinge of alarm raced through me. I hesitated, debating whether to answer with a quick shout or maybe honk the horn. But something, some internal alarm, made me stay quiet. Instead, I peered out the window, scanning for any glimpse of movement through the trees.
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Nothing. The voices faded as soon as they'd arrived, replaced by that grating stillness again. I sat there, torn between forging ahead and turning back. The plan had been to find a clearing to set up camp. I loved the idea of being alone in nature, getting away from the stress of daily routines. Yet my gut kept urging me to rethink everything. In that moment, stubbornness won out.
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I started up the engine, telling myself I just needed to push on a bit further. Maybe the ideal campsite was just around the bend. As I drove, the murmur of voices popped up again, then vanished, like a distant radio station flickering in and out of range. My pulse throbbed at every twist in the road, half expecting to see someone or something. But every turnout I passed was vacant.
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No tents, no cars, not even a stray piece of trash. Finally, I paused on a narrow stretch of gravel, overlooking the steep slope below. The setting sun pressed in on me, throwing long shadows across the dusty path. I needed a decision. Either commit to staying the night, or get off this mountain while I still had enough light.
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My hand clenched around the steering wheel, knuckles gone white with tension. Movement in the tree line caught my eye, just a flicker, a shape I couldn't fully make out. It disappeared quickly, leaving me with a rush of dread that turned my stomach. Yuri let out a short, sharp bark, which made me jump. That sealed my choice. Enough was enough.
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I wanted to show I was brave, that I could handle remote camping, but some intangible danger clung to these woods. I turned the car around as quickly as I could, feeling a mixture of relief and disappointment in myself. The voices went quiet again, the oppressive hush settling over the forest like a cloak. Yet I swore I could feel unseen eyes tracking my departure.
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Nerves buzzing, I maneuvered back down the mountain at a careful but urgent pace. Part of me hated feeling spooked, but every mile away from that eerie stretch of forest lifted a weight off my chest. Even if I ended up second-guessing my decision later, I knew I was making the safer call for me and my dog.
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It looked man-made, perfectly round, as if someone had been maintaining it. There wasn't a single tree, bush, or even a weed. I was so focused on the lack of vegetation that I almost didn't notice the huge, unmistakable ladder standing right in the center. It was upright and leaning against absolutely nothing like some unknown force was holding it.
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I wasn't sure what, if anything, was hidden up there beyond the twisting trees, but the leftover tension told me it was nothing good. I came back down that mountain road with Yuri at my side, but even as we were leaving, I couldn't shake the nagging sense that I should have stuck around to investigate more.
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Part of me felt like a coward, like maybe I was turning my back on something I needed to understand. In the end, my curiosity got the best of me. I checked into a cheap motel for the night, slept fitfully, then made a rash decision at first light. I'd head back up there. I told myself I'd just do a quick scouting trip, figure out what had me so rattled, then leave for good.
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The next morning, I followed the same winding road, my stomach knotted up every time I recognized a stretch of it from the previous day. Yuri stayed quiet in the passenger seat this time, her eyes fixed on the passing scenery. She'd occasionally sniff at the air in short bursts, as though trying to pick up a scent I couldn't detect. We covered the same ground in about half the time.
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I seemed more determined, more prepared for what I'd find. When I pulled onto that first clearing, I noticed the broken glass and the little squirrel carcass were still there, untouched. The forest floor looked about the same, still covered in thick layers of debris and pine needles. There was no wind, no rustle of wildlife, nothing.
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That distinct hush pressed in on me, and once again, it made the place feel vaguely guarded. Like it had secrets it wasn't in a hurry to share. As I moved deeper along the dirt track, I spotted more dead animals, birds, smaller rodents, just like before. This time, though, I dared to stop and inspect one.
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It was a small rabbit, its fur matted and its body strangely intact, no sign of predation or typical scavenging. It creeped me out to the point that I practically sprinted back to the car. Yuri whined as I slid into the driver's seat, and I caught myself mumbling that I was okay, even though my hands were shaking.
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Farther up, the road curled around a thick stand of trees, branches so dense that sunlight barely reached the ground. I slowed almost to a crawl, scanning the woods on both sides. The voices I'd heard the day before were nowhere to be found, just a crackling silence. Yet the more I advanced, the more certain I became that something was lurking in those shadows.
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following me in that subtle, menacing way you sense before you actually see it. Yuri perked up and started a low, throaty sound. Not a full growl, but more like a warning. My pulse jumped. I didn't see anything at first, but then came a flicker of movement. Through the cluster of trunks, I made out what looked like a hunched shape skirting behind a fallen log.
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It was quick, gone almost before I registered it. Could have been a bear, maybe a large deer that was spooked by my presence. Except the movement felt off. Swift and upright in a way most forest animals aren't. I fought the urge to call out, telling myself it was a bad idea. No need to announce my presence to something I wasn't prepared to deal with. My main concern was Yuri.
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I looked up and saw a man at the top, wearing a business suit. It almost seemed comical, like he'd walked straight out of a corporate office. His head was tilted back, staring up at the sky, and his mouth was wide open. I couldn't get a clear view, so I called to him a few times. No response.
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If whatever that was decided to come closer, I didn't want her dashing into the trees after it. Edging the car forward again, I noticed the air had this stale heaviness to it, like the forest was holding its breath.
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i made a point of checking my phone hoping for even a single bar of reception but the screen just showed no service typical for these backcountry areas but that helpless feeling of isolation only amplified the sense of being cornered by unseen watchers The next turn opened onto a narrow plateau, a clearing with a partial view of the valley below.
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It looked like an ideal spot to set up camp if anyone were insane enough to do so in these conditions. I parked and tried to see if there were footprints or any sign that other people had been around. That's when I discovered a pile of bones off to one side, half hidden under a tangle of branches. They appeared bleached, stripped of flesh, and left in a disturbingly neat stack."
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I could make out a small skull, likely a deer. The weirdest part was how deliberate it looked, like it was placed rather than left by scavengers. I backed away, feeling a surge of dread. Yuri must have sensed it because she started pacing in and out of the car, muzzle low, tail rigid.
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In that moment, it felt like the entire forest was a trap that I'd driven right back into something that didn't want me there. Suddenly, I heard voices. This time they were clearer. At least two men, maybe three, arguing in hushed tones that rose and fell too quickly for me to catch their words. My heart was practically thudding out of my chest as I tried to locate the source.
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It sounded so close, but there was nobody visible in the clearing. Just those bizarre bones, the thick tree line, and the breeze that had begun stirring the branches ever so slightly.
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i climbed halfway back into the driver's seat door still open trying to decide whether to shout a greeting before i could work up the courage the voices cut off as if someone had flipped a switch that abrupt silence had me trembling no normal conversation ends that abruptly especially in the middle of an argument It felt like they'd noticed me.
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A shape flashed between two tall pines at the edge of the clearing. For a moment, I saw a pale face, or maybe just the suggestion of one, peering from behind the bark. It vanished the second my gaze landed on it. My breath caught in my throat. Yuri fixed her stare on the same spot, emitting a guttural snarl that I'd never heard from her before. It was enough.
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i jumped into the car slammed the door and gripped the wheel tight my tires spun in the loose dirt as i whipped around practically fishtailing as i aimed back the way i came i didn't even bother with the brake at the washboard turns which made the descent feel reckless and dangerous but I had to get out of there. The forest itself felt hostile, like it was compressing, funneling me out.
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I glanced at my rearview mirror more often than the road, convinced any second I'd see something, someone, barreling after me. The voices didn't return, but I could still sense them, as if the forest had swallowed them up. Every dip and bump nearly rattled my car apart, but I powered on, ignoring the dust billowing behind.
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I circled the ladder looking for wires or strings, hoping it was some sort of prank or art installation, but I found nothing. He looked like he was on display for some bizarre exhibition. I didn't know what else to do, and I couldn't see my partner, so I radioed him to come over. While waiting, I made the stupid decision to touch the ladder. I know, terrible idea.
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Eventually, I hit a stretch of better road, still enveloped by the thick trees on either side. It was lighter out, though, and the sense of immediate danger started to fade. If anything was chasing me, it had given up. Or it was just waiting. I couldn't decide which was worse. When I reached a paved section near the edge of the park, relief flooded me.
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The tension in my neck and shoulders felt enormous. I accelerated until I saw the sign for a nearby gas station and pulled in, my hand still quivering. I got out, took a breath, and realized my clothes were damp with sweat, clinging to me in the chill air. Yuri hopped out and stuck close to my side, tail between her legs.
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I bought a bottle of water and tried to compose myself, flipping through my phone in search of an explanation, any explanation, for what I'd just witnessed. Local news articles, missing persons notices, cryptid lore even. My mind darted to the strange bits of legend I'd read before, about creatures in the deep woods that can mimic human voices. Suddenly, all of it felt a bit too plausible.
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i ended that day locked up in another motel room curtains drawn unable to fall asleep my thoughts looped over the images the stacked bones the blurred figure behind the pines those disembodied arguments that ended the moment i arrived It wasn't just standard isolation. This place had a darkness that cut through whatever logic or bravery I thought I possessed.
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Whatever had been in those woods, I was certain it was aware of me in ways I didn't understand. Even recalling the memory now, I get the same knot in my gut. Maybe I'm just another spooked traveler who let the primal quiet of the forest stir up old legends. Or maybe there really is something out there that likes to watch, wait, and toy with people foolish enough to come looking for it.
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All I know is, if you ever find yourself alone on those back roads in Mendocino, pay attention to every gut instinct you've got. Maybe you'll get out unscathed, or maybe you'll find yourself listening to voices you can't see in a place that feels as though it never wanted you there in the first place. The air felt cool against my cheeks as I followed the narrow footpath.
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My dog, a stocky mix with bright eyes, padded alongside me, occasionally glancing up like she wanted reassurance. It was early. Sunbeams were still stretching across the leaf-littered ground. I'd chosen this public stretch of woods for the quiet, mostly to enjoy a morning free from the rush of everyday life. I remember noticing how still everything seemed.
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Sure, there were bird calls in the distance, but the undergrowth felt oddly void of movement. My dog paused every so often, nose working overtime, like she sensed something I hadn't. I felt that twinge of caution, the same jolt you get when you realize the world around you might be watching more than you realize.
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the trail meandered through dense scrub eventually dipping toward a shallow creek bed a cluster of leafless branches overhead looked like they'd host a roosting flock or two but i didn't spot any right away my dog's ears flicked and she let out a low uncertain growl instinct nudged me to slow I stopped, letting my gaze wander across the creek, noticing how the sun sparkled on the shallow water.
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Don't touch weird crap you find in the woods. I got a weird feeling just before my hand reached it, but I brushed it off and touched it anyway. The moment I did, the man at the top snapped his neck in this horrifically contorted way to look at me and let out an ungodly gasp, like he was drawing his last breath. His face was still warped in this gaping expression.
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In that moment, a subtle impulse tugged at me. It's difficult to explain, an instinct maybe. Without a single conscious thought, I reached for my dog's collar, shortened the leash, and crouched low. A crack of anxiety moved through me. It was as if every sense sharpened simultaneously, telling me to wait. I scanned the tree line.
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At first I noticed a group of turkeys perched in the branches, nearly invisible in the morning glare. They were big, bulky silhouettes rustling quietly in the canopy. Relief flickered in me, thinking maybe that was the cause of my nerves. Still, I stayed put, not wanting to disturb them or get a surprise wingslap if one spooked. A moment later, a rustle came from behind.
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My dog flinched, and I pivoted carefully, expecting a deer or another hiker. What emerged from the brush was a man dressed in top-tier camouflage, cradling a bow in one hand. I barely made out his outline until he stepped fully into the light. He wore a mask of irritation that I understood too well. A hunter, interrupted mid-stalk.
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He froze when he spotted me, probably guessing I'd been sitting there like some clueless bystander. For a second, I thought he might say something or lay into me for messing up his morning. But instead, he just stood, shoulders tense, staring first at the turkeys, then at me. I raised a hand in an uneasy wave not sure if words would help. He glanced from me to my dog and then back to the creek.
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His mouth twitched, some mix of annoyance and resignation, before he turned and cut an entirely new path through the thicket. I watched as he melted into the undergrowth, quiet as a shadow, leaving barely a snapped branch in his wake. A swirl of conflicting emotions churned in my gut.
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i couldn't decide whether i was more sorry for scaring off his quarry or relieved i'd spotted him before he loosed an arrow in our direction there was no question something in me had registered his presence moments before my eyes ever found him it made me look at these woods differently
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I'd always been confident in my outdoors sense, knew the habits of local wildlife, knew the sweet spots where deer like to bed, had a notion of how to tread without spooking half the forest, but this felt personal. I'd caught that man's glare before fully seeing him, like an invisible alarm telling me, you're not alone. My dog whined softly, as if echoing my thoughts.
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I gave her a scratch behind the ears, and we continued on, though it wasn't the same calm hike I'd planned. Every step forward felt loaded, my eyes scanning for any movement in the brush. My mind kept returning to the hunter's cold, laser-focused expression, a look that said, you just cost me a morning's work.
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I left that trail with fresh respect for how quietly danger, or at least tension, can lurk in the woods. Sometimes it announces itself with snapping branches and fluttering wings.
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other times it hovers unseen relying on your instincts to register it and occasionally you get lucky you sense the observer before they have a chance to fade away like they were never there at all my second encounter happened a year later I chose the suburban edge trail that day expecting a straightforward stroll, something to clear my head without the rugged challenge of backcountry terrain.
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The spot was known for its wide paths and scenic overlooks, often buzzing with joggers and dog walkers. My dog and I had a comfortable routine, walk in, enjoy the sights, and head out before evening rolled in. Yet as we started down the gravel stretch, I noticed something was off. No chatter, no footsteps padding behind us. Even the usual hum of traffic from the nearby road felt muted.
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Eyelids and lips pulled back as though he were in perpetual shock. I stumbled back and grabbed my taser. Just then, I heard someone behind me and I spun around, taser raised. It was my partner, hands in the air to avoid getting tased. When I looked back, the ladder was flat on the ground and the man was gone.
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It was the kind of hush that clings to a place when people sense a reason to stay away. I tried to brush aside my unease. Maybe it was just an off hour. Maybe everyone else had better places to be. But my dog's tense posture stopped me from pushing that thought too far. She paused every few yards, straining her nose toward the timberline.
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Every leaf crunch under our feet rang loud enough to carry. To calm my nerves, I focused on details. The brilliant yellows and reds in the foliage. The sunlight slanting through half-bare branches. The distant shape of the hills. The area had a certain postcard charm, the kind that draws families on weekends. Except there were no families today.
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No casual hikers, not a single face peering from around the next bend. About halfway in, we reached a wooden footbridge spanning a shallow trickle of water, usually a popular photo spot, empty. My dog whined and snaked her head side to side. A sense of watchfulness ignited in me, recalling the time we'd encountered that camouflaged bowhunter.
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This time, however, I doubted it was a legitimate sportsman. Hunting here was banned. I crouched by the railing, trying to see if something down by the stream was causing her alarm. Nothing caught my eye. No sign of movement in the bushes. No leftover trash or footprints along the muddy bank. The silence pressed in, thick and foreboding. Standing again, I scanned the tree line beyond the water.
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My mind toyed with different explanations. Maybe a wild predator had slipped into these suburban woods. I'd heard rumors of cougars occasionally drifting into places they shouldn't. Most folks wrote those stories off as urban legends. Another possibility, less comforting, was that someone sat hidden among those trees, deliberately tracking me.
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i'd known people who thought scoping out unsuspecting hikers was a thrill a faint breeze stirred the branches overhead carrying a stale scent reminiscent of damp soil and something else not exactly decay but not the crisp autumn smell i expected my dog bristled and a subtle whine escaped her throat
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i tried to steady myself with logic it could be an animal carcass nearby or a small scattering of leaves left to rot yet the tension in my gut wouldn't let me chalk it up to something benign i kept an eye on the undergrowth searching for a glint of metal or the flash of glass that might indicate binoculars i saw nothing
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still the feeling of being evaluated by an unseen presence persisted pressing on felt necessary even if every step tightened the knot in my stomach the next bend led to a narrow corridor of trees their branches arching overhead to form a tunnel of sorts light filtered through casting elongated shadows on the path My dog's pace slowed, her tail dropping. She glanced back at me, almost pleading.
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A branch snapped off to my left. I froze, ears straining, another crack, like someone trying to creep unnoticed through underbrush but missing a step.
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my heart hammered against my ribcage my mind jumped back to that camouflaged hunter months ago only this situation was worse my dog was nervous the park was empty and nobody was around to see if anything went wrong i stood still scanning the spot where the noise came from A moment passed, and the forest returned to its unnerving stillness. I suppressed the urge to call out.
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My partner asked what was going on, so I explained and begged him not to think I was crazy. Of course he didn't. He knew as well as I did that weird stuff like this happens more often than you'd think. We had to do a quick search for the guy, Protocol, which I hated. I was praying we wouldn't find him. We didn't. I never saw anything like that again, and neither has anyone I've talked to.
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Something told me not to give away my exact location to whoever or whatever might be lurking. Without a solid plan, I moved forward, each footstep measured. My dog crowded close, panting shallowly. The trail felt endless, winding through silent trees that seemed eager to hide secrets. I did my best to keep calm, but every shift of the wind, every shuffle of leaves, raised my tension higher.
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Eventually, the path opened near the edge of the woods, and I glimpsed the parking area in a clearing through the final stand of timber. Relief washed over me, but I kept glancing back, half expecting someone to burst from cover.
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I hope this raises some awareness of the true dangers of the woods, and makes people consider their safety. I don't want people to think I'm copying someone or making these things up. I'm just sharing my stories and experiences. Let's get into it. This was my first weird experience as a junior ranger. To this day, I still don't know what I saw, but I know it wasn't friendly.
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reaching the lot i found it as deserted as the trail a single street lamp hummed flickering weakly getting my dog into the car took two tries because she was trembling her paws slipping on the seat i fumbled with the keys resisting the panicked urge to floor the accelerator the moment the engine came alive Pulling away, I glanced in the rearview mirror.
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For an instant I thought I caught movement among the trees, a lean shape or a silhouette, but it faded when I blinked. It could have been my anxious mind playing tricks. Safe behind the wheel I should have relaxed, but that tingle of being watched refused to vanish. Questions swirled. Was it a big cat? A reckless thrill-seeker with a scope? or simply my imagination amplifying every stray noise.
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Truth be told, I had no real answers. All I knew was that the uneasy hush in those woods felt different from any ordinary day. I wasn't going back any time soon. Even as I drove away, the sense of invisible eyes lingered, a reminder that sometimes, in places meant for peace and recreation, there are watchers who don't belong.
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I remember the drive out to my grandparents' place being both nostalgic and strangely tense. The asphalt seemed endless, winding through fields that felt emptier than I remembered. When I finally pulled into the long gravel driveway, the crunch of the tires set me on edge for no real reason I could put into words.
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My grandparents' little farmhouse came into view, and although it looked the same, white paint peeling in places, a sagging porch that needed new boards, I got the sense something about the area had changed. Maybe it was just my imagination acting up. Grandma and Grandpa greeted me at the door, fussing over how much taller I'd gotten since my last visit and asking if I was hungry.
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The smell of fresh cornbread wafted through the open window, which usually made me feel right at home. It sort of did at first. But while Grandma rambled about chores that needed doing, and Grandpa talked about a recent coyote problem, I found myself glancing over at the tree line more often than I wanted to admit. Nothing stood out as threatening. Still, my gaze kept drifting over there.
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Eventually, I decided to stretch my legs and wander out toward the woods. That big yard used to be my stomping ground when I was a kid, a place where I'd spin around until I got dizzy and collapse on the grass, staring up at the sky. Now, the grass felt too tall, prickly against my ankles, and the air tasted heavier. Each step I took seemed to stir up old memories.
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A pang of homesickness flashed through me, weird considering I was actually at home. I walked until I reached the first cluster of trees, letting my hand brush the rough bark. Everything grew quiet. No wind, no chirping birds, not even the usual rustle in the underbrush. A strange hush settled around me. I tried to shake it off and took a few more steps under the canopy.
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That guy was balancing on top of a ladder that wasn't leaning against anything. Maybe I met Houdini. When you see stuff like that, you make jokes or you'll never move on. I'm really glad people are enjoying what I have to say. I'm not sure when I'll write more. Don't expect too much because this is both tiring and cathartic.
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The farther I ventured, the darker it got, even though the sun was still high overhead. Without meaning to, I started thinking about old legends my family sometimes told during late night gatherings. Stories passed down about things best left alone. Creatures that show up when you're by yourself and vulnerable. I'd always laughed them off as spooky tales. Now, not so much.
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This patch of land had never seemed dangerous, but it definitely didn't feel inviting anymore. A soft snap echoed somewhere to my left. Might have been a branch, or maybe just my imagination. I froze, straining to hear anything else.
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moments later a breeze finally swept through carrying the slightest whiff of something sour it reminded me of damp leaves left too long in the sun i tried to dismiss it chalking it up to the thick undergrowth i thought about heading back but curiosity tugged at me This was my childhood playground, right? Nothing to be afraid of here. Still, as I took a cautious step forward, my skin prickled.
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That uneasy feeling crept up my spine, and I couldn't figure out why. I glanced around once more, half expecting something to jump out but saw only gnarled trunks and shifting shadows. I convinced myself it was all in my head and turned around to head for the house. Tomorrow, I thought, I'd go deeper into the woods like I used to.
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Whatever was bugging me had to be nerves, or maybe an overactive imagination fueled by old family stories. Deep down, though, I felt a flicker of anxiety that I couldn't quite name. Something was different here, and I really wasn't sure I wanted to find out exactly what it was.
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i woke up thinking that maybe i'd just overreacted the day before sunlight filtered through the curtains and everything seemed normal grandma in the kitchen clattering around with pots and pans grandpa on the porch whistling an old tune the sense of safety that came with daylight gave me a little confidence
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I decided to head back into the woods, convincing myself I needed to check if there was anything out there worth investigating, like an animal burrow or a fallen tree. Probably nothing sinister. The moment I stepped off the porch, though, I realized the air felt oddly still again. The grass glistened with dew, dampening my shoes, and every step sounded loud in that unnatural silence.
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My gaze drifted to the same patch of trees I'd visited before. Part of me wanted to call it quits right then, but I just kept walking like I was on autopilot. Once I passed the first line of trees, that uneasy hush descended once more. No birds, no insects, nothing but my own breathing.
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I reminded myself I'd spent entire summers out here without a single scare, so I pressed on, crunching over fallen leaves until I was surrounded by trunks and tangled undergrowth. I was about to turn back when a voice trickled through the stillness, calling my name. It sounded like my mom, but off somehow, as if it were coming through an old radio with poor reception.
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My immediate instinct was to shout back, but a warning flickered in my mind. She was supposed to be in the house, not out here. I froze, scanning the area. I tried to trace the direction of the sound, but it seemed to dance around me, far away one moment, close the next. My pulse raced. I knew my mom wouldn't be wandering aimlessly in these woods. Not in that tone.
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I'm thinking of sharing some of the less spooky stories and the ones that are just about humans being weird. We'll see. I should have known something was off when my supervisor called me in for an urgent adjustment to my usual shift. A bunch of people had recently bailed on the night schedule without much of an explanation, so it landed in my lap.
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A second call echoed and I realized it wasn't just me imagining things. My eyes flickered over to a gap between the trunks. That's where I spotted it. An impossibly tall figure hugging the bark of a wide tree. At first, the details were hard to make out, but as it shifted slightly, the pale color of its skin was unmistakable.
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It wasn't the shade of anything alive and healthy, more like old, cracked leather stretched over a frame too large for it, its head angled to the side, revealing a mouth lined with jagged teeth that glinted in the dim light. Fear tightened every muscle, locking me in place. For a split second, I thought about calling out to it, asking if it was hurt or needed help.
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But the longer I stared, the more I realized how wrong it looked. It peered back at me with eyes I can only describe as hungry, and a foul smell drifted in the air, like something rotting in the sun. My instincts overrode every other thought, and I stumbled backward, nearly tripping over a tangle of roots.
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That's when a bizarre, crackling sound filled the silence, like branches snapping in half, but it seemed to come from the creature itself.
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my mind screamed to run but my legs felt stuck for a moment the sight was so horrifying that part of me refused to believe it was real then the creature took another lurching step in my direction and i finally managed to turn around i bolted through the trees not caring how many branches or thorns scraped my arms my breath came out in ragged bursts and every twig cracking behind me sounded like it could be that thing right on my heels
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i forced my way through the undergrowth practically diving over a fallen log that rancid smell seemed to follow lodged in my nose my chest burned and i was convinced i was seconds from being grabbed by the time i reached the edge of the woods my legs were shaking so badly i nearly fell
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The yard opened up before me, bathed in the daylight that suddenly felt like the only barrier between me and whatever lurked in those trees. I sprinted to the house, heart pounding. Grandma was in the kitchen window, smiling at something on the counter, completely unaware. I slowed down just enough to look back over my shoulder.
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the tree line stood silent once again as if it had swallowed the thing whole but i knew it was there watching maybe even waiting for me to come back i slipped inside without a word a surge of nausea hit me and i had to take a minute to steady myself Neither grandma nor grandpa noticed how rattled I was, so I pretended everything was normal. But inside I couldn't calm down.
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I kept replaying the moment those eyes fixed on me, that twisted version of my mom's voice drifting through the trees. That night, sleep was impossible. Every little sound, a settling floorboard, the old clock chiming, felt like a potential threat. I could practically feel the darkness pressing against the windows.
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There was a part of me that wanted to grab Grandma and Grandpa, pile into the car, and tear out of there for good. Another part couldn't stop wondering if it would even matter. Because once you've seen something like that, something that knows your name and isn't afraid to call it out, you start to fear it can find you anywhere.
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I pulled onto that back road with just enough moonlight to silhouette the thick tree line against the sky. The night air drifted in through my window, left open from when I'd been smoking earlier, and I remember glancing in the rear view for no real reason, a sense tugging at my gut that maybe I wasn't as alone as I thought.
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the road stretched out in front of me empty silent and unsettlingly dark no street lights no farmhouses lit up in the distance just a narrow route cracking beneath my tires i tried to shake off my nerves by fiddling with the radio but every station offered nothing but static my hands clenched the wheel tighter than usual
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At first, I wasn't exactly thrilled, but a small part of me was curious about what it'd be like to watch the park after dark. I guess I figured it'd be hours of quiet, broken up by the occasional hoot of an owl or flicker of a flashlight. So there I was, hiking up the tower's endless steps with a backpack full of coffee, energy drinks, and whatever courage I thought I had.
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It felt like the trees were watching me, as if waiting to see if I'd keep going or turn around. Still, I pressed forward, telling myself everything was fine. When I spotted a lone stop sign at a ragged four-way intersection, I exhaled in relief. It was a small hint of civilization.
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I slowed down, not quite stopping, thinking, all right, just make a left and you'll be halfway to your friend's place.
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that was when the tree line erupted with motion some creature burst into view barreling straight toward my door i nearly slammed the brake before instinct made me gun the gas instead my headlights caught a flash of something with elongated limbs and teeth that glistened in a way teeth shouldn't the sheer ferocity in its eyes or whatever they were made my stomach twist it was so close i could sense its aggression like it had been waiting for me to roll by with that open window
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i pressed the accelerator until the engine roared my heart thudding in my ears the beast kept pace for a few unnerving seconds snarling in an almost human rage my window was wide open an invitation if i screwed up for even a second the tires squealed in protest and i wrestled with the steering wheel to keep from flying off the road gravel pinged against the undercarriage the creature lunged again missing the window by inches
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a guttural noise rang out behind me and i couldn't tell if it was an animal's growl or something else then it fell back swallowed by the dark my pulse continued to pound as i tore away from that intersection desperate to outrun whatever had just tried to reach me only once the road curved and the creature vanished from the mirrors did i allow myself a shaky breath my mind raced with impossible questions
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Had I run into a rabid animal, or did something with genuine malevolence just choose me as its target tonight? Staring into the night, I kept my foot on the gas, determined to leave that lonely crossroads and the thing that lurked there, far behind. I pulled into my friend's driveway, still gripping the steering wheel like it was the only solid thing in the world.
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Every muscle in my arms felt tight, and my pulse throbbed in my temple. The moment I killed the engine, I noticed how shallow my breathing had become. My fingers shook with leftover adrenaline as I fumbled with the door handle. I could almost sense that thing from the road hovering right behind me, ready to lunge again if I let my guard down.
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Inside, the house was warm and filled with laughter, so painfully normal that my brain needed a second to adjust. The conversation dropped the instant I walked in. I must have looked a complete mess. Wide eyes, hair plastered to my forehead. I tried to find my voice, but it came out raw and broken.
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Once the shock wore off enough for words, I rattled off a rambling account of something huge with teeth. something that seemed more like a nightmare than any animal I'd come across before. Their faces reflected confusion. A couple friends asked if I was messing with them or if I'd had too much to smoke. Their dismissive reactions hit like a punch to the gut.
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I kept insisting it was real, too real, but it felt impossible to convey the intensity. My mind kept replaying how close that thing had gotten, how it showed this unnatural hostility. The more I tried to talk about it, the more I realized nobody could truly understand without having been there. I forced myself to sit down, but my nerves were thrumming too fiercely to stay still.
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Even when I tried to breathe and calm down, my gaze flicked toward the windows, half expecting those eyes to appear behind the glass. The walls felt stifling, and I couldn't decide if I wanted to be hidden away in my room or surrounded by people. Either way, I couldn't banish the image of snapping jaws and the grating guttural sound still echoing in my head.
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Night dragged on, and everyone else drifted off to bed. Sleep was the last thing on my mind. There was a heavy weight in my chest, like dread that just wouldn't dissipate. I flipped through my phone, searching for anything. Urban legends, weird sightings, local warnings. My heart hammered as I stumbled onto stories about shapeshifters and cryptic creatures said to stalk lonely roads.
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The night air tasted cool, almost damp, and my boots crunched on gravel in a way that echoed like I wasn't the only one listening. By the time I made it to the top, my legs felt like jelly, but I forced myself to shrug it off. The tower's narrow wooden platform led me into a cramped room with three walls of glass and a fourth wall hosting a door.
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Some details were scarily similar. Eerie canine forms. The sense of an intelligence behind the brutality. It made me question if I'd pushed my luck on a path I had no business traveling alone. The later it got, the more my thoughts spun in circles. I wondered if it had tracked me, if it knew exactly where I ended up.
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Logic told me that was absurd, but a gnawing suspicion kept me glancing at every window. Eventually, exhaustion forced me to shut my eyes, though sleep brought no comfort.
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i dreamed of glinting teeth and felt in the pit of my stomach that the next time might not end so cleanly by morning i was a jittery wreck fueled by the same obsessive questions had i really escaped something no one else believed existed Should I let it go or try to learn more?
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Fear and curiosity clashed in my thoughts, and I dreaded the idea that I might need to see that place again just to prove it wasn't my imagination. Even so, the mere notion of returning to that cursed intersection twisted my insides with anxious anticipation. Something told me my story, and the creature's, wasn't finished.
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I was about nine the Thanksgiving we arrived at Grandma's place, nothing but trees surrounding that old house so thick you could hardly see the sky. The driveway felt longer than usual, like it stretched deeper into some secret place.
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Grandma's house always felt a bit strange, with all those Native American masks hanging on the walls and the faint smell of incense or something that hinted at old ceremonies. Whenever I stepped inside, I half expected those masks to whisper warnings I couldn't quite catch. Thanksgiving meant cousins everywhere, piling coats in the hallway and chatting so loud it drowned out any sense of caution.
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Aunt Sandy was setting the table, Uncle Jim rummaged around in the fridge and everyone else drifted in and out of conversation. I remember glancing out the back window, noticing how dark the woods looked even in daylight, the branches gnarled like they'd been there for centuries. My older cousin Sam caught my stare and raised an eyebrow, like he knew I was thinking about exploring.
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Once we wolfed down some snacks, Sam nudged me to head outside. Mom gave a half-hearted wave to go have fun, maybe expecting we'd just skip rocks in the creek or pick up arrowheads along the usual path. Instead, Sam wanted to push deeper. He'd heard there was a massive rock ledge somewhere far behind the house, and he was determined to find it. The air in those woods was thicker than I remembered.
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Every footstep sank in damp leaves, and the silence pressed in around us until it felt like we were tiptoeing through someone else's territory. We passed the old sweat lodge structure with rotting hides still clinging to a wooden frame. I'd always been too nervous to peek inside. Even now, I sped up to get away from it.
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Sam didn't say anything, but I saw him glance over his shoulder like he expected someone to emerge from that sagging doorway. After what felt like forever, we saw a rocky ledge jutting out ahead. It towered over a slope filled with broken branches and dead foliage. Sam and I stood there, kind of breathless, scanning the drop below. That's where I noticed something that shouldn't have been there.
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It looked like a person standing in ragged clothes, maybe thirty feet down. I remember trying to blink it away. Maybe a scarecrow or some lost hiker who never made it out. But then it moved. I barely breathed. Sam's eyes went wide. The figure turned, letting us see its face. It was long and shaped like a moose's snout, with rough, mottled fur in these eerie, dark eye sockets.
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There was a rickety bed, a tiny kitchen corner with a mini-fridge and a microwave, plus a desk where the comm station sat blinking. I gave the radio a test. Static popped and hissed, but Donnie's voice came through eventually, saying something about how I'd better make friends with my flashlight because the moon was barely out.
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It gazed straight at us, like it knew exactly who we were and that we'd made a terrible mistake stepping this far into its domain. My insides nearly locked up. I had this wordless instinct screaming to run, but no part of me wanted to make a sound. Sam grabbed my arm. We bolted back the way we came, crashing through undergrowth. Twigs sliced at my cheeks and damp leaves stuck to my clothes.
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With every step, I felt a presence behind me, as though the thing below the ledge had silently decided we weren't allowed to leave. The light through the canopy seemed to flicker, and the trees around us twisted into shapes I barely recognized. We stumbled onto a clearing that shouldn't have been there, an open circle of grass and mushrooms arranged in rings.
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A weird green glow hung in the air, and a sudden wave of warmth made my head swim. It felt like the whole place was pulling me in, urging me to slow down, to forget why I was running. Sam shook my shoulder, his voice tense. We needed to move, but I couldn't figure out where to go. The brush we'd cut through had simply vanished. Then a shout cut through everything.
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My mother's voice echoed in the distance, calling my name. It snapped me back to reality. We scrambled out of that clearing, following her voice until we burst into our backyard, panting and covered in scratches. Everyone else was just setting the table for dinner, the same old bustle of holiday chaos.
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No one believed the garbled story Sam and I tried to spill about a moose-faced figure and a bizarre clearing that tried to trap us. At that moment, I almost wished I could block it all out too. But as the sun sank lower, my mind refused to let go of the image of that tall, ragged shape. It was somewhere out there, in those depths of the forest, and I was certain it remembered us.
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dinner that evening was supposed to be the high point of our holiday everyone crammed around grandma's table swapping stories and passing turkey like it was a relay race but i couldn't focus on anything except what i had witnessed a few hours earlier with sam
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While everyone else bantered about football or joked about old family tales, my thoughts kept wandering to the figure with the moose-like head lurking out there in the darkening woods. The swirl of voices and the glow of candles couldn't blot out that creeping sense of unease. I glanced at Sam. He was barely touching his food.
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Every now and then he'd dart his eyes toward the window, as if expecting a tall silhouette to slip past. The grown-ups shot us odd looks for being so quiet.
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i knew they chalked it up to silly childhood fears some rumored ghost story or a product of too much imagination but i noticed a few uneasy glances at the walls where grandma's native masks seemed to watch us their carved eyes lit by flickering candlelight if they had known what we actually saw out there maybe they'd have believed us or maybe it was easier to pretend nothing was wrong
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After dessert, some of the older cousins suggested a round of manhunt to break the tedium. Normally, the idea of running around at night, flashlights dancing in the dark, brought a spark of excitement. This time my stomach twisted. Still, it seemed safer to be with a big group than wandering alone.
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That bit of chatter steadied my nerves a bit, like, okay, at least I wasn't alone in the world. I stepped onto the balcony to get a proper look at my surroundings. Trees stretched in nearly every direction, their tops swaying faintly in the breeze. Off to my right was the lagoon, which looked more like a giant puddle choked with algae, lily pads, and random debris.
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I figured I'd stick close to everyone else, and not stray more than a few yards from the back porch. The cousins burst outside in a flurry of jackets and laughter. The yard sat under a thick canopy of stars, and the line of trees loomed like a fortress. Aunt Sandy switched on a big floodlight near the tool shed, which cast just enough glow for us to see the game's boundary.
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At first it felt almost normal, people sprinting between tree trunks, calling out in mock bravado. I teamed up with Sam, and we prowled the perimeter with flashlights. Leaves rustled as some cousins snuck by, trying to avoid being tagged. Occasionally, we found ourselves scanning the darkness, searching for a shape that didn't belong.
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Each time, a cousin would pop up instead, shrieking or laughing, which felt like relief and disappointment at the same time. Deep down, I worried I'd spot an antlered silhouette among the branches. We were about to give up on the last hidden cousin when someone shouted from across the yard, ''Over here!'' We rushed toward the sound, flashlights bobbing.
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A group of us converged on a dense cluster of bushes close to the trees. The beams swept over leaves, revealing a crouched figure, that missing cousin, trying not to breathe too loud. But behind him stood something else, a shape so tall it nearly blended with the shadows of the branches overhead.
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My pulse hammered as the flashlight beams caught slivers of torn fabric and what looked like fur along its neck. The antlers, jagged, decaying in places, stretched above the creature's head. It towered in silence, and the part of me that had been trying to forget the earlier encounter shattered in an instant.
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there was no mistaking the slender twisted limbs or the elongated snout of a moose-like face its eyes reflected the flashlight glow forming two pinpoints of malevolence all of us froze not a single joke not a single breath wasted the cousin in the bush turned around and a split second passed before he realized what loomed just behind him
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His face contorted into horror, and he scrambled out so fast he nearly collided with two others. The entire group screamed at once. Someone dropped their flashlight. I stumbled in the rush to get back toward the house. Every instinct hollered that the creature could yank one of us off our feet at any moment. Footsteps pounded across the lawn, breath ragged, hearts hammering like frantic drums.
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We crashed through the back door in a jumbled swarm, shrieking for the adults. Aunt Sandy nearly dropped the stack of dishes she was washing when she saw us all sweaty, shaking and yelling about something in the yard. The rest of the family quickly gathered. At first they were skeptical. Some asked if we were pulling a prank, but the collective panic changed their minds.
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We all babbled over each other, describing the antlers, the face, the towering silhouette. That was when I realized nobody was laughing anymore. a hush fell heavy with dread as if acknowledging something beyond our comprehension had taken root in these woods the house suddenly felt too small windows too large the backyard a yawning black hole ready to devour any of us who ventured out again
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A few uncles locked the doors and flipped off lights to reduce visibility from outside. Grandma stood in the corner, her eyes shut like she was recalling stories she'd heard long ago. Maybe warnings from the same people who once lived on this land. I retreated to the living room with Sam, pressing myself to the wall beneath those old masks.
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The water sat way too still for my comfort. Meanwhile, the usual nighttime orchestra kicked up. Frogs, crickets, leaves rustling. It was almost soothing. I leaned over the balcony rail, scanning the area with binoculars. At first, I spotted nothing except a few moonlit clearings and shadows that I assumed were just logs or rocks.
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The hum of shaken voices and muffled sobs filled the house. It was the first time we'd ever considered not being safe in Grandma's home. Part of me wanted to believe it was a nightmare, but I couldn't deny the memory of those hollow eyes scanning us under the flashlight's glare. We were no longer just telling ghost stories.
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We were living one, and outside something monstrous knew exactly who we were. I remember the headlights cutting across the sand like twin blades slicing through the dark. My friends and I had gathered under the stars at our usual spot, a desert trailhead just outside El Paso. It was late, but we'd done this so many times that none of us were phased by the hour.
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We joked about who'd eat dust on the first big dune and swapped stories of past rides while the wind rattled the truck doors. The desert air seemed to hum with energy, enough to stoke our excitement for the ride ahead. We were just about to set off when a lone four-wheeler appeared in the distance. At first I could barely make out the shape, just a hazy glow bobbing over uneven ground.
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As it approached, the figure on the ATV offered a quick nod, more of a gesture than a greeting. His gear looked battered by the elements and a layer of grime covered his bike. No introductions came. He didn't ask where we were headed, didn't say much of anything. He just lingered near our group, helmet visor down, waiting. I glanced around at my buddies. We were all thinking the same thing.
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Should we invite this stranger to ride with us? The desert at night can be overwhelming for anyone going solo. Besides, there's a sort of code among off-roaders. Help each other out when needed. So I waved him over. You're good if you want to join, I hollered. He gave that same silent nod. No name, no backstory. Still, I shrugged it off. Might have been nerves. Might have been pure exhaustion.
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Who was I to judge? Engines roared as we headed off in a single-file line. We fanned out a bit, so no one got blasted by another's dust. The moon didn't provide much light, and our ATV headlights wove a jittery dance across the sand. It was exhilarating, speeding through shadows, shifting weight on the bike as we climbed ridges, and feeling that crunch under our tires.
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I intentionally kept myself second to last, leaving the newcomer in the rear so I could keep an eye on him. Every few minutes, I'd do a quick glance over my shoulder to make sure he wasn't lagging too far behind or struggling. At first, he held his own. His headlights stayed close enough for me to see, bouncing along in time with our group. But something about him felt off.
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He never pulled up alongside me or tried to talk, though that was hardly a crime. Still, my nerves started simmering when I noticed how he'd occasionally accelerate, like he was about to catch up, then drop back just as fast. We pressed on through winding trails and patches of rocky ground where the dust seemed to hang in the air like a fog.
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My buddies looked comfortable, probably laughing into their helmets about some inside joke, but my mind kept drifting to the quiet rider behind me. Something tugged at my thoughts, urging me to stay alert. He hadn't done anything threatening, yet I found myself checking my mirror more than usual.
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After a solid hour of weaving through washes and shallow ravines, we decided to head to our favorite overlook. It's a high ridge with a panoramic view of the surrounding desert, a spot where we typically kill the engines and soak in the scenery. When we finally reached it, we parked our bikes in a rough semi-circle.
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But near one of the ridges, I caught a glimpse of something pale, a shape that stood out against the dark. It looked suspiciously like a person, maybe a kid, wearing a blanket with two big circles where eyes might be. A ghost costume? In the middle of summer on federal land with no one else around. It threw me off so hard I nearly dropped the binoculars. I blinked, steadying the lenses again.
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The night sky opened above us, a million stars shining, the gentle glow of the city far off in the distance. It was the kind of place that could remind you just how small you are. I twisted around on my seat, fully expecting to see the newcomer pulling up in that last position. But the space behind our group was empty. Only my own tire tracks trailed back down the slope.
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A cold ripple of alarm worked through my gut. He'd been on my tail the entire time, right? Why wasn't he cresting the hill now? My friends noticed the vacant spot too. A few shrugged, assuming he'd slowed or taken a wrong turn. That's when we flipped on our flashlights and started calling out, waiting for a sign, any sign, of him coming over that ridge. Nothing.
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one of my buddies volunteered to ride back a short way maybe the stranger's bike stalled out or he caught a flat we hoped that was all time dragged on and the unsettling possibility that he'd vanished sunk in the desert can play tricks under moonlight distorting shapes and distances but how far could he have gone without one of us noticing
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I stared down the slope, straining for the glow of his headlight in the darkness. Only a vast expanse of sand and rocks stared back. We regrouped quickly. My mouth felt dry, and it wasn't from thirst. A wave of anxiety crawled under my skin as I fired up my ATV again, ready to retrace our route.
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who was this guy and why did he vanish so suddenly could he have crashed in a hidden drop did he peel off for reasons we wouldn't want to know a dozen scenarios whirled through my mind and none of them felt particularly comforting with the moon high overhead we revved our engines and split off to search The desert, once exciting and freeing, had turned menacing under its silent cloak.
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The hush of it all rattled me more than I cared to admit. Engines roared again, headlights swung wildly, but all that open space gave no clues. In that moment, I had one thought pinned at the front of my mind. We had to find him. No matter how bizarre the circumstances seemed, leaving anyone lost out here wasn't an option. We had no idea what we were up against, yet there was no turning back.
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We needed to figure out what happened to the stranger in the dunes. I sat astride my ATV, engine humming beneath me while the rest of the group formed a huddle in the sand. We had all gotten a glimpse of how quickly thrill could twist into alarm. That stranger. Silent. Nodding. Gone. Everyone was on edge.
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Our friend Julio pulled up alongside me, his flashlight beam trembling a bit as he scanned the trail behind us. Nobody spoke for a moment. We just listened to the drone of our machines and the wind carving through the dunes. We decided to split into pairs. Our plan was to backtrack, methodically sweeping each path we'd taken that night.
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It felt like a massive undertaking in total darkness, but there was no alternative. Leaving someone out here, especially a rider none of us knew, felt like abandoning a lost cause. I kept picturing him sprawled out somewhere behind a rock formation, injured and unable to call for help. Julio and I inched along the first stretch of ridgeline, headlights combing through swirling dust.
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Every time I hit a bump, my stomach lurched with dread. This search was different from anything I'd experienced. the silence pressed in heavier than usual i tried shouting over the engine's growl calling out hello buddy can you hear us but the desert swallowed my voice we found ourselves creeping forward with the beams pointed in every direction desperate for any glint of metal or movement
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We pushed deeper into the trail's offshoots, places where we rarely rode at night. The terrain got rough, dotted with rocky outcrops that cast strange shadows. Once, Julio shouted for me to stop, thinking he spotted a glimmer of something near a gully.
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turned out to be just a discarded can reflecting our lights back at us this small discovery useless as it was rattled me the idea that anything could be lying out here some clue or maybe a wrecked bike felt all too real as we pressed on the desert's darkness seemed to expand my flashlight revealed twisted shapes of cacti occasionally giving me the sense i was looking at contorted figures
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This little ghost thing was still staring straight at the tower. Part of me wanted to believe it was just some leftover prank, but my gut churned in protest. I pulled out my handheld radio and called Donnie. Hey man, you an earshot? There's... I don't even know how to say this. There's a kid dressed like a ghost on the ridge, right below the big dip in the tree line.
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A flicker of moonlight on a large stone would make me slam on the brakes, sure I'd found the missing rider at last, only to realize it was just another rock. With every false alarm, tension built. There was something uncanny about the whole situation, someone vanishing with hardly a trace.
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By the time we regrouped with the others, the night sky was at its blackest, only the faint glow of distant stars above. Everyone's expression showed the same mix of confusion and anxiety. We formed a loose circle, flashlights bobbing as we talked over each other, questions flying around. No one had seen anything. Not a skid mark, not a tire track veering off. not even footprints leading away.
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One of our friends, Rosa, suggested maybe he left on purpose, but we all knew that made little sense. Why ride up to a random group, stick with us for an hour, and then vanish? We agreed to push farther out, searching in a wider arc. Another hour passed with the same dead ends. The desert slopes yielded nothing except the occasional tumbleweed or the rustle of unseen creatures.
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the dread weighed on me harder with every passing minute i kept envisioning the sun rising over an empty stretch of land where we never solved a thing as we climbed higher to another vantage point we cut our engines and stood listening normally if an atv were running anywhere close you'd pick up on the hum echoing through the canyons we heard nothing beyond our own breathing in the scrape of boots on rock the desert was an expanse of blackness rolling on all sides
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A few of us yelled again, hoping for a response, but the echoes just mocked us, bouncing off distant ridges before fading to silence. We settled on one last pass through the main route, the route we knew best. My mind was torn between worry and a creeping sense that maybe we'd stumbled into something we shouldn't. In towns near the border, you hear enough rumors to keep you up at night.
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Stories of clandestine crossings, deals gone wrong, people who disappear without a word. Could that be what we were looking at right now? Sometime after two in the morning, we returned to where we'd started the night, faces grim under the glow of our quad's headlights. We cut the engines again, letting our flashlights light our anxious expressions.
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it was clear none of us wanted to give up but exhaustion clung to our voices we were out of leads out of directions to try we rode back to our trucks in a somber line a far cry from the excited banter that had filled the air just hours before Reaching the parking area, we held onto a flicker of hope that maybe we'd find the stranger sitting there, alive and well.
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The lights showed only our own vehicles and an empty patch of gravel. The absence of his bike made the night feel colder. I felt an ache in my chest I couldn't explain. We climbed down from our ATVs and stared at each other in disbelief, dust settling on our clothes and in our hair. Nobody had a real answer.
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Calling the cops was mentioned once or twice, but we had no clue who we'd even be reporting missing. He never gave a name or background. It was like we'd imagined him, except we all saw him with our own eyes. That night, as we all parted ways, I could sense a collective question floating among us. What in the world had we just witnessed?
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Donnie sounded as confused as I was. A ghost? You serious? As a heart attack, I muttered.
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Back at home, I tossed and turned, catching only glimpses of sleep. It felt wrong to simply move on, but we'd done everything we could think of. The only thing left was to stay alert for any news, any shred of an explanation. Days later, I'd still flip through TV channels, scan social media, anything to see if our silent stranger turned up. Nothing.
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The desert had swallowed him whole, or so it seemed. Whenever I drove past that trailhead afterward, I found myself gripping the wheel a little tighter, reminded that sometimes people can vanish and leave you questioning every dusty mile you retraced. And in those moments, I understood just how big and how utterly unforgiving that desert can be.
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I've always been the kind of person who jogs in out-of-the-way spots, mostly to avoid traffic and curious onlookers. Back then, I lived in this rundown corner of town where the main drag abruptly ended, and a lonely unmarked stretch of asphalt took over. No streetlights, no sidewalks, just a tunnel of trees and the occasional scurrying animal.
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could be some lost camper's kid or maybe a runaway want to check it out before it becomes our problem he sighed but agreed fine i'll head that way keep your eyes on em and let me know if they move i caught a flicker of donnie's flashlight weaving through the dark beneath me he wasn't fast but at least he was going in the right direction
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Most people would have avoided it, but I preferred the quiet. At least, that's what I told myself. on one of my first runs down that road i noticed something odd on the left side a sagging fence half concealed by wild undergrowth and behind it an orchard gone wild gnarled apple trees clustered together their twisted limbs heavy with fruit except the fruit never seemed picked.
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Loads of it lay rotting on the ground, filling the air with a syrupy, overripe smell that clung to my clothes if I got too close. It was bizarre, this abandoned patch of land producing so much, yet no one around to collect a single thing. Late one afternoon, I decided to head that way just as the sun started slipping beneath the horizon.
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The temperature dipped, and the shadows along the road lengthened. I told myself it was just another workout, but deep down I sensed a heavy silence. Each footstep echoed louder than it should have, like the trees were leaning in to hear every breath. Farther down, the brush on both sides of the road grew thicker, almost forming a tunnel. The deeper I went, the more anxious I got.
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There were these faint rustling noises, almost inaudible over my breathing. At first I chalked it up to small critters. Still, my nerves were on edge. I kept glancing back, half expecting a shape to slink out of the trees. Finally, as I drew close to that broken fence, the smell of fermenting apples washed over me again. I slowed my pace.
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I had just received a call about screams coming from deeper in the forest, off one of the more popular trails. this wasn't unusual if you've heard a mountain lion you know it can sound like a woman screaming just as i was about to set off my chief at the time asked to come along i found this odd because the job seemed too insignificant for his rank but i brushed it off
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The property looked darker than usual, like the encroaching woods were swallowing it whole. A nasty feeling twisted in my stomach.
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i'd come for a simple run but i found myself in that orchard's orbit wishing i'd turned around sooner nothing jumped out at me nothing screamed but the sense that i wasn't entirely alone stuck with me and for the first time on that road i regretted being there by myself I went back to that overgrown orchard a few days later, telling myself it would be a quick visit.
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The memory of those apple trees had been rattling around in my mind. It felt wrong that so much fruit was just rotting away. Even though I sensed something was off the last time, I convinced myself I was imagining things. Looking back, I should have known better. The sun dipped lower than I had anticipated.
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By the time I reached the battered fence, daylight was fading, and the place looked even bleaker.
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i could barely make out the tree trunks in the dimness except for ghostly outlines of twisted branches the scattered apples on the ground shone with a pale gleam more white than red in that light every step crunched on fallen debris the kind of sound that makes you think you're disturbing a space best left alone
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I gingerly stepped around thorny brambles, hoping to snag some apples that weren't completely bruised. The heavy, fermenting scent clung to the air, enough to make me cough. I grabbed a couple of half-decent pieces and turned to head back, no reason to linger. My instincts nagged me to hurry, like I was trespassing on land that had quietly decided it wanted to be left in peace.
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That's when I saw movement at the edge of my vision, just a quick twitch of something in the shadows. My pulse hammered as I wove around a thick bush, trying to reach the road. Suddenly, a figure blocked my path. A man, mid-forties maybe, crouched low and moving with deliberate steps. His arms were out like he was about to grab something, and for a heartbeat, I thought that target was me.
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I stayed on the balcony, sweeping the binoculars around, glancing back at the ridge every few seconds. The figure didn't move at all, like it was a statue with a bed sheet draped over it. Then, just as Donnie's light got close, his flashlight went out. The beam vanished so abruptly that I thought maybe my eyes tricked me.
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I yelled, practically launching the apples in his direction. He jumped like he'd been shocked and stumbled backward with a sharp gasp. We both stood there, breathing hard, our eyes locked in mutual alarm. Then, after what felt like an eternity, he blurted out, I... I thought you were a deer. His voice cracked in a shaky apology, and he retreated a few steps onto the asphalt.
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Stunned relief washed over me. My mind replayed every horror story I'd ever read, and I realized how badly this could have gone. He kept apologizing. saying he'd been tracking deer and never expected a person to appear out of nowhere. I was torn between wanting to chew him out for creeping around and just being overwhelmed that he wasn't out to hurt me.
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We stood like that for a moment under the fading light, neither one sure what to say next. In the distance, the orchard rustled as if the land was eavesdropping on our jittery exchange. Finally, he mumbled one last apology and started walking away, leaving me alone in that patch of dying daylight. My legs shook as I made my way to the road.
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I still had an apple clutched in my hand, didn't even remember I was holding it. Even after getting home, the whole thing stuck in my head. Maybe he really was harmless, just some clueless soul hoping to spot wildlife. Yet there was something in his posture that ignited a deep sense of unease. Regardless, I promised myself one thing, no more late visits to that orchard.
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The cost of free apples wasn't worth the jolt of panic still coursing through my veins. I could practically recite the route from memory an hour and a half on winding roads, peppered with narrow turns through thick forest. My friends and I had driven this way countless times, always with the same giddy excitement for climbing.
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I remember glancing in the rear view and seeing my friend's jeep trailing close behind, headlights cutting through the early evening dimness. Even though the drive was familiar, I felt a nagging buzz in the pit of my stomach, kind of like when you know something's off but you can't quite place it. When we finally pulled up to our usual spot, that same clearing by the rocky outcrops,
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Nostalgia hit me in waves. It was exactly as I remembered. The tree line hugging the open space, the boulders towering in the distance, and the wind carrying that faint scent of damp earth. I hopped out of my car, giving the surroundings a quick once-over. No immediate signs of trouble, just that subtle hush that always settles over the place at dusk.
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We piled out and started unloading tents and gear. Conversations were light at first, everyone joking about their worst climbs or embarrassing spills from previous trips. Deep down, I sensed a tension we were trying hard to ignore. After all, last year, one of my friends had her gear vanish in the middle of the night.
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a few jokes and forced laughs can only do so much to disguise that unease we chose a well-worn spot for the tents like we always did each time we'd arrange them in a semi-circle around an old stone fire pit so we'd all be close to the warmth and to each other some one joked that the missing gear could have been the handiwork of a squirrel hoarding chalk powder but nobody really bought that story.
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My radio let out a burst of static, and Donnie's voice cut off mid-sentence. In that exact same instant, the forest dropped every sound it had. Not one chirp. Not one rustle. The hush felt alive, like I'd stepped into some bubble of silence. My pulse hammered in my ears, and I stumbled back into the tower, practically yanking the door off its hinges to close it.
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I think we all just wanted to make light of the situation to keep the weirdness away. The sun started sliding down behind the treetops faster than we expected, painting the sky with these fiery streaks of orange and red. We hurried to pitch the tents before darkness got too thick.
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I was fumbling with the poles more than usual, which I blamed on shaky hands, but I didn't want to admit I was on edge. It almost felt like every small noise in the forest had been amplified. The rustle of leaves sounded just a bit too close. The crack of a twig snapping somewhere off to the left made me turn my head. Nothing ever appeared, but that didn't make me any less jumpy.
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By the time our tents were secured and the fire was crackling, night had fully settled in. We set up camp chairs around the flames and doled out some snacks. The glow of the fire felt comforting on my face, but I kept finding myself peering past it, into the blackness beyond. It's amazing how quickly my mind started conjuring images of shapes and figures out there, hunched between trees.
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I couldn't see anything, but the sense of being watched lingered around the edges of my thoughts. When the conversation drifted, someone finally brought up the missing gear from the year before. We debated the odds of it being an animal versus a person who crept in. My friend swore up and down she was positive she'd left everything right by her tent flap, only to discover it gone at sunrise.
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No scraps of fabric, no stray shoe left behind, just gone. We tried to rationalize it, but excuses felt hollow in the silence.
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i remember glancing at her noticing her eyes dart toward the shadowy brush as she spoke like she was both angry and uneasy at once i attempted to change the topic steering everyone back to climbing routes we were excited to try the next day that worked for about five minutes until we heard a sharp snap of a branch nearby
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every head swung around flashlights raised we stared for a long moment but saw nothing just the flicker of our own firelight bouncing off tree trunks tension hung thick in the air i could practically taste it eventually we forced our shoulders to relax and carried on it was still early in the night and we weren't about to let jitters ruin the trip
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We told a few more stories, some of them genuinely funny, about epic bouldering fails and the time someone nearly tumbled off a ledge because they sneezed mid-climb. Laughter helped a little. It felt like a small shield against the feeling that something might not be right. Hours passed, and the flames died down to glowing embers.
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i offered to fetch more wood but the stack was already running low we decided to call it a night saving what was left for the morning chill nobody said it aloud but i think we were all relieved to retreat to our tents as if zipping ourselves inside could provide some semblance of real safety
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Before heading to mine, I took a quick walk around the perimeter, trying to assure myself no one else was out there. The trees loomed tall, and the moonlight filtered in patches through the canopy. It felt eerie, but I chalked it up to imagination. Satisfied, more like too spooked to keep looking, I went back to my tent and crawled inside.
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I tried calling Donnie again, nothing but static. My flashlight spotlighted the corners of the tower's room, and everything looked normal, but my nerves were lit up. I decided to go back outside, maybe yell into the darkness a few times. That was when I noticed a shape below, next to the first flight of steps.
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my friend in the next tent over called out a half-joking don't vanish on us which earned a few nervous chuckles i tried to settle in but sleeping was impossible every time i let my eyes drift shut i'd become acutely aware of how thin the tent walls were how close the forest was
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I kept replaying that moment when the gear disappeared last time, wondering if someone had been brazen enough to sneak up while we all slept. My mind kept circling back to that question. If there was a thief, or something worse, would they be desperate enough to come back? That final thought stuck with me. I ended up lying there, eyes wide open, listening to the wind whistle through the branches.
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I wanted so badly to believe it was just a normal night in the woods, that nobody was out there, that everything was fine. But some distant part of me suspected that we weren't alone, and that maybe we never had been. I must have only dozed off for a few minutes at a time because it seemed like every small noise yanked me back to reality.
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my friend's muffled snore would fade and the wind would stir the leaves just enough to make it sound like movement outside i kept picturing someone creeping between the tents scanning through our stuff it was relentless at one point i couldn't take it anymore
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i slipped on my boots grabbed a flashlight and unzipped the tent the cold air on my face was sobering the embers in the fire pit still cast a faint orange glow across the clearing i could make out the silhouettes of the other tents bent domes in the darkness
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i decided to step a little farther away partly just to confirm there wasn't anything sinister lurking right beside us and partly because i needed a moment alone to steady my nerves i moved beyond the reach of that feeble light where the forest floor turned into patches of undergrowth and tangled roots the flashlight's beam danced across tree trunks
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Everything looked ordinary, yet I couldn't help but feel exposed. I tried to shake off the paranoia, forcing myself to believe I was just psyching myself out. That's when I noticed something off. There was a subtle shift in the gloom a few yards ahead, low to the ground. I froze, shining my light in that direction. Initially, I thought I'd caught sight of an animal, a raccoon or maybe a fox.
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The shape didn't move though, so I took a step closer. A creeping sense of dread started pooling in my gut because I realized I was seeing a human silhouette, splayed out as if lying prone. It reminded me of old military movies where someone in camouflage is crawling through the brush. We locked eyes, or at least I sensed we did. My mind went blank for half a second.
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i flicked the flashlight directly on him sure enough whoever it was wore a ghillie suit the kind that makes people almost melt into the surroundings he had clearly been watching the campsite head lifted in our direction the reflection from his eyes was unnerving like an animal caught in the headlights I couldn't decide whether to shout or run.
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My body didn't want to do either, so I just stood there, gripping the flashlight. It felt like an eternity, but it might have only been two seconds. Finally, this figure realized I was onto him and launched up from the ground. He took off deeper into the forest, vanishing so fast that I didn't even hear much in the way of snapping twigs or rustling foliage. He just melted into the darkness.
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It looked like a woman, but impossibly tall and unnaturally thin, with a soaked dress clinging to her body.
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My flashlight beam darted around, trying to track him. No luck. I was left with the echoes of my own heartbeat thudding in my ears, and a panicked feeling that maybe he wasn't alone. Adrenaline kicked in, and I practically sprinted back to camp, nearly tripping over a root as I went. By the time I reached the tents, I was gasping for air, stammering over my words to explain what had happened.
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Everyone scrambled out of their sleeping bags, disoriented but fully alert, after hearing the fear in my voice. Flashlights flicked on in every direction. My friends kept asking me to repeat myself, not sure if I was exaggerating. Once they realized I was serious, we all stood in a tight knot around the dying embers, shining beams across the treeline. Nothing stirred.
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It was like the forest had gone silent. No chirping insects, no sway in the branches. Someone muttered that we should go look for footprints or broken bushes, so a couple of us inched forward with flashlights scanning the ground. The rest stayed near the tents, half-packed in case we needed to bolt. I had my eyes peeled for any sign of him.
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her hair dangled in wet clumps and she seemed to be bent at odd angles like someone had tried putting a puzzle together the wrong way she wasn't just dripping she looked swollen with water her skin a sickly bluish color that glistened in the moonlight she lifted her face eyes cloudy like murky pond water and her mouth stretched open far too wide a sound emerged high-pitched gurgling way too loud to be human my stomach flipped
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Bent grass, a snapped branch, maybe a stray piece of ghillie fabric. We found nothing. The area where I'd seen him lying looked undisturbed as if he'd never been there. We gathered again by the fire pit, forming a circle. The conversation was a mess of suggestions. Should we stay awake all night? Should we drive off right now? Should we report it somehow?
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Part of me wanted to leave immediately, but the idea of stumbling through unfamiliar backroads in total darkness freaked me out just as much. Eventually we agreed to keep watch in shifts, huddling close to the low flames. I doubt any of us truly relaxed. Every gust of wind set our nerves on edge, flashlights cut across the darkness, searching for signs of movement. Time dragged on.
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Minutes felt like hours, and the black sky slowly turned gray as dawn approached. The relief that came with those first light rays was almost overwhelming. We hurried to break down the tents, tossing gear into bags without caring about neatness. Loading up the cars felt like it took an eternity, each of us scanning the shadows in case the figure was still around.
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once everything was stowed we locked the doors and climbed inside nobody spoke much on the drive out even once we hit the main road i couldn't stop checking my mirror half expecting to see a ghillie suited stranger sprinting down the asphalt By the time I reached home, my mind was still buzzing with questions.
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I couldn't figure out what this person wanted, why they'd target our camp, or what happened to my friend's gear the previous year. There was no closure, just the unsettling reality that someone out there knew our habits, watched us without making a sound, and slipped away like a phantom.
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in the days that followed we swapped a flood of anxious group texts everyone wondered if we should report it to the park rangers or something like that in the end we made our choices quietly none of us planned to return to that spot The cliffs and boulders might still be calling to some other carefree group of campers, but I'm not so sure that forest is as innocent as it seems.
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And the truth is, I'd rather not find out who's hiding in the undergrowth, keeping close tabs on anyone foolish enough to spend the night. I tossed my gear in the truck at dawn, feeling excited and just a bit anxious about the day ahead. My friend and I had planned a shooting trip in this logging area that was supposedly so remote we'd have the place to ourselves.
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We joked about having the entire wilderness to do what we wanted, but deep down, I noticed how quiet everything felt. No traffic sounds, no voices, just the crunch of the tires on gravel and the heavy stillness of backcountry roads. We drove for what felt like hours, only passing the occasional turnoff that led deeper into dense brush.
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We kept losing phone reception, and each time we checked, we saw the same mocking no signal on the screen. I tried to laugh it off, telling myself it was the perfect digital detox. But something about those winding roads was unsettling. Even the crows perched on dead branches off in the distance made the place feel unwelcoming. Eventually, the dirt path narrowed.
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Huge ruts scarred the road, and on one side there was a pretty steep drop. Made me wonder how any logging trucks maneuvered here without sliding right over the edge. My friend said we should pick up the pace, but between the shaky ground and the bumpy potholes, I kept my foot on the brake.
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Every time I glanced over the edge, my stomach did a nervous flip, like all it would take was one wrong turn to tumble straight down. As we climbed a small ridge, something caught my eye. An old pickup, its headlights barely visible through the haze of dust. I eased over, letting my truck hug the tree line so they could pass. Except they didn't.
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They rolled right up, nose to nose with my front bumper, until I was certain we were only inches apart. Two guys sat inside, rifles propped casually across their laps. The back of their truck overflowed with fresh-cut lumber. I couldn't see much detail through their dirty windshield, but I caught enough of their expressions to sense they weren't in a chatty mood.
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I raised a hand in greeting, no reaction. Tried a quick, hey y'all headed out? Still nothing. They just stared. My friend turned slightly in his seat, probably ready to reach for his sidearm. The air felt suffocating, like something was about to go very wrong. I couldn't reverse easily, and pushing forward wasn't an option, unless these guys moved.
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Every cell in my body demanded I get the hell away from that door. I jumped back inside, locking the knob as fast as I could, though a flimsy piece of metal didn't feel like it'd stop anything. The radio squawked uselessly from the desk, providing zero comfort.
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We were stuck, basically alone, far from anyone who could help if things went south.
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i braced both hands on the steering wheel trying to decide how to handle this there was an urge to honk or yell but something told me that any sudden move might trigger a reaction i didn't want to see these strangers definitely weren't here for a friendly morning drive the question was what were they going to do next and how were we going to get out of it
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i sat there with my hands clamped around the steering wheel my buddy next to me both of us completely unsure if we should speak first or even move the two guys in the pickup stayed glued to their seats rifles across their laps lumber spilling out the back The silence felt suffocating, like the air itself was pressing down on us.
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Just when I thought we might be stuck in this weird stalemate forever, another set of headlights appeared behind their truck, then another, and another, until it was this whole parade of ramshackle cars and trucks creeping over the ridge one by one. Each was just as loaded down with stolen logs as the first, like a convoy in broad daylight that couldn't care less who saw them.
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I remember glancing at my buddy, and he gave me this look that said, this is bad, really bad. There was no question we were witnessing something illegal.
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if these folks realized we'd seen too much they could easily decide we weren't leaving to talk about it we were stuck on a narrow dirt lane with a cliff on one side and a wall of trees on the other in the middle of nowhere without a shred of cell signal to call for help the vehicles moved at a snail's pace each passing close enough that i could see the lumps of wood stuffed into back seats tied to roof racks and piled in truck beds
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Some drivers stared right at me through their windows. Others acted like we didn't exist. Even the kids in one beat-up minivan peeked out from behind the stack of planks, eyes wide. Nobody said a single word. It was like we'd stumbled into some secret operation that demanded absolute silence. My friend shifted in his seat, his sidearm now unholstered and resting near his leg.
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I took the hint and eased my own weapon out of its case, keeping it low. In my head, I was preparing for the worst. If someone jumped out or decided to raise a rifle, we'd have to fight or make a break for it. Either option was terrifying. We had no backup, and there were way more of them than us.
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When the final car in the convoy crawled past, leaving behind a haze of dust, the original pickup still blocked our path. Their engine hummed, but they stayed put for a long moment. I swallowed hard, wondering if they were about to raise their guns, or ram our bumper, or who knows what else. My buddy's knuckles went white around his grip.
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I stayed there, pressed against the wall, trying to catch my breath, shining my flashlight at the door in case the woman decided to break it down.
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Then, as if they'd finally decided we weren't worth the trouble, the driver punched the gas. Their truck lurched forward, practically grazing my front end, and rumbled around the bend without so much as a glance back. The dust settled and the road fell silent again, like we'd just witnessed a ghost town passing through. I released a shaky breath, still clutching my pistol.
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My friend told me to wait a second before moving, just to be sure they weren't lying in wait. We both scanned the tree line. No sign of movement. Nothing but the lingering smell of diesel. We had no intention of sticking around for round two. Guns still in hand, we turned the truck around as carefully as we could on that narrow lane.
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I didn't bother with the scenic route or any more off-road exploring. We just wanted to put as much distance as possible between us and that convoy. Even after we'd hit the main highway, I couldn't shake the feeling of being watched. It wasn't until we saw the first sign of actual civilization that I let go of the tension in my shoulders.
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Right then and there, I knew I'd be finding a proper shooting range back home, somewhere with reliable phone reception and staff around. I realized that out in these remote places, when things take a turn, there's no safety net. You're on your own.
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i could still sense her presence outside but i had no idea if she'd left or if she was crawling her way up to the balcony the quiet returned in force making every second stretch out my hands trembled so hard that holding onto the flashlight was a challenge and i kept thinking
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I spent half the day driving over abandoned logging roads, the roads where gravel occasionally pings against the underside of your car, and you never see another soul. I kept waiting for some old radio tower to pop up or an RV pulled off to the side, but nothing appeared. Just miles and miles of silence. Usually that's what I like. The isolation. The freedom.
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That day, though, the whole drive had a strange energy. Every little bump made me glance around, half expecting headlights to blaze up behind me. By late afternoon, I pulled into a spot I'd scouted on the map, a flat clearing near a sluggish creek. Getting the SUV leveled took a couple tries, since the ground was lumpy. Eventually, I settled, unpacked a folding chair and let myself unwind.
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A little whine seemed like a perfect idea. I remember sipping from the bottle, letting my eyes wander across the sea of trees. I might have gotten more relaxed than I intended, which is why I ended up crashing in the back of the SUV earlier than usual. Sometime in the night, something reached my ears. It didn't sound like normal forest noise, no rustle of leaves or crack of a twig.
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it was more like a low humming pattern if i had to guess i'd call it chanting but it was so faint i couldn't be certain my nerves started buzzing no one else was supposed to be out here no campsites no cabins no vehicles I rolled onto my side, telling myself the road must have carried sound from way off. The worry stayed, though. I checked my phone for a signal.
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Nothing, of course, then drifted into an uneasy doze. A while later, three sharp knocks blasted through the stillness, each one a clear note that set my pulse galloping.
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i pushed myself upright and spotted a face at the window my mind practically short-circuited another person right there i yelled in this scratchy guttural way i barely recognized whoever it was darted off so fast i only got a glimpse of movement in the darkness
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if this is some weird joke it's the sickest one anyone's ever pulled but there was nothing funny in those eyes or that sound echoing in my head no that had felt horribly real i had a wild urge to bolt but stepping outside again seemed suicidal All I could do was stand in the darkness, alone, with no clue where Donnie was, or who, or what, was waiting by the stairs.
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I stood in front of that flimsy wooden door for what felt like an eternity, every nerve in my body twisted tight. The tower had gone so deathly quiet that each breath felt like a shout. My flashlight beam wavered, lighting up only empty corners and the reflection of my own terror in the glass panels.
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A tiny rational part of me insisted that I was safe inside, but the rest of my brain kept painting images of that drowned figure lunging through the door, those cloudy eyes rolling as she shrieked. Eventually, I forced myself to breathe deeper, one step back, two steps back, until I bumped into the kitchen counter.
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my hand slid across it searching for anything solid and i ended up clutching a long steel knife my legs were ready to collapse under me but i gripped the knife like a lifeline i tried the handheld walkie-talkie again pressing the button so hard my thumb ached Donnie? I hissed. Answer me, man. Where are you? Static. A faint pop. Then another hiss. Nothing.
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I was new and figured maybe he wanted to check my progress. We set off, making small talk, and I was obviously trying to suck up a little. We were joking around when he made a quick remark about taking even small jobs seriously because you never know what you'll find.
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I swung around, shining my flashlight behind me because I felt like something was creeping closer, only to land on the big cabinet in the corner. Something about it seemed different. The door was... open? I knew it was sealed tight when I arrived, which gave me a vicious jolt of dread. Instinct forced me to raise the knife, as if expecting that watery nightmare woman to burst out.
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My heart thundered like an engine in my chest, and out stepped a little ghost, the same ragged sheet I'd seen on the ridge. That was enough to make me want to scream, but then the figure lifted it off, revealing Marvin, Donnie's son, sporting a grin so wide you'd think he'd scored the prank of the century. He also had a walkie in his hand, the green LED winking mockingly at me.
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I felt heat flush my face. Marvin, what the hell? Before the kid could answer, another voice crackled over the main radio on the desk. There he is. How'd he do, Marv? He freak out? Recognizing Donnie's voice, I stomped across the room and grabbed that radio. You set me up, I yelled, so furious my voice went ragged. Hiding your kid in my tower? Dressing him like some cheap little ghost?
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Donnie, and a second voice, had to be his other son, Joey, started howling with laughter. Apparently, they'd been planning this for days. Snuck Marvin in here before my shift, made a show of him standing on the ridge, cut the power to Donnie's flashlight at the perfect moment. I'm sure they expected me to lose it. Mission accomplished. Relax, Donnie cackled over the line.
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It was just some harmless fun, man. Thought we'd welcome you to the graveyard shift in style. More snickers in the background. How's your blood pressure? I felt relief and anger crash together like thunderclouds in my gut. You have no idea how close I was to stabbing. I stopped short, eyeing Marvin. He gave me a playful shrug, like he hadn't just watched me panic in genuine terror.
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I wanted to tear into Donnie, but there was still one problem overshadowing everything. What about that... thing outside? My words choked in my throat. Some waterlogged woman, or I don't know what. You can't tell me that was part of the plan, too. For a second, the radio went silent. Then Donnie let out a short laugh, one that sounded less certain. Wait, slow down.
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You think I hired an extra for your personal horror movie or something? More awkward chuckles. We only planned the ghost kid, that's it. No ladies in sight. His words hit me like a punch to the ribs. Even if they'd orchestrated a bunch of details to fool me, the shrieking creature I'd seen was way beyond a backyard prank. I couldn't shake the memory of that sallow, stretched skin.
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That turned out to be some of the most valuable advice I ever got on this job, and I definitely learned my lesson later, but that's another story. We reached the area where the call originated and headed north of the trail. We heard the screams, and it sounded like a mountain lion, but something was really off about it. We kept walking toward the noise.
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I had the insane urge to fling open the tower door just to see if she was still out there, but the possibility kept me rooted in place. Marvin must have seen the alarm still etched on my face because his grin faltered. Uh, Dad? He said softly into his own walkie. What if someone else is out here? The question hung in the air, heavy as lead. After a moment, Donnie tried to keep it light.
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look maybe you saw a deer or your eyes played tricks on you it's late and you're wound up we'll swing by once we finish up sound good i clicked off the radio without answering my anger was draining replaced by an old deep fear that stuck to my thoughts like tar
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part of me wanted to chase marvin out with a scolding but a stronger part maybe the protective side wouldn't risk letting him leave alone until this thing was explained or gone i had zero trust in that black stretch of forest i paced the tower double checking windows and fiddling with the lock on the door it felt so thin like a stiff wind could knock it down meanwhile the night outside remained too quiet for comfort
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Marvin looked just as jumpy as me now, hugging his arms close to his body like the joke wasn't so funny anymore. Time crawled. Every so often, I'd catch a glimpse of movement outside, a branch shifting, or a swirl of mist over the lagoon. But I never saw that gaunt figure again. It was almost worse not knowing if it was still lurking beneath the tower.
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At one point, a faint screech echoed from somewhere in the woods.
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and i nearly tripped over my own feet spinning around to face the door marvin squeaked then tried to laugh it off but his eyes were wide by the time the first streaks of dawn arrived i felt shredded my chest was tight my muscles stiff from clenching donnie came through on the walkie once more to say something about making the rounds but i barely registered it
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All I could think was that if I had to do another shift here, locked in this fishbowl, I'd lose my mind. Jokes were one thing, but that woman's milky gaze was not something you faked with store-bought makeup. I couldn't explain it, and Donnie wouldn't listen. That left me with one real choice.
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all right marvin time to go i said quietly and escorted him down the tower steps in the fragile early light the two of us jumped at every rustle or bump i was armed with that kitchen knife feeling ridiculous but unable to relax the lagoon looked almost peaceful in daylight but i was too on edge to appreciate it
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by the end of that endless descent my mind was made up the moment i got the chance i'd inform the higher-ups i wasn't staying on nights not another hour let them call me paranoid whatever i'd seen out there it wasn't just a trick of the dark
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something in those woods had noticed me and i had no intention of sticking around for round two marvin and i trudged toward the ranger station the first rays of sun hitting the trees in a washed-out glow part of me expected to see that soggy figure trailing behind us but every time i looked over my shoulder
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it was only empty space maybe that was even scarier it meant it could still be anywhere i'd always believed the night shift was nothing but quiet hours but nothing from this point forward would ever feel normal again When I glanced back at the tower, all I saw was a lonely shape against the morning sky and the silent, unmoving lagoon. But I remembered that scream.
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About ten minutes in, all of a sudden, it was like every sound was sucked out of the woods. It was dead silent. I couldn't even hear my own breathing. I thought maybe I'd gone deaf, but I looked at my chief and saw he had the same nervous expression on his face. By the way he was acting, it felt like he'd encountered this before, which I now know to be true.
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I remembered the hush that followed it, too. And I wondered if maybe it was the woods themselves sending a warning. Some things aren't meant to be watched after dark. At least not by anyone who wants to make it home sane. I knew the night was off to a strange start the minute I checked in. The ranger station, which normally felt like a second home to me, seemed smaller and lonelier than usual.
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Even the warm glow from the overhead lights couldn't chase away the gloom pouring in from the windows. i stepped inside figuring i'd see pat marcus and dana gathered around the battered table in the corner trading jokes while we waited out another quiet shift instead i found them pacing around each one fiddling with equipment or rechecking logs it was my turn to do a final walkthrough outside
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Usually I enjoy strolling around under the moonlight, scoping out the treeline for raccoons or wandering deer. Tonight, the moon was hidden behind roiling clouds, and the path beyond the station was pitch black. The wind whipped across the roof, making the beams groan. I half wondered if the entire structure would shake itself apart.
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After a few minutes of testing the locks and listening for anything unusual, I stepped back inside, my jacket dripping with cold dew. Pat gave me this look that said, all good out there? And I nodded, but I didn't really feel certain. Before I could settle at the desk, Dana spoke up. She's usually the practical one, never letting gossip or superstitions rattle her, but her expression was guarded.
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She asked if we'd ever heard rumors about the Phantom of Hollow Grove. Marcus let out a nervous laugh, but Pat's face turned serious. Dana explained how this old local legend had been passed around since before any of us were hired, a name tied to unexplained vanishings, especially when the moon was at its fullest.
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she didn't sound like she was spinning a campfire story her voice was calm too calm like she was remembering something unsettling the station lights flickered just then it might have been a hiccup in the power but it made every single nerve in me go on alert even the fireplace which usually made the room cozy seemed to cast weird shadows across the walls.
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Pat ventured to the window and peered out. The glass was flecked with condensation, making it tough to see anything but vague outlines of trees shifting in the wind. Marcus, normally the easy-going one, was already double-checking the radio, as if he expected to need backup at any second. I felt this nagging urge to go outside again, to scan the perimeter and be absolutely sure we were alone.
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Yet the idea of venturing past the door gave me pause, i remembered all the times i'd teased guests about being nervous in the dark and suddenly i wondered if i'd been a fool to brush off what the woods might conceal something about the night put a knot in my chest i kept seeing movement in the corners of my eyes just enough to unsettle me
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Every time I turned, there was nothing but old walls and dusty corners. Dana cleared her throat and said we should try to keep it together, that sometimes these shifts set our imaginations on overdrive. She kept talking about how the stories of Hollow Grove weren't just for spooking tourists.
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There was a grain of truth buried in them, enough to make even skeptics look over their shoulders now and then. I wanted to brush it off, but I couldn't.
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Just as quickly as the silence came, I started to hear a low buzzing, but it wasn't just a buzzing. I could feel it vibrating through my entire body, so much that my ears and jaw began to hurt. The best way I can describe it is like when you're getting your teeth drilled at the dentist, but worse. Even my vision started to vibrate.
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not with the wind howling outside like it had a purpose not with the odd quiet in the station even though the four of us were there and definitely not with the sense that something or someone was beyond our beam of light standing just out of sight waiting
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we didn't speak for a while after that we just sat there each lost in our own thoughts half expecting a knock on the door or a flicker of movement in the dark when we finally did say anything it was barely above a whisper as if we were afraid of who else might be listening
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dana had a far-away look that practically begged us to lean in i could see she wasn't sure if she really wanted to rehash whatever was sitting on her mind but she let out a shaky sigh and began couple years back she said quietly i was finishing up a shift here the weather had been horrible for days relentless rain all the trails basically sludge nobody was bothering to visit which meant i had to keep an eye out by myself
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that night i was still new enough to think every single bump outside could be a stray animal except the sounds i heard weren't from an animal she paused gazing at the table none of us moved even pat who usually tries to crack a joke and break tension just watched her in silence dana went on about how she'd spent the whole evening hauling fallen branches off the paths when the sun set she ducked inside thinking she'd wait out the storm and call it a night
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the wind was raging so hard the station windows rattled every few seconds finally her stomach growled so she ordered from the nearest diner old henry a delivery guy everyone in town knew pulled up half an hour later She stepped out onto the porch to grab her food. I remember how dark it felt, she said, rubbing her hands together like she could still feel the chill.
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There was this dampness that wouldn't let go. The diner's headlights cut across the station's walls, but everything else was swallowed by black sky. She tried to keep it casual, chatting with Henry about the rain, how he managed to drive in such miserable conditions. But he kept glancing over her shoulder. Finally, he blurted that somebody was standing among the twisted oaks near the fence.
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Dana saw nothing at first, just the silhouette of trees shifting in the wind. Then she made out a shape, thin, ragged, like it was half-crouched behind a trunk. That's when they both heard something like a hushed voice telling them to go. It didn't feel like a threat, Dana admitted, tapping her fingers on the table.
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It was more like someone warning us, but I couldn't begin to guess who, or what, was trying to help. she said the fear ramped up quick she and henry jumped into his car without saying a word not caring about anything but getting down that mud-slick road the tires spun kicking up gravel and water and they raced off
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after a couple of miles henry pulled over and they just sat there shaking from adrenaline neither one could fully believe what they'd seen dana spent the next minutes debating how to explain taking off mid-shift but it turned out she didn't have to by that time she said the station's security system had already caught a group dressed in dark hooded coats smashing the door in they roamed inside for about five minutes rummaging around with this eerie calm
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And as that happened, I swear I saw a black figure, about seven feet tall, step out from behind the trees in front of me. It started letting out that same scream as it bent down and began crawling toward us. Naturally, I freaked the hell out and stepped back to run. My chief grabbed my arm hard, almost knocking me over, and put his other arm around me as he began to walk me out of the forest.
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They didn't steal a thing. It was more like they were inspecting the place, as if searching for something. Then they walked out into the storm like none of it mattered, leaving behind a few soaked footprints and a lot of unanswered questions. The cops called me in, Dana said, lowering her voice, and all they could figure was a botched robbery. But who breaks down a door just to poke around?
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They never left a single fingerprint. We all glanced around, half expecting to see those hooded figures lurking right outside our windows. Dana's story was unnerving enough, but she wasn't done. She mentioned the little wooden bundle she discovered later, lying in the corner near the supply closet.
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a pile of twigs bound with a strip of ribbon so tightly knotted that she had to use a knife to cut it no one in the department could explain it and eventually someone just tossed it in a box to be forgotten that was the same day the break-in happened she said so call me paranoid if you want but i've spent every day since wondering why those people came in and who they really were maybe it has something to do with all the old stories about this place
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Or maybe we just got unlucky, but either way, I still can't shake the feeling it's not over. She finished talking, and the little hum of our electrical devices was the only noise left. I was imagining Henry's headlights reflecting on a figure half-hidden by trunk and branch, waving them away like it was granting mercy. Dana blinked a few times, as if waking from a bad dream.
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Hi there, I'm Samantha, Sam, and I was a park ranger for six years. I won't specify where because I don't want to get in trouble. One of the people I worked with told me to read the other park ranger stories on here, so I thought I'd give it a shot. And hell, it's good to see someone being honest. It inspired me to share some of my own stories. People need to know what happens in the woods.
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And that's when I realized her story had changed the air in the room. We weren't just rangers killing time on another routine shift. We were four uneasy souls perched in a remote station, with something out there in the darkness. A presence that might help us, or harm us. And we had no way of knowing which.
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We all fell silent after Dana finished her story, like we were waiting for the shadows outside to respond. Pat broke the tension first, clearing his throat and suggesting a perimeter check. It should have been routine, but every step felt heavy.
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i volunteered to team up with dana while pat and marcus swept the back outside the air was colder than before the station's floodlight didn't reach far so most of the yard was barely visible i noticed how the wind had died down it made every noise echo like the forest was an empty stage waiting for an actor to appear
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Dana and I started circling around the side, flashlights bouncing off twisted branches and soggy undergrowth. I tried to calm my breathing, telling myself we were just being thorough. Yet it felt like we were trespassing on something's territory. A few yards from the storage shed, our beams picked up footprints, barefoot, pressed into the mud.
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They veered in a weird, meandering path toward the tree line. I glanced at Dana, who knelt and prodded one of the prints with her fingers. They were fresh enough to still glisten with moisture. Goosebumps prickled along my arms. Nobody sane would walk around barefoot at this hour. Suddenly, a branch snapped in the distance, louder than it should have been.
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My flashlight swung toward the tree line, finding nothing but dark shapes. Then I spotted a tiny wooden figure perched on a fallen log, a crude stick person tied with a thread the color of dried blood. For a moment, I could have sworn it tilted its head at me. I knew that was impossible, but it felt real. Dana approached slowly, her steps careful. She reached out and lifted the figure.
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Up close it was damp and smelled faintly of rotting leaves. Some kind of totem or warning. We heard murmurs then, hushed voices carrying through the hush of the night. I flicked off my flashlight signaling Dana to do the same. Through the gloom, we made out movement, silhouettes shifting among the trees, maybe four or five. They moved in a rhythmic way, as if following a practiced formation.
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Just as I was about to fight him and yell for us to run, he said in a calm voice, Don't run, don't talk, don't look back, just keep walking. I did exactly what he said. He obviously knew something I didn't, and as much as I wanted to run, I didn't want to find out what would happen if I did. Those ten minutes were excruciating.
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No flashlights, no phones, just bodies and shadows. We crouched, our hearts pounding, thoughts racing about what we'd do if they headed our way. Pat and Marcus stumbled upon us, nearly causing me to jump. Marcus mouthed, we saw them too, pointing toward another patch of darkness. We decided in silent agreement to back up to the station.
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As we retreated, I kept looking over my shoulder, convinced we were being watched, but I caught only faint outlines flickering through the trees. Inside, we locked the doors, drew the blinds, and shoved a heavy table against the main entrance. The logs in the fireplace popped, scattering embers in a sudden burst. Usually that sound is comforting, but this time it felt more like a warning shot.
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No one sat. We hovered near the windows, peeking out through narrow gaps in the blinds. The station smelled of damp clothes and fear, if fear can have a smell. Pat wanted to call for backup, but Dana hesitated. What if they're gone by the time anyone arrives? We'll look paranoid. She had a point.
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I remembered the story she told us, the unanswered questions left behind after the hooded group trashed the station. If they were the same ones prowling outside, they'd likely vanish as soon as they heard sirens. Time dragged. The wind picked up again, rattling the siding. My eyes burned from staring out the window, half expecting to see faces pressed against the glass.
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The phone lines were spotty this far out. If the lines went down, we'd be stranded without any communication. Marcus joked about how we should have transferred to a beach post, but the humor fell flat. We all knew we were in over our heads. Hours later the forest remained silent, like it was holding its breath for something worse. We agreed to wait for first light before making any bold moves.
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Whatever lurked outside, it felt like it was waiting too. The four of us ended up around the fireplace, jumpy at every twig snap or gust of wind. Nobody wanted to say it out loud, but we all knew the night wasn't done testing us. As the clock inched closer to dawn, we heard the faintest scrape against the back wall, like someone running a blade or a rock along the wood.
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I stood, flashlight trembling in my hand, but the noise stopped. No footsteps, no break-in, but they'd reminded us they were out there. We realized morning might not bring any safety at all, but for now, it was the only hope we had. We took turns peering through the windows, watching for shapes among the trees, each minute feeling like an hour.
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There was a shared, unspoken sense that whatever happened tonight was just the prelude. And as we huddled by the sputtering fire, none of us felt particularly eager to see what came next. I made my decision before sunrise. We all did. By the time the gray light started filtering through the station's grime-smeared windows, our nerves were shredded.
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Every noise from the night before still seemed to echo in the back of my mind. The shifting silhouettes. Those footprints in the mud. That faint scrape against the wall. None of us had slept. We were running on pure adrenaline and dread. Pat asked if anyone wanted breakfast, trying to mask the tension with a sliver of normalcy. But no one had much appetite.
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marcus simply shook his head staring at the barrier we'd set against the door dana who had always been our rock looked like a stranger her eyes were dark hollow circles she forced a small smile but didn't say anything
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I could tell it was crawling behind us by the buzzing in my head and the faint wailing sound it made. I wanted to run so badly. Eventually, I think it ran off, because all the regular noise of the forest came back and the buzzing stopped. When we got back on the trail, I was shaking. I was in such shock I couldn't even cry.
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i realized we'd each reached the end of our tether we peeled back the blinds to watch the first rays of morning cut through the forest turning the nearest treetops into a dull silhouette though the night had receded it hadn't taken that malevolent feeling with it
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i still sensed we were being watched maybe from the shadows maybe from beyond the battered fence line that unshakable dread was enough to convince me i couldn't keep doing this marcus packed his gear in a frantic clumsy way almost as if he thought we needed to evacuate immediately i couldn't blame him i grabbed my backpack stuffing it with whatever personal items i could find spare clothes an old mug a few dog-eared field guides
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None of us spoke more than a few words, but there was a shared understanding. We were done. For good. It was like the forest itself had finally broken our last bit of resolve. Pat tore down the makeshift barricade, tossing the table aside with a grunt. I... I'm not sticking around, he mumbled, blinking away the fatigue that clung to all of us.
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I'll do the paperwork, whatever it takes, but I'm not coming back here. Dana stayed silent, but her eyes darted around the station one final time, almost as if she was memorizing every crack and splinter. I could only imagine what she was feeling, given her past run-ins with whatever lurked out there. Then she swallowed hard and whispered, Let's go.
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We stepped outside, the morning air chilling our lungs. Instead of the usual dawn chorus of birds, there was near complete silence. It was as if the entire forest held its breath, waiting to see if we'd actually leave. A low haze lingered around the tree roots, and the wind hissed through damp leaves. That creeping unease wouldn't let up.
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I felt like eyes were drilling holes in the back of my head. At the trucks, we didn't even try to pretend we'd come back. Normally there'd be talk of the next shift or a reminder to lock up carefully. This time we just piled in, turned keys, and drove away. No glances in the rearview mirror. We knew what we were leaving behind. It wasn't just the station.
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It was the memory of that horrific night, the footprints in the mud, the indecipherable murmurs among the trees, and the strange totems that hinted we were in over our heads.
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as we hit the main road i felt a glimmer of relief mixed with guilt part of me worried about the next person who'd fill our roles but i knew i couldn't stay there the forest had become too loaded with shadows and unanswered questions we pulled up to the central ranger office later that morning the woman at the front desk looked startled as we handed over our resignations in near unison pat's words tumbled out shaky but resolute
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we're done no more nights out there no more of whatever's in those woods nobody asked a single follow-up question maybe they'd heard rumors maybe they saw our pale faces and realized we'd seen enough All I know is we gathered our belongings from our lockers without a glance back.
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I heard Dana quietly mutter that if anyone tried to make her go back, she'd drive three states away before she set foot in another forest. Marcus just nodded and patted her shoulder. We left that day, each in our own car, driving away from the ranger service and the job we'd once loved. Even though I was relieved, there was a tiny voice in my head warning me those woods wouldn't forget us.
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He let go of me and started walking back to the main base without saying a word about what happened.
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Sometimes, when I'm alone and thinking too much, I picture the bare footprints and those hooded shapes slipping back beneath the branches. There's a sense of finality to it, but also a lingering question mark. Did we escape, or just postpone the inevitable? Either way, I've got no intention of going back to find out. And if anyone were to ask, I'd tell them the same thing.
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Some places aren't meant to be understood or conquered. Some forests can keep their secrets and I'll keep my distance forever. I could sense the isolation the instant our tires left the main road and hit that patchy excuse for gravel. Every bump felt magnified, like even the dirt wanted us to turn back.
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i started screaming at him asking what the hell that thing was he said and yes i remember this word for word there are things in these woods that have been here longer than us things we can't explain or get rid of if you don't think you can handle that you should pack your bags now he kept walking and i followed behind trying to make sense of what happened
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My boyfriend, who I'll call Dylan, tried to act like all this was part of the adventure, but I caught him glancing in the rearview mirror more than once, scanning the empty stretch behind us.
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we'd heard about this primitive camping spot from a friend of a friend a place so remote you'd swear you were on another planet no designated sites no cell service no company other than the occasional deer wandering past we thought it'd be just the escape we needed
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as the road got narrower and the trees pressed in i began to wonder if we were going too far off grid after what felt like an hour of muddy twists and turns we noticed a truck pulled off by the side its hood was popped but there was no sign of obvious trouble no steam no frantic waving A woman leaned against the driver's door, not trying to flag us down or anything. She just stood there.
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We slowed a little, automatically ready to help, but Dylan gripped the wheel and shook his head. His gaze locked on her. The way she stared made me feel like she'd been expecting us specifically, like we were already part of some plan she had in mind. I tried to get a better look at her face, but Dylan pressed the gas, and suddenly, she was just a figure in the rearview mirror.
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I caught myself checking the side mirror, half expecting her to jump in her truck and follow. That didn't happen. Or at least not right then. We headed on, but the air inside our car felt heavy. Dylan said it was nothing, but I knew better.
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it took us another ten or fifteen minutes to find a place to pull off the spot wasn't ideal mud clung to our boots and we had to stomp around a bit to find a decent patch for the tent still it was level enough and we figured we'd be left alone that was the whole point right We set up a small fire, both of us trying to shake off our uneasy start.
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I cracked a couple jokes about wanting s'mores, hoping that normal conversation might make everything feel safer. Then a car crawled by, a rusty old sedan with a driver who slowed to stare at us. I tried not to dwell on it. Maybe he was just curious. But when the same car came back a second time, lingering even longer, my pulse pounded.
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Dylan muttered something about folks trying to find dry land in this swampy mess. I nodded, but secretly I wasn't buying it. He circled back again. This time, I locked eyes with him for a split second. He didn't smile or wave, just kept his gaze fixed on us before he drove off. Dylan and I shared a look. Neither of us voiced what we were thinking. Maybe we should leave.
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But the idea of hauling all our stuff through slippery mud only to have him follow our tracks made that plan seem pointless. Dusk arrived, bringing the kind of silence that feels unnatural.
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our tiny fire crackled in the clearing but the dark pressed in from every side we ate our hot dogs in tense silence checking the road every few minutes waiting to see headlights creeping by when nothing else happened we tried to call it a night
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the moment we zipped ourselves into the tent though every rustle every snap from the fire's dying embers felt ominous i tried to calm my racing thoughts reminding myself that weird encounters happen sometimes especially far from civilization Dylan seemed tense too, tossing and turning, but we both tried to act like we were fine. Neither of us wanted to be the one to say, let's pack up right now.
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i obviously stayed in the job when it was good it was really good i met some amazing people and i loved nature but in the end the bad experiences outweighed the good and i had to leave honestly i wish i had left when he told me to pack my bags i know this experience doesn't sound that scary in writing but trust me living through it was terrifying and there are worse ones
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Not when we'd invested so much energy just getting there. The last thing I remember before drifting off was wishing the night would pass quickly, but deep down, I sensed things were about to get a whole lot worse. Night settled around us in a suffocating hush. I remember lying there, counting the seconds between the crackling embers of our dying fire and the distant rustle of undergrowth.
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Dylan's breathing was shallow. I could tell he was as on edge as I was, though neither of us admitted it. Sometime past midnight, must have been closer to 3am, an awful noise tore through the silence. It was this warped combination of metal scraping across gravel and a machine trying to start up. It came in bursts, each one echoing through the trees.
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My chest tightened as I strained to figure out how close it was. Dylan quietly unzipped the tent window, just enough to peer out. The moonlight painted the clearing in pale light, but everything looked still. The sound must have been bouncing around the hills, or maybe it was closer than I realized. My mind was racing with questions I didn't dare say out loud.
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I heard Dylan whisper that it could be far away, but his voice wavered. It didn't sound like he believed that himself. I kept imagining shapes moving at the edge of the clearing, people lurking just out of sight. Usually I'd rationalize it all away, tell myself it was a weird echo, an animal, anything. But there was nothing familiar about that metallic grinding.
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A few minutes later, Dylan sat up and started rummaging through our gear. My pulse hammered as he pulled out the machete we'd packed. It was still wrapped in that plastic packaging because we never intended to use it for more than chopping brush. Seeing him carefully remove it in the middle of the night, in total silence, made me realize we were past the point of hoping this would all blow over.
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He motioned for me to get dressed quickly. No big speech, no debate. We both knew we needed to leave. We moved as quietly as possible, unzipping the tent and emerging into the cool night. My senses were in overdrive. My eyes jumped to every shifting shadow. My ears caught every twitch in the undergrowth. We started gathering our gear.
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In the weak moonlight, I almost tripped over an empty can I hadn't noticed before. I nudged Dylan, and he froze. We hadn't brought any beer, so it definitely wasn't ours. That realization sent a jolt of panic through me. Someone had been here, close enough to leave trash by our embers. We didn't bother taking time for a detailed cleanup.
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We crammed our sleeping bags into the trunk, tossed the tent on top, and locked ourselves in the car. Dylan checked the gas gauge. He'd been worried that whoever was out there might have siphoned our tank. Thankfully, we still had enough to get out of there. He fired up the engine and the headlights carved two stark beams through the dark.
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Every tree seemed like a potential hiding spot, and every bend in the muddy road threatened to reveal something we weren't ready to face. We kept our eyes peeled for movement as we barreled through puddles and slick patches, slipping a bit now and then, but never stopping. Once we finally got onto a more solid stretch of gravel, I let myself breathe a little.
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Dylan tried to make a joke, something about how a hybrid saved us from ending up in some horror movie, but even the humor felt forced. We were both still wired, scanning the roadside as if the woman by the truck or that circling car might appear around the next bend. When we reached a main road, we didn't say much. Relief washed over us, but it was the kind that left a bitter aftertaste.
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We'd wanted isolation and ended up feeling hunted. Neither of us slept easily that night, and for the rest of the trip, we stuck to crowded campgrounds or cheap motels with bright lights in the parking lot. I couldn't believe how different everything looked when morning finally came, but that lingering sense of unease stayed with me.
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In a single night, our idea of a remote, peaceful getaway had been ripped apart by something, or someone, we never even got a good look at. I pulled into the campground just before sunset, expecting the usual. A few quiet families roasting marshmallows, maybe a couple of seasoned hikers turning in early. Instead, I was greeted by the clamor of loud music echoing off the treeline. The source?
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Some of them are scarier, some are more explainable. I'm still debating whether to share all my stories. Maybe I'll see how I feel after posting this. I'd love to hear other people's experiences with the woods. Part 2. A lot of people seem to be interested in stairs found in the woods. I've seen a set of stairs in the woods once, and personally, it wasn't too scary, just a bit creepy.
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A cluster of tents circled around a blazing fire where a group of frat boys hollered and laughed like they had the whole place to themselves. Every so often, other campers peeked out of their tents, uneasy and clearly wishing these guys would tone it down. I couldn't blame them. Noise doesn't just shatter the calm of a campsite. It draws attention from things best left undisturbed.
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Out here, folks whisper about the ghost cats, those local mountain lions that are known to slip into camps without warning. I'd seen enough tracks in eerily close proximity to sleeping bags to know these stories were more than rumors. I parked my rig a little ways off and walked over, picking my path carefully around scattered coolers and folding chairs.
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As I got close, the frat boys paused their banter, giving me that half-attentive look. they were mostly older teens or early twenty somethings still buzzing with alcohol and late-night bravado evening i started trying to keep it friendly but firm i'm the ranger on duty got some other campers worried you're attracting unwanted attention I motioned toward the looming tree line.
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"'These woods have a reputation, and it's not for the best sing-alongs.' They laughed it off at first, so I leaned in, lowering my voice. I described how mountain lions sometimes stalk the perimeter of noisy camps, how you won't spot them until they're practically brushing against your tent walls.
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I explained how we call them ghost cats because of their uncanny silence, the way they seem to appear out of nowhere.' They sobered up a bit. A couple exchanged uncertain glances, but one just shrugged, muttering that they'd keep it down. I issued a final warning anyway. Stay quiet. Don't wander off. And if they heard anything odd outside in the dark, make no sound.
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I only hoped they'd actually listen. Once I'd done all I could, I headed back to the station. My buddy Jim was there, flipping through some old wildlife photos. He raised an eyebrow when I told him about the frat boys. Let me guess. Blasting music. Ignoring every rule we've got, right? He said, clearly unimpressed. Bingo, I replied. And they're not taking the mountain lion threat seriously.
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He let out a quiet laugh that contained zero humor. We both knew this was more than a minor annoyance. If something did happen, we'd be the ones hauling them out or dealing with an injured cat that got too comfortable around humans. That's when we started talking about a plan. Not to harm anyone, obviously, but to rattle them enough that they'd finally grasp the gravity of a place like this.
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Jim reminded me about the old lion pelt in our interpretive center. Used it once or twice for educational tours, though it always gave me the creeps. Its glass eyes caught the light in this unnerving way, like it was still alive. We also had night vision goggles stashed away, thanks to a budget splurge before the new fiscal year.
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Perfect for sneaking around in the dark, unseen by unsuspecting campers. Over the next half hour, we pieced together a strategy. Fake prints, hidden growls, and a well-timed appearance of a lion silhouette. It might just be the jolt they needed to pack up, or, at the very least, dial down the party volume.
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Grabbing the pelt from a dusty storage closet, I noticed the faint musty smell of fur mixed with something almost medicinal. I ran my hand over the stiff mane, shivering at how realistic it still felt. Next, we tested the night vision goggles. Even in the dim station lights, they turned everything into an eerie green that made my pulse spike.
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By the time we had our gear ready, the sun had slipped below the horizon. The woods outside transformed into a dark maze. I had this sense that the frat boys, oblivious in their tents, were about to discover that being out here isn't just a carefree getaway. If they refused to respect the campground's unspoken rules, well, we'd give them a night they wouldn't forget.
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I know a couple of my friends in the force, a force to be reckoned with, have some stories about stairs that they've mentioned in passing. If and when I decide to contact them for permission, maybe I'll post those. I do, however, have a story about a ladder that I wish I could forget because just thinking about it gives me the creeps.
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Jim killed the overhead lights as we locked up. We checked our plan one last time, and I took a breath, settling my nerves. We were about to sneak into that campsite, loaded with props and a fair share of wild imagination.
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in the back of my mind i thought about the actual ghost cats prowling these hills i hoped we wouldn't run into a real one while pulling our prank it's one thing to frighten a few campers it's another to come face to face with the genuine article Still, I felt this rush of adrenaline as we set off into the darkness. Maybe it was the satisfaction of delivering a wake-up call.
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Or maybe it was just that strange, hushed energy you feel whenever you realize you're not at the top of the food chain out here. Either way, there was no turning back. We had our plan, and we were committed to seeing it through. The night was only getting darker, and the silent woods seemed to hold their breath, waiting for whatever came next.
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I hunched down in the cramped front seat of our Jeep, double-checking that the lion pelt was still tucked out of sight. Outside, moonlight drenched the forest in faint silver, and every rustle of wind through the branches made me brace for actual movement. I couldn't help scanning the dark spaces between the trees, searching for any flicker of eyes that might belong to the real thing.
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My co-worker Jim was fidgeting in the passenger seat, adjusting the small PA system we'd use for the recorded roars. "'Ready?' he asked, voice low. "'As I'll ever be,' I replied, half hoping those frat kids were already asleep and half itching to put our plan into action. Either way, we needed to move quickly. The night sky was starless, and visibility would only get worse.
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I eased the jeep toward their campsite, headlights off to keep our approach silent."
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stopping a good distance away we slipped out and quietly shut the doors the path under our boots was damp from an earlier drizzle which made our footfalls softer but also gave the soil a perfect texture for stamping fake tracks one by one we planted oversized paw prints in the mud making sure to press deeply near the tents every so often we paused to listen
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worried someone inside might stir and peek outside, but all we heard was the faint crackle of a dying fire. Next, Jim propped the lion pelt onto two sturdy sticks we'd duct-taped together. Seen straight on, it was eerily convincing. Massive head, snarling mouth, and the kind of glassy eyes that appear to stare into your soul.
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I caught myself glancing over my shoulder, half expecting an actual animal to emerge, drawn by the uncanny shape. With the pelt set up, we turned to the other part of our plan, the roars. We'd preloaded the PA system with a series of snarls and growls from real mountain lion recordings.
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My experience with the stairs is pretty tame, so I'll add another incident afterward. We were searching for a young girl who had wandered off. We found her. She's fine. The team was stretched out pretty far, so I was walking alone but within shouting distance of others. As I was walking, I saw a set of stairs. They sort of looked like they belonged there but also didn't.
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jim started them at a low volume from across the clearing the first noise rumbled through the darkness like a threat and i could almost sense the campers tensing in their tents a second roar followed echoing off the surrounding trees making it sound as if multiple predators were encircling the area
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I slipped back into the jeep and carefully flicked on the headlights, aiming them so that they backlit the pelt. From the angle of the beam, it looked like a living, breathing cat pacing along the outskirts of the camp. Jim shouted from behind a bush, Though his voice shook with just enough panic to convince anyone he was facing a genuine attack.
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she's moving around us he hollered layering more drama into the moment then he bellowed there's another one the reaction inside those tents was instant i heard muffled cries frantic rustling and the scrape of tent zippers being yanked shut again My own heartbeat thudded as I realized how convincing this whole thing probably looked and sounded from their perspective.
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In the glare of the headlights, the pelt's silhouette shifted, as though it was preparing to leap at any second. I killed the lights in one sudden click. Darkness swallowed the campsite.
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jim dropped the sticks and we rested the lion pelt free in under a minute we tore back to the jeep adrenaline hammering through every vein once inside i started the engine and didn't hold back kicking up gravel as we made our getaway Over the rumble of our tires, I thought I detected one final roar playing through the PA system, echoing behind us like a last warning.
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When dawn finally broke, the camp's radio chatter indicated that nobody had poked their head out until well into the morning. From our station windows, we could imagine their pale faces and wide eyes discovering the huge paw prints scattered around, some alarmingly close to their tent doors.
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We heard they packed up not long after, throwing nervous glances over their shoulders at the looming forest. No doubt they were rattled to the core. Jim and I swapped glances, both relieved to hear they were safe, but also satisfied we'd given them something to think about. We'd wanted them to respect these woods or at least remember that nature doesn't tolerate fools.
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From what we heard later, they told everyone about the mountain lion attack they'd barely survived. Maybe next time they'd remember that out here, silence can be the difference between a peaceful night and something far more dangerous.
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They were overgrown, like they might have been the steps to someone's house. but I realized there was no way someone had put them there recently. I figured I'd stumbled upon one of those mysterious stairs my co-workers had talked about. I thought I'd be terrified if I ever saw them, but I wasn't. I did, however, feel an urge to walk up them, like something was pulling me toward them.
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Maybe it was just the excitement of finally seeing them, or maybe something darker. Someone nearby called out that they'd found something, and it snapped me back to reality. I'm really glad they did. I'm not sure what would have happened if I'd gone up. We found the girl, and all was well. On the way back I mentioned to a partner that I had seen some stairs.
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She got worried and sort of grilled me about whether I touched or walked up them. I said no and that was it. So, yeah, pretty tame. Nothing too intense. I'm not going to lie or overemphasize anything here. This next occurrence isn't about stairs, but it is about a ladder, which I'd say is pretty similar.
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I quit my job a couple of years ago. I couldn't deal with bottling up all the things I've seen. Nobody wants to talk about them, but I feel like I'm drowning in the memories of it all. So, I'm going to share them. I don't know if I'll be able to share everything, it might be too hard, but I'll give it a go.
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This happened sometime during my first year as a park ranger, around the start of summer, when poison ivy really goes wild. We had to do weekly checks on the trails and the surrounding brush. My partner and I were assigned to check some of the less popular trails. We came to a smaller trail that forked for a couple of minutes, and then joined up again.
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Being the idiots we were, we split, planning to meet where it connects. We could still see each other through the brush in the middle, so we thought it was fine. He took the left path, and I took the right. As I was walking, keeping an eye out for ivy, I caught something in the corner of my eye, a large clearing in the middle of the trees.
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It looked man-made, perfectly round, as if someone had been maintaining it. There wasn't a single tree, bush, or even a weed. I was so focused on the lack of vegetation that I almost didn't notice the huge, unmistakable ladder standing right in the center. It was upright and leaning against absolutely nothing like some unknown force was holding it.
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I looked up and saw a man at the top, wearing a business suit. It almost seemed comical, like he'd walked straight out of a corporate office. His head was tilted back, staring up at the sky, and his mouth was wide open. I couldn't get a clear view, so I called to him a few times. No response.
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I circled the ladder looking for wires or strings, hoping it was some sort of prank or art installation, but I found nothing. He looked like he was on display for some bizarre exhibition. I didn't know what else to do, and I couldn't see my partner, so I radioed him to come over. While waiting, I made the stupid decision to touch the ladder. I know, terrible idea.
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Don't touch weird crap you find in the woods. I got a weird feeling just before my hand reached it, but I brushed it off and touched it anyway. The moment I did, the man at the top snapped his neck in this horrifically contorted way to look at me and let out an ungodly gasp, like he was drawing his last breath. His face was still warped in this gaping expression.
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Eyelids and lips pulled back as though he were in perpetual shock. I stumbled back and grabbed my taser. just then i heard someone behind me and i spun around taser raised it was my partner hands in the air to avoid getting tased when i looked back the ladder was flat on the ground and the man was gone My partner asked what was going on, so I explained and begged him not to think I was crazy.
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I hope this raises some awareness of the true dangers of the woods, and makes people consider their safety. I don't want people to think I'm copying someone or making these things up. I'm just sharing my stories and experiences. Let's get into it. This was my first weird experience as a junior ranger. To this day, I still don't know what I saw, but I know it wasn't friendly.
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Of course he didn't. He knew as well as I did that weird stuff like this happens more often than you'd think. We had to do a quick search for the guy, Protocol, which I hated. I was praying we wouldn't find him. We didn't. I never saw anything like that again, and neither has anyone I've talked to." That guy was balancing on top of a ladder that wasn't leaning against anything.
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Maybe I met Houdini. When you see stuff like that, you make jokes or you'll never move on. I'm really glad people are enjoying what I have to say. I'm not sure when I'll write more. Don't expect too much because this is both tiring and cathartic. I'm thinking of sharing some of the less spooky stories and the ones that are just about humans being weird. We'll see.
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I should have known something was off when my supervisor called me in for an urgent adjustment to my usual shift. A bunch of people had recently bailed on the night schedule without much of an explanation, so it landed in my lap. At first, I wasn't exactly thrilled, but a small part of me was curious about what it'd be like to watch the park after dark.
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I guess I figured it'd be hours of quiet, broken up by the occasional hoot of an owl or flicker of a flashlight. So there I was, hiking up the tower's endless steps with a backpack full of coffee, energy drinks, and whatever courage I thought I had. The night air tasted cool, almost damp, and my boots crunched on gravel in a way that echoed like I wasn't the only one listening.
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By the time I made it to the top, my legs felt like jelly, but I forced myself to shrug it off. The tower's narrow wooden platform led me into a cramped room with three walls of glass and a fourth wall hosting a door. There was a rickety bed, a tiny kitchen corner with a mini-fridge and a microwave, plus a desk where the comm station sat blinking. I gave the radio a test.
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Static popped and hissed, but Donnie's voice came through eventually, saying something about how I'd better make friends with my flashlight because the moon was barely out. That bit of chatter steadied my nerves a bit, like, okay, at least I wasn't alone in the world. I stepped onto the balcony to get a proper look at my surroundings.
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Trees stretched in nearly every direction, their tops swaying faintly in the breeze. Off to my right was the lagoon, which looked more like a giant puddle choked with algae, lily pads, and random debris. The water sat way too still for my comfort. Meanwhile, the usual nighttime orchestra kicked up. Frogs, crickets, leaves rustling. It was almost soothing.
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I leaned over the balcony rail, scanning the area with binoculars. At first, I spotted nothing except a few moonlit clearings and shadows that I assumed were just logs or rocks. But near one of the ridges, I caught a glimpse of something pale, a shape that stood out against the dark. It looked suspiciously like a person, maybe a kid, wearing a blanket with two big circles where eyes might be.
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A ghost costume? In the middle of summer on federal land with no one else around. It threw me off so hard I nearly dropped the binoculars. I blinked, steadying the lenses again. This little ghost thing was still staring straight at the tower. Part of me wanted to believe it was just some leftover prank, but my gut churned in protest. I pulled out my handheld radio and called Donnie.
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Hey man, you an earshot? There's... I don't even know how to say this. There's a kid dressed like a ghost on the ridge, right below the big dip in the tree line. Donnie sounded as confused as I was. A ghost? You serious? As a heart attack, I muttered.
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could be some lost camper's kid or maybe a runaway want to check it out before it becomes our problem he sighed but agreed fine i'll head that way keep your eyes on em and let me know if they move i caught a flicker of donnie's flashlight weaving through the dark beneath me he wasn't fast but at least he was going in the right direction
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I had just received a call about screams coming from deeper in the forest, off one of the more popular trails. this wasn't unusual if you've heard a mountain lion you know it can sound like a woman screaming just as i was about to set off my chief at the time asked to come along i found this odd because the job seemed too insignificant for his rank but i brushed it off
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I stayed on the balcony, sweeping the binoculars around, glancing back at the ridge every few seconds. The figure didn't move at all, like it was a statue with a bed sheet draped over it. Then, just as Donnie's light got close, his flashlight went out. The beam vanished so abruptly that I thought maybe my eyes tricked me.
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My radio let out a burst of static, and Donnie's voice cut off mid-sentence. In that exact same instant, the forest dropped every sound it had. Not one chirp. Not one rustle. The hush felt alive, like I'd stepped into some bubble of silence. My pulse hammered in my ears, and I stumbled back into the tower, practically yanking the door off its hinges to close it.
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I tried calling Donnie again, nothing but static. My flashlight spotlighted the corners of the tower's room, and everything looked normal, but my nerves were lit up. I decided to go back outside, maybe yell into the darkness a few times. That was when I noticed a shape below, next to the first flight of steps.
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It looked like a woman, but impossibly tall and unnaturally thin, with a soaked dress clinging to her body.
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her hair dangled in wet clumps and she seemed to be bent at odd angles like someone had tried putting a puzzle together the wrong way she wasn't just dripping she looked swollen with water her skin a sickly bluish color that glistened in the moonlight she lifted her face eyes cloudy like murky pond water and her mouth stretched open far too wide a sound emerged high-pitched gurgling way too loud to be human my stomach flipped
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Every cell in my body demanded I get the hell away from that door. I jumped back inside, locking the knob as fast as I could, though a flimsy piece of metal didn't feel like it'd stop anything. The radio squawked uselessly from the desk, providing zero comfort.
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I stayed there, pressed against the wall, trying to catch my breath, shining my flashlight at the door in case the woman decided to break it down.
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i could still sense her presence outside but i had no idea if she'd left or if she was crawling her way up to the balcony the quiet returned in force making every second stretch out my hands trembled so hard that holding onto the flashlight was a challenge and i kept thinking
Otherworld
Episode 110: Never Ending Road
So my father lives in Charleston, South Carolina. He was retired military. He used to work on the weapons station. Dieser Mann hatte es immer zusammen. Er hatte immer einen Zeitraum. Er hat immer, weißt du, auch wenn er aus dem Militär kam, war er immer noch Militär. Er hat zwei Touristen in Vietnam als Marine gemacht. Und dann ging er in die Luftwaffe und verabschiedete sich aus der Luftwaffe.
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Aber das Militär hat ihn nie verlassen. Also war er immer zusammen. Er hatte es immer zusammen. Aber er arbeitete im Zivilservice auf der Waffenstation. Und ich würde sagen, es ist wie ein 20-Minuten-Dreh von seinem Haus zur Waffenstation. So he got in his car to do his 20-minute drive to work. And he said soon after he got in the car and started driving, he got really, really tired.
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He said he rolled down the windows and he turned the air conditioner on. It was also winter time. It was cold outside. And he was trying to wake himself up because he got really sleepy while he was driving. He said it just kind of came on all of a sudden. So when he gets to work... They're asking him, where have you been, because you're late.
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He ended up being like three hours late to work that morning. They said, we've already called your wife. You know, she said that you were on the way to work, that you left on time. So she's worried. So he called my mother and my mother's like, where have you been? And he said, no, I just drove straight to work. When he got to work, he said he didn't remember driving there.
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He did not remember driving. So his 20-minute drive ended up taking like three hours. And he has no explanation for where he went, why it took him so long. He didn't pull over anywhere. He didn't stop anywhere. He made his coffee in the morning. He got in his car and he drove to work. That's his whole story. That's it. He does not know what happened. Die Geschichte ist so ähnlich.
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Wir haben wirklich schlafen. Und dann, bam, die Stunden sind weg. Aber mein Vater wurde wirklich, wirklich besessen mit Alienabdrückungen und so. Weil er wirklich, wirklich überzeugt war, dass das, was ihm passiert ist. Ich denke, weil er keine andere Erklärung hatte. Und das ist, wo er hinfiel. Also für den Rest seines Lebens hat er Alien-Schläge gesehen.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Er hat sich wirklich auf Paranormale interessiert und versucht, herauszufinden, was ihm passiert ist. Er hatte viele verschiedene Theorien, wie Portale und Wurmhäuser und so weiter. I know when I would visit, he would always have stuff on TV or he would record specials. My mother still has all these VHS tapes that my dad would record over to watch shows that he would never watch again.
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But he has probably like 50 VHS tapes because he used to record like military stuff. And then it turned into UFOs and aliens and ghost things. Mein Vater war ein wirklich klüger, klüger Kerl. Er sprach sieben Sprachen fluently. Er hatte eines dieser Gehirne, fast wie eine fotografische Erinnerung, dass wenn er etwas gelesen hat, er es immer erinnert. Also denke ich, dass das für ihn passiert ist,
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Und er konnte es nicht erklären. Es hat ihn wirklich überrascht. Also hat er für den Rest seines Lebens versucht, eine Antwort zu finden, um herauszufinden, was mit ihm passiert ist. Weil, wie ich gesagt habe, er war Ex-Militär. Immer alles geplante und geplante. Und dann ist das passiert und er hat keine Erklärung dafür. Ich habe mit meinem Vater auf dem Telefon gesprochen.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Ich habe ihn ausgesprochen und seine Theorie gehört. Ich glaube nicht, dass ich wirklich akzeptiert habe, dass das die Antwort war und das ist, was passiert ist. Weil in meinem 19-jährigen Gehirn bin ich so. Vielleicht. Ich weiß es nicht. Ich denke, ich werde es einfach so lassen, ohne es herauszufinden. Aber ich ging in den Bett am Abend. Am nächsten Tag ist alles normal.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Ich bin 1994 im Militär rausgekommen. I moved back to Charleston. One of my really, really good friends. She ended up living with me for a while. I rented this big house. And this starts the beginning of going down this long rabbit hole that I have. So she and I were really, really close and her name was Brittany. And she lived with me for probably six months. And then she got her own place.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
And she moved out. We still remained really, really close. Brittany was a wild child. There was nothing you could tell me that she did that would surprise me ever. So, she went out with some of our common friends.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
I think she was supposed to come over the next day, but my friend called me and said, yeah, you know, we were at this bar and she met this truck driver and she got in his truck and she left. I was like, what? Okay, well, you know, she's probably at home. Well, she wasn't. And the next day, later on that afternoon, she called me and she said, yeah, I'm in Florida.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Everybody moves back into the light, even if it takes them a minute. Hi, my name is Sam. I'm from Conway, South Carolina. My childhood is a bit of a puzzle piece. I grew up in England. I was born in England. My parents were divorced. I was sent here when I was four. I lived with my grandparents, who I did not know, for two years. And then I was sent back to England. My father remarried.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
I have five dollars to my name and I lost my shoes. I was kind of like, what? So I went and I bought her a bus ticket and it was for the following day and she would just get a bus back to Charleston. I went to the bus station the next day for the bus she was supposed to be on, waited. The bus got there. As people were getting off, I'm realizing I don't see her. And she was not on the bus.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
I sent her the bus ticket. She did not get on the bus. I called the number back that she had called me from. And this guy answered the phone. And, you know, hey, you know, my name is Sam. My friend Brittany called me from your number. She didn't get on the bus. So he told me, yeah, she didn't want to wait till tomorrow. She wanted to leave right now.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
So she made me take her to a rest area on the interstate so she could hitchhike. Und das ist nicht aus Charakter für Britney. Britney war eine wunderschöne blonde Bombshell. Sie war definitiv eine Reise bekommen, wenn sie geklopft hat. So from that point, then now we don't know where Brittany's at, because I'll say now it's been like two or three days that have passed and Brittany's not back.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
So now that's unusual, because even when, you know, she was wild and kind of would go off and do these things, we always knew she would always come back. So the roommate that she ended up having was a girl that used to work with us named Chris. Und Chris hat mich angerufen. Jemand wurde auf dem Interstate getötet.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Und sie kamen nach Hause, um zu fragen, ob sie ihre Fingerprinten aus ihrem Auto nehmen könnten. Also war es so, dass sie von einem Auto getötet wurde. Und dann hat das Auto sie in die nächste Länge getötet. Und sie wurde von einem 18-Wheeler getötet. Und es hat sie gedrückt. Und sie konnten sie nicht identifizieren. At this point it's been a couple of days.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
And we've already called and we've been looking for her because now we can't find her. But yeah, the police showed up to get fingerprints to match the person that got killed on the interstate. And it was Brittany. And I think that was my first experience with having somebody that I knew and was close to that died. I've never experienced that before. That was a complete heartbreak. It's so like...
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
That person is not going to answer the phone anymore. They're not going to come over anymore. It was really hard. It was really hard for me. I want to say it was probably three months had passed. I can talk about her and not break down. And I'm finally kind of feeling a little better. I'm still missing her. But just as the grief process goes, I was laying in my bed.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
I used to lay on the right side of the bed. I had this weird black wicker chair in the corner. I don't know why. It was the ugliest thing. And I was laying on my left side, so kind of facing that way. And I was sleeping. And I woke up. Like all of a sudden woke up. You know, as if you feel somebody watching you or something. I just kind of startled, woke up.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
And when I woke up, sitting in that chair, was Brittany. Flesh and blood, it was Brittany. What is really striking to me about seeing her was the look on her face. And her eyes were really wide open. And I've never seen that face before. Never seen her make that face. And it was scary. Sie war da, und ich habe sie vielleicht 30 Sekunden gedreht. Und dann habe ich gemerkt, nein, du träumst nicht.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Und ich habe meine Augen sofort geschlossen, und ich war so, Brittany, du hast mich erschreckt, bitte geh. Und dann, nach ein paar Minuten, habe ich meine Augen geöffnet, und sie war weg. Ihre Augen waren so weit, und es war einfach furchtbar. Und das ist nicht ein guter Erinnerung. Das ist meine erste Erfahrung mit jemandem, der mich aus meinem Leben genommen hat.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Ist sie zurückgekommen, um mir zu sagen, dass sie okay ist oder dass sie noch da ist? Aber dann, warum hat sie so einen Blick auf ihren Gesicht? Also es war wirklich, wirklich schrecklich für mich. Aber das war meine erste Paranormale, die mir passiert ist. Well, I'll tell you, my husband can probably attest to this as well.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
For years and years and years, and I do want to say that it started after this episode with Brittany. I wake up between 2 and 3 o'clock every night for no reason. I just wake up. So, this gets kind of crazy. I have dreams about people I don't know. Missing people a lot. Mein Mann ist Polizist. Und wir reden auf dem Telefon, während er auf Arbeit ist.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Er hatte Momente Zeit, um zu reden, weil er Nachtschiff arbeitet. Und wir reden auf dem Telefon. Und er hat einen Anruf bekommen. Und er war so, hey, ich muss gehen. Ich rufe dich später wieder an. Und ich so, okay. Es ist Nachtzeit. Ich ging schlafen. Und dann habe ich diesen Traum. Ich wache auf meinem normalen 2 Uhr morgens auf. And I felt this overwhelming urge to call my husband.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
And I called my husband and he was like, hey, everything okay? Because, you know, he told me he was on a call and he couldn't talk. So if I call him back, something's wrong. He was like, hey, everything okay? And I was like, I just had this dream that there's a kid in water. There's water somewhere where you're at. That's where that kid went. I can't explain it.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
And then there was like a moment of silence and I was like, hello? And he said, yeah, we just pulled his body from the water. I was like stunned. And this was a little kid. I think he was like six or seven. He was at his grandmother's house and she didn't lock the door. And he walked out and he walked right into a pond and he drowned.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
And then when my husband gets home the next day and he was like, what was that even about? I don't know. I had this dream. And then there's this kid and he's next to water. And I woke up all of a sudden and I just had to call you and tell you. I don't know. Ich glaube, dass ich über die ganze Zeit, dass all diese verschiedenen Dinge zu mir geschehen sind.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Ich kann nicht enttäuschen, dass es etwas auf der anderen Seite gibt. Es ist etwas da, das wir nicht hinterher sehen können. Aber mein Mann wurde religiöser, wurde einfach anders als ich. Aber er war sehr skeptisch über solche Dinge, wie einen Geist oder so etwas. Aber er erklärt mir, dass ich mir Zeit verpasst habe. Und er kennt mich. Und er kennt, dass ich es nicht mache. Er kennt mich.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Und er hat keine Erklärung, was mir passiert ist. Er sagt, das ist einfach wirklich seltsam. Und ich habe ihm gesagt, mein Vater denkt, ich sei abduktiert. Er sagte, vielleicht warst du es. Aber ja, er ist definitiv ein Glaubwürdiger in dieser Sache. Nun, es gibt noch keine Erklärung dafür, aber er zählt nie etwas, was ich ihm sagen werde.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Wenn ich ihm sage, ich habe einen Traum, ist er auf hohem Alert und er weiß es.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
And I lived there until I was 11. And then I came back. And that's why I don't have an accent anymore. I guess my childhood was not great. I got shuffled around a lot. I wish it would have been different. So my children were spoiled for that reason, because I didn't want them to have the childhood I had.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Like, I want my kids to grow up and look back and go, you know, I had the best childhood, because everybody's childhood is broken. And I did not want them to have that. Aber ich denke, dass einige der Dinge, die bei dir passieren, helfen, dass du die Person bist, wenn das Sinn macht. Ich bin 15 Jahre alt geworden, weil du alles weißt, wenn du 15 bist.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Also habe ich das gemacht, bin verheiratet und hatte ein Baby sehr früh, als ich 16 Jahre alt war, wie du das tust. Ich bin in den Militär gegangen, als ich 17 Jahre alt war. Ich hatte ein anderes Kind. Ich war in Fort Gordon, Augusta, Georgia. Das ist eine Drei-Hour-Dreieck aus Charleston. Und ich habe angefangen, am Wochenende zu fahren, als ich am Wochenende weg war.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Und ich arbeitete part-time. Normalerweise arbeitete ich als Waitress in Bars und so weiter. Aber nur, damit ich schnell Geld und Geld verdienen konnte. I want to say this is probably around 1993. And my kids would have been like two and four at the time. I would take my children with me and I would take them to their grandparents' house for the weekend so that they could visit.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
But then it would kind of free me up so I could work and make money. So, I know this drive like the back of my hand because I did it all the time. It would take about three hours. I have this weird thing that I do when I drive. It's kind of like when you try and beat your GPS. I knew how long it would take me to get to each part.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
I still do it to this day and I would just watch the clock all the time. But the clock in my car was not like a digital clock. It actually had hands on it because this was a really old car. So I knew it took me like two hours to get from Charleston to Columbia. And then just under an hour to get from Columbia to my home where I lived in Augusta. Because I lived kind of a little just outside of it.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
So it's about a three hour drive. And this was a Sunday. I went and picked my children up from my husband at the time's parents' home. Und es fing an zu schneien. Wir bekommen hier nicht oft Schnee. Und sie sagten, oh, geh nicht. Es kommt ein Schneesturm. Du wirst nicht fahren können. Du wirst die Kinder im Auto haben. Und ich sagte, ich habe morgen Arbeit. Ich kann nicht aus der Armee ausruhen.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Also muss ich gehen. Ich stoppte an meiner Mothers Haus. Und meine Mutter wusste, dass ich auf der Straße war. Und ich habe immer meine Mutter angerufen, wenn ich nach Hause kommen würde, weil das war, bevor alle Telefonen hatten. Also, außerhalb ihres Hauses, wahrscheinlich 25, 30 Minuten, vielleicht, gibt es eine Rettungszone.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Es gibt keine andere Rettungszone, bis direkt außerhalb Kolumbiens, was die 2-Hour-Dreieck-Marke ist. So I got my children, got on the road and I left in the morning. So it's daylight, but it's snowing. So it's kind of like it almost looks like it's becoming evening. It's just like kind of a weird light outside, not bright sun.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
I wasn't driving very long, but I started getting sleepy like as soon as I started driving. So I'm like, okay, I'm gonna stop at this rest area, get a cold drink and So I get to the rest area. I got out the car. It was snowing outside. It was really cold. My children were sleeping in the back. So I got a cold Dr. Pepper and I stood outside in the cold and I smoked a cigarette.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
I'm trying to wake myself up. Und das war's. Es gibt nichts Besseres, was ich erinnere. Ich glaube nicht, dass jemand im Restbereich war, um ehrlich zu sein. Weil ich glaube, als ich da war, war ich der einzige Auto. Ich bin zurück in den Auto gegangen, habe angefangen zu fahren. Ich bin wach geworden. Ich bin nicht mehr schlau. Ich habe mich eigentlich gut gefühlt und ich habe mich erfrischt.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Und ich habe angefangen zu fahren. I think I drove for maybe five more minutes and then I saw a sign that said Columbia, next six interchanges. And the next sign that I saw was the Columbia sign. I feel like I had only been on the road for 20 or 30 minutes. I'm like confused because how did I get here? I just started driving. I have not been driving for two hours. I have not. I had just left.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
When I saw the sign, I realized that I'm at my two-hour mark. And I looked at my clock in the car, and it said what I thought, where I knew I was. The time, I didn't drive for two hours. So I was so confused of how I got there, because my clock in the car stayed the same. My clock still reflected that it's just a little after 9 a.m. in the morning. And I left at 8.30. I didn't drive two hours.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
So when I got home, my husband came out to the car and was upset and yelling and where have you been? They were wondering if I had gotten into an accident or where did I go? I'm really baffled by what happened. I don't understand. My husband was freaking out and where have you been? And I was like, what do you mean? So when I get home, it's still like this kind of dusk outside.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Usually this drive takes me three hours. It took me nine. I don't know how I got from Charleston to Columbia. And I don't know where six hours of my time went. And he was really upset, like really upset, saying, you know... You've been gone all day and where have you been and where did I take his kids and that kind of thing. But I was like, my children are in the car and they're sleeping.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
I didn't go anywhere. I just drove here from Charleston. To me, it's still 11.45 a.m. in the morning and I don't know what he's talking about. He was so upset, so upset. After we kind of argued back and forth about it, I realized he was actually really upset and he wasn't joking. And then the phone rang and my mother called me. When my mother called me, she was, where have you been?
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
We've been upset. We thought you were in an accident. We had already called the police. Then I realized it wasn't a joke anymore. I remember asking my mom what time it was. And I want to say it was like 5.30, 6 o'clock p.m. And then when I spoke to my mother, and then I'm confused because I was like, no, I just drove right here. It shouldn't have taken me nine hours.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
I didn't stop somewhere for six hours. Und auch wenn ich irgendwo aufhören würde, würden meine Kinder für neun Stunden im Hintergrund eines Autos schlafen. Ich weiß nicht, ob du Kinder hast, aber 2-Jährige und 4-Jährige, sie können im Auto schlafen, aber es wird nicht neun Stunden schlafen. You know, and this was a period of time in my life when we were really bad off for money.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
So gas in my car was important. I would always know how much gas it took to get to Charleston, to get back. And when I got home, it was the same amount of gas. So I didn't drive off of my course. I didn't go anywhere. My car wasn't sitting somewhere running for six hours. That didn't happen. The clock in the car is still reflecting the time that in my mind I think it is.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
So I have no explanation for those things at all. My children were still asleep. They definitely would have woken me up. None of that makes sense to me. So yeah, I spoke to my mom on the phone and then I went outside and I did look in my car and the clock reflected 5.30. So I was like, now I'm losing my mind because... I know what I saw. I don't have an explanation for that.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
I have no explanation for where I've been. I don't know why I was missing. I didn't know I was missing at the time. I think after like laying in bed that night and kind of after the argument has all settled down and I'm kind of thinking, like going through this, like this is so bizarre. I don't know what happened. Where did I go? I talked to my father on the phone because they had been worried.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
They thought maybe I got into an accident. I'm on the side of the road somewhere. And then as I'm talking to him, he was like, well, what happened? And I told him, I was like, no, I got really sleepy and I stopped at, you know, that rest area that's like right at, you know, right outside Charleston. I stopped there and got a drink.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Und, du weißt, ich habe draußen geblieben, ich habe die Zigarette getrunken, ich komme zurück in den Auto, ich bin in Kolumbien. Ich weiß nicht, wie ich nach Kolumbien, Südamerika, gekommen bin. Und ich war so, die Zeit in meinem Auto sagt, dass ich nur 30 Minuten fahren musste. Und das ist, wie ich mich fühle. Und jetzt habe ich all diese Zeit verpasst.
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Episode 110: Never Ending Road
Und als ich zurückkomme, habe ich gemerkt, dass es neun Stunden gedauert hat. Und mein Vater hat gesagt, dass das Gleiche mir passiert ist. Das ist das Gleiche, was mir passiert ist.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
How can I help? I'm 35, and my question is, should I get divorced, or should me and my husband fake it till we make it?
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
To an extent, yes. We just acknowledged recently, a couple weeks ago, we had a sit-down talk, and we came to the conclusion that we are just not compatible anymore. We have love for each other. We have a family together, but our personalities are complete opposites. And we're just not as compatible as we thought we were. I'm 35 and he's 44. So there is a nine year age gap.
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We've been together going on eight years. We've been married for five.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
A little bit of important history is he was married before for 17 years and And he has four kids from that marriage.
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I think we went from like, he went through his divorce. He had been married. He'd been a parent for a long time, you know, and then... When we started dating, it was fun and exciting and we got to go and travel. We would go to Vegas and then we decided to have a child of our own. And that's my first child, you know, so I'm all in on being a mom for the first time.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
And he's already done this four times. So we're just in different phases of life, if that makes sense.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
No. He's an excited dad. He plays. He's there. He just has no problem with going out and having fun or doing a date night, whereas I have more of guilt with that.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
It's not that I don't want to. I just feel like I prioritize moments and being with my son more.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Right. That's what we think we have to try to find is the happy balance, but we're just kind of stuck in it.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
He leans towards fake it till we make it.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Because he is able to do that. I am not. Yeah.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
He is still close friends with his ex-wife. Okay. they were married for 17 years and they have four kids together and they still have this like friendship that I am not okay with. So that causes some,
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Yeah. So we've gone through all phases with this. It's been eight years of this trifecta. At first there was no communication at all. Like I did not exist to her. There was nothing. Then we went through a phase of we'll be cordial and just talk about kids period. And then it became like, let's all be best friends.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
And that's where I'm trying to make the boundary because I feel like we should only be talking about kids things.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Absolutely. Like she wants to be me and my husband's best friends. She texts us if she has like a bad day, she's texting us. If she just wants someone to talk to, she comes to us. I feel like she should have someone else to lean on.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Yes. She has not dated anyone since their divorce.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
It's a little weird. It's like she's just waiting.
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I think so, because like her hobbies now are exactly his hobbies. She's picked up everything that he likes to do. She's picked up on it.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
He says, no, I've asked. I've flat out asked. He says he has zero attraction to her. It would never happen again.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
based off of her behavior because it is generally kind of a weird dynamic but i i think you're pretty good there in terms of what he might do i think so too when i put like my rational cap on yeah i do think that way it's just in the moment when she's all up in our text messages all the time or coming by the house to see the kids when she shouldn't well not that she shouldn't she should always be allowed to see her kids but like i just feel like it oversteps sometimes yeah
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
And then her taking over his friends group. I mean, there's just boundaries. What do you mean taking over? So he had this group of friends that he hangs out with where we live. And she now hangs out with them on their Friday nights. So I cut him off from being able to go because you're not going to go hang out with your ex-wife while I'm at home with the kids. Then I turn into the babysitter.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
I think you're reading it very accurately because you're saying a lot of the things that he has said. It's just hard being on this side of it.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Yeah. And I, you know, it's just like one of those... Make it till I make it. Yeah.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
I've told him that too, that I think this phase of life that I'm in right now is a hundred percent for my son. Like I'm just living every moment with him and it's just a phase. Like
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
But what's your perspective on it? If so, I work full time and I have a second job that I work sometimes.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
The time that I have with him to me, it's hard to give up.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
It's photography. I picked it up as a hobby that I enjoy doing. And then it's rolled into more of like, I started making money with it. So we went with it.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Right. Yeah. And I've cut back a lot. Like I've decided this summer, I'm not going to do as much, uh,
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Just straight up personality differences. Like we, I watched your podcast with Allie on it and then I looked up our birth charts.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
And literally what him and I say about ourselves was in those birth charts. So like, I'm cut and dry, direct to the point. I'm the caretaker. I'm not touchy feely. I'm more of an acts of service kind of person and he's the complete opposite. So he is super sweet, loving, wants to touch you, feel you, wants us to hold hands all the time.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Like he would be a koala bear attached to me at all times if I let him.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
I think I'm looking for someone to like balance it out for me almost. Because I think I could find a happy meeting place in the middle for us. Whereas he wants more of a zero to a hundred. Like he wants a huge dramatic change to where he's getting all of his needs met to a T. Whereas I'm saying like, we're a little bit too different. We have a little bit too much baggage at this point.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Right. I think the times that I've tried to put in some effort and do something that he would enjoy, it's not like, a hundred percent there.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Like if I put the little one down to sleep and then I get up at night and I want to go watch a movie with him, if I'm not like snuggled tight close to him and I'm sitting like separate on the couch a little bit to have some space, but we're having some quality time to me, I'm doing my 50%. But to him, it's not like you're not smothering me. So it's not like this.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
I've told him before that I don't. And that was probably a mistake. Like I'm so independent. I'm totally fine. And I probably shouldn't have said that because it comes off very harsh, but that's my directness.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
The reason that I've kind of created that, like, I don't need him in me is because he prioritizes himself and his happiness a lot, which I think some people should add to a certain extent, but like, if the surf is good, he's going surfing no matter what. He makes time to go to a coffee shop and read. He makes time to go for a walk on the beach. Like he makes his time to do his things regardless.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
I feel like, I don't know. I feel like he does those things selfishly. I don't think he's a selfish man, but I think he does those things because he needs to do them regardless of what else is going on.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Yeah. That's what I've told him in the past is like, okay, you know, the surf is going to be good today. You know, you want to go surfing. Can you do something productive before you grab your surfboard and go? Take the trash out on your way out. Surfboard trash bag, you know, like go out together.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
I just told him that at the minimum, I just need to feel prioritized.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
We've done it. It doesn't really go anywhere because it just kind of goes in the same circle every time.
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two okay and they're both female and i told him if we do it again i feel like he should find maybe a male therapist to work with us because i feel like the females just tend to side with me unintentionally like i'm not trying to get them to suck pick a side they should be neutral but it often turns into he comes out to be the bad guy and i don't like that either yeah
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Yeah. I think I struggle with like, it's better than that. Yeah. But like, it still sucks.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
I just wish you would find someone like, I wish you would find a companion. Yeah. And I think that would make it a lot easier for everyone.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Not, I don't think we're there. Okay. Like we've gone and done things just her and I just to have like some bonding time outside of the family dynamic. And it's fine. It just gets weird when it's a constant communication with her and my husband.
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And the fact that she won't date anyone is weird.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
She did. In the beginning, she went on one date with a guy and then that was it.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
I think so. In the beginning, no. Obviously, after going through a divorce, I think everyone is going to struggle a bit. Now, I think she's doing great mentally. Physically, she works out every day. She's physically fit, mentally fit, I think.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
I've thought of trying to set her up, but.
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Like even if I'm making it up at the time.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Well, I think we'll get through it. It's just my mindset with it. Yeah.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Yeah. Yeah. I can admit to that. And it also mixes with the not being prioritized. Like, I feel like if she said, Hey, I need you to do this. And I have to simultaneously at the same time said, Hey, I need you to do this. I, personally truly believe my husband would jump for her.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
He says it's not true, but I've, I mean, I've felt it before. Like if she needs something, he does it so quickly. And his reasoning is because of the kids, obviously.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Yeah. And reading. He does meditation. He's really into philosophy. Like he works on himself and his mind a lot.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
We've definitely been there at times where we're just like at each other's.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Yeah. I think we both want those things and then we get to the point of talking it out and then we... get halted because we say, well, if you did this, I wouldn't do this.
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You know, like that tit for tat type thing.
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The big thing stepped up a lot. He stepped up a whole lot. Like he's, that's good. He's doing more.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Yeah. You know, if you just chart says he needs that.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
No, yeah. I'm very like, I don't know, harsh, I guess.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Okay. I think I can do some things to... incorporate that into our everyday.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Yeah. She is a, Complete opposite. Like her tone is soft and sweet and she's able to like communicate and get through to him because of her tone where my tone's like a few, you know, like I'm going to talk the way I want to talk. Yeah. She's soft and I'm hard. So.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Yeah, that's where we get stuck for sure. I think we like want to get to the point where we're both doing our part. So it's just a struggle to get over that hurdle.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Very helpful. Yeah. Just hearing another man's perspective and how you were able to just pick up on our personalities quickly is very helpful.
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E935 Ask Nick - Help! My Brother Is A H*e!
Yeah, for sure. I think he would like that because I think he needs to hear another male's perspective, just mutually hearing both sides.