Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93PyBaL1pw
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEpQ2BQgcm
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNKKfSQMi3
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiu3mm8Z4X
Son: I’m 10. I can take care of myself.
Dad: Are you sure? It can be scary spending the night alone.
Son: Yeah, I’m sure.
Dad: Well it’s past your bedtime.
Son: GAH!
Dad: How about I tell you a bedtime story?
Son: *SIGH* If you must.
Dad: Something wrong?
Son: Is this going to be another stupid scary story?
Dad: What? I thought you liked my stories.
Son: Maybe when I was a little kid, but they’re not scary now.
Dad: Alright. I get it. So now you’re 10, you’re a big man.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2ajlBfqv7
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSXMNQi6Uy
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9Wxif0Y9s
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm68op5mKO3
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPeLOkfBZ6
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB27xTOvSKa
Dad: But… I don’t know…601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BQD4ePgJ1
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1w6JaiUi9x
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCmEJFC9NS
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxGDk0ZN1M
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamwDAUQ8LS
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMVwjXDzPl
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QfpBImcPM
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvmvENw2Aa
Dad: They played games together online.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohOGSlBR1F
Dad: They chatted and laughed at each other’s jokes.
Son: Then they got married and lived happily ever after. The End.
Dad: Not quite…601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElBLq3JncP
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTk7fenhTio
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGZ74l87Sq
Dad: Since they were best friends,601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatLfmPvVOs
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCJagrbXa6
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDeaPjuhiR
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWb6UPii4L
Dad: He thought about it for a while.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ThMqaaO3O
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0GXP7igqI
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68uoZSpaU9
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEEk3XTZf1
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQpGA9Egb2
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuXZarOb7Z
Dad: He would mail the package right away.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubogfApOLq
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKEBCy1uwX
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMXFwKPece
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqShuDIG8HB
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9VCH221iQ
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVNtN04A9x
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdA2T9ozql
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtqxMdKYxC
Dad: By bedtime the next night,601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQcEnIEur8
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhjIRX2bB7
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5TgJUYKNg
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevsnUOrkpE
Dad: He lay in his bed as he waited for his parents to come upstairs to tuck him in.
Dad: Colby lay there in the darkness and listened.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOqD6e8vrv
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq30s2Xs7U1
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qgYtWH818
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cjhlSVUG2
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrhayvT2va
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2Fp8Kk9OR
Dad: The scraping of branches against his window.
Son: This story is putting me to sleep.
Dad: But there were some other noises he couldn’t quite account for.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68wpMCrHnQ
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacuG86h6hu
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJ3KlqJ2Dn
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5BM9ZLPVX
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleAXkjThA4
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALX6QxYCqp
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxsJGI4vRm
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4YtCoFJXo
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1axOFWuP71
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMn5WZCwG8p
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEmZuVP7Hz
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrt3vKcCecG
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlt2Wwr6bY
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJszFXJMA6p
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2EVYKeg8z
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MUcfIwT94
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iVC3qkUaD
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdTMd58pKo
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHUrG7SA43
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kitfoogMI
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJJjXzO3t2
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeKMGG42yO
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyH6Im8h3p
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9zXaFH3u9
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP86fwFqE7b
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfLmrklYS7
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbT4HedV2TC
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gSPQT5pZO
Dad: The man dropped the heads on the floor and took out his knife.
Son: NO NO NO!
Dad: After several hours, the boy was almost dead.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvcOFdwiZF
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpesyEXChHU
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFRoDrZFu7
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoYcZhdXZS
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlgoJFimqh
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4Velanprv
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTO8NbLx7Li
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYz6JX8NyRA
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgd12glEBI
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Ptj486eUN
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zFmPSH4Ty
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZxacnFd7H
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LDJGJ9wor
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUoo0FMz6ME
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvoHn1zfNL
Dad: Son?601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lfzJjFPbs
Dad: Will?601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmet03sE6t
Dad: William?601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgid1KvTKH
Dad: You still there, Son?601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTmqeXOnm7
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9YtzMzSyi
Dad: Want to hear another?601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3pvcmmkku
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.
