“It’s just a prank bro.”
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“Don’t you think you pushed a bit far back there?”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbG2OdSAjZ
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“No way, you just don’t know the joys of a good prank yet.”
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“Maybe…”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZeuF7rF7p
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Me and my best friend Will walked down the street from school to our homes. He just got done with detention after pranking our homeroom teacher with something…obscene.
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“Come on, we’re not in kindergarten anymore. I had to up my game and it’s time for you to get your feet wet too. Like how I got my-”
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“I get it, don’t remind me of what you did.”
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“Man, the look on her face when I told her. Hahaha, I’ll never let her live that down. Detention is worth it.”
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I shake my head at Will’s laughter. Still, I always respect how he lived his life. Maybe, I can have that freedom and courage too…337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAao7g4wsO
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“Would you look at that, I think I’ve come up with the perfect initiation for you.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MCiRoLHo4
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Will points to the nearby police station. The newly built police station.
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“Look at those blue jackets coming into our neighborhood like they own the place. I think it’s time for a little fun, would do them some good.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGrJqJ8qQ9
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“You can’t mean-”
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“Relax Tim, it’s just a normal prank call. Every prankster has done this at least once.”
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“O-Oh, okay. I thought-”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxAozXVysf
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“I’m not going to ask you to do anything I wouldn’t do.”
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“I don’t know…”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrN0VMcwww9
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“Here’s a little incentive.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhXR8CIigu
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“!!”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdFy9P9Kzd
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“This is your allowance?!”
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“Just half of it for now.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9HyOCaGF0
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“But why?”
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“Because you’re best friend and I can’t wait to have you next to me on my next prank. I have faith that you will succeed. After that, you get the rest of it.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUC1UWRTjX
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Will beams me a warm smile that blows away all my doubts. I couldn’t help but smile too. He really is a great friend.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bwYsNaJST
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“Okay, I won’t let you down. What should I prank call them about.”
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“I don’t know, it’s up to you. Oh! How about telling them that your parents have been replaced by monsters and they’re coming to get you. You sometimes complain about how your parents are on you to succeed, this is a great way to get back at them.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8RIiGvLTl
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“Y-Your right!”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HR9M2UG90
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“Yeah, two pranks for the price of one!”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZgEuPY7X7
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“Okay, I will do it. Tomorrow, I’ll be a prankster just like you.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpisAdYzCFY
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“That’s the spirit.”
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We came to the intersection while talking, almost passed it. My house is to the left and he’s on the right.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5AGKzDP4o
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“See you tomorrow Will.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDeNfYsQOU0
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“Yeah, good luck on the prank call.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRMutFSwrc
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I wave to my best friend and breath in some of his courage. Time to do something I can be proud of.
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After a couple of minutes, I make it to my home in the area. Surrounded by hundreds of other identical wooden squares painted white. I walk through the front door and lay my book bag on the ground.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoJ8DAlJvZ
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“I’m home!”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMoQc8YNGd
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…337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOp1O3daoL
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“Of course, my mistake.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7zwo6mhgW
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They’re never home to greet me anymore. I pick my stuff up and drag myself to my room.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rGWpVDlLx
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I throw my book bag onto my makeshift bed on the floor. I remember all the times they promised to make life better for us, only for them to waste the money on stupid stuff. I work so hard at school like they demand and for what!? I can’t even sleep on a proper mattress.
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No more. Time to give them a small taste of their own medicine. I pick up my phone and dial 991. 337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmH3ieuyff
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At every ring, my heart pounds faster but I can’t stop now. I breathe in and out, preparing to put on the show of a lifetime. Will is going to be so proud of me.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdwBj9Fp4g
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“911, what’s your emergency.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7L967u4gk0
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“M-Mom….D-Dad, they-”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKKV2HoBjL
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I try my best to sound like I’m crying, throwing some sniffing for good measure.
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“Calm down, what happened?”
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“I don’t know…one day they were fine and the next they were…different. Last night I saw them…doing things to animal meat and weird things in their bedroom.”
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“I…think they might be monsters in disguise. I’m scared, they might know I’m trying to get help. Please come quick!”
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“….”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSivD0p0z8S
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A long silence engulfed the room. Darn it, I guess the gig is up. They didn’t even laugh, whatever. Time to end it I guess.
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“Got yo-”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdxRaBfTpq
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“What’s your address?”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7My1hR8sK
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“E-Excuse me?”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmoaowNXxy
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“Your address kid, where do you live!”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNSimuIkXI
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“Um, countertop road…5th house from the intersection.”
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“Okay, we’ll be there as soon as we can. Lock the door and stay put.”
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The call ended and I’m left alone in confusion. Did they…counter prank me? What’s Will going to think?337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8YkHCyATt
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I guess I failed…figures. I put my phone down and flop on the bed. Should’ve expected that, I can’t be like Will.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmboJlMbXk
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*Crash*337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyNKLuQnaH
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What the?! Was that the windo-
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*BOOM*337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXFLrN81Nu
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A large foot came crashing through my door causing it to land across the room.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VHJY2rFMH
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The large foot belongs to a large man, at least 6 feet tall. He, along with 5 other men, come through the door and surround me. They’re all…heavily armed and covered in black armor. Are they a SWAT team?
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They turn their backs to me and aim at the windows and doors. The closest one to me whispers.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiZXCYXsyd
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“Here they come.”
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Did I really prank call a SWAT team and…win?337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneDR9aztEi
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Did they believe me? You got to be kidding me. I chuckle a little bit inside. Mom and dad will be so shocked to see this.
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I-Is this what courage feels like? It feels so-337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONKXHrEauk
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*Knock* *Knock*337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDYgKpnGtU
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All guns lock onto the door and my heart races with excitement. I can’t wait to see the looks on their faces. As Will said, getting grounded is worth this.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUwZY352UM
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I try to sneak past them so I can get a good look.
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“Kid, stay back.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkA91niI91j
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Oh man, I guess-337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwl3M9iOzM
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*Bang* *Bang* *Bang* *Bang*337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA99FnUKIJQ
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“What the hell are doing?!!”
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“Sorry sir, this is my first time.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6ZyCNvJc4
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“Only shoot when you see them, you fool!”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmDsIpLBR0
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W-What…
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“You two check it out, we’ll protect the kid.”
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j-just…
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“Got it.”
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h-happened?
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“Sir, I think you better come and see this.”
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“What is it?”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qLssidu92
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…337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJ1n4iHHKg
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“My god…their blood is red.”
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“Did we just-”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGV9VhRpD4
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“Why the fuck didn’t you verify the call!!?”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotLQUZVVKD
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“I-I didn’t think we get a prank call this soon and he…was so specific…”
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“Clean this mess up, burn it down and call the cover-up team.”
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*Stomp* *Stomp* *Stomp* *Stomp*
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“Kid?”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3lXOkmsCq
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….337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6J276ZhrI2
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“Kid?”
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….337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAgh5Tpa07
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“KID!!”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPeprYaGhu
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“W-what…have…I….done?”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwMcS3aHFJ
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“…You no longer exist, you’ll get a new name and life. We’ll send you to an orphanage. Forget about what happened today and try to…live again.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZDAiKHtts
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The man grabs my arm. I let him drag me away.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3fgGRKB6O
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Across my room. Across the hallway. Across the…
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Finally, across the door. As much I try to not look, something catches my eye, something beyond the red.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pan1yUwka
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Was that…a new mattress?337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWb3WN8XF1
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Before the implications of what that means crushes me, the solider pushes me into a black car. We soon drive away to my new life and in the rearview, my house begins to burn.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcHCSFQeLl
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Then it all hits me at once, I break.
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[3 months later]337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7MxVViikm
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A new face and one less kid in the orphanage. I’ve been here for 3 months and I’m starting to lose what’s left of my mind.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3CVxK8cRz
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They keep staring at me, the caregivers with those dead eyes. The kids I like to watch play are just gone. But no parents came to pick them up.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3UZnH7joG
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Maybe it’s just my paranoia, I’m supposed to live a new life. 337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDbIh9nmyn
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“Okay kids, time to go to bed.”
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The new head caregiver called out to everyone in the living room playing. There were some grunts of displeasure but the ones that stood out were the ones that said nothing.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw88hN5B8y6
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They just got up and went back to their room with no emotion. I could have sworn one shouldn’t be here.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnwXaK63IL
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“Stop staring at us, creep!”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dEWx8cEbw
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One of the girls calls out to me and snaps me out of my mind.
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“I-I-I-I’m sorry.”
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“And stop stuttering! I can’t wait for some nice family to take me away from here. I’m tired of being ogled.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcf9JUOeNCb
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The others around her nod their head audibly. I can’t help but agree with her, I want to leave too. But do I deserve it?337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuN4JO78Wj
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The head caregiver comes by to hurry us along for the night.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIoOskICeo
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“Don’t worry, I know you’ll find a home soon.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1DS6pqU49
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Did she…lick her lips?337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOHAACqyKn
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“I hope so, any place is better than near this weirdo.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPEZrfmc7B
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“Enough of picking on Tim, you never know he might be next to go. Hurry to bed now.”
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We nod and go to our rooms for the night. I open the door and I’m greeted by the same old brown square room. Single bed, lamp, and book.
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I get into the covers and try to sleep. But I can’t. 337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeCdUdVOqv
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My mind drifts back to everything weird about this place. At first, everything was like a normal orphanage but slowly things began to feel out of place. Like that new basement they had renovated last month.
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My mind raced at the possibilities of what could be going on.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQrJTaBjrF
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Drug dealing, kidnapping, cultists but one thing keeps popping up.
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“Monsters.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3CN2PDsNs
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My mind slithers back to…the incident. Those soldiers really thought there were monsters. I think back to the head caregiver and the dead eyes of some kids. What if…
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I have no choice, I have to try. I sneak out of my room and go to the phone in the living room. I dial 911.
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It rings louder than I expected. I close my eyes and pray that It will stop soon.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNyvJzhKBO
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“911, what’s your emergency.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmlIY4DjJP
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“Hello, I’m in at the orphanage at silvervine street and I need help.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZTUK4Optb
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“What’s the problem?”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKNdlKTJPR
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“It’s hard to explain but there are these new caregivers at the orphanage that act off. The kids have started to disappear too and then there’s that basement.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXf57OWfXMQ
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“I think…the orphanage is run by monsters and the kids are being used for…something. I don’t know, please just….help me.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJOvvZIejW
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“…”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlFKsXdOOd
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“…Is this Tim?”
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“Y-Yes?”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGTm0vjQxR
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“…Did you seriously prank call us again?”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDouwHhopO
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“What? No.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20zP3Dki16
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“We heard about what you did. You have no idea how hard it was to cover up the mess you made. The innocent lives lost!
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“I-”
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“You should be ashamed of yourself.”
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And just like that, the call ended. I put the phone down and fight the urge to cry. I can’t make any more noi-
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“Tim.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5qXv6zqsm
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!!!337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2YXDzp2fG
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I twist my body around to see another new caretaker. She had short brown hair and a nursing outfit. Her face, however, is hidden by the room's shadow.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKely9wKh8b
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“It’s time.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡns75NJBxbk
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She offered her hand to me, beckoning me to my final destination. Maybe…this is what I deserve for what I’ve done.
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Despite my survival instincts telling me not to, I forced my body to take her hand. It was unnaturally cold and wet. But I didn’t care, not anymore. What could I do anyway?
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She leads me down the darker-than-normal hallway all the way to the basement stairs. We stopped at the top and started down into the gaping maw of the abyss.
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“Are you ready?”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaFz5Xfbzm
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Why she would ask me that? I’ve been ready since that day, I just didn’t want to accept it.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxK6xsDzUGw
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“Yes.”337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbP2AXzC53M
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The descent begins, I become one with the icky black and accept my fate.
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I’m sorry Will, Mom, Dad…for everything.337Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7mVe5W7HF
