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I wasn’t allowed to view the body – my parents were worried it would “damage” me. As if I hadn’t been damaged enough.

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A Halloween adventure gone wrong.

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I’ve written about a lot of really weird shit. Researching said shit has led me to engage in some pretty questionable activities in the past: breaking into abandoned government installations, consuming mind-altering chemicals, and even making OKCupid profiles. But I’ve never felt like my life was truly in jeopardy until the time I tried to write about a video game.

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I won’t blame you if you think this is fiction.

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Something odd happened at the morgue.

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Now, when I think back to the excuses my parents used to make, I feel like an idiot.

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Nothing seemed strange, at first.

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I had gotten texts from people with the wrong number in the past and never thought twice about telling them so and moving on with my life. But this time was different, because this time I was lonely.