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She put my doll’s mouth to her ear like it was whispering a secret to her. Then my friend looked me dead in the eyes and said, “She told me she wants to kill you.”

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“Someone has indeed been in my attic, but they are not there now.”

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Even the site knew they had crossed the line.

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Angry exes would airdrop nude photos of the girls who dumped them. Jocks would airdrop pictures of penises in the locker room. Boys would airdrop photos taken from the second story, looking down girls’ shirts.

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Every time I use it now, I’ll always have that thought in the back of my mind, what if it happens again.

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“It’s okay, mom. I know she died.”

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I know you hated that thing Cody. But believe me my boy, there are far worse things out there than crows or straw men.

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When this story is over, YOU get to vote for the ending!

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“It takes 30 days for someone to go blind in this level of darkness,” the voice said, followed by a click. The faint light on my helmet blinking out.

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Every night when I tuck my kid in bed, he asked me to check the closet for monsters. Every night I try to pretend that monsters aren’t real.