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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Scary Story Podcast. Today's story is about a

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<v Speaker 1>strange encounter out on the road. My name is Edwin,

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<v Speaker 1>and here's a scary story. The man's glowing fluorescent vest

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<v Speaker 1>got to my eyes as I was walking him toward

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<v Speaker 1>the front gate of my house. Just as my husband

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<v Speaker 1>pulled up. He shook his head, stepped out slowly as

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<v Speaker 1>he always did, and walked up across a gravel covered driveway.

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<v Speaker 1>He nodded at the man and then gave me a stare.

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<v Speaker 1>I knew what he was about to say, but I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't care, and a bit of few of you would

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<v Speaker 1>agree with me. If I do a good deed and

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<v Speaker 1>the beneficiary ends up wasting it or taking advantage of it,

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<v Speaker 1>that's on them, right, not me. I would have already

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<v Speaker 1>done my part, and that's what this man wanted. He

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<v Speaker 1>was raising for a charity that donated wheelchairs at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the year, but they were short on their

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<v Speaker 1>goals and were going door to door raising the funds

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<v Speaker 1>before their deadline, their self imposed deadlines. My husband would

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<v Speaker 1>probably say, but I didn't bother to explain much else.

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<v Speaker 1>All I said was that he was there for charity.

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<v Speaker 1>He told me the same things over again, that I

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<v Speaker 1>was by myself, and that we didn't know who was

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<v Speaker 1>stepping into the property. What if he tried to kill

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<v Speaker 1>me or something. Of course, whenever he would find a

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<v Speaker 1>news article of something happening to a woman who opened

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<v Speaker 1>the door for a delivery person, or even just waiting

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<v Speaker 1>at a red light without the locks on her doors,

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<v Speaker 1>he would send them over. I understood him, I really did.

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<v Speaker 1>But the guy had some serious trust issues. What happened

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<v Speaker 1>to you when you were little? I would ask him.

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<v Speaker 1>Although I think he was right about half the time

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<v Speaker 1>on his fears. It's just that it wasn't only those

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<v Speaker 1>things that I used to do that take them off.

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<v Speaker 1>I just remember how hard it was to get something

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<v Speaker 1>right with the guy. Do you still want to go

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<v Speaker 1>to the store, he asked, waiting for my answer in silence.

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<v Speaker 1>I shrugged, and then he said he was going to

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<v Speaker 1>use the bathroom and be right out. So I yelled

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<v Speaker 1>for him to get my purse. As I waited by

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<v Speaker 1>the passenger side of the truck. I reached for that

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<v Speaker 1>bag when you were at a red light, and he

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<v Speaker 1>quickly shot me a glance. There was a woman standing

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<v Speaker 1>at the median of the street right by the no

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<v Speaker 1>U turn sign. I held back the urge to ask

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<v Speaker 1>him what if she had kids, or to tell him

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<v Speaker 1>that if we have the chance, we should help people.

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<v Speaker 1>But I had enough for the day, so I stayed

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<v Speaker 1>quiet all the way to the parking lot at the supermarket.

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<v Speaker 1>We had a trip planned out towards the mountains for

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<v Speaker 1>that weekend. Supposedly it would be the last of the

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<v Speaker 1>fall trees over at Gatcombe Park, and everything was already reserved.

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<v Speaker 1>There were a few things that we needed before heading

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<v Speaker 1>out early the next day, and honestly, I just I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted things to get better now so that the drive

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<v Speaker 1>could be manageable. At least. Things hadn't been very good lately,

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<v Speaker 1>and I just needed to catch a break. Thankfully, we

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<v Speaker 1>were both thinking the same thing. We were able to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about it briefly on the way back. I understood

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<v Speaker 1>that he was just looking out for me, but he

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<v Speaker 1>completely ignored how I was feeling about the whole thing.

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<v Speaker 1>I felt alone, what about what I thought about the situations?

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<v Speaker 1>When would it be okay to help? And honestly call

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<v Speaker 1>it stubbornness or justice, but I wanted to prove him wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>just not on that drive back to the house. I

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<v Speaker 1>washed my face with a splash of cold water that

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<v Speaker 1>quickly started feeling like ice. When I stepped out of

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<v Speaker 1>the bathroom. It wasn't even four in the morning, and

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle was out loading things into the truck. I could

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<v Speaker 1>hear the door opening and closing as he stepped in

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<v Speaker 1>and out. Good morning, he said, I thought a lot

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<v Speaker 1>about yesterday, and I'm sorry. Let's figure something out, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>I looked at him, glad that he had said that,

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<v Speaker 1>even though I had no idea what he meant, but

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<v Speaker 1>it was a start. The drive wouldn't be as awkward now.

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<v Speaker 1>Plus I had already let it go. We were heading

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<v Speaker 1>out of the city. The last street light was fading

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<v Speaker 1>in the distance behind the truck, and there was nothing

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<v Speaker 1>around us but rocks and bushes next to the two

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<v Speaker 1>lane highway. Up ahead, about an hour or so, like

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<v Speaker 1>a tunnel, stood the entrance of the woods that would

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<v Speaker 1>later be followed by another few miles of nothing and

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<v Speaker 1>then the climb up to the park. The more we

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<v Speaker 1>drove out there, the weaker the radio signal got, until

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<v Speaker 1>it served as just white noise to keep us from

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<v Speaker 1>being complete silence. Kyle was fully awake. He was used

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<v Speaker 1>to getting up this early most days, but I sure wasn't.

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<v Speaker 1>After about twenty minut miutes or so, we started talking

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<v Speaker 1>normally again, this time about where we were going to stay,

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<v Speaker 1>and Robert and Martha, who were going to be joining

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<v Speaker 1>us the following day along with their other two friends.

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<v Speaker 1>It was supposed to be a time to relax. As

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<v Speaker 1>we settled back into conversation, suddenly the fog began to

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<v Speaker 1>roll in, thick fast. It crawled over the road like

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<v Speaker 1>a ghostly blanket, dimming the truck's headlights. As we pushed

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<v Speaker 1>further into the empty highway, the trees ahead, dark, scrawny

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<v Speaker 1>swayed gently in the breeze. Strange chill crept over us

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<v Speaker 1>in the truck. Kyle slowed down, his eyes scanning the

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<v Speaker 1>dense mists. This FOG's insane, he muttered. I nodded, barely

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<v Speaker 1>paying attention, still wrapped up in my thoughts from earlier.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's when I saw her, out of nowhere, an

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<v Speaker 1>old woman standing in the middle of the road. She

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<v Speaker 1>was bent and frail. Her hair was a wild mass

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<v Speaker 1>of gray, and she was barely clothed in what looked

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<v Speaker 1>like a tattered house dress. Her skin was pale, almost

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<v Speaker 1>bluish under the headlights, and her face was twisted in

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<v Speaker 1>a very strange position. Kyle, I gasped. Before I could

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<v Speaker 1>get another word out, he slammed on the brakes. The

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<v Speaker 1>truck screeched to a halt, the tires grinding against the asphalt.

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<v Speaker 1>We were both jerked forward in our seats. For a

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<v Speaker 1>few seconds, there was nothing but the hum of the

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<v Speaker 1>engine and the sound of my heart beat hammering in

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<v Speaker 1>my ears. The woman stood frozen right in front of us,

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<v Speaker 1>her eyes locked on ours through the windshield. Kyle's hands

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<v Speaker 1>were gripping the steering wheel so tight that his knuckles

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<v Speaker 1>were white. What the heck, he whispered. I didn't say anything,

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<v Speaker 1>just there back at the woman. She didn't move, she

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<v Speaker 1>didn't flinch. It was as if she were waiting for something.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to help her, I said, my voice shaky.

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<v Speaker 1>But Kyle wasn't having it, no, no way, There's something

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<v Speaker 1>wrong here. His tone was sharp. His earlier apology was

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<v Speaker 1>forgotten in an instant. I didn't listen. I couldn't ignoring

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<v Speaker 1>his protest, I unbuckled my seat belt and opened the door,

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<v Speaker 1>stepping into the frigid air. My heart raised, but I

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<v Speaker 1>had to see what was going on. Something about the woman,

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<v Speaker 1>something beyond her appearance, felt wrong, but I kept walking

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<v Speaker 1>toward her. Ma'am. I called, but she didn't respond. I

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<v Speaker 1>was a few steps away when she suddenly moved, lifting

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<v Speaker 1>her head slowly. Her eyes were wide and empty, as

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<v Speaker 1>though she were staring right through me. I froze, my

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<v Speaker 1>breath caught in my throat, and then she smiled. It

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't warm or comforting. It was sinister, her lips curling

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<v Speaker 1>in a way that sent a cold shiver down my spine,

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<v Speaker 1>and without warning, she began to shuffle backward, her feet

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<v Speaker 1>scraping the pavement as she moved into the fog, still

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<v Speaker 1>watching me back in the truck, Kyle yelled, snapping me

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<v Speaker 1>out of my daze. I turned to rush back to

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<v Speaker 1>the truck, but when I looked back one last time,

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<v Speaker 1>I just saw the shadow running out towards the fields,

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<v Speaker 1>vanishing into the mist as if she had never been there.

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<v Speaker 1>I slammed my door, shut, my hands trembling as Kyle

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<v Speaker 1>hid the gas and we sped away, leaving the strange

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<v Speaker 1>woman and whatever she was behind us. See We drove

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<v Speaker 1>in silence for what felt like forever, neither of us

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<v Speaker 1>daring to look back or speak. But I felt resentment,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe at Kyle for not having my back when I

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<v Speaker 1>needed him, the lack of support. Like my sister had

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<v Speaker 1>told me, whenever I talked to her about her problems,

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<v Speaker 1>he would then act like nothing was wrong and expected

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<v Speaker 1>everything to go back to normal. But eventually Kyle broke

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<v Speaker 1>the silence, his voice tight. That wasn't a normal person,

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<v Speaker 1>was it. I shook my head, still trying to process

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<v Speaker 1>what had just happened. Maybe she needed help. We drove

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<v Speaker 1>in silence for a while, and when I think back

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<v Speaker 1>on that morning, I don't know why I said it.

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<v Speaker 1>What would an old lady be doing out so late,

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<v Speaker 1>out there in the middle of nowhere. Kyle and I

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<v Speaker 1>talked about it for a little bit, coming up with

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<v Speaker 1>ideas and stories about it. He told me about thefts

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<v Speaker 1>out in the road, he had heard about them before.

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<v Speaker 1>He talked about the thing not being an old woman

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<v Speaker 1>at all, but rather a thief or a killer. I

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<v Speaker 1>entertained his stories for over an hour as we drove

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<v Speaker 1>farther out toward the tunnel of Trees through the woods.

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<v Speaker 1>But just as we were about to head inside there

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<v Speaker 1>it was an odd white shape in the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>the road up ahead. Kyle let go of the gas

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<v Speaker 1>and let the truck cruise as it became clear it

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<v Speaker 1>was a bent, frail woman in the middle of the road.

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle was gripping the steering wheel tightly in his hands.

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<v Speaker 1>When I looked at him, I could see sweat beating

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<v Speaker 1>up on his forehead. His eyes were open wide, staring

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<v Speaker 1>straight ahead. I realized that all this time I hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>considered how afraid he was, and it said, chose to

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<v Speaker 1>make fun of him for it when I brought up

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<v Speaker 1>the thing about his childhood felt terrible. But at this

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<v Speaker 1>time we were heading closer to the woman's face, the

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<v Speaker 1>same one from before, with the darkness in the eyes.

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<v Speaker 1>As we slowed down even more, just a short distance

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<v Speaker 1>away from her, step on it, I yelled. Kyle stepped

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<v Speaker 1>on the gas without hesitation as the thing's face approached

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<v Speaker 1>the windshield and zoomed past us in a flash. We

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<v Speaker 1>drove into the tunnel of trees and into the woods

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<v Speaker 1>in silence. Neither of us said a word until we

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<v Speaker 1>were deep in the darkness of the forest. She wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>real huh, he asked, Impossible, I said, with a smurf,

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<v Speaker 1>and so we drove through the darkness, just the two

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<v Speaker 1>of us, with the purple guy slowly peeking its way

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<v Speaker 1>through the gaps between the leaves, and up ahead. Not

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<v Speaker 1>too far was the way out. We were almost there.

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