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<v Speaker 1>I have had too many cocktails with my friends tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>when my vision started to blur from the intoxication, I

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<v Speaker 1>decided to stop and go home. Everyone uses Uber, right,

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<v Speaker 1>so even after my friends insisted on dropping me home,

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<v Speaker 1>I refused and ordered an Uber. I just wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>go home. My app dinged with the name James. I

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<v Speaker 1>loved that they let you know the name of the

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<v Speaker 1>person picking you up. It makes you feel like you

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<v Speaker 1>have a sense of familiarity with the person. I could

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<v Speaker 1>barely stand when the black car pulled right next to me.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh thank god.

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<v Speaker 1>I jumped in the back, buckled up, and we set

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<v Speaker 1>off to my destination. Before the car started, I heard

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<v Speaker 1>the locks click and didn't think much of it. Water

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<v Speaker 1>bottles were placed in a cooler pack in the middle seat,

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<v Speaker 1>along with a tray of snacks consisting of granola bars,

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<v Speaker 1>Jolly Ranchers, etc. I loved it when the drivers did this.

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<v Speaker 1>I would give them five stars, especially after a night

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<v Speaker 1>of drinking. Those water bottles were gods. I dug through

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<v Speaker 1>the pile of snacks and tossed a candy in my mouth.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey James, do you have any good tunes? He didn't respond. Indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>he heard me, or maybe I was drunk and slurring.

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<v Speaker 1>I piped up again, this time louder. After clearing my throat, James,

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<v Speaker 1>excuse me, He looked at me through the rear view mirror. Sure,

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<v Speaker 1>he answered in a cold way, and turned on the music.

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<v Speaker 1>James finally began to speak up after a few minutes

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<v Speaker 1>of awkward silence. You've been drinking tonight? I looked out

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<v Speaker 1>the side window and.

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<v Speaker 2>Replied, yeah, just a few drinks.

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<v Speaker 1>Now. His eyes were stuck on the rear view mirror.

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<v Speaker 1>One hand was on the steering wheel as he kept

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<v Speaker 1>us steady on the road. I could tell that he

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<v Speaker 1>was trying to catch glimpses of me without me noticing.

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<v Speaker 1>He spoke up again, this time with a grin what

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<v Speaker 1>did you drink tonight? Bored with the dragging of the ride,

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<v Speaker 1>I figured this was innocace, small.

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<v Speaker 2>Talk, well, some bears and a few shots of you

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<v Speaker 2>know what.

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<v Speaker 1>He sat up in his seat, one arm still on

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<v Speaker 1>the wheel. Those deep brown eyes kept flickering at me

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<v Speaker 1>in the rear view mirror. Almost every couple of seconds.

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<v Speaker 1>He started to pry, you drink tequila often? I casually replied,

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<v Speaker 1>while I kept my eyes out the window.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes depends on my mood.

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<v Speaker 1>He laughed, So you must be feeling drowsy. Huh. Now

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<v Speaker 1>I started to feel uncomfortable. Why was he questioning my

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<v Speaker 1>level of coherence? I kept my eyes focused out the

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<v Speaker 1>window because I was getting creeped down. Ummm, nope, just

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<v Speaker 1>a little relaxed. He kept a tight lipped smile and

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<v Speaker 1>then spoke, you want to be drunk, though I have

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<v Speaker 1>a bottle at tequila back there. I stared at my phone.

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<v Speaker 1>Just five minutes more till I was home.

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<v Speaker 2>No thanks, I'm actually good.

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<v Speaker 1>He had both hands on the steering wheel now, gripping

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<v Speaker 1>it tight and rubbing his hands against the leather. This

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<v Speaker 1>nervous feeling rose in my gut. And I know they

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<v Speaker 1>say never to ignore your gut feelings. But I was

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<v Speaker 1>already in the car with this guy. I was a

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<v Speaker 1>few minutes from my house. What was I supposed to do?

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<v Speaker 1>I sat there and kept my eyes glued to the window.

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<v Speaker 1>Perhaps he would just get me home without suggesting anything

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<v Speaker 1>inappropriate if I didn't show any interest in conversing with him.

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<v Speaker 1>Whatever I was doing seemed to work, because he changed

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<v Speaker 1>his tune through his following response, So you're done partying?

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<v Speaker 1>For the night. Huh responsible. I let out a short

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<v Speaker 1>chuckle and agreed with him, I was being responsible. He

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<v Speaker 1>piped up again, this time more friendly than before and

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<v Speaker 1>less interrogating. Well, help yourself to the water, I have plenty.

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<v Speaker 1>My heart started to slow, and I realized that he

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<v Speaker 1>was just trying to earn that five star review by

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<v Speaker 1>being accommodating. He may be trying to be excellent. He

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<v Speaker 1>has all these snacks and drinks in his car and

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<v Speaker 1>free alcohol. Perhaps he was trying to get his Uber

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<v Speaker 1>score up. He may have a family at home who's

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<v Speaker 1>trying to provide for Was I being too judgmental? I

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<v Speaker 1>silently scolded myself for the intrusive thoughts. I grabbed the

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<v Speaker 1>water bottle, twisted the lid off, and took a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of gulps. I saw the turn from my street ahead,

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<v Speaker 1>and a rush of relief washed over me. That is,

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<v Speaker 1>until he passed it. That's right, he ultimately passed my street.

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<v Speaker 1>I sat in my seat, screwed the lid back on

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<v Speaker 1>the water bottle, and spoke up, Hey, you passed my street.

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<v Speaker 1>He didn't say a word, only smiled, Hello, you passed

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<v Speaker 1>my street. What he said next made my heart jump

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<v Speaker 1>into my throat. I know, wait, what why didn't you stop?

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<v Speaker 2>Then?

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<v Speaker 1>That's because you aren't going home tonight. My body started

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<v Speaker 1>to shake. I immediately opened my app to report him

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<v Speaker 1>and call for an emergency when I got the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>shock in my life. The uber I ordered before getting

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<v Speaker 1>into his car has charged me for making him wait

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<v Speaker 1>and then not showing up. This means the car I'm

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<v Speaker 1>in right now was never my ride home. My shaking

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<v Speaker 1>hands slowly went to the door handle, but but it

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<v Speaker 1>was stuck. Why isn't wait, this isn't stuck. Something is

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<v Speaker 1>the doors won't open for me inside I've activated the childlock. Suddenly,

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<v Speaker 1>he stopped the car in the middle of the empty

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<v Speaker 1>street and turned back at me with a huge knife.

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<v Speaker 2>What you know, Please don't do this.

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<v Speaker 1>The story you just saw is loosely based on the

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<v Speaker 1>tragical death of Samantha Josephson. Twenty one year old Samantha

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<v Speaker 1>got into Nathaniel Rowland's car after a night out in

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<v Speaker 1>Columbia's Five Points entertainment district. She mistook his car to

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<v Speaker 1>be her Uber ride that would take her back to

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<v Speaker 1>her apartment. Halfway down the journey, Samantha started suspecting Roland's

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<v Speaker 1>odd behavior, but it was already too late for her.

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<v Speaker 1>She found herself trapped inside the car as Roland had

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<v Speaker 1>the child proof locks on her body. Has later found

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<v Speaker 1>with one hundred and twenty stab wounds in remote woods,

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<v Speaker 1>sixty five miles from Columbia. No outright motive for the

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<v Speaker 1>killing was suggested by prosecutors during the course of Roland's trial,

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<v Speaker 1>but Judge Newman said the killer was totally heartless. When

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<v Speaker 1>the news reporters questioned about Roland's motive, the top prosecutor,

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<v Speaker 1>Byron Gibson said it was absolutely a random act of violence.

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<v Speaker 2>In college, I started working as a bike rider for

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<v Speaker 2>Ruber around the town. I would drop off young students

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<v Speaker 2>like myself at an affordable fair. It was a new

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<v Speaker 2>thing at that time. My busiest time was helping my

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<v Speaker 2>friends sneak out for parties in the middle of the

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<v Speaker 2>night who had wealthy parents paid a lot. Sometimes they

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<v Speaker 2>would invite me to the party as a friendly gesture.

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<v Speaker 2>I had this one friend called Aston, who got caught

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<v Speaker 2>throwing parties in his parents' absence. So the next time

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<v Speaker 2>Aston's parents went for a trip, they sent Aston to

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<v Speaker 2>stay with his grandparents. Who lived on the outskirts. On

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<v Speaker 2>a Saturday night, Aston rebooked me to pick him up

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<v Speaker 2>from his grandparents' house. He texted me the address in

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<v Speaker 2>detail and told me to be there around eleven thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>I agreed. It was late November. I finished my dinner

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<v Speaker 2>and was headed for the address. The house was pretty

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<v Speaker 2>far and the way to reach it could have been better.

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<v Speaker 2>The road was terrible, with so many bumps. There was

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<v Speaker 2>no street light throughout the entire drive. I had to

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<v Speaker 2>rely on the light of my bike. I remember asked

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<v Speaker 2>in mentioning a turn for a shortcut. The cold air

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<v Speaker 2>was poking straight into my lungs, even after all the

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<v Speaker 2>layers of clothing. I drove for fifteen minutes but couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>find the turn. Slowly, I began to realize that I

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<v Speaker 2>was lost. Eventually, when I hit a dead end near

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<v Speaker 2>an old house, my realization became a fact. I stopped

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<v Speaker 2>the bike and called asked.

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<v Speaker 1>In where are you, dude? I think I'm lost. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>the GPS needs to be fixed here. You gotta guide me.

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<v Speaker 1>Where are you now? Can you tell me a landmark? Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>there's an old house on the side of the road.

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<v Speaker 1>You missed the turn back, take a U turn, and

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<v Speaker 1>then take the first ride. I'll be on the call

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<v Speaker 1>with you.

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<v Speaker 2>I went to make a U turn when I saw

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<v Speaker 2>something on my left. It appeared to be a shadow

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<v Speaker 2>in the front yard of that old house. I had

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<v Speaker 2>no clue someone was standing there and watching me. The

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<v Speaker 2>shadow was very close to the road.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh shit, some guy standing in his front yard looking

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<v Speaker 1>at me. I'm probably wondering why the hell I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>sitting here at the stop sign.

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<v Speaker 2>The app showed that I had been stopped at the

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<v Speaker 2>stop side for about five minutes, so I could imagine

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<v Speaker 2>I seemed sketchy. I began to turn my bike left.

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<v Speaker 2>My headlights illuminated the shadows end. My headlights revealed an

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<v Speaker 2>old lady standing there with her hands folded as if

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<v Speaker 2>she was praying. She looked up at the sky and

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<v Speaker 2>her mouth moved quickly. I couldn't make out anything she

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<v Speaker 2>was saying at a home. All I heard was her creepy,

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<v Speaker 2>hurried whisper. Her mouth was just moving one hundred miles

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<v Speaker 2>an hour. She seemed like she was in a trance.

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<v Speaker 2>She was five feet from my bike. I sat there

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<v Speaker 2>and stared. It was probably ten degrees outside, and she

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<v Speaker 2>was wearing a white dress. My headlights were directly on her,

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<v Speaker 2>and she didn't even look at me. I didn't know

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<v Speaker 2>what to do precisely. At first, I was concerned for

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<v Speaker 2>the old lady, but the more she stood there, the

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<v Speaker 2>creepier everything started. Aston realized I hadn't said anything for

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<v Speaker 2>a few minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>Dude, are you still there? Yeah, this old lady is

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<v Speaker 1>just standing here. What is she doing? She's just just

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<v Speaker 1>praying right by the road. What the hell it's past midnight?

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<v Speaker 1>Is she okay? I think so. I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 1>really don't want to ask.

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<v Speaker 2>She started moving her upper body back and forth like

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<v Speaker 2>she was possessed. I was scared to move ahead, thinking

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<v Speaker 2>she would run in front of my bike. As I

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<v Speaker 2>slowly drove by, having her inches away from me, my

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<v Speaker 2>heart beat slowly. She stil didn't budge her mouth, never

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<v Speaker 2>stopped mumbling.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait, is this the house with the red door?

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<v Speaker 2>That's when I first noticed the dim lighthouse porch. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>the house at a red door, which looked.

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<v Speaker 1>Od Yeah, I've never seen any house like this. Just

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<v Speaker 1>get the hell out of there, man. The woman who

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<v Speaker 1>lived in that house hung herself in the attic a

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<v Speaker 1>week ago.

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<v Speaker 2>My stomach dropped and I quickly looked at the lady,

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<v Speaker 2>but but she wasn't there. I began sweating in fear.

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<v Speaker 2>I clearly remembered seeing her a few seconds ago, or

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<v Speaker 2>did she go there? I felt the back seat being

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<v Speaker 2>pushed down, like somebody had just sat on the bike

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<v Speaker 2>behind me. Two pale, skinny hands slowly wrapped around my waist.

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<v Speaker 2>I never felt this cold before. The hands were freezing

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<v Speaker 2>like ice. My trembling face moved slowly. I looked at

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<v Speaker 2>the side mirror attached to the bike handles, and then

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<v Speaker 2>all of a sudden, her head tilted to the side,

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<v Speaker 2>making a breaking noise, and I saw the bone inside

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<v Speaker 2>her neck pierce out from the corner, and then she

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<v Speaker 2>disappeared into thin air. Ah. I stumped on the gas

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<v Speaker 2>pedal about ep until I got close to town. When

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<v Speaker 2>I arrived at Aston's I told him everything I saw.

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<v Speaker 2>We were both in disbelief. Aston didn't go to the

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<v Speaker 2>party that night. He let me crash at his grandparents place,

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<v Speaker 2>and I caught a high fee for that night. I

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<v Speaker 2>kept having bad dreams for a week after that incident.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I take a different way to Aston's Grandma's if

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<v Speaker 2>I go there at night. Remember, don't stop for the

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<v Speaker 2>The story you just saw is loosely based on this

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<v Speaker 2>see a guy driving through a remote location in the

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<v Speaker 2>middle of the night. The man was completely relaxed and

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<v Speaker 2>seemed to be enjoying his late night ride. When he

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<v Speaker 2>if you look carefully at the footage, you can see

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<v Speaker 2>a woman wearing a white dress standing on the side

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<v Speaker 2>of the road. Once the man notices this suspicious woman

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<v Speaker 2>standing alone in the middle of the night, he doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>hesitate to slope down at first, but as he gets

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<v Speaker 2>speed and move past her quickly. Lucky that he didn't

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<v Speaker 2>stop that night. There's no follow up on the footage

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<v Speaker 2>on whether that woman was a demonic spirit or a

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<v Speaker 2>crazy woman with some scary intentions. What do you think?

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<v Speaker 2>I've been driving uber for about a year now and

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<v Speaker 2>never really had an incident, except for that one time

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<v Speaker 2>when a drunk student tried to punch out my backseat

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<v Speaker 2>window on a Friday night, but we've all been there.

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<v Speaker 2>But this particular incident is the only reason why I

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<v Speaker 2>put an end to this job. Twelve thirty am on

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<v Speaker 2>a Monday. Out here, it doesn't matter what night it is.

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<v Speaker 2>People are out and about and you barely have to

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<v Speaker 2>wait long for a ride. I was parked near the

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<v Speaker 2>sidewalk when I got a request pick up Pamela, located

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<v Speaker 2>zero point four miles away. Let's do this, Pamela. I

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<v Speaker 2>arrived at the address given, but no one was outside,

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<v Speaker 2>not unusual. I began messing with the radio and getting

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<v Speaker 2>the ox cord set in case Pamela wanted to play

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<v Speaker 2>some sweet Jams, and that's when the rear right door opened.

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<v Speaker 2>I looked back, and I was confused right away. Pamela

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<v Speaker 2>was old like the early eighties. At least ought to

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<v Speaker 2>see someone in this demographic this late, but I've had

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<v Speaker 2>others in the same age range, so I ignored it.

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<v Speaker 1>So how's it going tonight, Pamela.

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<v Speaker 2>I asked. She didn't answer. She struggles in and shuts

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<v Speaker 2>mirror to study her face. Nothing but blank looks in

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<v Speaker 2>her eyes, almost as if she just woke up from

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<v Speaker 2>a coma and can't decipher what's happening around her?

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<v Speaker 1>Where are we headed tonight?

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<v Speaker 2>Again? No response? Can she even hear me? Does she

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<v Speaker 2>not speak English? Then my phone be new destination entered

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<v Speaker 2>seventeen hundred North Lock Street Avenue. I shrugged my shoulders

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<v Speaker 2>and started the engine. It's a short car ride, but

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<v Speaker 2>I thought to try again.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you from Los Angeles?

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<v Speaker 2>I glanced in the rearview mirror, and she stared at me.

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<v Speaker 2>Her gaze was sharp enough to pierce my soul. In

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<v Speaker 2>a deep, shrill voice, she finally spoke, why don't you

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<v Speaker 2>just take me to the address?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, I get it. I'll just drive you to your destination.

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<v Speaker 2>We're ways off from the destination she entered when she

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<v Speaker 2>spoke again, drop me off at the next corner. I

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<v Speaker 1>Are you sure we're still a monk? I'll stop at

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<v Speaker 1>the next corner.

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<v Speaker 2>The way she snapped at me felt a little insulting. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>all I tried to do was be polite, But some

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<v Speaker 2>people don't deserve the good in you, right? Sure? I

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<v Speaker 2>wanted her out of my car, so I was happy

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<v Speaker 2>to oblige and stop. I pulled off on a quiet

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<v Speaker 2>corner a few blocks off of Flock Street Avenue. I

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<v Speaker 2>slightly turned my head to look over my right shoulder, saying.

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<v Speaker 1>Have a good.

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<v Speaker 2>But as I turned, she was right beside my face,

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<v Speaker 2>leaned up and between the seats, just inches from me.

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<v Speaker 2>I froze. I couldn't speak. My scared eyes were stuck

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<v Speaker 2>onto her pale, white eyeballs. I've never encountered such dead eyes.

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<v Speaker 2>Before she started breathing heavily. I could hear the gargle

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<v Speaker 2>of wind struggling to pass through her throat and lungs.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how long we kept staring at each

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<v Speaker 2>other like that, But then she tried to listen to something.

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<v Speaker 1>Pamela, is everything all right?

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<v Speaker 2>She put her hand on my shoulder. Her touch was

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<v Speaker 2>ice cold. I was wearing my hoodie, yet still her

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<v Speaker 2>fingers chilled my bones. Her eyes were completely white, now

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<v Speaker 2>wide open, like her pug had rolled up in her head.

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<v Speaker 2>I began fearing for my life now. Before I could

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<v Speaker 2>say anything, she whispered, creepily, take the stairs tonight. I

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<v Speaker 2>stared back at her.

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<v Speaker 1>Sorry what She didn't repeat herself.

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<v Speaker 2>She just exited my car. I sat there watching her

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<v Speaker 2>slowly waddle away into a beat up apartment building and

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, what the hell just happened?

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<v Speaker 2>I was in no position to take rides that night.

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<v Speaker 2>I turned off the app and drove back to my apartment.

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<v Speaker 2>When I reached my building, I sat in my car

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<v Speaker 2>for ten to fifteen minutes trying to figure out that

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<v Speaker 2>weird lady in her words before leaving. When I finally

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<v Speaker 2>calmed down, I stumbled onto the entrance of my tenth

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<v Speaker 2>floor apartment. I've recently shifted to this apartment for its

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<v Speaker 2>cheap rent. Being an old building, the landlord needed help

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<v Speaker 2>to increase the rate. The facility desperately required repair. The

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<v Speaker 2>landlord didn't care anymore. I lived on the sixth floor,

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<v Speaker 2>so I walked up to the elevator. I pressed the button,

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<v Speaker 2>and slowly the number plates started to change.

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<v Speaker 1>Gash.

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<v Speaker 2>I jumped, screaming. No one was around. Then Hoop whispered

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<v Speaker 2>into my ear. Just now did Pamela follow me home?

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe she's some old cycle woman whose stalks are praying.

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't wait for the elevator. I sweat started to

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<v Speaker 2>curl up on my forehead. I rushed upstairs and almost

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<v Speaker 2>crawled like a four legged animal. After a point, I

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<v Speaker 2>constantly looked back to see if anyone was running behind me,

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<v Speaker 2>but all I saw was pitch black darkness. When I

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<v Speaker 2>got to my apartment, I slammed the door behind me

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<v Speaker 2>and sat on the floor. I was having difficulty breathing.

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<v Speaker 2>Suddenly I heard it huge collision, like something had collapsed

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<v Speaker 2>on the ground. The fire alarm started ringing and people

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<v Speaker 2>were screaming. I opened my door and saw other tenants

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<v Speaker 2>staring at the hall and talking to each other in

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, what happened? The elevator looks like it malfunctioned and

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<v Speaker 1>broke down, crashing straight to the ground floor.

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<v Speaker 2>What my jaw dropped? But everyone thought I was only

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<v Speaker 2>shocked like them. No one knew the actual reason for

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<v Speaker 2>my surprise. The landlord was charged for the risky management

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<v Speaker 2>of the building, and the tenants called the cops, fearing

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<v Speaker 2>for their lives. Everyone was angry at the landlord for

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<v Speaker 2>being irresponsible. Only I remained silent. I was just stunned

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<v Speaker 2>to be alive. When the cops took the landlord away,

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<v Speaker 2>I overheard you tenants.

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<v Speaker 1>Saying, remember that once he said he fixed it, but

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<v Speaker 1>still missus Miller died. Yeah, dude, the poor lady got smashed.

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<v Speaker 1>Even imagine how horrified she felt when the elevator crashed

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<v Speaker 1>with her in it.

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<v Speaker 2>I asked, feebly, who who are you talking about?

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<v Speaker 1>Pamela Miller, the woman who lived in your apartment before you.

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<v Speaker 1>She died in this same elevator, but the landlord somehow

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<v Speaker 1>managed to get away with it. But not this time.

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<v Speaker 1>I still visit her grave sometimes, God bless her.

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<v Speaker 2>My head was banking Pamela Miller? Did I just? I

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<v Speaker 1>Where's her grave? Not far that cemetery on lock Street Avenue.