I just wanted to go on a normal walk, alas, I live in a normal neiborhopd. I live in a haunted one. Let me explain.

So, I was there, smeling the roses in the park. A dog yiped from the left and I looked up. To my surprise it was a child. Three years at tops.

I rushed over, questioning the kid. They couldn’t speak. I stood up and dialed my friends number. She din not pick up. Then the child’s eye began glowing blue. Then my phone flipped from my ear and smashed into the ground.

I screamed but no sound escaped my lips. My throat closed my. Breath can to be impossible. My body flipped upside down and darkness swept through. I was found around in nothingness like a tennis ball.

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The kids laughed. “What? That wasn’t scary? Yall are tougher than me,” I grinned and stood up. The fire roared. At least they where still young. At least they where still innocent. At least they where my kids. At least they where happy.

I stepped away, refilling my hot cocoa mug. At least we had hot cocoa.