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Welcome to My Crow Terrors.
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Scary stories for kids.
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Where it's always the spooky season.
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Full of chills.
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The rills.
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And spuntingling spooks.
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Micro terrors are family friendly friends for those ages eight and up.
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And while our stories are for younger years,
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we are still talking about things that go bugged in the night.
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And some children may not be able to handle what others can.
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Parental consent is recommended.
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Now, fortunately, it's Micro Terror.
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Flashlight tag by Evan Bond.
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A beam of light bounced through the darkness,
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threatening to illuminate Jacob.
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It scanned the trees all around him,
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bouncing from one to another as it desperately searched for him.
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Jacob knew he could not be caught by it.
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Otherwise, it would be all over.
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He crouched down low and pressed his body up against the tree trunk.
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Just then, the light hit the tree he hid behind,
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splitting the beam in half.
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He prayed the tree had completely concealed his body.
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As the light moved away from Jacob's hiding spot,
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he led out a sigh of relief.
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Before he could celebrate though,
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the crunching of leaves and twigs echoed in his ears.
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They were moving closer.
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And closer, and soon they would spot him.
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No choice, but to run.
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Without wasting another second, Jacob took off running.
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He saw the beam of light zigzag all around him as the wielder searched for his location.
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It hit the ground to do his feet and bounced off several trees to his right,
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but had yet to envelop him.
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Then, the unthinkable happened.
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A blinding light broke through the darkness in front of him,
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and the one behind him snapped to his location as well.
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"Cacha, a high pitched voice, said from behind the light.
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Those were some good moves, Jacob!"
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A voice said from behind Jacob.
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"Yeah, had you guys gone for a bit, almost made it to home base.
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That was a sneaky move, Emily!"
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He said to the girl in front of him.
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She put it to flashlight down at the ground and gave him a smile.
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"Thanks!"
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She said, with the hint of black-shot her face.
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And thus concludes her little game of man hunt.
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The voice from behind called out.
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"I guess so, Ricky!"
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Jacob said, turning to faces friend.
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Jacob and Ricky slapped each other a high-five and laughed.
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They've been playing flashlight tags since they were an elementary school.
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In middle school it became man hunt, which sounded much cooler.
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Emily was the newest addition to the party.
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She had overheard them Friday at school, as they discussed their ritual of playing man hunt in the woods behind the school.
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Of course, Jacob had a crush on Emily, so he had quickly invited her to the party.
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Now, looking at her in the woods, he was glad she had come along.
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Ricky gave Jacob a slight shove with his shoulder and motion towards Emily with his head,
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as if to tell him now was the time to confess his feelings for her.
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Jacob's mouth went dry and the lump formed in his throat.
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Just as he had worked up the courage to say something, they heard a terrible noise in the distance.
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What was that? Emily said spinning around and pointing her flashlight to the direction of the noise.
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It sounded like a scream, Jacob said, looking over at Ricky.
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Ricky shook his head.
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"No way, man. I'm not messing with whatever that is."
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Come on, we have to see what it was. What is someone's hurt?
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Jacob tried to keep the fear from coming out in his voice, hoping Emily would think he was brave.
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"The down, he was scared." "Yeah, all right, fine. Whatever you say," Ricky said.
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The three of them started to walk in the direction of the unknown sound.
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Both Emily and Ricky kept their flashlight pointed ahead of them to light the path.
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Jacob walked between the two, keeping his eyes open for anything unexpected.
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As they made their way deeper into the woods, one of the flashlight beams reflected off something white behind a tree.
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From their angle it was hard to tell what it was. Is that a person?
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Ricky said stopping.
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Emily and Jacob were to transfixed on the mystery before them to notice Ricky had stopped walking.
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He stood there shining his light at the lump behind the tree, shaking.
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As they approached Emily pointed her flashlight down at the thing behind the tree, a gasped.
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Jacob nearly tripped over his own feet in shock.
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"It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a body!"
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Jacob yelled. Next to him Emily began to hyperventilate.
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"Oh my God, that's crystal. I have banned with her. Is she okay?"
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It was a useless question to ask. They both knew the horrible truth.
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Crystal was no longer alive. Her glossy eyes stared straight up at the dark sky, seeing nothing.
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Still trying to act brave, Jacob turned towards Ricky and said, "We need to call the, but he trailed off.
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There was something looming behind Ricky, like a tower. All sense of bravery had drained from Jacob now as a shaky hand rose and pointed at the thing behind him.
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Emily saw Jacob's hand in the corner of a eye and spun around pointing her flashlight directly at Ricky.
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Standing behind him was a tall, thin creature with long limbs that seemed to be made from tree bark.
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It had to be over 20 feet tall, at least. The creature stared down at Ricky with a burning look in its eyes.
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Jacob got the feeling they had just interrupted its meal and it was not happy.
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Ricky, look out! Emily cried.
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But it was too late. The monster snatched Ricky up and sprinted off into the darkness. His flashlight tumbled to the ground.
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Jacob and Emily heard his screams echo off into the distance until they were suddenly silent.
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Without saying a word, Emily and Jacob began to run. They no longer knew which way was out, but it didn't matter.
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They needed to be as far away from this spot as possible before that thing returned.
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Jacob could feel his lungs burning as they ran. He desperately needed to stop, but knew that they couldn't.
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Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and he collapsed to the ground, catching his breath. Emily stopped into the same.
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Do you think?
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You think we lost it? She asked between gulps of air.
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Before Jacob could answer her a tree, only a few feet away began to sway.
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His eyes darted towards it and tied to see the trees start to move towards them.
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It was at that moment, he realized it wasn't a tree at all. It had found them.
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Jacob froze, in terror, not sure what to do.
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Along, spinally armed, reached out from the darkness and plucked him from the ground.
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He led out a blood curdling scream as the monster pulled him higher into the air.
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Mark from the monster's hand dug into his skin, threatening to cut him.
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In a much of crystal-spotty, danced in his mind and a haunting scream of Ricky reverberated in his ears.
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He was going to be the next victim of this tree thing.
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Suddenly, the darkness around him and the monster turned to a bright light.
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It seemed to hurt the creature for a moment, but a moment was all Jacob needed.
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The tree monsters hand loosened and Jacob was able to slip free, falling to the ground.
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He landed with a thud that nearly knocked the wind from his lungs.
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When he stood up, he saw Emily standing there like an action hero.
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Her flashlight was pointed directly at the monster.
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It recoiled in horror before sprinting off into the darkness.
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It doesn't like the light.
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She cried.
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When it took Ricky, I remembered something.
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It stood behind him and out of the light and when it grabbed him, it sprinted away like it was afraid.
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Why not just crush us all right then?
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Because he was afraid of the light.
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Great job, Jacob said.
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But we could talk about this later.
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We need to run.
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With that Jacob and Emily began to run.
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Jacob wasn't sure which way led out of the woods anymore, but he did not care.
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They kept moving until eventually.
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They could see the tree line up ahead.
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Just beyond.
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They spotted the school.
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Before they could celebrate, they hurt the thunderous booms of the creature behind them as a gave chase.
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Jacob's heart leapt into his throat as the pair picked up speed.
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Emily tried to scare the creature off by pointing her flashlight behind her as they ran.
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But it slipped from her hand and tumbled off into the darkness.
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Their only hope was to get to the well lit parking lot of the school, just a few more yards.
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As they reached the tree line, they could hear the monster directly behind them.
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At 80 second, it would reach out and snatch what of them into the air.
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Never to be seen again.
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Then they burst through the tree line and the remaining few yards to the parking lot before collapsing on top of each other.
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Emily rolled over and looked at the woods.
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The monster stood there at the tree line, staring at them.
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A look of anger crossed its bark, covered face before it led out a shrill shriek.
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And ran back into the woods.
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Jacob and Emily cheered through panthing breaths before hugging each other tightly.
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Thank you for saving my life, Emily.
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Jacob said, pulling back.
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She didn't respond with words, but instead with a quick pack on his lips.
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Both blushed as they looked at each other and smiled.
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Somewhere in the distant darkness of the woods, the creature led out one final whale before everything grew silent.
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Jacob didn't know what the creature was or why it was out there.
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But he didn't know one thing.
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He would never be going in those woods again.
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From microtirers, scary stories for kids.
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Welcome to My Crow Terrors.
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Scary stories for kids.
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Where it's always the spooky season.
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Full of chills.
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The rills.
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And spuntingling spooks.
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Micro terrors are family friendly friends for those ages eight and up.
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And while our stories are for younger years,
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we are still talking about things that go bugged in the night.
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And some children may not be able to handle what others can.
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Parental consent is recommended.
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Now, fortunately, it's Micro Terror.
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Flashlight tag by Evan Bond.
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A beam of light bounced through the darkness,
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threatening to illuminate Jacob.
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It scanned the trees all around him,
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bouncing from one to another as it desperately searched for him.
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Jacob knew he could not be caught by it.
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Otherwise, it would be all over.
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He crouched down low and pressed his body up against the tree trunk.
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Just then, the light hit the tree he hid behind,
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splitting the beam in half.
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He prayed the tree had completely concealed his body.
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As the light moved away from Jacob's hiding spot,
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he led out a sigh of relief.
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Before he could celebrate though,
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the crunching of leaves and twigs echoed in his ears.
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They were moving closer.
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And closer, and soon they would spot him.
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No choice, but to run.
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Without wasting another second, Jacob took off running.
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He saw the beam of light zigzag all around him as the wielder searched for his location.
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It hit the ground to do his feet and bounced off several trees to his right,
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but had yet to envelop him.
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Then, the unthinkable happened.
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A blinding light broke through the darkness in front of him,
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and the one behind him snapped to his location as well.
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"Cacha, a high pitched voice, said from behind the light.
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Those were some good moves, Jacob!"
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A voice said from behind Jacob.
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"Yeah, had you guys gone for a bit, almost made it to home base.
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That was a sneaky move, Emily!"
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He said to the girl in front of him.
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She put it to flashlight down at the ground and gave him a smile.
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"Thanks!"
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She said, with the hint of black-shot her face.
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And thus concludes her little game of man hunt.
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The voice from behind called out.
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"I guess so, Ricky!"
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Jacob said, turning to faces friend.
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Jacob and Ricky slapped each other a high-five and laughed.
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They've been playing flashlight tags since they were an elementary school.
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In middle school it became man hunt, which sounded much cooler.
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Emily was the newest addition to the party.
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She had overheard them Friday at school, as they discussed their ritual of playing man hunt in the woods behind the school.
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Of course, Jacob had a crush on Emily, so he had quickly invited her to the party.
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Now, looking at her in the woods, he was glad she had come along.
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Ricky gave Jacob a slight shove with his shoulder and motion towards Emily with his head,
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as if to tell him now was the time to confess his feelings for her.
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Jacob's mouth went dry and the lump formed in his throat.
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Just as he had worked up the courage to say something, they heard a terrible noise in the distance.
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What was that? Emily said spinning around and pointing her flashlight to the direction of the noise.
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It sounded like a scream, Jacob said, looking over at Ricky.
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Ricky shook his head.
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"No way, man. I'm not messing with whatever that is."
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Come on, we have to see what it was. What is someone's hurt?
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Jacob tried to keep the fear from coming out in his voice, hoping Emily would think he was brave.
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"The down, he was scared." "Yeah, all right, fine. Whatever you say," Ricky said.
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The three of them started to walk in the direction of the unknown sound.
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Both Emily and Ricky kept their flashlight pointed ahead of them to light the path.
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Jacob walked between the two, keeping his eyes open for anything unexpected.
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As they made their way deeper into the woods, one of the flashlight beams reflected off something white behind a tree.
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From their angle it was hard to tell what it was. Is that a person?
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Ricky said stopping.
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Emily and Jacob were to transfixed on the mystery before them to notice Ricky had stopped walking.
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He stood there shining his light at the lump behind the tree, shaking.
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As they approached Emily pointed her flashlight down at the thing behind the tree, a gasped.
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Jacob nearly tripped over his own feet in shock.
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"It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a body!"
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Jacob yelled. Next to him Emily began to hyperventilate.
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"Oh my God, that's crystal. I have banned with her. Is she okay?"
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It was a useless question to ask. They both knew the horrible truth.
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Crystal was no longer alive. Her glossy eyes stared straight up at the dark sky, seeing nothing.
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Still trying to act brave, Jacob turned towards Ricky and said, "We need to call the, but he trailed off.
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There was something looming behind Ricky, like a tower. All sense of bravery had drained from Jacob now as a shaky hand rose and pointed at the thing behind him.
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Emily saw Jacob's hand in the corner of a eye and spun around pointing her flashlight directly at Ricky.
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Standing behind him was a tall, thin creature with long limbs that seemed to be made from tree bark.
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It had to be over 20 feet tall, at least. The creature stared down at Ricky with a burning look in its eyes.
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Jacob got the feeling they had just interrupted its meal and it was not happy.
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Ricky, look out! Emily cried.
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But it was too late. The monster snatched Ricky up and sprinted off into the darkness. His flashlight tumbled to the ground.
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Jacob and Emily heard his screams echo off into the distance until they were suddenly silent.
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Without saying a word, Emily and Jacob began to run. They no longer knew which way was out, but it didn't matter.
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They needed to be as far away from this spot as possible before that thing returned.
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Jacob could feel his lungs burning as they ran. He desperately needed to stop, but knew that they couldn't.
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Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and he collapsed to the ground, catching his breath. Emily stopped into the same.
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Do you think?
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You think we lost it? She asked between gulps of air.
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Before Jacob could answer her a tree, only a few feet away began to sway.
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His eyes darted towards it and tied to see the trees start to move towards them.
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It was at that moment, he realized it wasn't a tree at all. It had found them.
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Jacob froze, in terror, not sure what to do.
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Along, spinally armed, reached out from the darkness and plucked him from the ground.
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He led out a blood curdling scream as the monster pulled him higher into the air.
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Mark from the monster's hand dug into his skin, threatening to cut him.
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In a much of crystal-spotty, danced in his mind and a haunting scream of Ricky reverberated in his ears.
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He was going to be the next victim of this tree thing.
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Suddenly, the darkness around him and the monster turned to a bright light.
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It seemed to hurt the creature for a moment, but a moment was all Jacob needed.
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The tree monsters hand loosened and Jacob was able to slip free, falling to the ground.
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He landed with a thud that nearly knocked the wind from his lungs.
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When he stood up, he saw Emily standing there like an action hero.
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Her flashlight was pointed directly at the monster.
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It recoiled in horror before sprinting off into the darkness.
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It doesn't like the light.
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She cried.
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When it took Ricky, I remembered something.
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It stood behind him and out of the light and when it grabbed him, it sprinted away like it was afraid.
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Why not just crush us all right then?
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Because he was afraid of the light.
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Great job, Jacob said.
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But we could talk about this later.
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We need to run.
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With that Jacob and Emily began to run.
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Jacob wasn't sure which way led out of the woods anymore, but he did not care.
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They kept moving until eventually.
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They could see the tree line up ahead.
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Just beyond.
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They spotted the school.
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Before they could celebrate, they hurt the thunderous booms of the creature behind them as a gave chase.
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Jacob's heart leapt into his throat as the pair picked up speed.
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Emily tried to scare the creature off by pointing her flashlight behind her as they ran.
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But it slipped from her hand and tumbled off into the darkness.
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Their only hope was to get to the well lit parking lot of the school, just a few more yards.
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As they reached the tree line, they could hear the monster directly behind them.
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At 80 second, it would reach out and snatch what of them into the air.
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Never to be seen again.
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Then they burst through the tree line and the remaining few yards to the parking lot before collapsing on top of each other.
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Emily rolled over and looked at the woods.
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The monster stood there at the tree line, staring at them.
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A look of anger crossed its bark, covered face before it led out a shrill shriek.
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And ran back into the woods.
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Jacob and Emily cheered through panthing breaths before hugging each other tightly.
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Thank you for saving my life, Emily.
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Jacob said, pulling back.
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She didn't respond with words, but instead with a quick pack on his lips.
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Both blushed as they looked at each other and smiled.
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Somewhere in the distant darkness of the woods, the creature led out one final whale before everything grew silent.
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Jacob didn't know what the creature was or why it was out there.
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He would never be going in those woods again.
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