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EP70: The Knocking Shop

Released Monday, 25th March 2024
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EP70: The Knocking Shop

EP70: The Knocking Shop

EP70: The Knocking Shop

EP70: The Knocking Shop

Monday, 25th March 2024
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The teacher was going out of his mind, then finally

0:02

one night, before the girl hung up, he managed

0:04

to ask, Who are you? In

0:07

a weak voice the girl replied, I'm in

0:09

your class, teacher. You know me. When

0:15

the adrenaline finally kicked in, I turned and

0:17

ran outside my room, flinging the doors open

0:20

so hard, they hit the outside of the

0:22

building with a bang. The security guard stood

0:24

up this time. What's wrong? He said. I

0:26

think there's someone in my room. The

0:30

mother grabbed a knife and ended up stabbing her husband

0:32

to death. Gorgeous! No, I love that!

0:35

International Women's Day, kill the man. Stunning.

0:53

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2:40

The Indian Ocean. My mate, Debris. My

2:42

mate, Debris. It's every day the joke. Give

2:44

him a bit, honestly. How are ya? How are ya?

2:47

How are ya? Um, oh my god. Do you want a bit

2:49

of silly and silly stuff? Ticky

2:51

wine? Um, it's a bit of a silly thing. I was

2:54

like, I'm going for a tricky wine before the pandemic

2:56

happened. Ticky wine? Um, it is 9am, but

2:58

we did do that anyway. It's International

3:00

Women's Day, motherfucker. Oh yeah, we went to

3:02

go and cheers to women. And

3:04

Susie was like, I have got a gosset. Because I was like,

3:06

right, watch your goss. Get your

3:08

gosset points out. Get your goss out

3:11

for the land. She had nothing for

3:13

me because she was waiting till now.

3:15

So watch your goss. So, I won

3:17

an Instagram competition. No. Yes.

3:20

What do you mean? Yes. What

3:22

do you mean? You can't get yourself

3:24

underneath a compression. No, because... I speak

3:26

like that. Sorry, I did a cough. Say it again. What?

3:30

What did you do? I put my... I

3:32

acted myself underneath a comp... Oh, I've never done that, yeah. No.

3:36

Really? Yeah, I thought it was scams, but... Oh my God,

3:38

what's wrong with you? Well, do you know what? Because

3:40

I know someone. What the fuck? I

3:42

know someone that raffled off a care package on a TV.

3:44

Oh, I know someone. I know someone. What the

3:46

fuck? No.

3:49

No. No. I

3:52

know someone that raffled off a care package on Facebook.

3:55

And then, for this... And did this, it was like,

3:57

oh, tag yourselves underneath it in the comments. And

3:59

I was just like... I'm or yeah, say. Congratulations.

4:02

Our and. They.

4:04

Didn't exist and step do that over and over again

4:07

as you get people to send a free stuff as

4:09

he just used it. And. They'd answer

4:11

accompanies they like paying for it. Always

4:13

such a meal as I'm sure she'd get lands

4:16

sushi get companies to give him like gifts to

4:18

like to it as a way. That.

4:20

Think that getting from to when I yeah

4:22

and that answers the and everybody that comment

4:24

is how to pay like a quest. Oh

4:27

my God. have been suggested a arrays like

4:30

at the Omega Man The scam. Wow. I

4:32

think there's something to pay for either from

4:34

Love You Want out of the Voyager a

4:36

guy is our they can. I know I

4:38

wish it was like a call for a

4:40

holiday or how access it's know I've got

4:42

some cookies. Are you

4:44

know? go case of were on ago and mother

4:46

it's all and Putney such as this. Isn't

4:49

far. Off like a to hold fire

4:52

is that Take the piss out May I

4:54

got gone to a balaclava. really likes hurricanes.

4:56

what if all about the file a place

4:58

like yeah it's like get your leg look

5:00

at I'm oh my god let good thank

5:03

you so much and I am. I went

5:05

so far. awesome hot, naked, more fly London

5:07

like had out in the that like. This.

5:10

Fucking great sassy American woman

5:12

could mess ones at and

5:14

them. Anyway she posted this

5:16

thing on instagram thing like ah as

5:19

part and snus a women's day am

5:21

all these women run businesses like talking

5:23

in all these like things right and

5:25

one person will win and I was

5:28

like and I don't usually entrance instagram

5:30

systems as the my i never when

5:32

whatever. I. Put my name on

5:34

to I've got sucked in this real.

5:36

It was like Cc you legends you

5:38

have one another one. I'm on

5:41

one us classes of one dinner.

5:43

I am I gonna. I've won

5:45

a bridal consultation. I.

5:51

I can't wait to go now! Reside.

5:56

On an. honor to go immediately with a

5:58

fucking my mind around a some in one

6:00

hand. I'm like yes, glory, I love it. I saw

6:02

this out, Gloria. Yes! Do

6:04

you want to fucking consult? Consult on this shit

6:07

show, mate. Yes. Shit

6:09

show, aye, see you just love life. OK,

6:11

wow. I'm

6:14

joking, I'm joking. I am joking.

6:17

I don't like it. I'm not gulp. So,

6:19

yeah. Oh

6:23

my God, that's so good. So what's this

6:25

dinner? Well, I don't

6:27

know. I think it's like sushi and

6:29

tuna and avocados and stuff. It's very,

6:31

it's very like... I do like sushi

6:33

though. Completely

6:36

unrelated. No, but I got my,

6:39

I got my other mate Hannah to act herself and

6:41

then I said I'd take her if I won. Wow.

6:45

Yeah, so... OK, fine. And the Battle

6:47

of the Hannas. You've

6:50

not come out to a ruse, have I? OK,

6:53

well, congratulations on your win. I'm

6:56

so thrilled. Maybe I should start doing things

6:58

like that. Honestly, you must. I just

7:00

love free things. I

7:02

love little geese. So do I. I just can't believe

7:04

how thrilled I am about it. It's

7:07

very exciting. I get a hydrofacial. Oh,

7:09

crap, that's expensive, isn't it? Yes, mate.

7:12

You didn't mention that. A

7:14

fucking hydrofacial. Oh, amazing. Honestly,

7:17

like, thank you, Barf. I was just hydrofacial.

7:19

How much are they normally? I think about

7:21

120 rRp. No,

7:23

no, no. She's

7:26

going to... You're going to be... You want a cookie in one

7:28

hand, blowing skin and... Yeah,

7:30

I've got a wedding dress. A wedding

7:32

dress. Oh, my God. Just eating some

7:34

sushimi. We could go to that for

7:36

a laugh. You

7:39

know, what can they do as friends? 100%. If you want to

7:41

come to my bridal competition... And it comes to my bridal competition.

7:43

I do. Hannah, would you like to pick

7:45

a taro? Yes, thank you. I want this one. Oh,

7:49

I don't like this one. We've

7:51

had it so many times. One, two, three,

7:54

four, five, six, seven, eight, nine... Pentacles. This

7:56

book is a bit too good for its

7:59

own liking. What

8:02

does it look like? Describe what's happening

8:04

on the front. It's a bloke in

8:06

a fucking dress. Oh, holding

8:08

a bird. Yes. Oh,

8:12

that's interesting. Well, you said you wanted to, you

8:14

know, have a pool. Oh, great.

8:16

And points to a person who is

8:18

financially secure enough to live comfortably. This

8:21

is about someone supported by her own

8:23

business. Fucking hell. I was thinking about...

8:25

That's a bit on the nose. International women's day. Yeah,

8:27

that's a bit on the nose. Fuck

8:30

me. Great. And bone business

8:32

inheritance or property. This is one person

8:34

in a thousand. This fortunate individual has

8:36

turned... One person in a thousand? Yeah.

8:38

Fuck. This fortunate

8:41

individual has turned a historical accident into a

8:43

personal opportunity. This is one who has the

8:45

vision and strength of character to hold onto

8:47

games against all odds. Do not be fooled

8:49

at the apparent ease displayed on this card.

8:52

The person pictured is at the tail end of

8:54

a long and stressful process of winning the right

8:57

to be taken seriously. All of this grace has

8:59

been paid for. Gorgeous.

9:01

Times over. Thrilled. Excellente.

9:06

I couldn't be happier with that to be honest with

9:08

you. I'm absolutely thrilled. Very nice. Okay,

9:11

do you want us sharing? Yes,

9:13

please. You

9:15

did have last week the Facebook dead

9:19

girlfriend messages. Yes. We will

9:21

do that next week because to be quite honest,

9:23

I haven't had enough time to research it. So

9:25

that will be coming, but it will be in

9:27

the next episode. Okay. So this story

9:29

is about...

9:32

It's quite dark.

9:35

It's about imaginary friends. Amazing. That's

9:38

quite bad. As we said,

9:40

we fucking hate that anyway. Okay, you ready? Yes.

9:45

Such ordinary things make me afraid.

9:47

What's sunny days, dark shadows on grass,

9:50

and children with red hair in the

9:52

name Harry. My

9:55

daughter Christine was five years old. It was a

9:57

hot sunny day and she was playing alone in

9:59

the garden. I overheard her

10:01

talking to somebody. I went outside to see

10:03

who it was, but nobody there. I

10:06

was puzzled. Who are you talking to? I

10:08

asked. Harry. She

10:10

replied. Harry who?

10:13

I asked. She shrugged her

10:15

shoulders. Just Harry. She said.

10:17

It's not a five year old's voice, I've got no idea. That

10:19

evening when my husband came home from work, I told him

10:21

about it. He said it was normal for kids that

10:23

age to have imaginary friends. I tried to

10:25

put it out of my mind, but something about that name...

10:28

Harry. Sent a shiver

10:30

down my spine. The next

10:32

day, Christine was playing in the garden again while I was

10:34

in the kitchen. Again, I heard her

10:37

talking to someone. When I looked out the window, I

10:39

thought I could see a dark shadow on the grass.

10:42

It looked like a person, but maybe it was just my

10:44

eyes playing tricks on me. I

10:46

tapped on the window and told Christine to come inside for

10:48

dinner. Can Harry come too? She

10:51

asked. No, I said. Harry

10:53

has to stay outside. But he's

10:56

hungry. She whined. Who

10:58

is Harry? I asked. He's

11:00

my brother. She replied. But

11:03

you don't have a brother, I told her. Yes, I

11:05

do. His name's Harry. Who told

11:08

you that? I asked. Harry told me.

11:10

I mean, it's just very aggressive, isn't it now? My

11:12

daughter spent every day in the garden talking to her imaginary friend.

11:15

After a while, it began to worry me, so I took her

11:17

to see a psychiatrist. All

11:19

children need friends their own age, the psychiatrist

11:21

told me. If they don't have friends, they

11:24

invent them. It's a normal part of childhood. She

11:27

will forget about it. Talking to the

11:29

psychiatrist reassured me, but I couldn't help but feeling a

11:31

little bit nervous. A few days

11:33

later, Christine started school. I dropped her

11:35

off in the morning for her first day. I kissed her on

11:38

the forehead and waved goodbye. Then watched

11:40

as she walked up to the front door of the school and

11:42

went inside. There was something I

11:44

had to do. I took a bus into

11:46

the city and made my way to a large

11:48

grey building. It had been four long years since

11:50

I visited here. It was the orphanage where we

11:52

adopted Christine. The woman who ran the

11:54

orphanage opened the door. I opened the door and invited me inside. needed

12:00

to know about Christian's story. Who

12:02

were her birth parents? Where were they now? Had they

12:04

died and if so, how had they died? I'm

12:07

sorry the woman said we have strict rules about divulging

12:09

such information. I told her it was very important, I

12:11

begged and pleaded. I even got down on my knees

12:13

at one point and eventually she gave in. Very

12:16

well she said but this must remain strictly between the

12:18

two others. Christine was born to a

12:20

very poor family. Her parents didn't really

12:22

want her and they'd neglected their children. The

12:25

house they lived in was in a terrible condition. One

12:28

night the father and mother got into a violent

12:30

argument. The mother grabbed a knife and ended up

12:32

stabbing her husband to death. Gorgeous!

12:34

No I love that! International women

12:36

say, kill the man. Stunning.

12:39

When the police arrived it was all over. They found

12:41

Christine in the garden clutched in the arms of her

12:43

brother. She was unharmed but her brother had died in

12:45

the incident. He had been

12:47

stabbed and was dying and he managed to put up Christian and

12:50

take her to safety. They found their father

12:52

and mother inside the house and the mother had

12:54

taken her own life. This is quite odd. My

12:56

eyes were welling up with tears. What was his

12:59

name? Harry. I

13:03

stumbled out of the orphanage in a daze and I

13:05

wandered through the streets with no idea of where I

13:08

was going. The name Harry was floating around in my

13:10

brain. I felt like I was in a nightmare. I

13:12

was so frightened but I didn't know why. Then I

13:14

looked at my watch. It was after three o'clock. I had

13:16

to pick Christine up from school and I was already late.

13:19

I hopped on a bus and eventually I arrived at the

13:21

school. I walked down the hallway and went into the classroom

13:23

where I found the teacher gathering up her books. I'm

13:26

so sorry I'm late I gasped. Where's Christine? Christine?

13:30

She's gone. Gone? I cried.

13:32

Yeah her brother picked her up a few minutes ago. My

13:35

heart sank in my chest. Without another word

13:37

I ran outside and started shouting my daughter's

13:39

name. I was running down the street searching

13:42

for my daughter screaming and crying hysterically. It

13:44

was no use. She was gone. I spent the

13:46

next two weeks in bed. The police searched for

13:48

Christine but they never found any trace of her.

13:51

Her picture was in the newspaper. Her face was on milk

13:53

cartons. Everybody was looking for her but it was as

13:55

if she had disappeared into thin air. After

13:58

a while people lost interest in the search was called

14:00

off. It remained just another unsolved mystery.

14:02

Years have passed since then but the pain in my heart

14:05

never goes away. Such ordinary things

14:07

make me feel afraid. Hot sunny days,

14:09

dark shadows on grass and children with

14:11

red hair and the name Harry. Ooooh,

14:14

spook it! Harry

14:17

is a kidnapper. Oh good,

14:19

he's a kidnapper. He's a

14:21

kidnapper. I love it. Thank

14:24

you Hannah. I've

14:26

actually got a um creep of the week that's

14:28

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restrictions all pay. It's

15:07

really good and I read it, I was like, I

15:09

woke up really early in the

15:11

morning and I was like, oh I can't really, can't

15:13

really sleep and I just happened to click on it

15:15

and we'll

15:18

call the sender

15:20

I because it's anonymous.

15:24

Okay, hi

15:26

Hans, ghost story for you. It's

15:28

a long one but should be a good

15:30

one with plenty of atmosphere. Please keep it

15:32

anonymous. Thank you. For some context my fiancé

15:34

and I have worked in corrections, in brackets

15:36

jail, for a number of years.

15:38

I'm working at night in large facilities with

15:41

empty cells where lots of violence and occasionally

15:43

deaths happen. It's not uncommon to hear things,

15:45

see things or feel weird things in the

15:47

night but that's a story for another time.

15:50

But more recently I moved into a

15:52

similar field, Emitted due to

15:54

the type of work it is, which has me

15:57

working in an extremely remote location for upwards of

15:59

a month. The time it's similar

16:01

to a security job and with

16:03

my background on for a security

16:05

conscious things like international mining camp

16:07

sol living and shipping containers, dirt

16:10

roads and very little infrastructure. however

16:12

this is on a remote islands

16:14

five hour flight from the mainland.

16:18

If you need to leave the island for any

16:20

reason, there were two flights a week and if

16:22

for whatever reason like a medical emergency, you don't

16:24

leave at a time you need to be. Forever

16:29

reason she have a medical emergency You

16:32

need to be airlifted. All for that

16:34

can be hours. It's extremely I slipped.

16:37

This. Particular job means I'm part of a

16:39

small staff. Twenty five to thirty was

16:41

roughly twenty of us on the island

16:43

at one time. The rest of the

16:45

island is largely deserted accept the the

16:47

locals that list that. A few shots,

16:49

government buildings, a small airport, and a

16:51

facility we work at. The. Lack

16:54

of cities means we get power outages often

16:56

as a whole place runs on generators on

16:58

the fuel has to be shipped in every

17:00

week and food is delivered once a week

17:02

to. The. Phone reception is

17:04

extremely unreliable to because where we are

17:06

never, we often have my phone and

17:09

snail coolest periods of time. Consequently, whilst

17:11

at work we use radios. Most of

17:13

the time have satellite phones for emergencies.

17:16

The. Staff are a great that like a practical

17:18

joke every now and then. We did

17:21

however agrees the group early on that while

17:23

we are our accommodation basically a shipping container

17:25

village add that we would look out for

17:27

each other and have no funny business as

17:29

a rule of the accommodation as we didn't

17:31

want to increase the stress or anyone in

17:33

an already difficult environment and with long shift.

17:36

It's. Are he chance to relax or for

17:38

the long haul? that with that. I've

17:42

heard stories of people catching chickens and putting

17:44

them and he was rooms as a joke

17:46

and no way was I taking the risk

17:48

of someone doing that may or doesn't stop

17:51

with practical jokes. What I. We. Have

17:53

dogs and cats live with us of the accommodation that we

17:55

prefer friend to. those are the last year or so and

17:57

I am they some some sleep in our rooms and keeps

17:59

company. And keep an eye out

18:01

for us during the night. We also have

18:03

local security staff at the accommodation Twenty four

18:06

seven oldest say it sounds like the perfect

18:08

set up to a horror movie. And.

18:10

You would be really. We. Start work

18:12

very early in the morning before the sun

18:14

is up at four Thirty Five Am and

18:16

all the staff drive together and a four

18:18

wheel drive. With that they approve up the

18:20

dirt track to the website. These.

18:23

Dirt tracks or an extremely bad

18:25

shape. For. The thought holes and

18:27

overgrown be trees. most of the time

18:29

rain comes along seemingly out of nowhere

18:31

making it muddy to on the cause

18:33

take an absolute beating going along the

18:35

state of the roads each day. So

18:37

the staff decided to stick together and

18:39

a convoy and case something happens. It

18:43

wasn't unusual on a drunk driver that full of

18:45

that motorbike or something and the dark and and

18:47

a wet on our way to work. And with

18:49

the state of the cause we didn't want staff

18:52

getting lost or injured. Was. Trying

18:54

to help someone the roads and sells

18:56

a flanked by large drops into shop

18:58

rock pinnacles. I was a local

19:00

joke the if you ever wanted to lose

19:02

something, you could throw it into the pinnacles

19:04

and it would never be sounds again. Which.

19:07

From the state doesn't seem for after

19:09

she wakes settling into the job and

19:11

the location or the changes. I notice

19:13

that whenever I would get into a

19:15

vehicle to drive at the rear view

19:17

mirror would be bent upwards so is

19:19

facing the Russians. The car on the

19:21

side marriage would be turned in random

19:24

directions. thinking. This is a prank.

19:26

I initially thought nothing of it. Like.

19:28

A set of route like to have a bit of a laugh

19:30

with each other and messing with the costs just bit. And.

19:32

I mean some people seats old way

19:34

or moving that call on them. It

19:36

wasn't unusual, however. This. Thing with

19:38

the marriage started happening almost every day. And

19:41

it matter which cargo into it would be the

19:43

seen. Something you should

19:45

know is another guy story, Olive checking things

19:47

out and spooky places and have recently been

19:49

to Games in The Suicide flourished in Japan,

19:52

By. Myself which story for another

19:54

time. I like exploring supposedly haunted

19:56

places within reason of course, so

19:59

need to. They it was an interesting

20:01

conversation I had one day. We.

20:03

Work alongside a group of locals.

20:06

Born. And bred on the island and one morning

20:08

of chatting so she with them. Just

20:10

randomly mention the mirror thing. Just

20:13

making conversation is also before having

20:15

have my coffee. Few. of

20:17

them exchange hadn't seen glances and when i

20:19

off without they explained. One of

20:21

the local stuff pops up the said. Of

20:24

locals moved members in the cause a new would

20:26

be best to as well. So. You

20:28

can't look in on them. While. On what

20:31

I may remove it. Yes,

20:33

eight so she thing when she gets

20:35

in cities cause. She's.

20:37

Notices someone's always published his out. Once

20:39

again this is a on the side

20:41

mary's of Impose. I am. Earn

20:45

more. Than I could soft types of the

20:47

said. Us locals moved mirrors under cars and you'd

20:49

be best to as well see you can't look

20:51

in them while on the dirt roads. Was

20:54

confused, sorted us safe, For.

20:56

Else why we can't look in the mirror isn't

20:58

a explained. You. Aren't supposed to

21:00

look into Maris when you're driving on the

21:03

depth charts? My. And you're Never supposed to

21:05

turn your lights off while you're on that

21:07

posted road. Why?

21:11

Are some explain. To.

21:13

Her woman. She. Used to

21:15

be a made at the hotel here. She.

21:17

Died a long time ago. Some local legend

21:19

say she lost a baby. She wanders the

21:22

roads at night looking for her baby. Ghostly.

21:24

White inhale. Some. People say she

21:27

killed her babies who is into the pinnacle so she

21:29

wouldn't be caught. That. Everyone agrees

21:31

if you look in your mirror. You.

21:33

Will see her. You. Never look in

21:36

Your marriage will not road. And. You

21:38

never. Ever. Candle

21:40

lights off. As

21:43

it is a. Lot

21:45

on get on it at such a scammer

21:47

so real answers Cinema lots of what one

21:49

seconds. Very very dangerous. They do able to

21:51

as. Are like go to suit

21:53

your own spook? were still alive

21:55

thought one Seconds. To drive in

21:58

and children up my dogs. You're.

22:00

Braver than I am I concerned that know I

22:02

am to nine the with an. Aegis

22:05

notice the T V. See.

22:10

Her I said okay, I'm just laughed

22:12

it off with a local legend not

22:14

really knowing how to answer that professionally.

22:16

a cat chatting and then promptly forgot

22:18

about it until that night when I

22:20

was leaving work. So the of stuff.

22:23

And. So passed the full moon hung

22:25

low in the sky. We left in

22:27

our usual com boy to four wheel

22:30

drive cause of each other slowly through

22:32

the twisting turning dirt roads. Floodlights on.

22:35

Keep. Your speed low to avoid potholes

22:37

and stray dogs and straight chickens wonder.

22:40

What? Are just my mirror has a reflex

22:43

and for did paused. To

22:45

about the locals who told me. Then.

22:47

I'll feel the self and the cost. They'd

22:49

heard while mirrors under cars keep gang turned

22:52

around. They'll. Said no. so I relayed

22:54

why been told early in the morning and giggled

22:56

at the urban legend. Think. He has

22:58

sounded like every silly legend I've seen in movies

23:00

and I was still convinced was a joke. Liking

23:04

a bit of a joint myself jumps on

23:06

the radio until the car behind me that

23:08

we was slowing down and just to be

23:10

carefully, that one and I came to stop

23:12

and turn my maris down to the usual

23:14

positions, plants and them. Nothing except my coworkers

23:16

laughing a bit in the backseat. Then.

23:19

I put my vehicle and park. And turn the

23:21

lights. And and still Running. Giggles.

23:24

Wrote different because he sat for a moment. Glial.

23:26

Had a good laugh at the city story in the don't know. Suddenly.

23:31

Abortion the car behind us came over the radio.

23:33

Boy you guys doing. Everything okay.

23:36

Copy. I replied oh played to sing

23:38

his greatest in the car I replied. Confused.

23:41

Okay and from the radio can we

23:43

go? Now they want to miss dinner.

23:46

And she the radio from the car behind us. So.

23:49

Thing I replied i was going to turn the

23:51

lights back on and take my car of pop

23:53

And suddenly. The. Engine cut out,

23:56

My. Coworkers looked around a bit confused, still laughing

23:58

and cheesy going on. That thinking I was

24:01

still joking around. Alex my

24:03

coworker in the passenger seat and said. Conclusions:

24:06

A Shake. Attend the Kate.

24:08

And. On again

24:11

nothing. Was. taking over,

24:14

After. A few more try to pull out the call

24:16

to walk behind us to arrest the staff. No other

24:18

car. Leaving. My coat mean she of

24:20

the fact that she's got out of the car.

24:22

In life I wouldn't. Know. That

24:24

may elect it's just it.

24:27

coughing and. I

24:30

got the card suits the rest of the

24:32

stuff in the other car leaving my coworkers

24:34

in the now broken clock are standing next

24:36

to have a car when all of a

24:38

sudden the engine brought back to life or

24:40

my car like someone had help gas pedal

24:42

down when sell to get. Confused.

24:44

About that only by some cases figuring like

24:46

I work is it. kept trying it while

24:48

I was out of the carpet a rule

24:50

sing their seats as confused as I was.

24:53

A good you got it working said. The.

24:55

Jump back in the driver's seat speaking spike I work

24:57

for in the passenger seat. Of.

24:59

Me sick one they are be seeing his

25:01

whole time. I guess the

25:04

cause of broken down so much the spontaneously coming back

25:06

to life for change then. Said. Teasing.

25:09

We. Saw driving slowly. And

25:11

the headlights and my car started to flicker. Doesn't

25:14

surprise me anymore said out loud to my

25:16

coworkers. Teasing I said maybe it's

25:18

the ghost woman coming together. Some.

25:21

Circles came from my coworkers around me

25:23

and continued on and relative silence. The

25:25

St. Gogol of the Radio in the background. The

25:28

short drive back to our commendation about

25:30

twenty minutes and we were halfway and

25:33

the casting happened so it wasn't long

25:35

before we will. Check

25:37

the marries a few times along the way mostly hour

25:39

drive and habit than anything else and each time there

25:41

was nothing unusual. Convinced. Everything

25:43

was a coincidence. We arrived to accommodation

25:45

safely and I began my not you

25:47

retain of work out dinner, shower, skincare

25:49

and a video call home to my

25:51

teens and as I said power outages

25:54

were common so before I left. My

25:56

fiance gifted me a little battery powered lights keep

25:58

my room for never be. The.for too long

26:00

she out it's an orange pump and

26:02

products nice because of my love of

26:05

spooky things and I turned on most

26:07

nights are a bit of ambulance and

26:09

my small container ship room. I tell

26:11

my night retain was in my pajamas

26:13

on face times my fiance to he

26:15

about the day's events and suddenly. The.

26:17

Power cut out. All.

26:19

The lights went out accepts muslims

26:21

useful blowing orange pumpkin and. Switching.

26:25

From the why fi on to international roaming in

26:27

hopes I just finished my conversation and sake of

26:29

nights my fiance. I waited a few

26:31

minutes and. No.

26:33

Signal and read at Saracens. case

26:36

usually is. My

26:39

bed and started writing enough million Text my

26:41

fiance a know soon you'll get this powered.

26:44

Phone lines are down again I'm going to

26:46

bed. I'll be back. Are taught in the

26:48

morning. A lucky. A press

26:50

and and hope that when my phone reconnected it

26:52

would go. Truth sometimes does. I

26:54

was sitting in bed contemplating listening to

26:56

a download podcast movie research situations like

26:59

this. Fall. Asleep two of my

27:01

pumpkin light. Elected

27:04

it and it stopped. Loving it's family.

27:06

A woman the color. It was silent

27:08

all around me. The shipping container rooms

27:10

are largely soundproof, although we all right next

27:12

to each other. It's not unusual to hear

27:15

your neighbor. If. The door and window

27:17

shop which due to the extreme constant hot

27:19

weather outside in the air conditioning inside. Mine.

27:22

Always is. A

27:24

pool my covers back and climbed into

27:26

bed fluffy my pillow the little and

27:28

scrolling few spots the five something school

27:30

athletes are susceptible. I.

27:32

Guess Rain was residents are yeah yeah,

27:35

oh those sons And then right And

27:37

the pumpkin like flick it again on

27:39

the shelf next to my front door.

27:41

This time I got off the books.

27:44

he paces towards it. And. He

27:46

the why was laced and thinking to myself what

27:48

how as has ruined it were taking over. It

27:51

seems fine, no signs of any less wise and never

27:53

done this before. The yard had it by figured maybe

27:55

the batteries or die. Than. Be more

27:57

places. I got it. This. Is I turned

27:59

around? Get back to bad a huge. Huge

28:07

Bang Bang Bang. Came. From

28:09

sounded like one of my neighbors' rooms

28:12

outside. Sounds like someone.

28:14

To. Still,

28:18

recently. Came

28:24

from what sounded like. One.

28:27

Of my neighbors rooms outside, it sounded

28:29

like someone banging on a to. A

28:31

statue for some kinda rolled up my school when

28:33

they blind turning my flashlight on my phone to

28:35

help me save it better. When. I

28:38

rolled it the blind act asked. The

28:40

saw a woman's face pairing funny

28:42

me through the claws. And

28:45

breathes suicide when I realize it with my

28:47

mom, a flat tire on full of King

28:49

Basket main. peering out my window I couldn't

28:51

see anything except sleepy security guard our side

28:54

scrolling on his phone under an emergency lights

28:56

and Melissa Dartmouth. I. Open my

28:58

door keeping the screen door locks and have nothing

29:00

look around. Expectancy: One of my

29:02

drunk coworkers stumbling around trying to find his room

29:04

after a few too many drinks. I

29:08

have screen door for my head out see something.

29:11

That. There's nothing screws. Go lift his head

29:13

a little in my direction, but he stayed

29:15

mostly focused on his phone. the gym like

29:17

illuminated above him. I

29:19

noticed when a familiar cats fifty paces away

29:21

from my room pairing up me. it was

29:23

all black with big eyes and I had

29:25

lovingly nicknamed him Salem. He would visit my

29:27

room often, sassoon, Occasionally be brave enough to

29:29

come inside and share my dinner with me

29:31

and escape the heath outside a close the

29:33

door and walked back to bed. Outta

29:37

Again. Closer

29:40

slung like on slow to my door,

29:42

again ready to yellow one of my

29:44

drunken coworker to go to bed and

29:46

again nothing. Stops looked at

29:48

the understood skirts got a said

29:50

hey did you see anyone around

29:52

here I had banging I explained

29:54

know said. He put his

29:56

head back down to continue scrolling or shake my

29:58

head and turning to. Once again, get back to bed

30:01

when it gets. Royal

30:03

my door. It was so loud and

30:05

clear through my room and as a

30:07

reflex my training I held myself against

30:10

the duel with all my weight so

30:12

depressed against the doors shaking and hands

30:14

on the door handle. When it stopped

30:16

I stood frozen for what felt like

30:18

an eternity of I'm sure than a

30:21

few seconds. There. Is no interior

30:23

look nice to have been. Do need a

30:25

program keep hard to access them similar to

30:27

hotel do with Danny. have keyhole for emergencies

30:29

like Fi is which are ministration of this

30:31

carry the are held in the lox office

30:34

so I wasn't particularly worried about anyone being

30:36

able to get in but it was freaking

30:38

me out. Now. He said.

30:41

A Themes. For. In all my best

30:43

intimidating jail of the civilise. The one I used

30:45

to use when inmates who disobey the rules be

30:47

reached on. This

30:51

is a prank or don't appreciate it. Go

30:53

to bed a beams again. On and.

30:56

Still, Holding myself against the door waited

30:58

the something, anything, any reply. After.

31:02

Another sonos. Yes. So he opened the

31:04

door again. Silence. Security.

31:07

Guards. To

31:09

okay he asked. See some

31:11

of bagging on my door? Know.

31:14

It was so loud echoed in her you must

31:17

sees someone I explained getting worked up. Known

31:19

around the Us mess insisted I think

31:21

some of planking may and they know

31:24

that's not allowed. Said loudly hoping whoever

31:26

it was him inside and cells. Silence.

31:29

Came from the don't Miss around us

31:31

that their expectantly but still nothing. I

31:33

took one will look at the security guard with

31:36

my phone in my hand. I checked again still

31:38

showing no service. On

31:40

have to make some of it's turned turned

31:42

around placement door behind me. As

31:44

it turned. I'm. A flashlight dance to

31:47

cross the bull's eye. Sore. Flicker

31:49

of something. Such. Off

31:51

my eyes. I blinked few times

31:53

in it's around the dimly lit space I first.

31:57

Wrote so maybe Salem the cat runs my.

32:00

Im. Looked around again.

32:02

I was equally scared. I'm curious, if

32:04

nothing. Happened

32:07

next a bathroom door. Was

32:09

open as a slightly. I.

32:14

Would like that Remembering every horror movie

32:16

trip would have seen. Never sell. The

32:18

group never failed me back. never got

32:21

stairs and you can got the front

32:23

door. Never investigate the strange noise ituri

32:25

from the of this the haunted Bercow

32:27

play Bloody Mary a sleep over me

32:29

floated all night. oh yeah. I.

32:31

Used to joke about following these rules and my friends

32:33

and boasted I'd always be the smart enough to be

32:35

the to make it to be the final Gulf States

32:37

and harm if he should they be room. I.

32:41

Stood frozen in place is the sound of

32:43

my son was running slowly start not. Stood

32:46

frozen in place. As. The

32:48

sound of my shower running slowly started

32:50

from the other side to. Couldn't

32:53

move. Did frozen. On.

32:56

The adrenaline finally kicked him. I turned

32:58

and ran outside my room, slinging the

33:00

doors open so hard to hit the

33:02

outside it building with buying the security

33:04

guards. To.the time was wrong he said i

33:07

think the someone in my room I blurted

33:09

out attacks on. We stood on to the

33:11

emergency like for few moments staring at my

33:13

wide open front door, the team orange slice

33:15

billing and the concrete. Only

33:17

one door in and one to out mess and

33:19

no one's been passed me except you he said.

33:22

I gave him a look that must have showed how scared I

33:24

was. After a moment, he followed up with a. Weekly.

33:30

The. Adrenalin wearing off an embarrassment. Stein's take

33:33

over the security guards a few steps

33:35

towards my room for was him before

33:37

he entered to explain. Alone.

33:40

Then. You want to know? With

33:45

a level of gusto. That and that's

33:47

not how I know that. Ah hello,

33:49

let anyone in here with of the

33:52

level of gusto the indicated he wasn't

33:54

really invested in my story. The

33:57

shower came on by itself. I said loudly

33:59

to him. He noted silently

34:01

and six as inside lusciously. a

34:03

low said again. On.

34:06

Twenty. One thing here, I'm giving you one final

34:08

mornings come out. As. He

34:11

finishes sentence my room in the surrounding

34:13

walkways, outsized flitted and little Christmas tree,

34:15

warm yellow lights been from all around

34:17

us and I had thanks to Generate

34:19

and they. Finally

34:22

a brief suicide relief with a security

34:24

guard still at the to way to

34:26

my room I phone little with messages.

34:29

Though. The school system and wait on the

34:31

video You okay. Here's

34:36

him not being funny. That.

34:39

For said, please call me a scene. She gets

34:41

service. I'm really worried. To.

34:43

Slightly again I just stared at the messages and

34:45

back obscure she got into my room. He.

34:47

Was now inside and reach the bathroom

34:50

door. Sound of running water echoing. He

34:52

flung open and step back revealing nothing.

34:54

The. Bathroom was empty. Look

34:57

under my bed of the cupboards to reveal

34:59

nothing and came back outside declare probably no

35:01

one in that mess. The Shah Massoud just

35:03

turned on because the power surge something. I

35:06

can tell he had declared a case

35:08

closed and hesitantly I walked back inside

35:10

my room, the adrenalin wearing off. I

35:12

called my fiance putting him on faced some

35:14

improper my phone up the continual conversation. Sorry

35:18

the power went out. Not spiny. You're right.

35:21

I'm fine and to sort of weird night before

35:23

I explain to go back freaks out an adult

35:25

or myself but luckily I had the light you

35:27

gave me and even the I got the security

35:29

guard set my room. I was so freaked out

35:31

of one too many movies or thing. Allow

35:34

for the safle. must be the night for it.

35:36

I. Am it is full

35:38

moon or something? So

35:40

I said. After my May.

35:46

Have roots or of my partner before but else

35:48

am. I picked up my phone and propped up

35:50

in the bathroom. Of attend the top

35:52

on to run the hot water I began to rinse

35:54

i say smile eyes place or spending a bit more

35:57

time than usual. Trying. To relax and

35:59

taking some zebra. Nothing the steam

36:01

still my tiny bathroom or my fiance

36:03

just way in the background. A

36:06

minute or so later, Stood up.

36:09

White. The excess water from my eyes and glanced

36:11

at my phone. Or. He'll say was still

36:13

on face time talking. I smoke like am. Hold.

36:16

On a second was going to try my face a

36:18

com cia well said. Think if you're safe, keep proper.

36:20

tell my eyes. A lens over and

36:22

tried my face of my towel. And.

36:24

Lip. Stain. Still filling

36:27

half of my tiny ball. the. Laptop.

36:30

Or was once again frozen. Now.

36:33

Slightly ajar. breath quickening, My.

36:35

Fiance still to know. Where.

36:38

Com. Boom! Like a

36:40

to stand. For the

36:42

mirror. With. A handprint. Previous.

36:45

Day. One. And though my

36:48

boss your mirror on a question that looked like

36:50

a been written messily. Someone's finger in

36:52

the steam the sent chills down my spine.

36:56

I. Am

37:00

spot is the baby? Say. Surrender

37:02

the woman a was I They said the local site

37:04

as a woman. As

37:09

soon as his arm friends may as

37:11

across glasses magnets at Sonic your money

37:13

or got sexist? Now I know Yes,

37:16

Kate Winslet low thank you Anonymous. I

37:18

know why I say it was a

37:20

long day but a crepe? Hey, onto

37:22

the mind wanders in scale right? Welfare

37:24

kept a guy that I've got a

37:26

bad Russell corner. There

37:30

was a teacher who are exactly

37:32

thirty students and his club. He

37:34

had a reputation for being very

37:36

cruel. And strict, sometimes. When

37:38

his students misbehaved, he made them stay

37:41

back custody until late at. Night. In

37:43

the library? That sounds illegal. And

37:45

orders, make sure his students actually stayed there

37:48

intensely. Costs will go to sleep. He gave

37:50

them a cell phone number and instructed them

37:52

to call him a certain times during the

37:54

night and tell them less shoot number that

37:56

is not the see me. As a

37:59

return on. I

38:01

ride so he'd he'd make them cool limbs

38:03

and says the news whistle that again. This

38:05

went on for. A while but one I

38:08

received a strange call. He

38:10

answered as usual and heard a girl's

38:12

voice mumbling. He teach. I'm.

38:15

Not the thirty month. Before

38:17

he could say anything, she abruptly hung up on him.

38:20

A thirty didn't even realize that then he felt

38:22

furious as he saw of one of the students

38:24

is playing a joke at him and taken him

38:26

for a full of the next I used on

38:28

in the classroom and demanded that the students he

38:30

pulls the prank stand. Up and take responsibility

38:33

for. The classroom went silent and know

38:35

wants to. All. Of the students

38:37

denied knowing anything about it. He

38:39

threatened the whole class telling them he would beat the myth.

38:41

That. Happens again. Then again,

38:43

clan legal. Or

38:46

expectedly. it did happen again and exactly the

38:48

same time he received another phone call. Again,

38:50

it was the same girl's voice and she

38:52

says. Hi. Pizza. I'm

38:55

numbers echelon. He

38:57

tried twice against tell him and names. But. She hung

38:59

up for that attempts to open his mouth. The

39:02

next day he made good on his threats

39:04

and beat the students in the classroom One

39:06

by one is like the nineteen sixty I

39:08

think. Games yeah, like with us for him.

39:10

Was he calls. At

39:12

the came the cave space is under

39:14

these mobile numbers. I was gonna Lds

39:16

you know it's just our Connelly Uncle

39:18

Sam the next day you may cause

39:21

they sets and beat the students in

39:23

the classroom one by one demanding that

39:25

someone I'm not of course no one

39:27

does. He even. Went as far as so far

39:29

as to go to the other classes and I've done

39:31

about it, but no one would admit. To. Anything

39:33

because continues every night

39:36

exactly. The same way the teacher was

39:38

going out his mind some finally one night.

39:40

Before the game hung. Up. He managed to risk.

39:43

You are you. And a

39:45

week voice ago replies. I'm. In your

39:47

class each. unit. Me:

39:50

My. Class only of thirty students. Stop

39:52

trying to trick me. To.

39:54

Kill to said I'm always watch. Neutering

39:57

last. Where. You

39:59

waste and. I

40:02

want your faith. And

40:04

once again she abruptly cause of the call the key

40:07

to change his behavior He told his students you want

40:09

to the make anyone say bust of the class anymore.

40:11

Even went so far as to change his cell

40:13

phone number. Put the cool kids in need. Of

40:16

enslave the teacher couldn't take it anymore. The

40:19

Cool: So charming and insane. he retired so

40:21

afterwards. If he would face the student the.

40:23

School and went renovations and while the

40:25

builders we're replacing the blackboard and the

40:27

teachers current stream they was shocked by

40:30

what they discovered. Hidden and

40:32

the wall behind the blackboard with

40:34

the dad bought a have a

40:36

young girl of course I will

40:38

definitely kills her. He has a

40:40

bad mannered you saying. Gay

40:43

sounds like of conspiring on. A

40:45

handsome am sorry that sounds like a

40:47

bastard. Oh no. I absolutely hate sees.

40:50

His I mean I'm sure there's some of know I

40:52

should take that back. Waited for nice Missouri. the nice

40:54

bump. I set my physics detritus. Destroy

40:56

people's bags Out Wind a. Caesar

40:58

My real scanners one

41:00

cares am. I mean

41:03

he was a pet like he is. a bit of that. He.

41:05

Was a threat of a lot

41:07

lot lot nk men were in

41:09

a school capital everyone who's juice

41:11

and of course. No one can

41:14

that because he knew like his early to a

41:16

new the if he did that nobody could kind

41:18

of question on a wry everybody knew second have

41:20

pets and receipt is like. You. Take in

41:22

the past but there's nothing we can do about yes

41:24

and one day and what he I think he like

41:26

the teacher. Dot grumpy school cough cough of him

41:28

and threw it out. Linda. Oh my

41:31

god wanted to know what those I got

41:33

them that much I'm being it's fucking teachers

41:35

being wound that saw how much position that

41:37

was set in my why why we see

41:40

silence ah yeah me neither blindness guy actually

41:42

find yeah why not beat the shit out

41:44

of yeah saying annoying little prayer yeah well

41:46

they were alive or not. They're not my

41:49

these are vulnerable. Mother Children said the oval Room.

41:51

And. Fogey remember how much of a

41:53

little sir I was and everybody in

41:55

my class bosnia. In school I know

41:57

that has a teacher think we may cry. I

42:00

didn't personally, but like. She's.

42:02

She ended up leaving the fucking plot shot

42:05

run out crying us. Just. Because when

42:07

someone starts and so can a con a

42:09

carrier on and a line age where you

42:11

think you think some really funny now and

42:13

it's not like you're taking the piss out

42:15

of this is that that is a is

42:17

really funny yeah but that they just. Can't

42:19

leave on for like three feet house ourselves

42:21

school. She says look at three

42:23

am I make amounts regular Definitely

42:25

want little clearly vesting any reason

42:27

I know it's a what it

42:29

was No, it was one at

42:31

the high school and then I

42:34

sing. it was a bloke who

42:36

run the news agents opposite my

42:38

primary skill share sourcing the was

42:40

not bombs. Bullets. Won the

42:42

was kind of relate school and then a

42:44

see how to high school he says he

42:46

i was a high school he. gets whole

42:48

pie them yeah well yea with cause

42:50

like he. Was it was really

42:52

creepy because. He. Was one

42:55

as I used it just seems like

42:57

innocent yeah and why do they always

42:59

say was like use we like spotty

43:01

like the elite like feelings and it

43:03

was a real previous we i was

43:05

present really yeah but we will lose

43:07

his. Persona. Both. Are

43:10

all the animals as they get paid hello

43:12

to strengthen with hey article average Repeat. I

43:14

don't have any titled and you know a

43:16

single The. You think it's weird? Like

43:18

M P you are meant to shower said

43:20

it was all valley I'm I'm wearing this

43:22

fucking me wearing them swords and leotard. Yes

43:25

Up out now. just fucking cover a soft

43:27

and don't make a sound like you weren't

43:29

allowed to wear any sit out. Yeah yeah

43:31

and my live on has come from a

43:34

little fuckin' Box. A

43:36

bulk see as spankings be. I've.

43:39

Also made rise of purposes yeah it was

43:41

like a was basically like if you forgot

43:43

your p care we only be lot more

43:45

sense in the bothers to some A period

43:47

every with god just as it ever salmonella.

43:49

lot of the problems of my favorites yeah

43:51

I saw a lot you only have veered

43:53

off and on about not make up a

43:55

lot of over an outdated everyday on. massively

43:57

packed full of. Ivory and this.

44:00

One of them as other I think. There's

44:03

a school was nerve wracking. Friendly student my

44:06

Thursday and you school with an absolute nightmare.

44:08

I was fourteen years old and my family

44:10

had just moved to a new town. Would

44:13

move time and my dad has been offered a

44:15

job with better pay and a mere we place

44:17

to read sold out to mention apartments in the

44:19

town with me to. it was during the summer

44:21

we moved so the other thing anyone's ever said

44:23

moves to much in one sentence. it was during

44:25

the summer we moved So it was simple. Started

44:27

money school on Thursday. Eyeballs hello. I. Was

44:29

never been having spent his friends but when

44:31

I arrived picks up my timetable and so

44:33

that my first class was mathematics. Hockey

44:36

how that is our house It was in

44:38

room one a full I began walking down

44:40

the hallway search him to the marine but

44:42

school was like amazed at actually the bell

44:44

rang and the students made their way said

44:47

classrooms and less than a minute the corridors.

44:49

Were deserted. I such as the front of a

44:51

pair of old looking wouldn't do so. I pushed

44:53

them open with the scraping sound of metal on

44:55

wood and they act I found myself in a

44:57

car. Door was old and dusty. the lockers will.

44:59

Hanging open, the stench of mold and tampon

45:01

damn near. As much sit

45:03

around and go babbel nice numbers and saw

45:06

a hundred when from one hundred and two.

45:08

I began walking down the hallway. When I peered through

45:10

the windows of each classroom, they were empty. Then.

45:13

I came to room on a full. I.

45:15

Picked through the window. all of the students,

45:17

a single our desks. A teacher centered the

45:19

blackboard and the classes and such a quietly

45:21

it's in the dorm Once inside none of

45:24

your the students that in the attentions mates.

45:26

I started to apologize or could lisa being

45:28

late but the teachers tend to buckle man

45:30

began writing on the bulls telling razr embarrassment

45:32

I hurriedly found a free seats of these

45:34

front of the classroom and sometimes it's it's.

45:36

Readers you were and a name ensure on

45:39

the blackboard was mistake. I was nervous or self

45:41

conscious so I didn't want. To draw attention

45:43

to myself. Throughout the class, I just kept

45:45

my head down. And. Concentrate on salt in the

45:47

must problems. Eventually, after what seemed

45:49

like hours, the bell rang in the class ended

45:51

deal the students crumbled under their desks and ran

45:53

off the door. I'm not some, I watch no

45:55

such see that it was already three pm. To.

45:58

School there was over. Not only attendees will. I.

46:00

Walked down the corridor was trying to find the exit an

46:03

old a sudden i had someone calling my name and looks

46:05

around in those a t to make his way towards mean

46:07

he had a frown on his face. Do

46:09

your the new boy? aren't you he says. Ah

46:12

yes I replied. Where. You been

46:14

he demanded episodes you v all day

46:16

wasn't eager. she courses. But.

46:18

I was in class. Which class he

46:20

demanded? Miss. Taylor's three one A for.

46:23

That. Each side three wise and he flew into a

46:25

rage. Space. you think pretty funny, don't

46:27

you? Are. You know it's no laughing

46:29

matter now, gal of my sight. Or

46:32

so confused. On a long walk home I

46:34

kept wondering like set and consult sets. The.

46:36

Series average my house. I turned on my laptop. Went

46:39

online and went searching for the school

46:41

for the name of the school and

46:43

the teacher Mrs. Taylor and why sounds

46:46

scared me to my family. So the

46:48

world news articles that terrible massacre. That.

46:52

Happened in school ten years before. And

46:55

or pitches and classroom either med as

46:57

it happens I recognized to immediately with

46:59

rain or nickel. The Rules

47:01

I photos of the victims are victims and I

47:03

recognize them to Trembling with the your eye gaze

47:05

at the smiling faces of Miss Taylor, all the

47:07

students I've. Been. In class With that very day

47:10

my hands are shaking and a children three

47:12

me. I spent all night trying to convince

47:14

myself that wasn't true. The. Next morning I

47:16

was too terrified to go back to school. A.

47:18

Breakdown: I'm told my parents who happened the first,

47:21

they thought it was just nerves posts by since

47:23

when is either. But.

47:25

Events, their strategies cases School for whole.

47:27

Week. Against and an emerald mean a

47:29

different one. I'm honestly I'm with my life

47:31

and tried my best. Forget all about the

47:33

incident but this morning I received a letter.

47:36

There's. No stump. An Irish Canada said

47:38

been handling. It. When. I opened

47:40

it and reds printed caught inside. My

47:42

hands started shaking again. It was an

47:45

invitation to a class reunion and it

47:47

was signed Miss Taylor. I

47:52

would go. Yeah,

47:54

take someone like that. Like the case. T reunion. I'll

47:56

just see what kind of yeah absolutely was

47:58

hires a heart attack. reckon there. Someone's

48:01

going, oh let's go. Ghost reunion sounds

48:03

like a goosebumps book. Yeah I miss

48:05

the goosebumps actually we should bring those

48:07

back. I know. They were good, I

48:10

liked those. Scared on my own little

48:12

ghost picture. Yeah guys that's the thing

48:14

you want. Okay do you want to

48:16

literally? Go ahead. My

48:21

wife keeps introducing me to people who aren't there.

48:23

I thought she

48:25

was playing a practical joke the first time she did it.

48:27

I was in the kitchen when she walked in

48:30

the front door mid conversation. She gave a brief

48:32

pause and introduced me to no one apparently called

48:34

Jess. I gave her a quizzical

48:36

glance but she carried on the conversation going as far

48:38

to pause as if waiting for the other person to

48:41

reply. Really Ian?

48:43

You can't say hello? There's

48:46

no one there I cried. We didn't

48:48

talk for a few days and then on the weekend she asked

48:50

if I wanted to go have some drinks with some friends. I

48:53

was still cranky but I agreed she was my

48:55

wife. We arrived to an empty apartment. She

48:58

told me not to bother knocking my wife smiled as

49:00

she let herself into the apartment. Said

49:03

she'd never hear us knocking over all the chatter. My

49:06

heart began to race as I watched my

49:08

wife lean down hugging people who were not

49:10

there. She gave names.

49:13

She gave names of who were sitting in each empty chair. I

49:16

stared around the empty room dazed. I

49:19

gingerly took a seat in what I was hoping

49:21

was an empty chair you know I mean and

49:23

tried to play along with my wife. It

49:26

happened again the next week. At an

49:28

art gallery, a friend's exhibition, I started to

49:30

lose my shit when I was stood in

49:32

an empty gallery looking at empty picture frames.

49:36

When I heard my wife ooh and ah over

49:38

a fucking empty frame I couldn't contain myself

49:40

any longer. I've got into you. She

49:43

hissed. I played along at the start

49:45

but this is a joke there's no one in the

49:47

fucking room. Faith

49:49

changed to worry. I haven't

49:52

been playing any practical jokes on you I swear

49:54

I think. I think you need to go to

49:57

the doctor. My wife wouldn't let up

49:59

about me. So I gave it.

50:02

Myself sitting in an empty doctor's office,

50:04

my wife nodding along to an empty

50:06

office chair. And. Week or so

50:08

later I arrived home from I was preparing dinner

50:10

in our kitchen. She. Gave me a sheepish

50:12

smile, a kiss on my cheek until misuse. Sorry for

50:14

messing with me. With

50:16

my wife and I loved her. Will. So she

50:19

ah she was that get around. And.

50:23

Chris. Was one of my college buddies.

50:25

We had recently reconnected and he invited me

50:27

and the wife over for dinner. I.

50:29

Greeted Christian introduced him to my wife.

50:31

We. Made some small talk, my wife was reserved

50:34

and I tried to include have in the conversation.

50:36

After. A while prescription tells us. laughed. Risk.

50:40

Of a nervous laugh and. Asked. If

50:42

everything was okay. You'll. Have to

50:44

quit his eyes not want me to mine. And.

50:48

It's there's no will. not. My.

50:51

Wife tells me she's rail. Her

50:54

womb and isn't move. Along.

50:57

A. Law.

51:00

That men now I don't know how

51:02

ha ha ha. Holiday on a very

51:05

toxic moderates shot at trying to get

51:07

married. You hike a saw a sake.

51:09

Why is he got a fake go

51:12

say. What? You say guys wives

51:14

and she's them to fight. Goes. Sometimes

51:17

our brains, I'm just I'm saying and.

51:20

Will give? Well, I'm sure some did a

51:22

little exactly. What I think. I

51:26

am a whole chain to do we do need to do

51:28

you do. Like.

51:30

Hey this is another way of please contact

51:33

with has he has to be thera refocus

51:35

Yes, I'm going to do a little. I'm

51:37

going to do the normal some sprite and

51:39

you need to. Well, I'm because it isn't

51:41

that. Was fun to the park around sandstone

51:44

a cold which on love and I'll be

51:46

the we already have enough know my may

51:48

affect night she was like. Your

51:50

your your i am get our sub the she's

51:52

me to a new place and their says he

51:55

does really know any woman she was on judges

51:57

have a look and see. Died for. Could join

51:59

a cult. Lynn it seems quite reasonable

52:01

and I thought, you guys, you mean it's.

52:04

Netflix I was just looking at Com Means and. On. Us

52:06

or occult and says a fall without reason and with I'd

52:08

say that this is mental and of I'm glad. Wow.

52:11

Lucky to find a cult, lies and

52:13

online google and honestly destroy any other in

52:15

a lot says well that's what sustained

52:17

what with a thing Falls. About

52:20

that and stay in things where they

52:22

even signed yeah, that's still going. I

52:25

can google has thing is a type that no

52:27

no call as a says it's of pounds they

52:29

always say listen this is some hi Alison with

52:32

as he was I have as much. Ended up

52:34

on it Both a nice. And last

52:36

a little fishy me and.

52:39

As. A get that ever go not date

52:41

with that guy she had embassy. Know. Ah

52:44

and as well I think you have club and I'd

52:46

say thinking. what fuck with a think in

52:48

ah his name we would have club

52:50

has yes I will pay for i'm

52:52

very good days i mammoths says. Where

52:55

is the as far kings So

52:57

they're they're these is of as

53:00

the police the and sir his

53:02

way of contacting the dead via

53:04

knocking. So what I want to

53:06

do is. Ask questions for

53:08

us, but unlike knockout the

53:11

syllables straight after sunlight and

53:13

most close. Case and Nine

53:15

you will get a response via Not

53:17

King. okay maybe from the wool from

53:20

the door from under the table. Nine

53:22

and shop I say knockin' shop. Yeah,

53:24

so I'm gonna start the chance. And

53:27

a new when I'm transoms goes on over and over again.

53:29

The and you need to do you questions if you like

53:32

what is your name and then go. And.

53:34

Pay only I pass

53:37

a Reggie Yes! There's

53:42

more of a song. Disney. I'm on our

53:44

thanks for my taste of me! The

53:46

S. Trust.

53:50

And most are at a final

53:52

date. That's easy flood. Asked

53:59

questions, Right

54:01

and. The.

54:04

Constructing meet him. I've.

54:08

Done It. Into.

54:12

An. All

54:19

you got a response know you just not

54:21

come to the table. I say we I

54:23

appreciate. Nine. Lives he didn't

54:26

even flinch that I think it's

54:28

becomes. A cable I didn't work but never

54:30

mind, right? Let's hear. When.

54:33

I write it may be one of our list. I'm

54:36

I thought the. Are

54:39

you. Live past is one

54:41

stay. On a

54:43

woman se. Ha out

54:45

a nobleman say you.

54:48

Fall. Take out of my Jesus

54:50

Christ our from around him and

54:53

the him and and sweet having

54:55

the cinema him on are not

54:57

keyboard off but listen this has

54:59

been stunning since you say months

55:02

seven say. Go on A and the who knows

55:04

at this point of thrones it is less. even if we're

55:06

doing so mean the will be a safe. You can buy

55:08

tickets. To sip least anti that I'm

55:10

the coupon can have gone a bit

55:12

see paid shill.com/ Those heard rumors

55:14

and I say. My.

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