text: [WARNING The following story will contain writing and depictions of gore and other disturbing graphic description] It led me here.. it was still after me.. THEY wanted me... I've been running for what felt like hours, I shot a glance back into the forest, only to see nothing but the darkness from the dark night but I can still hear the running footsteps getting closer and closer... I made it out of the forest and I shot a glance back, out of breath and my heart skipped a beat at the terrifying sight of what seemed to be a young boy in the forest. I couldn't see its face, but it appeared to be grinning at me as it raised its decaying hand and pointed at me. "I̢̪̪̯̱̙.̶̗̠͓̪̪̖͉.̢͉̈́ f̵̵͖͓̣͔̝͗ͥ̓o̵̴̵̯̘̬̜͖̲̎̊u̵̷̡̧͖̲̦ͭ͟ņ̶̻͚̜̂̀̄d̲͔̠.̷̶̷̡̫̞̰̝̪̫ͤ̅́̌_̶.̶̨̛͚͕͍̤ ỷ̴̴̶̸̰̗̣̪̞͈ơ͓_̣̫̝̟͓̬ư̢̛̼͕͑̈.̰ͤͤ.̸̶̟̙̲̂ͪ͝ͅ.͍ͭ̂͑ . J̛̛͉͓͙Ȃ̷̸̴̡͔̥C_̟̣̲̉̃̂K̵̢̳̗̜_̡̧̛S̶̶̨̞̱̝̩̣̺̑Ơ̶͓̹̹̤̠N̳̠͕". My heart dropped.. IT knew my name.. I made an escape home and began locking all the doors and closing the blinds. When I took a peek outside through the blinds I couldn’t see anyone anymore. Thoughts raced through my mind.. what was that? How did it know my name? what am I gonna do?.. What CAN I do?... I suddenly woke up to the sound of my alarm, “Did I pass out from the panic attack from last night? I can’t remember...” The events from last night kept endlessly repeating in my head. Its words kept echoing in my mind, those soulless eyes.. It was like looking into a dark abyss. From what I could remember it was as if it was a corpse. I needed to investigate this further, but that was for another time as I was heading for work. While I put the tools and items in their place at work, David questioned me, asking if everything was okay. Clearly he was concerned about me. I filled him in on the nightmare from last night that caused me to have a panic attack. As he listened to me about the events he began looking shocked. According to him, I have been shivering since I got to work so he suggested that I go to a party with him after work. I was hesitant but I needed to get my mind off last night so I agreed. When we got to the party that one of our friends was throwing, I started feeling relieved and relaxed, that is until I noticed a kid staring at me through the window. But then he disappeared when I looked away for a second. I didn't know what to think of but maybe it was someone's little brother or kid that was dragged into the party but that still questions me, why would a kid be at an adult party? When I was just minding my own business enjoying the party, I suddenly felt cold as if someone or.. someTHING was watching me. I looked around only to see nothing but the crowd of people talking and partying. Maybe it's just my head messing with me. After the party I thanked my friend for inviting me but before I could walk away I noticed that same kid again.. just watching me from the upstairs window... I suddenly felt cold but then its eyes started to turn all black and lifeless just like the other kid from last night and it pointed at me and I felt my heart drop.. "J͉͓aͭ̀̆aa̴̸̢̛̬͉̘̬a͙̜̻_̧̨̛̻͚̺a̹̰͐c̥̲̫̰_̖̤̓̔́k̛͇̯_͈̤́s̴̜̞̬õ̶̧̞̘̠n̶̅͑~.̴̴̰.̬̪̼ͩ" I heard a voice right behind me in my ear... When I looked back at the window the kid was gone but I kept hearing laughter all around getting closer and closer until it went quiet... I looked up and it was as if nothing happened. I turned to walk back home but I saw a kid standing right in front of me staring at me with a wide smile and its head turned sideways as if its neck was broken, and was holding its stomach which looked like it was stabbed repeatedly and started walking towards me. I ran as fast as I could only to faintly hear a child screeching behind me getting closer and closer and suddenly... I was led back into the forest and I heard children laughing and giggling all around me but I couldn't see anyone except the darkness. How do they keep finding me? Why can't they leave me alone? As I sat on my knees in fear I looked up only to see 7 kids in front of me.. all of them just staring at me... Their smiles grew bigger and they all looked at me with their black abyss empty eyes and hands bloody with wounds like slit throats, stomach ripped open, and burned skinned... I couldn't move, I was shaking too much and in tears but was able to get up and make a run out of the woods and as I got further away from them.. all I could hear was they're constant screeching and inhuman child screams... As soon as I got home I quickly boarded up all the windows and doors as I was still hearing they're screaming and all I could hope for is that it'd go away soon... When the sun rose and hit my eyes from between the boarded windows I took a quick peek outside and thankfully the screaming children were gone... I quickly searched up ways on how to get rid of these haunting spirits and one was that they have to find peace or complete they’re unfinished business so that they'd move on or.. destroy the thing that they are trapped in.. I started to think... Maybe that's how I can end this once and for all... After I got all of the items I needed for those things I drove down to the forest again.., I need to end this, I can't let them haunt me anymore.., I need to get rid of them.. one.. more.. time... He got out of the car and picked up an axe, gasoline can, and a lighter and started walking into the forest... w꙲e꙲ were watching h꙲i꙲m꙲.., they were watching me... The giggling.. the faint silent screams of despair and agonizing pain.., I used to like it.. but now I feared it.., they wouldn't leave me alone... There he was.. standing right in front of us.. j̴̚ust̤͆ l̮̗̽ȉ̠̘ḱ͙͝e̒ t̃h̪e̩ daȳ̶̃ he͆_͆ k̒i̩̩l̴̺͛l̝e̷̖͛d uͬs̈́̓.̈́.̚. There they were standing right in front of me.. just like the day I killed them... And behind them.. they're dead rotten corpse buried in the dirt.., it was time I ended this... They all screamed in agony and started chasing me but after I swung my axe at them.. it was no use.. I couldn’t hurt them...H̪͛e̺͞ c̬̄ou͉̻̍l̝̓͘dͤ̄n̢̧'̷t̷ h͂u͕rt͔ u͍͊͡s͘ a̺͎nŷ̻m̹or̹e̙͓ͬ.̎.̩̒. He ran from u̖ṣͣ.. but w̵͛e̮͍ had a gift just for him... I could still hear them behind me.. they were getting closer and felt like something grabbed a hold of me but I managed to escape but I needed to end this, I needed to burn their bodies... I took out the gas canister off my back and started to pour it down as soon as I got back to their rotting corpses. As soon as I poured every bit of gasoline on the bodies they were just standing in front of me with no smiles.. I won... "HAHAHAHA CAN'T HURT ME NOW CAN YOU?!" I yelled at them but then.. they started smiling as soon as I lit the gas on fire and now I know why... He didn't realize that he tore a hole in the gas tank.. but before he knew.. it was too late... he panicked and started to burn alive and in the panic he didn't realize the cliff behind him. He fell.. he died.. finally.. after all he's done to us.. all 7 of us.. he died and suffered just like he did.. t͂o̴̴ u̺̎͌s̞.̞͓͒..̫̔