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Kevin sighed, contemplating on whether he should go to Streber's haunted house.
He knows that he should go but he doesn't feel like it. The driving conditions would be terrible tonight because of the trick-or-treaters going door to door and being in the streets.
The walk isn't very far from his house though. Only 10-15 minutes away.
But he just met this guy yesterday morning! 'Should I trust Streber or will he leave me for dead like the others once they found out..? No. No I'll just never bring it up to him! Bingo! '
Kevin decided to go. He put baggy jeans and a nice fitting purple T-shirt on.
Kevin grabbed his phone and started for the front door to go to the address Streber gave him yesterday on text.
Kevin walked past the little kids all wearing costumes and parents that gave him stares from across the street. Kevin ignored them.
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After a 15 minute walk, Kevin finally reached the haunted house that Streber was working at.
It was giant.
There were decorations everywhere, fog machines, and "creepy" music playing in the background from black boxes. Kevin still doesn't know what they're called. But damn being alive for 100 years, he should know more about this generation to blend in.
He reached the top step of the haunted mansion's stairs and immediately got jumpscared.
"AAAH! Welcome to the- Oh hey Kevin! I'm glad you came! " Streber yelled, he was wearing an old-timey vampire costume with green on the inside of his cape. 'Kind of "tacky" if you ask me.' Kevin thought to himself.
"Hey! Sorry- you scared me. This place is really impressive! " Kevin talked loudly over the music and people talking.
Streber laughed, waving Kevin off, "No worries! I'm glad I did, otherwise this would be all for nothing!" He gestured to himself, "come in, come in! Get scarrredd!"
"Okay, okay! When does your shift end, maybe we can talk- get to know each other more? " He offered.
"Ah yes! That will be great! I get a 15 minute break in about 20 minutes. Maybe if we're not as busy then my break will be longer. Are you willing to wait that long?- I mean the haunted house only take 5 or 10 minutes to go through.. " Streber asks.. so.. many.. questions..
"Yeah I can do that! Anything for you- I uhm.. I'll just go inside heh.. " Kevin was blushing furiously. Being half dead at least means he wasn't red in the face.
He went inside, walking past Streber as he gave him a thumbs up. Kevin hasn't always been fazed with jump scares. He needs something more real- for example when those idiotic kids gave him 'sugar' and almost got him caught by the police. If he got caught, hanging him at dawn wouldn't work.
They still did that right?
Kevin brushed it off. He was a few minutes into the haunted house until-
"G-AAAAAAHH!!! "
A blood curtling scream from outside.
He figured it was just some random guy that got scared by Streber. But was it?
Kevin started to get paranoid. 'Nobody would scream like that just from Streber's greeting/small jump scare. Definitely not a grown man... Oh god... I need to check on Streber! '
He started to run for the exit. Pushing anyone who got in his way. Did he get yelled at? Sure- but his new friend is his only priority at the moment.
'It hasn't even been a week and something's already happened to a new person I meet! '
Finally he reached the door he came in from. Blood. Bystanders. Streber...
Streber's body was in a pool of blood. Was this a part of the act? No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Stop it. This isn't real. It's fake. An act. Staged. STOP.
Kevin began to cry and started a panic. He was shocked. 'Call for help'
"FUCK! Y-you! Please call and ambulance, police, anything! He's dying, he's dying! HELP ME"
He pointed at a random pedestrian that was walking their kid. She immediately got her phone out and dialed 911. Help is on the way.
The lady bent down, facing her child and talked. She then ran towards Kevin in a panic.
Kevin tried to stop the bleeding with his hands but this sensation ran through his body.
Hunger.
It wouldn't stop.
Kevin felt his mouth water, as his pupils grew smaller, and how his fangs started to poke out of his mouth.
Oh how he wished for a taste of Streber.
Kevin lifted Streber's bleeding arm(?) and opened his mouth, ready to take a huge bite. Closer, closer, closer—
"Sir!? Sir! I just called 911 and they'll be here in a few minutes!" She interrupted him just as the moment was about to start.
Kevin's eyes started to water as be realized what he was about to do. Eat someone he just met!? And found cute... And.... And...
"Get me away.. " Kevin muttered to the woman.
"What was that sir? Are you hurt?!" The worry in her voice sickened him.
"Make sure he's safe- I.. I can't be here.. " Tears were raining down his face now. Sadly there would be no rainbow once the rain on his face went away.
The woman nodded and Kevin got up. His bloodied hands covered his eyes making it look as if he was wearing a blood red mask.
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Another minute has passed. The woman's child was on the porch in shock while she made sure to take off her jacket, tie the wound to stop the blood, and was currently doing chest compresions on Streber.
The ambulance could be heard in the distance.
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When the ambulance arrived, they took care of everything. Streber was put into the ambulance truck with people trying to save him.
Kevin was still crying when the woman and her child came up to him.
"Was he your friend..? " She gently asked, kneeling beside him.
"Y-yes.. I know him. " Kevin stuttered. 'Friend's wouldn't be the best word for it, more like- acquaintance.
"I'm so sorry that happened. Have a good rest of your night and safe wishes. " And just like that she and her child were gone.
Kevin looked up to see where they both went. That was until he saw two familiar police officers come walking towards him.
"Good evening, I'm Officer John and this is Officer Jack. We're here to ask some questions about the recent incident that happened tonight. "
Kevin was shitting bricks— they were the two police men that suspected him of doing drugs because of those kids!
"Ask away sirs....! " Kevin was sweating now.
"Alright kid, where were you when that man's arm got ripped off? " Officer Jack said in a softer tone that the shorter one. He was holding a notepad and pencil ready to take notes.
"In the haunted manor sir, when I heard him scream I ran to the entrance. It was hard to do so because of a few people and an obese man that just walked in. "
Kevin recalled.
"Do you remember what those people looked like? Especially this 'Obese man'? " The moustache one questioned.
"Well uhm- most people weren't wearing costumes. There was a kid and her mom- witch and a couldron.... The obese man was wearing a devil costume and.... "
"Did you say a devil costume? " Jack interrupted him.
"Yes? Is something wrong about that?"
Kevin was the one asking. Is there something about that man? Why are they asking about him in particular?
"Could you draw him for us.?" The tall one asked. It wasnt much of a question.
He handed Kevin his notepad and pencil. Kevin started drawing a messy sketch of the devil man.
(Rough sketch that's poorly drawn of Bob)
Kevin finished the messy sketch and gave it back to Officer Jack.
Both policemen stared in shock.
"What are the splotches on his sweater. " Officer John demanded.
"It was blood. There was a lot of it but I assumed it was fake. If it wasn't then it looked new... "
"God damnit! " He yelled in frustration and anger.
Kevin flinched at Officer John's sudden outburst. 'Was this devil the one who hurt Streber?' He thought to himself. The answer was obvious though... It was....