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Saturday, October 20, 2018

Night of One Hundred Horros (Night 9) - A Hole In The Road [#42]

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            Down an old, suburban road in the dead of night, a drunken man wandered. The barkeep finally booted him out the door for the night, and now he was on a quest to find his car. His friend was no longer at his side, "who needs him," he thought. As he wandered further down the road, his foggy mind began to realize he was nowhere near his car. Yet, his attention was drawn elsewhere. An open manhole, in the middle of the street. He knew he should avoid it, but his curiosity got the better of him.
            He waddled over to the hole, the cover nowhere in sight. He held himself steady as he peered into the hole. The only lights to illuminate his vision were a streetlamp that buzzed in and out of life and the full moon. Neither was enough to illuminate the gap in the road. A black spot, devoid of discernible detail.
            The drunken man looked, but not for anything in particular. He stared into the abyss and to his surprise, the abyss stared back. Two glints of blue appeared in the hole, two specks of lights visible even to his clouded eyes. He moved in close to get a better look, unaware of the twin pinchers that emerged to his sides. When he finally got close enough to observe this mysterious being, the pinchers clamped down and dragged him into the darkness.
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            A man walked out onto the old, suburban road. He cursed his lighten wallet and the bartender who gave him a hard time. He searched high and low for a drunken friend who wandered off into the night. Sadly, all he found was a flat, empty road with no sign of his poor friend.

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Only four nights remain, almost there now. The last four stories will be extra terrifying to make it worth the wait.
Until then, Read, Comment and Enjoy.

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