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My friend the cannibal

"The local police have reported a man that has kidnapped over 30 innocent people, in which only 3 escaped. 'This man had really bruised skin, and signs of flesh-eating disease' says one of the escaped victims 'He eats you, and tortures you by cutting off bits of you, a little at a time. You cannot escape, unless your lucky'. He has not been found. If you see any person with flesh eating disease, or looks bleeding everywhere, and isn't hospitalized, please call police immediately".

Dale turns off the tv quickly. His brother, Jimmy, has a look of shock on his face. "What if he kidnaps us?" Asks Jimmy. He is clearly in grade 4 from his prepubescent voice. "Don't worry" Dale says "All they say on the news is lies. Nothing that bad happens in Windsor". "Are you sure?" asks Jimmy. Dale looks him straight in the eyes "I'm positive. You should be getting to bed now". Jimmy goes to his bed. "Alright, good night. Hey, by the way, wheres Mom and Dad? They should be home by now". Dale laughs, as if he's joking "Don't you remember? There on their honeymoon. They'll be gone for 3 more days. Don't worry. I'll be here to babysit you". Jimmy looks out his window "I miss Mommy and Daddy." Dale turns off his lights "They'll be home soon. Good night" Dale says calmly. "Good night" says Jimmy.

The night was very peaceful. In the morning, Dale quietly steps outside and walks over to his friends house to borrow a video game. It's not that far, about 4 blocks from his home. As he enters, his friend was just eating breakfast, and hands him the game. "Okay, thanks for the game! I'll give it back tomorrow" says Dale. "Alright, but make it

quick" says his friend, "I spent 60 dollars on that game". As he goes back home, he sees someone that catches his eye. It's a man, his body looks a little torn up, and his pants have holes. He has a round face, his eyes are a little red. He looks around 50. He's sitting on the street corner. "Excuse me" Dale says "Would you like anything?". The man is staring, for at least 20 seconds, and then says in a weird voice "Would you like to be my friend?" Dale notices blood on his arm "hey what happened to your arm?" The man says "I tripped" he keeps staring "Well? Are you my friend?" He starts shaking. He stands up now. Dale is mad now, because he thinks this guy is on meds "I will never be your friend!" Dale shouts, and pushes him in a puddle. He starts walking away when he feels the mans arm on his shoulder and he whispers in Dales ear "You will always be my friend!" and pukes blood in his face. Just a little, like a cough. Dale starts running, and hears the man laughing. He gets inside his home and locks the door tight.

Jimmy was just getting up. He is in his red hoodie and baggy jeans. "What happened!" asks Jimmy "Whats with the blood?" Dale takes a seat "some crazy hobo must've had to much of the lake water. Have you seen how polluted the Detroit river is?" The Detroit river has recently had an oil spill. Looks disgusting. "Well, you better clean it up. Looks like it's starting to dry" says Jimmy. "Alright" says Dale. He is just heading up to the bathroom, he starts feeling weird. He feels like he's being watched. "Meh, probably the blood is making me feel nauseous." Says Dale as he washes his face with warm water and soap. He was wrong. He was still feeling that way. Not as bad as in the bathroom though. As he is playing the video game from his friends downstairs in the living room, and he is still thinking about that man. He had blood on him. His face

looked like it had flesh eating disease, he was puking blood. Could he have been the man? "Nah. Must be a coincidence" says Dale. "What is a coincidence?" Asks Jimmy. Dale looks at Jimmy " Oh never mind" he says. He has finished playing his game, so he is going upstairs. It's around 3 o'clock. He is slowly opening his door. When he looks in his bedroom he is in deep shock.

A teddy bear that has clearly been torn and ripped and stabbed is on his bed. There is an eye missing, and there is cotton all over the floor. There is a note that is bloody on the Teddy's arm. "Jimmy! Stop playing pranks on me! This isn't going to scare me you know!" yells Dale. "I didn't do anything!" cries Jimmy "I promise!". On the note it says will you be my friend? He feels extremely scared now. Someone must be watching him. He hides in the bathroom. But than what he hears is whispers. Behind the curtain. He doesn't want to look, but he forces himself to. He slowly opens the curtains, and all he has to see is the blood to know who it is. Then he sees his face. The same face on the street. With a really big smile. He is holding a cloth. Before Dale can scream, this man is choking him. His brother hears the clatter, so he comes in. He screams and calls 9-1-1, but Dale is unconscious, so the man runs downstairs and stabs Jimmy 5 times in the neck with a kitchen knife. He runs to Dale and escapes with him through the window. Who knows what he's doing to Dale, but eventually, he is going to eat him whole. We know that for sure.

We have found over 30 victims. Only 3 has explained to the cops enough to know this psychopath is a cannibal and eats himself and others. If you see anyone with characteristics such as bleeding body and flesh eating disease, contact police.