The Kind Old Man with a Bike Path in His Yard

One day a boy and his little sister were walking home from school. They took their usual shortcut through the woods; they especially enjoyed taking this route because it cut their trip in half. The woods were a labyrinth of paths that were created by the local children for riding their bikes through. As they were about to exit the woods near their house, the brother noticed that there was a new path was made. This was not unusual because new bike paths were always being cleared. When they arrived home, the boy blew through his homework rather quickly and set off on his bike to explore the new trail.

The boy returned home after being out for several hours. He told his sister all about the new bike path. He told his sister how path through an old man’s yard and that the old man took care of the path because he’d rather give the children a place to safely ride their bikes rather than being out getting in trouble. He then told his sister that he was going to stop by again tomorrow after school and she should come with him; she told him that she would. Their parents called them into the dining room for dinner and as the mother was walking around the table, she noticed a large scratch on the back of the boy’s neck. When asked what happened, the boy told his mom how fell off of his bike. His mom told him to be more careful and to let her clean it after dinner while his dad chuckled.

The next day after school, the kids went through the woods as they normally do. Instead of going straight home, they went through the newly found bike path and up to the old man’s home. The boy knocked on the door and the two children were instantly greeted by the kindest looking man a person could ever meet. He welcomed the boy back and asked who his sister was. The boy introduced his sister and the old man handed her a flower and said he was pleased to make her acquaintance. The old man then mentioned how it was rather hot and asked the children if they would like to come in for a glass of iced tea before heading home. The boy said yes and went right inside. The girl thanked the old man and followed her brother.

As they were drinking their tea, the old man shared stories about his life. He talked about his own children as well as his grandchildren. He talked about how he like having the bike path run through his yard because it reminded him of his youth and how much he used to love riding bicycles. He also said how he felt better having kids ride by on that path in case anyone was ever hurt he would be close by to call an ambulance. Getting lost in the conversation, the girl finally noticed the time and told her brother that they should get home so they don’t get in trouble. The man apologized, stating how he can be long-winded when talking with company. Before leaving the girl asked if she could use the restroom. The kind old man showed her the way to his bathroom.

As she exited the bathroom she noticed a sound coming from the room at the end of the hall. She slowly walked over to the door and looked inside of the keyhole. She couldn't believe what she saw. In the corner were five children who were tied up with tape over their mouths, each squirming around trying to free themselves from their bondage. Three miniature demons walked up to one of the children and stripped him of his clothes. They then lifted him up, and placed him on a table. What she saw after that was like an assembly line of unthinkable horrors.

One of the demons cut the kid from the back of his neck all the way to his buttocks. After the child was flayed, another demon took the skin and washed it out. After the wash, the skin was given to the third demon that put it on as if it were a coat. Then a cream was applied along the cut. Almost instantly the cut healed leaving just a minor scratch. The demon in the child’s skin exited out of a little door. While all of this was occurring, the first demon that flayed the boy was chopping up the child and wrapping the meat as if it were a butcher at the grocery store. A fourth demon walked up and helped put the meat away in a freezer, then the three demons walked over to another child, ready to start the whole horrific process over again.

The girl gasped and began to back away from the door. As she began backing away, ran into something that was right behind her. As she turned around she seen it was the old man. Only the kind old face she first seen was no longer there, instead of the face of a demon. Next to the old man was another of the miniature demons like she seen in the room. Behind that demon was the skin of her brother, it laid on the ground like a pile of dirty clothes. The old demon patted the smaller one on the head and told it what a good job it had done. The girl was frozen with fear. Suddenly she heard the door behind start to open. Suddenly everything went black.

The next day the boy and girl went to school. When their friends would ask them how they got scratches on their neck, they proceeded to tell them how they fell when they were playing with their new friend. They then told their friends how they should come with them after school so they can meet their new friend, the kind of man with a bike path in his yard.