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At the fair. She mocked the warning, killed the black cat,
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and walked away laughing. By sunrise, holmes had exploded, bodies
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had piled up, and every person unlucky enough to cross
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her path found themselves dead.
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What's that you want to be scared? He Come with me.
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You will experience tales of over our ghosts and den death.
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It is not recommended for the weeded heart listeners in
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the dark. Ark is more fun than Way Way Way.
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This is weakly.
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Speaking, Hello, my spookies. It's Wednesday, and you know what
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years or so we've been on the air. But now,
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as for tonight, A trip to the carnival is supposed
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to end with cheap prizes, bad food, and a few
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dumb regrets. But sometimes one cruel decision follows you home.
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Sometimes a warning is real, and sometimes bad luck is
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not just bad luck at all, but something angry and
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something that'll keep collecting bodies long after the night is over.
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So get cozy, my spookies. The story begins in a
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moment Black Cat by Rob Fields, who would have thought
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a trip to a carnival would get me backed up
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against a wall with all these Ridgeway Heights cops pointing
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their guns at me. Of course, me being blood splattered
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doesn't make things easier. Get on the ground now. An
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officer yells, we ain't telling you again. We will shoot. Yes,
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shoot me. I yell at them, please. Then two officers
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approach me. I hold up my hands. Get away. You'll
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die if you get too close too late. One of
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them suddenly sneezes, making him squeeze his trigger. I scream
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when it goes off, causing his partner's head to explode,
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And when the headless body falls back, its hand fires
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the gun it's holding and catches his former partner in
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the side of the neck. Then he falls over too forever.
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I point to the dead cops there, you saw that.
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Don't come near me. I don't want any more death.
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They actually listen and keep their distance. What the hell's
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wrong with with you? Their commanding officer demands. You won't
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believe me, I groan. He raises his hand a little.
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Just calm down and talk to us, okay, I sigh,
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Like I said, you won't believe me. But if it
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keeps you guys away from me. I'll tell you everything.
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I begin my story Friday night. I was in the
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back seat of my boyfriend's flashy sports car. My relationship
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with Scott Bradford started at one of my cousin Brighton's
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parties in Strickfield. She's one of only a handful of
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Mirrans that didn't live in their gated community. We were
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very close, so she invited me to all of her
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parties Anyway. Brighton introduced me to Scott at a party.
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After that, we went on a few dates, then started
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sleeping together. Usually you can tell if a guy's really
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into you after you fuck him a couple of times.
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Scott wasn't going anywhere. He knew I was a mirror,
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so either he was looking for a sugar mama or
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he really had serious feelings for me. Scott and me
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were still making out, kissing and groping each other, hot
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and heavy. I couldn't wait for us to get naked. Unfortunately,
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that wasn't going to happen. One of Strickfield's finest knocked
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on the window. Oh the look on his face when
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he saw my shirt wide open. I didn't care. I
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was officially a mer and woman. Having just had my
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tatas done and my coming out party. The officer shook
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his head slowly. Move along. Gunter Square is a respectable park.
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I didn't button up my shirt until after Scott got
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us out of there. Jesus cat, Scott exclaimed. Cat is
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short for Katriana with a K. I laughed as I
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buttoned up my shirt. You're the one that unbuttoned me, lover.
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When I finished, I sighed, now what we can't go
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fuck at your house since your parents are home, and
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you said, the rooms here are all booked up for
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the Feldner County Fair this weekend. Scott was on it.
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Then we'll go to the fair. I loved his thinking
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and laughed again. Soon we were parked in getting tickets.
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We walked around and enjoyed the sights and sounds. Eventually
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we came to a fortune teller's tent and went in.
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This gipsy woman was sitting at her table with a
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crystal ball. Please see it, the woman said, in what
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sounded like Russian or a Romanian accent, something along those lines.
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When we sat down, Scott paid for us both. The
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woman smiled and took the money. Then this black cat
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made a scary noise as it suddenly landed on the table.
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I sighed with relief. Good kitty, I said, looking to
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pet it. But the cat tapped my hand fast and hissed,
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what's your problem? The gypsy spoke up. He is merely
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trying to warn you. The stories you hear about black
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cats being unlucky, they are very true. Never let one
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cross your path, for terrible things may happen. I rolled
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my eyes. Whatever. The gypsy woman took my hand and
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looked at my palm. Then she gasped, I see danger
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ahead for you both. Your life shall be filled with
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great loneliness. Your man here shall die because of you.
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She looked up at me. Now it shall be your
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recklessness and free spirit that doom you to this life.
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I yanked my hand back. Oh fuck you, lady. That
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was my first mistake. She got pissed and told us
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both to get out, even refunding Scott's money. I kept
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yelling at her until we left. My second mistake. We
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hung out at the fair until it was late. Then
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we headed back to the car. As I was getting in,
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I cried out when I lost my footing and nearly
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fell back. Thankful I managed to balance myself. I looked
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down and saw that black cat from earlier. I was
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pissed when it hissed at me again. I screamed out,
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you little bastard, and I kicked it as hard as
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I could. After it cried out, I chased it and
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kept kicking it until it was finally dead. That would
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be my third and fatal mistake. Suddenly, the gipsy woman
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was right there in front of me from out of nowhere.
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And the way she glared at me, it is clear
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you hold no regard for those that are weaker than you,
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she said angrily, and snatched my hand, uttering some strange words.
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Scott tried to stop her, but found he couldn't move.
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Soon the gypsy woman finished talking and let go of
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my hand. It is done. In time, you shall be
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utterly alone. I have transferred the cat's essence to you.
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From this moment forward, you shall bring most unfortunate luck
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to those whose paths you cross. The woman looked at Scott.
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End your relationship with this girl and depart from her immediately,
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or she shall seal your fate if you remain by
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her side. Fuck off, Scott told her. Then he turned
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to me it's all bullshit. Cat, let's go. But when
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we turned to leave, the gypsy woman was gone, like
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she'd vanished into thin air. We got into the car
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and headed back into Strickfield. When we came to Scott's house,
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it was dark. He suggested we could actually spend the
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night together if we were quiet. Once we pulled in,
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we snuck up to his room. After he closed the door.
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We started kissing, hot and heavy. He started unbuttoning my shirt.
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When he stopped and started sniffing. You smell that? He asked,
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smells like gas. I sniffed a few times. I don't
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smell anything. Now come on, let's get in bed. Scott
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opened the drawer in his nightstand. Ah shit, He turned
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to me. I forgot the condoms in my car. I
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stopped him, crossing in front to get his keys. I'll
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get them. You just get naked and in that bed.
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We kissed. I'll be right back. I left Scott's room
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and went back downstairs. Outside I opened his car door
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and grabbed the bag with the condoms inside. But then
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the entire goddamn house just exploded. I screamed and fell
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on my chest fast. Then the house exploded again. I
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managed to look and see pieces of the house flying everywhere.
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That was when I realized Scott, maybe his whole family,
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were still inside. I stood back up and tried to
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look inside. There was no way I could go back
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in to look for him. Had to be dead. Then
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I started crying when I remembered him saying he had
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smelled gas. I should have listened to him seriously. I
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didn't smell anything whatsoever. All I could think of was
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the Gypsy woman's warning. She said I would cause him
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to die if he stayed with me. She had cursed
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me with that black cat's bad luck. I gasped when
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I remembered walking right in front of Scott to get
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his keys. Like a black cat, I crossed his path.
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I wanted to deny it, but the more I remembered
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the gypsy Woman's words, the more I realized I may
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have I may have killed Scott. I had to know
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for sure. I got the hell out of there when
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I heard the sirens. It wasn't long before I was
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in the part of Strickfield that Scott called downtown Village.
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A police car just sped past me, no doubt. Going
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to what was left of Scott's house, another one was coming.
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As I crossed the street, I moved out of the way,
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crossing its path. I turned to look at the police
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car as it sped through a red light at the
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next intersection. Then this semi truck just plowed the shit
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out of it. I gasped and held myself. What the fuck,
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I shrieked, Watch your mouth, young lady. This woman snapped
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coming out of Roth's rings. I stepped back, crossing her path.
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She turned and moved in the direction of that horrendous wreck,
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and all of it just exploded like Scott's house. The
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next thing I knew, a metal rod came flying and
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went right through the woman's head. I heard the lady
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gurgling a little before she dropped over. Okay, that was it.
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I needed to talk to someone stat. I pulled out
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my phone and called Brighton. She said to come right over.
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She almost always was alone at her house. Her parents
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were always on business trips, but made sure Brighton had
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everything she needed. She loved having the place all to herself.
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I made sure not to cross anybody's path on the
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way to Brighton's. She was waiting in the open garage
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with her toothy smile. I saw she had friends in
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the house too, probably having a slumber party. You okay, cat,
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Brighton asked, you look terrible. I gulped. I need to
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talk to you. She motioned for me too, Come on in,
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go ahead, I said, I'll follow you this way. I
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couldn't cross her path. Brighton shrugged, okay. I followed her
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inside and saw four other girls in the living room.
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You didn't tell us you were inviting another girl, Brighton.
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One of them said, this is my cousin, Katriana. She
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told them, why are you pressing yourself up against the wall.
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Another one of them asked me rudely, you might get hurt.
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I warned her, I can't cross anybody's path if I
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stay at the walls. Another one looked at me, you
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know how stupid you sound. Brighton patted my shoulder. Let's
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go out back. When I came away from the wall,
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one of those bitches started coming towards me. I quickly
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backed up against the wall again. Then I turned and
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moved along the walls until I reached the front door.
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It's not scientific, but it seemed to work. I shot
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right outside and and I crossed the path of another girl,
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possibly one who was coming to join the others for
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the party. When they came outside and saw their friend,
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shit was about to happen. The girl whose path I
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crossed slipped on the grass. She came down hard on
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her back. The back of her head became impaled on
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a screwdriver handle sticking out of the lawn. The girl's
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blood was pooling underneath her hair. Now the others were
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looking right at me. Holy shit, you really did kill
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Rochelle by crossing her path. One of them yelled, get
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the fuck out of here. Another one joined. When I
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ran off, Brighton called out Kat, come back talk to me.
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I couldn't risk killing Brighton, not her, Even though we
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were cousins. She felt more like a sister to me,
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the one I'd never had. I had to leave Strickfield
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and get back to Ridgeway Heights. It took me long
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enough to get a taxi, all without crossing anybody's path.
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The driver brought me home. I tipped him really well
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before getting out. I didn't cross anybody's path getting to
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the front door. I got inside and went straight to
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my room. I was trembling so much I fell on
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my bed and came apart. All of this because of
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a of a fucking black cat. Now I carried its
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curse of bringing bad luck to people crossing their paths.
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And just when things couldn't get any worse, my asshole
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father burst into my room. I told you never to
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go to Strickfield, he yelled. I also recall telling you
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that I don't want you seeing that Scott boy again.
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You are a mere and woman now, and you will
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marry a man from a proper bloodline. I sat up, God, damn,
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you leave me alone. Oh did he ever get pissed?
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He came and grabbed my wrist. As long as you
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live in this house, you will respect me. The rest
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of the family were looking on as Dad pulled me
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out into the hallway, Seeing Mom and my many brothers
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and sisters up there, there was no other way for
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them to go. They would all have to go to
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the stairway eventually, and that asshole was forcing me to
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cross their paths. Let go of me, you bastard, you'll
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make me kill them all. Let go. But he dragged
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me to where there was absolutely no chance of saving them.
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Dad dragged me downstairs and the rest of the family followed.
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When we were in the living room, Dad threw me
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into a recliner. Then he pointed at me, you will
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learn your place now. But before Dad could do anything more,
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the family massacre began. My older brother Giles tripped on
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the bottom of the stairs and pushed my sister Tabitha
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hard in the back. She stumbled and fell head first
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into the fireplace where Dad had roaring flames going. Her
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head was ablaze almost instantly. She screamed as she tried
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getting up. When she finally did, she grabbed hold of
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Mom and took her to the floor. Now both of
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them were burning to death. I pointed to Dad, their
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deaths are your fault. I told you to leave me alone.
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Now you just passed my curse to the family. Dad
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roared and tried to get me, but I got up
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and ran. He caught me and threw me on the floor.
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When he got on top of me, he got the
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end of a fireplace poker buried in his head as
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one of my sisters hit him to save me. But
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I didn't cross his path right. It didn't matter. The
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flames from the bodies continued to burn and ignite everything.
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I tried to get the others out, but Dad sealed
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their fates. I won't explain every gory detail, but the
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rest of the family met gruesome deaths. I was bloodied
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and had parts of their insides on me when I
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left the house alone. By the time I reached the driveway,
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the whole mansion miraculously burst into flames. That was when
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a few Ridgeway Heights patrol cars showed up. I was
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sure they thought I did it since I ran like hell.
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The truth was I didn't want those cops dead because
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of my curse. That was two days ago. After telling
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my story, I can tell the police don't believe it
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at all. They're still going to try and arrest me.
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I hold up my hands, please know, and now I
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know just how to end the curse. I push away
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from the wall I was backed up against and run
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like hell. The cops yell for me to stop or
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they'll shoot. When I don't, they open fire. I'm being
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shot all to hell. I think I even feel a
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few bullets come out of my chest and stomach. One
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even exits my head. When I finally fall and land
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hard on my side, I know those cops are as
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good as dead since they chased me. I'm sure I
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cross their paths in some way. I'm right, of course,
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when they all meet their horrible fates, now their bodies
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are lying right with mine. Rise, I hear a woman say,
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I sit up and see it's that fortune teller woman.
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That's when I realize I feel fine. I feel my
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chest and forehead, no bullet holes. The cops themselves aren't
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so lucky, though. I spring to my feet. Take this
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curse off of me, the gypsy woman chuckles. Never, you
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mercilessly took from me when you killed my cat. Now
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you are alone and burdened with sadness, a fate foretold
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that has and shall continue to pass while my cat
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remains gone. You shall never be free from my curse.
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Not even death shall end it. You are doomed to
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walk this world, continuing to pass your curse to whomever
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you should cross. If I were you, I would become
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accustomed to it. After all, forever is a very very
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long time. And with that, the gypsy woman disappears. There's
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never going to be any peace between me and her.
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I pissed her off so badly, not even allowed to die. Okay,
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if that's how she wants to do this, fine with me.
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That means from now on I don't care anymore. If
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you meet me, I won't show you mercy. I'll walk
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across your path without thinking twice, which means for you
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it will be soon. So what do you do after
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a black cat crosses your path? My spookies, step around it,
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knock on wood, Maybe tell yourself it's all just superstition
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or hell, buy some kibble and get ready for a
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new companion. Unfortunately for Katriana, that wasn't really an option.
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Tonight's story reminds us that some warnings aren't decoration. Sometimes
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the curse is real, and sometimes bad luck has claus
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So keep your eyes on the shadows, be nice to
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strange old women at carnivals, and for the love of
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all things unholy, don't go picking fights with fate, and
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don't wander too far. Because this Friday on cutting deep
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into horror, we're talking about one of John Carpenter's most
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under known gems. Someone's watching Me, a tense, stylish, little
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paranoia machine packed with stalking suspense and that unmistakable John
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Carpenter touch before he became a master of horror. And
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I want to say an extra special thank you to
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our Patreon podcast boosters, folks who pay just a little
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Thank you all so much, and if you want to
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us keep going and going as we hurdle towards episode
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four hundred coming up very soon. But now I need
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to get back to work. I'll see you all Friday
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on Cutting Deep into Horror. It's a great conversation, so
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for myself, for my executive producers Rob Fields and Bubbletopia
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dot Com, my producer Dan Wilder, and my creepy composer
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Ray Mattis, I'll talk at you next time.
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Thank you for listening me. Make sure to find your
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way back next week. But for now you are safe,
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trust me.
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