Dec. 16, 2024

Christmas Eve Babysitters - Monsters, Mischief, and Holiday Magic!

Christmas Eve Babysitters - Monsters, Mischief, and Holiday Magic!
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Two friends take on a simple Christmas Eve babysitting gig, only to find themselves trapped in a house full of secrets, sinister monsters, and something even more terrifying than holiday cheer.

Christmas Eve Babysitters by Rob Fields

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Two babysitters take on what seems like an ordinary Christmas

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Eve job, only to face piles of junk food, mischievous kids,

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and out and out monsters. Will friendship and bravery help

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them survive these unexpected twists? Or for Christmas? Will they

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be wrapped up?

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What's that? You want to be scared? Come with me.

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You will experience tales over opera, ghosts and death.

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Listeners in the dark, it's more fun at that way way.

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But the holiday season is reaching its critical mass very quickly,

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of holiday fear and holiday cheer. Why not both more

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another holiday trip to Strickfield, where something other than sugar

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But now it looks like Strickfield is coming up on

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my roadmap. Babysitting is supposed to be easy. Watch some kids,

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eat their snacks, maybe watch a movie. But what if

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the job came with unexpected dangers and what if the

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kids weren't the ones you had to worry about? Tonight,

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we have a story about two friends who take on

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a simple Christmas Eve babysitting gig, only to find themselves

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trapped in a house full of secrets, sinister monsters and

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something even more terrifying than holiday cheer. So get comfortable,

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find something warm to drink. Turn lights down, because tonight

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we're telling that story, and believe you me, it'll bring

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a chill to the air, even in December. All that

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right after this Christmas Eve Babysitters by Rob Fields Perspective

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Mona Abels, It's the weekend before Christmas. As I'm walking

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in the door to my house, I can't believe the

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night we just had. We all had to deal with

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Ariel Miran being possessed by the spirit of Queen Arcadia.

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Said spirit used Ariel as her vessel and wanted the

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souls of myself, Bailey Downs, Carter Cross, and Mouse Donnerly

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to be able to have enough power to merge her

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virtual realm with the mortal realm and make Christmas every

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day under her tyrannical rule. Oh but the worst was

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yet to come. Once Ariel broke free of Queen Arcadia's control,

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she practically commanded all of us to come with her

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to her house inside the gated community. She even invited

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Carter Cross, which she never did before. As soon as

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the five of us went into Ariel's house, it became

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an instant warzone. Ariel screamed at the top of her

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lungs for her mom to come out. When she did,

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Hugh should have seen the look of surprise on her face.

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Adrian wasn't expecting Ariel to ever come home again. Mother

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and daughter yelled and screamed at each other. Even Ariel's

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own father wanted her gone. Ariel finally lost it and

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started throwing everything she could get her hands on at

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her mom and dad. To be honest, I really don't

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blame Ariel for losing her cool the way she did.

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Long story short, Ariel left with us. Adrian called out

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behind Ariel that she would only have the clothes on

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her back and that she was never to come back

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home ever again. Carter and Mouse walked Ariel back to

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their part of downtown village. I think Mouse is gonna

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convince her parents to let Ariel stay with them. If

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Mouse can pull that off, then I'll have to give

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that wicked little rodent a lot of credit. Anyway, I'm

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still hungry and never got to go to Denoyer's grill

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like I wanted to before Queen Arcadia captured me. Ow,

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I'd groan when my tummy's telling me to get out there.

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Stat I know it's getting late. Good thing. Denoyer's is

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open twenty four to seven, three sixty five. I'm ready

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to head out the door and walk to the diner

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when I see a message on the answering machine. Thinking

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about it, my parents are still next door. I'm almost

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ready to leave without listening to the message, but I

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requitter it might be important. Yes, this message is for

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Mona Abeles. We were given your name by your principal

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at Strickfield Junior High. We're looking for a babysitter to

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watch our children on Christmas Eve.

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If you're available, please call us at three three zero

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five five five eight three five four at any time.

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We're willing to make it worth your while. We'll even

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pay you a bonus for a job well done. Also,

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you can help yourself to anything out of our kitchen,

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or we can leave you money to order some food.

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Please let us know as soon as you can. My

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name is Summer Miran. Again call me at any time.

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Ow I've grown again. When my stomach twists inside, okay, okay,

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I'm going. I walk out the door and am on

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my way to Denoyer's grill. The message said to call

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any time. So I pull out my smartphone and call

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this Summer Miran up. A woman answers on the second ring.

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From there, Summer Mirran introduces herself and starts talking to me.

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She explains that she has two children. She wants me

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to babysit and practically begs me to take the job.

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Must be a pretty big Christmas Eve event this Mirran

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couple is going to. I tell her I'll take it

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and I'll be there on Christmas Eve night. It don't

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take long for Christmas Eve night to come. Fortunately, mom

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and Dad aren't really doing anything special. They tell me

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to be safe when I leave the house and head

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to the gated community. In fact, the Mirran lady that's right,

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her name is Summer. Anyway, Summer texted me the gatecoade

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to be able to enter. Speaking of texting, I'm chatting

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it up with Bailey. She's already asking me about hanging

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out at her house tomorrow. I always love hanging out

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with my best friend. There's nothing I wouldn't do for

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that girl. When she asks me what I'm doing, I

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tell her I'm babysitting tonight. Then I get a video

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call from her. When I answer it, Bailey's face appears.

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Are you serious? She asks? You're babysitting tonight? Hey, these

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Mirans are willing to pay me good money, not to mention,

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they're letting me help myself to whatever I want in

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their refrigerator. I tell her it's only a few minutes

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later when I realize I'm walking right past Bailey's house.

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Suddenly the front door opens and the call ends. Bailey's

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coming outside to meet me. I'm guessing you ain't got

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nothing to do either, I ask her. Bailey shrugs. I

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suppose I could have come up with something, but then

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I saw you walking by my house and figured i'd

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walk with you for a little bit. I laugh a little. Oh,

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you're gonna walk me to the Miran's gate, She sweetens

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the pod. I'll walk you to the house if you

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want okay to the house, then I agree. So Bailey

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and me walk and talk until we reach the Mirngated community.

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At least it ain't Adrian Miran. You're agreeing to babysit for,

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Bailey mutters, or her sister Margaret, Oh, I know, I agree.

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I'd never babysit for those people, especially for little Stuart Miran.

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Do you ever see how much trouble that little guy causes.

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After I punched the gatecode, Bailey and I go in

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from there, I followed the GPS on my phone until

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I reach four eighteen bel Air Drive. This is it, Bailey,

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the home of Helmsley and Summer Miran. Suddenly the porch

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lights blaze on and scare Bailey and me. Then one

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of the French doors opens up. Summer Miran comes right

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out onto the porch. All right, which one of you

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girls is my babysitter for tonight? She asks quickly. I

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slowly raise my hand. Um, that would be me, and

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you brought your friend along to keep you company. She

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further inquires, I was just walking with Mona, Bailey tells her.

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In fact, I was just leaving. Summer raises her hands

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in front of her quickly. No, no, no, She sighs

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and lowers her hands. I don't mind if your friend

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stays here with you, Mona. In fact, my husband will

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pay you both. So Bailey and I both got a

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baby sitting job tonight. We walk to the porch and

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up the steps to meet Summer. Then she invites us

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into her lavish home. She points to the both of

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us and says, shoes off please. After we remove our

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shoes and walk in our socks, we follow Summer to

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what appears to be a playroom. Bailey and me are

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finally going to meet her two children. Lucius, Pagan, these

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two girls will be your sitters tonight. Summer points right

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at them, and you will do what Mona and Bailey

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tell you. Am I understood. The children look at us.

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Then the girl Pagan asks her mother what happened to Monica.

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Summer gets a little hot under the collar. Now, Monica

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was very irresponsible, so your father and I dealt with her.

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She will never be sitting here again. Summer turns and

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looks at us again. Okay, you girls, I'm going to

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trust both of you tonight. My sister told me to

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call Strickfield Junior High anyway. That's why you're both here now.

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If there are no problems, my husband will pay you

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both very well. And let me assure you he tips

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excellent for a job well done. Then she hands me

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some money. I know there's a few places that are

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open on Christmas Eve night that deliver if you girls

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and the kids want to order food. After I take

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the money, she gets real serious and takes us to

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the kitchen. Then she points to the refrigerator. Phone numbers

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are posted right here. Also, when I call to check

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on the kids, you will answer promptly, understood, I reply.

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When Bailey and me finally meet Helmsley Miron, he seems

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less worried than his wife. Ah, I see you've hired

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two sitters for to night. I love how you're always

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on top of things, honey. Then he comes and looks

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us over. Ah. Yes, Mona and Bailey, you too will

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do very nicely. I'm sure Summer has told you everything

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that we expect from you. We both nod. After a

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few more formalities, the Mirons tell us they're probably going

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to be late. If they're going to be any later

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than are agreed upon time, they said they'd call and

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pay us both. More, Helmsley reminds us about how he'll

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tip us extra for a job well done. When we

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assure him and his wife that everything will be okay.

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The couple finally leaves and go to whatever Christmas Eve

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gathering or event they're going to. Then I notice Bailey's

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eyes widen. What's wrong? She quickly turns to me. Okay,

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I know you didn't know I was coming here with

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you till now. She composes herself. Mona, I never told

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those two my name.

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Did you hear that? Better check the locks on your

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doors weekly, Spooky, We'll be right back.

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Yeah, you're right, I agree. Then I shake my head

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a little. Don't worry about it. Oh, I hope you're right,

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Bailey mutters. Then she calls her parents to let them

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know where she is and that she's gonna be with me.

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After she gets off the phone, she turns to me,

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All good, let's go check on the kids. Bailey and

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I return to the playroom where Lucius and Pagan still are.

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They're playing video games together. What are your names again?

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Pagan asks us, glancing over her shoulder. After we tell them,

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we spend some time getting to know one another for

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a while, we play video games together. Bailey can play

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games better than me. Then I'm thinking maybe Mouse should

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be here instead. I know she'd be able to beat

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these too easily. I almost got half a mind to

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call Mouse, but then I remember Ariels living at her house.

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Now.

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Eventually we get done playing games. Now the kids ask

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if we can watch a movie. They also want to

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order a pizza. Fortunately, there's one pizza place in Strickfield

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that stays open late on Christmas Eve. We get our

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order in and are told it'll be a half an

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hour to forty five minutes. Guess other people are calling

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out for pizza tonight too. As for the movie, we're

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watching the live action Cruella. Bailey and me have watched

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this movie plenty of times when it came to the

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Strickfield Centennial Theater. As we're watching the movie, Lucius and

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Pagan start acting like kids and get to picking on

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each other. Bailey tells them to behave when they start

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wrestling on the couch. When they don't stop, she threatens

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no pizza. They're back to sitting with us and watching

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the movie. Before long, I get a text telling me

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the pizzas are at the gate. Bailey says she'll go

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out and get them. I hand her the money. She

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puts her jacket and shoes on and heads out. I'm surprised.

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Lucius and Pagan continue to remain calm while Bailey's gone.

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We keep watching the movie. It's about fifteen minutes later

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when Bailey returns with the food. The kids get all

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excited when they see the two pizza boxes. She's carrying. Okay,

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you two, let's dig in, I tell them, as Bailey

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brings the food to the kitchen. Once we have our

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plates of pizza and cans of soda, we return to

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the living room couch to finish watching Cruella. Once the

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movie's done, the phone rings. I get up and go

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into the kitchen to answer it. It's Summer calling to

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inquire about the kids, as she promised. When she wants

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to talk to them, I call them in and hand

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the phone to Lucius. After he talks with his mom,

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he hands the phone to Pagan, and all the kids

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tell Summer they're having fun with us and that they

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want us back again. When Pagan finishes, she hands the

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receiver back to me. Summer tells me not to let

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the children stay up too late before we end the conversation.

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After we hang up, we head back to the living room.

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Where are your parents at tonight? I ask the kids?

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Did they tell you? I think Dad said something about

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doing some book reading with some friends or something. Lucius answers,

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that's usually what they tell Pagan in me when we

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need a sitter book reading, I mutter. On Christmas Eve night,

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Bailey adds, that's interesting. We're about thirty minutes into the

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second movie, The Nightmare before Christmas. When Pagan rests against me,

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Lucius leans on Bailey, I smile a little and ruffle

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Pagan's hair. Suddenly, some thing bursts through the glass door

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leading out to the end ground swimming pool. Boy, do

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the four of us ever scream like a choir of

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banshees as the monster expands its chest and roars something

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you want to tell me? Mona, Bailey yells, you think

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I knew about that thing? I yelled back. We quickly

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get the kids upstairs and hide in one of the

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many bedrooms. All the doors were closed, so hopefully that

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thing doesn't somehow pick the right door. What is that thing?

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Lucius stammers, We don't know. Bailey moans, we just have

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to hope it don't come in here. Suddenly the monster

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crashes right through our door. We all scream again. Then

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Bailey and I open some drawers to find clothes. We're

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in your parents' room, right, I say to the kids,

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you didn't know that, Lucius yells. Mona and me never

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been in your house until tonight, Bailey protests. When the

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monster roars, Bailey and me start grabbing clothes and throwing

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them at the thing. While the monster's distracted, the kids

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sneak out into the hallway. We have to protect those kids,

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Bailey tells me, No, duh, I return. The monster roars

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again and comes right at us. Then I get its attention. Heres, monster, monster,

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come and get me, I tease. I would have expected

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my bestie to haul herself out the door. Instead, she

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grabs a wooden chair and breaks it all to pieces

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over its back. I can't really be mad at Bailey, though,

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truth be told, I'd have done the same thing. Bailey

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and me have always been there for each other since

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we became best friends many years ago. The monster turns

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to Bailey and tries grabbing her. Then I cry out

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and jump on the thing's back. Run Bailey. Now the

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monster's turning this way and that I'm holding on like

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I'm riding one of those mechanical bully you see in

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the movies. Believe me, I ain't holding on tight because

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I want to ride this thing. I know if it

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flings me off, I'm gonna go flying somewhere fast. But

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Bailey doesn't run. Instead, she takes after Johnny Cage out

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of those Mortal Kombat video games by doing the splits

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and popping the monster right in the gut. It growls

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and is stunned. I quickly get off the things back.

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Then Bailey and me run out. The kids are waiting

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for us. When we're almost to them, they start sliding

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down the stairs. Us girls are taking two or three

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steps at a time. Eventually we make it to the bottom.

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We might as well be back at the Home Sweet

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Home orphanage when Crampis was trying to get us a

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few weeks ago. Bailey mutters, oh, you want to go

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back and face Crampis again. I mutter back, as if

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we decide to try hiding in one of the rooms

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in the downstairs hallway, Mona Bailey shrieks. We all scream

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and find ourselves sliding on the polished wood floor. We're

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all on our butts and looking down the hallway to

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see another monster standing there. The monster chasing us is red.

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This one's a black color. It grins and roars at us.

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As we're getting back up this way, Bailey calls out.

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I turn and ease the kids towards Bailey. We follow

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her and go down another hallway. It's hard to run

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when our socks keep slipping and sliding on the wooden floor.

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We can hear both of those things roaring too bad.

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The floors ain't slowing them down. We eventually come to

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more doors. Bailey opens one. We'll hide in here. She says.

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It's a well stocked pantry. Bailey pulls the door shut.

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I motion for us to be quiet. It's not long

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before we hear those monsters scurrying past us. I pull

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my smartphone out and turn on the flash. Bailey does

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the same. Now we're texting each other, so we don't

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talk out loud. We agree it's best to wait for

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a little bit. Lucius and Pagan are both holding each other.

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We motion for them to be quiet. Then I type

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on my phone and show them that we'll get out

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of here shortly. Suddenly, two hands come right through the

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wall behind Bailey and grab her shoulders. Now we're all

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screaming again. Help me, Bailey yells. Then she screams again.

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Don't go away weakly, Spooky will be right back.

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The monster that grabbed Bailey breaks more of the wall

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before pulling Bailey through. The Rest of us quickly come

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out and see the monsters holding her over one shoulder

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As she's punching its back with her fists. Let me go,

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Bailey growls. I remember how slippery the wooden floor is

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and have an idea. I run at the creature and

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then slide right into home plate to clip the monster's

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leg and make it fall, letting Bailey go. Bailey and

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I quickly get up and return to the kids. Just

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then the black Monster is almost on us. The four

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of us are running again. This is a pretty big house.

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The only problem is those monsters keep finding us. Seriously,

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what are they even doing here? What do they even want? You?

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Getting the feeling that that mirr and couple wasn't completely

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honest with us, Bailey asks me. I nod quickly, Yeah,

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I'm starting to feel that way right about now. We

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run into the kitchen again. Then I get an idea.

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I open the refrigerator door and pull what's left of

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a big HOGI out. Then I throw it in front

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of those things. You guys are hungry, right, I ask them, well,

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eat up. The red monster picks up the sub, sniffs it,

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then sucks it into its big mouth. Bailey pulls what's

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left of a roast out and throws it at them.

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The Black Monster picks it up and starts eating. Lucius

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grabs what's left of our pizzas and throws them their way.

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There's plenty of food and drink here in this refrigerator,

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no wonder, Summer told Bailey in me we could have

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whatever we wanted from in there. I open the freezer

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and see all kinds of ice cream. I quickly whisper

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my idea in Bailey's ear. Then she helps me grab

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the ice cream and throw it at those monsters. They

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scoop it up and devour it. It ain't long before

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we see my plan works. The monsters stop eating and

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put their hands to their heads. Brain freeze, Bailey tells

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the kids. With the monsters Temporarily stunned, the four of

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us run again. We turn and go down yet another hallway.

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Soon we come into a game room. There's stuff ranging

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from arcade cabinets to even a full scale VR cabinet.

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Soon we hear those monsters roaring they'll be on us again. Soon.

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Bailey quickly closes the door and locks it. Then she

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moves to a nearby couch. Help me, Mona. I move

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to the couch and help Bailey move it against the door.

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We quickly pick up some stuff toss it onto the couch,

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trying to weigh it down a little more. Eventually, Bailey

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and me both climb up and sit on top of

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the stuff. Bailey looks at Lucius and Pagan, either of

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you know what's going on with those things out there?

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The kids look at each other, then they look at

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us and shake their heads. I laugh a little. See, now,

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why don't we believe the two of you? I have

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the feeling you kids have had babysitters before, and those

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things came after them too, didn't they. The kids remain quiet,

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then we hear a loud slam outside. Bailey and I

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both look at each other. We have to get out

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of here, girl. Bailey says, we can't leave the kids, though,

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We'll take them with us. I assure her. The monsters

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will just follow you. Pagan blurts out they followed the

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other babysitters too. Bailey and Me look at each other again.

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Then Bailey points right at them as another loud crash

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hits the door. Yeah, you two definitely know more than

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you're letting on. Why do those monsters keep showing up

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when babysitters are here? Suddenly, a big, hairy hand crashes

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right through the door and almost grabs my hair. Bailey

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and me cry out and leap off the couch. Thankfully,

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the floor in this game room is carpeted, or we'd

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probably both have slipped and fallen on our butts. We

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both see the big monster hand trying to push the

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low loaded couch away. I pick up a poll table

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stick and start smacking the hand with it. The hand

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quickly grabs it from me and pulls it out. I

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hear the pole stick snap shortly after. The door comes

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apart at the top half, so the red monster can

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stick its head in. We can see the black monster

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behind it. We can't get out of here, Lucius cries.

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Then I see the window. Only problem is the glass

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looks really thick. It's not the kind of window we

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can just open up and escape through. The next thing

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I know, Bailey comes to me and whispers an idea

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in my ear. I nod fast and turn to the kids.

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I motion for them to hide before I turn the

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light off. As soon as Bailey and me are hidden,

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the rest of the door comes away. Then the monsters

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push the loaded couch aside. When they fully come into

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the room, we all come out of our hiding places

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and escape through the door. We're putting distance in between them.

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When Lucius slips and falls, when he cries out, we

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know it's only going to be a matter of time

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before those monsters are on us again. My ankle, it hurts,

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Lucius groans, holding it. I got you, I say, and

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lift the boy into my arms. Those things are coming,

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Bailey yells. I can't run no more. Pagan groans. Bailey

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scoops her up and carries her. We're getting out of

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here right now. I open the first door I come to.

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It's a huge garage. When we're all inside, I pull

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the door shut. That won't keep them out, I tell Bailey.

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She pulls her smartphone out and turns on the camera

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flash see if there's a garage door opener here somewhere.

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Then she groans, too bad, Mouse ain't here with us.

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She could have driven us out of here in one

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of these cars. We can drive these cars, I state, confidently,

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we don't need that wicked little rodent. How hard can

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driving a car be? I believe I told you before, Mona,

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we don't play driving video games religiously the way Mouse does.

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Bailey reminds me no, really, how hard can driving a

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car be? I persist. First, it's a problem for sure,

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since these cars are locked, Bailey points out. I hate

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to admit it, but she's got me there. Then she

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further throws water on my fire. And where would we

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get the keys or fobs to start them? She sighs,

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So there's no point calling mouse. Ah, I growl loudly.

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Then I see the button and push it. Yes, we

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are out of here, Bailey cries excitedly. When the light

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comes on and the door starts opening. As the one

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garage door is halfway up, the red monster bursts through

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the side door we came in and is in the

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garage with us. We quickly move the children to the

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half open garage door and put them through. Get out

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of here, I tell them. As Bailey and me are

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about to duck and join them, we're both grabbed by

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the monsters and pulled back. Then the black monster presses

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the button to stop the garage door. Then the creature speaks.

460
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You're not safe yet, weekly Spooky will be right.

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Back, okay, kids come back in here. The monster sounds

462
00:29:37.440 --> 00:29:42.440
like it has a woman's voice. Lucius and Pagan both

463
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come back inside. Yes, mom, they say together. Bailey and

464
00:29:47.960 --> 00:29:52.359
me both look at each other. Mom, We ask together,

465
00:29:53.319 --> 00:29:58.440
now we think we understand everything. Your children are working

466
00:29:58.519 --> 00:30:02.039
with you. I yell at the red monster, who's got

467
00:30:02.079 --> 00:30:07.400
to be the dad, explain yourselves right now. The monsters

468
00:30:07.440 --> 00:30:11.279
put Bailey and me down and transform back into Helmsley

469
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and Summer Mirran. Bailey and I look at each other now,

470
00:30:15.359 --> 00:30:18.880
then we look back at them. It looks like you

471
00:30:18.960 --> 00:30:23.680
both passed the test. Hemsley tells us. You see, every

472
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babysitter we've employed to watch our children has always proven

473
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to be most irresponsible, So we decided to start testing

474
00:30:32.880 --> 00:30:35.839
each babysitter we'd hire to make sure they were the

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00:30:35.920 --> 00:30:39.559
right ones. And you two have shown your more than

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00:30:39.599 --> 00:30:43.880
responsible Summer Ads. Neither of you were willing to abandon

477
00:30:43.920 --> 00:30:48.039
our children. You even put them before yourselves, the way

478
00:30:48.400 --> 00:30:54.000
good babysitters should. You mentioned some chick named Monica earlier,

479
00:30:54.480 --> 00:30:59.839
Bailey notes, some are groans and frustration. Monica was the

480
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most irresponsible sitter of all. She actually had a boyfriend

481
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over here in our house. That meant she wasn't paying

482
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the least bit of attention to Lucius and Pagan, Quite right,

483
00:31:13.960 --> 00:31:17.119
Helmsley agrees, But the two of you were there for

484
00:31:17.200 --> 00:31:20.319
our children from the time we left, showing you would

485
00:31:20.359 --> 00:31:24.759
never neglect them. Our prior babysitters were highly recommended from

486
00:31:24.880 --> 00:31:29.319
other family members in our gated community. I can't imagine

487
00:31:29.319 --> 00:31:32.759
how not with how irresponsible we found them all to be.

488
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So my sister told me that babysitters could be found

489
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at either the junior high or the high schools, so

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I decided to give them a try. Of course, we

491
00:31:44.119 --> 00:31:48.359
would still have to test them, Summer says, we picked

492
00:31:48.400 --> 00:31:51.839
you Mona Abeles. Of course we didn't know you'd bring

493
00:31:51.880 --> 00:31:55.720
Bailey along again. I was just going to walk with

494
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Mona to the house here and leave. Bailey reminds her,

495
00:32:00.039 --> 00:32:03.319
isn't going to just come inside while you two were gone.

496
00:32:03.519 --> 00:32:07.160
You ended up hiring me too, though. Then Pagan asks

497
00:32:07.160 --> 00:32:10.400
her parents, can we keep Mona and Bailey as our

498
00:32:10.440 --> 00:32:17.000
babysitters please? Yeah? They're both really cool. We like them

499
00:32:17.000 --> 00:32:22.839
a lot, Lucius agrees. Summer clears her throat. It looks

500
00:32:22.920 --> 00:32:26.680
like our kids have spoken. May we humbly call upon

501
00:32:26.759 --> 00:32:30.039
the two of you to babysit Lucius and Pagan again

502
00:32:30.200 --> 00:32:32.920
in the future. The two of us hold our hands

503
00:32:33.000 --> 00:32:38.359
up in front of us. Ah, no way, Bailey declares. Yeah,

504
00:32:38.400 --> 00:32:41.960
it's one thing for us to babysit kids, but the

505
00:32:42.039 --> 00:32:46.640
fact that their parents are both monsters. I add, that's

506
00:32:46.680 --> 00:32:50.400
a little more than we bargain for. Open the door

507
00:32:50.440 --> 00:32:54.720
and let us out. Bailey snaps. Now, Summer looks sad

508
00:32:54.799 --> 00:32:59.519
and sighs. Pay them and let them go. Helmsley the

509
00:32:59.599 --> 00:33:02.720
dad's size as well, and pulls out a wad of money.

510
00:33:03.400 --> 00:33:06.079
Sure enough, he paid both of us what Summer promised,

511
00:33:06.720 --> 00:33:10.039
plus a huge bonus I'm guessing for passing their tests.

512
00:33:10.839 --> 00:33:14.559
Then Summer opens the garage door. You too are free

513
00:33:14.599 --> 00:33:18.440
to go, she tells us. Then she turns to her husband.

514
00:33:19.279 --> 00:33:21.319
It looks like we'll need to cancel and stay home

515
00:33:21.319 --> 00:33:25.880
with our children since we no longer have babysitters. Bailey

516
00:33:25.920 --> 00:33:29.039
and me look at each other again. We both sigh

517
00:33:29.160 --> 00:33:34.359
and face them. Go ahead and go, Bailey says, we'll

518
00:33:34.359 --> 00:33:37.799
finish out Christmas Eve night. Yeah, you did pay us

519
00:33:37.799 --> 00:33:42.400
in full, so we'll finish the job. I add. The

520
00:33:42.519 --> 00:33:46.079
kids are both excited that we're staying after all, Are

521
00:33:46.119 --> 00:33:51.799
you sure, Summer asks? We're sure? I reply, So Bailey

522
00:33:51.839 --> 00:33:54.960
and me stay with Lucius and Pagan. Oh, and get

523
00:33:55.000 --> 00:33:58.799
this all the damage that those monsters caused in the house,

524
00:33:59.720 --> 00:34:03.880
Some are easily cast a spell to fix everything. They

525
00:34:03.920 --> 00:34:06.960
even gave us money to order more pizza since they

526
00:34:07.200 --> 00:34:10.360
ate what was left of ours from earlier. Bailey and

527
00:34:10.400 --> 00:34:14.400
I didn't finish with babysitting until almost three am. The

528
00:34:14.480 --> 00:34:17.440
kids were sound asleep in their beds. When Helmsley and

529
00:34:17.519 --> 00:34:21.280
Summer finally returned home. They gave us a little more

530
00:34:21.280 --> 00:34:24.679
money for being an hour late. Before we left, they

531
00:34:24.760 --> 00:34:27.480
talked to both of us and asked us again if

532
00:34:27.519 --> 00:34:32.400
we'd consider being their babysitters when they needed us. Bailey

533
00:34:32.400 --> 00:34:34.840
and Me both talked about this after the kids were

534
00:34:34.840 --> 00:34:37.639
put to bed, because we figured they would try and

535
00:34:37.719 --> 00:34:41.960
change our minds again. The Mirons promised they wouldn't monster

536
00:34:42.039 --> 00:34:44.760
out on us again and that no harm would come

537
00:34:44.800 --> 00:34:51.039
to us unless we became irresponsible. Probably against our better judgments,

538
00:34:51.639 --> 00:34:54.960
we agreed to continue being the babysitters for this house,

539
00:34:55.880 --> 00:34:58.760
not because of how Helmsley and Summer were paying us well,

540
00:34:59.360 --> 00:35:03.679
but because as we really liked Lucius and Pagan we

541
00:35:03.800 --> 00:35:07.400
already knew they liked us. Bailey and Me leave the

542
00:35:07.440 --> 00:35:12.559
gated community and walk back to our houses. Boy, just

543
00:35:12.639 --> 00:35:16.320
wait till the others hear about this, I say, you

544
00:35:16.519 --> 00:35:20.079
know they'll believe it, considering everything we've been through recently.

545
00:35:20.559 --> 00:35:25.960
Bailey agrees you stopping over tomorrow, probably in the afternoon.

546
00:35:26.320 --> 00:35:30.000
I assure her. Bailey and I hug and wish each

547
00:35:30.000 --> 00:35:34.119
other a Merry Christmas before we separate. She goes into

548
00:35:34.159 --> 00:35:37.880
her house and I head for home. And that is

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00:35:37.920 --> 00:35:42.239
where this crazy holiday adventure ends. But don't worry, we'll

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definitely be back with more adventures, probably in the new year.

551
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Merry Christmas, well, my Spookyes, I hope you enjoyed that

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00:35:59.320 --> 00:36:03.400
terrifying tale of Strickfield with a holiday flavor, And don't worry.

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On Wednesday, we have yet another trip to Strickfield. As

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it's Christmas at Murder Mansion. You are not going to

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want to miss that, so make sure you're subscribed. And

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also tomorrow we have a bonus episode of Cutting Deep

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into Horror where myself and Rachel Rodolfhi talk about a

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more modern Christmas horror film that we both find truly disturbing.

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So subscribe on your favorite podcasting app, and while you're there,

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my friends, I got to get back to it. I'm

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actually on the road right now, taking a little Christmas

589
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vacation of sorts, visiting friends. But you will not be

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missing a single episode, So for myself, for my producer

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Dan Wilder, my executive producers Rob Fields, Markshields and Bobbletopia

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dot Com, and my composer Raymatis, I will talk at

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you tomorrow.

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Thank you for listening. To 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.