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Sandhill crane

Thursday, October 5, 2023

From Harwood

When I was about 9 years old, I accompanied my father to the funeral of a friend of his, someone who I didn't even know. When we got there, I stayed in a corner waiting for the time to pass. Then a man approached me and said, "Enjoy life son, be happy because time flies. Look at me now, I didn't enjoy it."

Then he passed his hand over my head and left. My father, before leaving, forced me to say goodbye to the dead person. When I looked in the coffin, I was horrified to see that the man in the coffin was the same man who had spoken to me! 

I was so traumatized I couldn't sleep properly. I had terrible nightmares. I was terrified of being alone. I couldn't sleep without a night light for many years. I saw many psychologists, endured much turmoil throughout my adolescent years. It got better as l aged, but I would still occasionally wake up screaming in fear. Years later, I discovered something incredible that changed my life.

The dead bastard had a twin.

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