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2 True Frat Hazing Horror Stories That Will Make You Fear College · True Horror Stories

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  Speaker 1: It was the fourth of July. Our small town in
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  Speaker 1: Texas waited for it eagerly. My new boyfriend Chris and
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  Speaker 1: I decided to watch the town's fireworks from the hill.
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  Speaker 1: Perched atop it was an old, abandoned mansion which offered
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  Speaker 1: the best view around. It was rumored to be haunted,
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  Speaker 1: but a lot of couples our age sneaked there for
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  Speaker 1: some alone time. We packed a blanket, some beers and
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  Speaker 1: started our hike up the hill just as the sun
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  Speaker 1: began to set. But to our surprise, we encountered the
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  Speaker 1: town's famous crazy loaner, a man named Walter who lived
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  Speaker 1: in a shack near the top. The townspeople had many
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  Speaker 1: stories about him, none of them kind.
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  Speaker 2: Everyone was scared of him. To be honest, where are
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  Speaker 2: you two sneaking? Uh? Just going up the hill to
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  Speaker 2: see the fireworks?
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  Speaker 1: Walter chuckled, I know, just the fireworks that go up there, sir,
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  Speaker 1: But he just started talking to himself, deplorable. Look would
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  Speaker 1: these kids have made of a great country like ours?
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  Speaker 2: Horrible? Horrible, in insensitive? Let's go, Chris.
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  Speaker 1: We exchanged uneasy glances and continued our climb. The mansion
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  Speaker 1: loomed ahead it's silhouette, dark against the dusky sky. The
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  Speaker 1: place was in ruins, with ivy crawling up its sides
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  Speaker 1: and broken windows that stared out like empty eyes. We
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  Speaker 1: spread our blanket on the front lawn, but curiosity got
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  Speaker 1: the better of us and we decided to explore inside.
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  Speaker 1: The air grew colder as we stepped through the creaking
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  Speaker 1: front door. The interior was musty and decayed, filled with
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  Speaker 1: the scent of old wood. But just as we moved
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  Speaker 1: through the dark hallways, we heard a distant wailing, like
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  Speaker 1: a woman crying. It echoed through the house, sending hills
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  Speaker 1: down my spine.
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  Speaker 2: Did you hear that?
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  Speaker 1: Chris nodded, his face pale. Maybe it's just the wind.
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  Speaker 1: We finally found a good view on the first floor,
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  Speaker 1: just as the sounds of fireworks began to crackle in
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  Speaker 1: the distance. Chris put the blanket down and we grabbed
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  Speaker 1: a beer each cheers, But suddenly the sound of furniture
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  Speaker 1: being dragged across the floor reverberated through the halls. We froze,
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  Speaker 1: staring at each other with wide eyes.
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  Speaker 2: I think we have company. Curiosity got the better of us.
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  Speaker 1: We thought that there was another couple who had sneaked
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  Speaker 1: in the mansion and were getting naughty. It was a
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  Speaker 1: small town, everybody knew everybody else. We thought it would
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  Speaker 1: be funny to jump in and find out who they were,
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  Speaker 1: and we followed the sound to a large room at
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  Speaker 1: the back of the house. And as we approached the door,
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  Speaker 1: it became obvious that a woman was crying inside.
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  Speaker 2: Something felt really long.
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  Speaker 1: My eyes took a moment to adjust to the darkness,
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  Speaker 1: but without a doubt, I saw a figure move in
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  Speaker 1: the dark corner. As the fireworks went off outside. The
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  Speaker 1: light from them made us realize that there stood a
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  Speaker 1: pale woman, her eyes hollow, and wailing slowly, Hey, there,
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  Speaker 1: are you okay? The woman remained motionless, and then in
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  Speaker 1: an instant, she vanished. The room grew colder, and the
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  Speaker 1: wailing returned, louder and more desperate. I suddenly felt a
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  Speaker 1: sharp pain in my leg, looking down to see deep
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  Speaker 1: bleeding scratches appear out of nowhere. That is when I
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  Speaker 1: saw the horror in Chris's eyes. We turned to run,
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  Speaker 1: but the door slam shut. The lights flickered, revealing the
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  Speaker 1: woman standing right in front of us. Now her face twisted,
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  Speaker 1: she reached out and an invisible force threw Chris across
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  Speaker 1: the room, slamming him into the wall. He groaned, struggling
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  Speaker 1: to stand. I rushed to his side, my own leg
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  Speaker 1: throbbing with pain. The air grew heavy, making it hard
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  Speaker 1: to breathe. We could hear maddening whispers all around us. Desperate,
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  Speaker 1: we stumbled through the house, trying to find an exit.
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  Speaker 1: As we rounded a corner, the woman appeared again, blocking
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  Speaker 1: our path. I felt a burning sensation on my arm,
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  Speaker 1: like icy fingers clawing at my flesh. Screaming, I lashed
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  Speaker 1: out my hand, passing through her, as if she were
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  Speaker 1: made of smoke. Please leave us alone, but her wailing intensified.
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  Speaker 1: In a last ditch effort, Chris kicked open the door
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  Speaker 1: and we ran as fast as our feet could carry us.
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  Speaker 1: As we neared Walter's shack, he stepped out. You saw her,
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  Speaker 1: didn't you?
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  Speaker 2: Who was she? Margaret? She lived there with her husband
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  Speaker 2: and child decades ago. They say she went mad after
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  Speaker 2: losing them in a fire.
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  Speaker 1: Chris and I exchanged a horrified glance, the reality of
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  Speaker 1: our encounter sinking in. We thanked Walter and hurried back
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  Speaker 1: to town, eager to leave the hill and its ghosts behind.
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  Speaker 1: The Fourth of July had always been a big deal
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  Speaker 1: for Derek. Every year he orchestrated the most elaborate fireworks show,
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  Speaker 1: mesmerizing the college crowd with his flair for the dramatic.
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  Speaker 2: He was good at it.
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  Speaker 1: It was his thing, something that he could show off
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  Speaker 1: and girls would finally look at him for like a day.
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  Speaker 1: This year was supposed to be the grandest display yet,
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  Speaker 1: but the morning brought a crushing blow.
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  Speaker 2: Permission denied.
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  Speaker 1: Derek stormed into Dean Michael's office and dragged me along
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  Speaker 1: since I was his roomy.
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  Speaker 2: No, Derek, we aren't risking it this year.
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  Speaker 1: The Dean's word was final, leaving no room for negotiation.
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  Speaker 1: Derek's face twisted in humiliation and anger. Now, having known
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  Speaker 1: Derek for some time, I knew he had terrible anger issues.
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  Speaker 1: He had been in depression much of his life and
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  Speaker 1: had an abusive childhood.
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  Speaker 2: He was called Derek the Dread.
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  Speaker 1: I couldn't point what, but something was definitely off about him.
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  Speaker 1: The humiliation was palpable that day, as Dean Michaels didn't
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  Speaker 1: just say no, but mocked Derek's obsession.
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  Speaker 2: You'll regret this, Dean laughed him out vowing vengeance.
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  Speaker 1: Derek retreated to our dorm room, seething with rage. I
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  Speaker 1: followed him, trying to calm him down, but his mind
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  Speaker 1: was already racing with ideas. They don't want fireworks, I'll
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  Speaker 1: give them some. His eyes gleamed maniacally. It scared me.
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  Speaker 1: Over the next few hours, Derek meticulously gathered his arsenal.
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  Speaker 1: He had always been resourceful, but this time his resourcefulness
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  Speaker 1: took a dark turn. Firecrackers, rockets, and Roman candles. Derek
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  Speaker 1: had it all. He crafted makeshift bombs, combining the fireworks
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  Speaker 1: with gasoline and other flammable materials.
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  Speaker 2: It was terrifying.
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  Speaker 1: The watch Adam, help me, We need to set this
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  Speaker 1: up around the campus, I refused. They stared at me
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  Speaker 1: like a hawk before carrying the fireworks out himself. To
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  Speaker 1: be honest, I didn't really think that he'd do something,
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  Speaker 1: but apparently he moved stealthily, planting the devices and strategic
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  Speaker 1: locations the courtyard, the library, the dorms. By evening, the
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  Speaker 1: campus was buzzing with excitement for the Independence Day festivities.
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  Speaker 2: There was a dance planted.
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  Speaker 1: Little did they know Derek's dark plan was about to unfold.
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  Speaker 2: Walk with me Let's.
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  Speaker 1: Celebrate, he had said, before picking me from our room
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  Speaker 1: and pulling me outside. The first explosion rocked the courtyard,
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  Speaker 1: sending students scattering in panic. Derek stood in the chaos
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  Speaker 1: with a twisted smile on his face. Derek stopped, dude,
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  Speaker 1: this is insane.
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  Speaker 2: But he was beyond reason.
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  Speaker 1: He pulled out a Roman candle, aiming it at a
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  Speaker 1: group of students trying to flee. The colorful flame shot
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  Speaker 1: towards them, catching their clothes on fire. Their screams soon
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  Speaker 1: filled the air as the smell of burning skin he
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  Speaker 1: clips the festivities.
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  Speaker 2: Beautiful, isn't it.
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  Speaker 1: I tried to run, but Derek grabbed me, dragging me
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  Speaker 1: along as he wreaked havoc. In the library, he threw
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  Speaker 1: firecrackers into the stacks, igniting a blaze that quickly spread.
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  Speaker 1: The acrid smell of burning paper filled the air, mingling
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  Speaker 1: with the terrified cries of students who ran out for
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  Speaker 1: their lives. We burst into the dining hall. Next, Derek's
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  Speaker 1: eyes locked onto a fire extinguisher. With a sickening glee,
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  Speaker 1: he ripped it from the wall and smashed it over
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  Speaker 1: a student's head. Blood splattered, and the student crumpled to
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  Speaker 1: the ground while Derek laughed out loud, Derek, you're insane.
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  Speaker 2: But this time I knew that Derek was gone.
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  Speaker 1: He caught a fleeing student in his strong arms, lit
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  Speaker 1: another firecracker and shoved it into his open mouth. The
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  Speaker 1: explosion was gruesome, the sight horrifying beyond words. I vomited
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  Speaker 1: immediately as the jawless student meandered before falling on the ground.
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  Speaker 1: That is when I ran away from my life. The
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  Speaker 1: campus was in chaos. Sirens wailed in the distance, but
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  Speaker 1: it felt like an eternity before the authorities arrived. Derek's
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  Speaker 1: final act of terror was the dormitories. He dounsed the
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  Speaker 1: entrance with gasoline, lighting it with a sparkler. The flames
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  Speaker 1: roared to life, trapping everyone inside. The authorities chased Derek,
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  Speaker 1: who ran to the lawn and lit up all of
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  Speaker 1: his remaining firecrackers that he had placed there, and as
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  Speaker 1: the rockets took to the skies, the officer shot him dead,
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  Speaker 1: but the damage was done. The college was engulfed in flames,
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  Speaker 1: the destruction unimaginable. Only forty three suffered minor to severe
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  Speaker 1: burns and seven lost their lives. We couldn't believe all
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  Speaker 1: that had transpired. Derek had been my friend, my roommate.
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  Speaker 1: I had seen the warning signs, but never imagined it
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  Speaker 1: would come to this. Derek's rampage had left an indelible
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  Speaker 1: mark on everyone. We would remember Fourth of July not
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  Speaker 1: for the fireworks or celebrations, but for the terror and
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  Speaker 1: devastation one man had brought. The Fourth of July had
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  Speaker 1: always been a special day for us. This year, we
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  Speaker 1: decided to celebrate with a campfire and barbecue in the woods.
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  Speaker 1: The location was infamous, known as the Suicide Forest because
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  Speaker 1: of the numerous suicides reported there over the years. We
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  Speaker 1: joked about it, not taking the rumors seriously. There was me, Lauren,
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  Speaker 1: and my friends Emily, Jessica, and Sarah. We were all
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  Speaker 1: a close knit since high school. The evening started perfectly.
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  Speaker 1: We found a clearing, set up our campfire and began
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  Speaker 1: roasting marshmallows and grilling hot dogs. The forest was eerily quiet.
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  Speaker 1: The only sounds were our laughter and the crackling fire.
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  Speaker 1: Did you know they said this forest is haunted by
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  Speaker 1: the spirits of those who died here.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, come on, elm you don't really believe that, do you?
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  Speaker 2: I heard they wander around.
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  Speaker 1: I laughed nervously, but a part of me felt uneasy.
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  Speaker 2: The darkness seemed thicker.
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  Speaker 1: The first sign of trouble came when we heard rustling
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  Speaker 1: in the bushes. We froze, listening intently. It was probably
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  Speaker 1: just an animal, but the sound was too deliberate, too
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  Speaker 1: human like. It's just the wind, right, maybe, but it
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  Speaker 1: doesn't sound like the wind. Got up and shone her
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  Speaker 1: flashlight into the trees. The beam cut through the darkness,
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  Speaker 1: revealing nothing but dense foliage.
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  Speaker 2: She turned back, shrugging, same, nothing there.
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  Speaker 1: Suddenly the flashlight flickered and died. The fire seemed to
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  Speaker 1: dim at the same moment. We huddled closer. The fear
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  Speaker 1: was palpable. Then the smell hit us, a rancid, decaying odor,
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  Speaker 1: like rotten flesh.
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  Speaker 2: Sarah gagged, covering her nose. What is that? It smells awful?
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  Speaker 1: Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a
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  Speaker 1: figure standing at the edge of the clearing, tall, thin,
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  Speaker 1: almost skeletal, with hollow eyes that seemed to bore into
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  Speaker 1: my soul.
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  Speaker 2: I blinked and it was gone. Did you see that?
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  Speaker 2: See what? I pointed, my hand shaking. There was something there.
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  Speaker 2: I swear the laughter had died down.
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  Speaker 1: We were on edge. Every sound magnified in the silence.
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  Speaker 1: Then the whispers began, soft, unintelligible murmurs that seemed to
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  Speaker 1: come from all around us.
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  Speaker 2: Who's there? Show yourself?
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  Speaker 1: The whispers grew louder, more insistent. Panic set in, and
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  Speaker 1: that is when I felt a cold hand on my shoulder.
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  Speaker 1: But when I turned, there was no one there. My
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  Speaker 1: heart pounded in my chest. The fire suddenly flared up,
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  Speaker 1: casting grotesque shadows on the trees. We screamed as we
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  Speaker 1: saw the figure again, this time closer. Its face was twisted,
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  Speaker 1: eyes hollow and empty. It moved towards us, its limbs
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  Speaker 1: jerking unnaturally.
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  Speaker 2: Run Get out of here, we.
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  Speaker 1: Scattered, running blindly into the forest. I tripped over a root,
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  Speaker 1: falling hard. Pain shot through my ankle, but I forced
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  Speaker 1: myself to get up. I could hear Emily and Jessica
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  Speaker 1: screaming somewhere in the darkness. Branches clawted my skin, leaving
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  Speaker 1: deep scratches. The smell of decay grew stronger. I stumbled
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  Speaker 1: into a small clearing and saw Emily. She was standing still,
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  Speaker 1: her eyes wide with terror. Before I could reach her,
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  Speaker 1: Something unseen dragged her into the darkness, and her scream
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  Speaker 1: was cut off abruptly. Emily, I felt a sharp pain
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  Speaker 1: in my side. Looking down, I saw deep, bloody scratches,
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  Speaker 1: as if made by claws. I stumbled back, trying to
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  Speaker 1: find my friends. The forest seemed to close in on me,
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  Speaker 1: and the towering trees were menacing. I heard Sarah crying nearby.
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  Speaker 2: I found her huddled against a tree, her face pale
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  Speaker 2: with fear. Sarah, we need to go back now.
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  Speaker 1: We supported each other, limping through the forest towards our car,
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  Speaker 1: which we had parked half a mile away. The whispers
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  Speaker 1: followed us, growing louder. Just as we got a glimpse
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  Speaker 1: of the road, the figure appeared again, blocking our path.
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  Speaker 1: Its mouth opened in a silent scream, and the air
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  Speaker 1: around us grew cold. That is when Jessica appeared out
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  Speaker 1: of nowhere, grabbing a branch and swinging. It passed right
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  Speaker 1: through the figure, but it distracted it long enough.
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  Speaker 2: For us to run.
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  Speaker 1: We finally burst out of the forest, collapsing onto the road.
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  Speaker 1: Jessica joined us, and even though we called for Emily,
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  Speaker 1: we couldn't hear her anymore.
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  Speaker 2: The dawn was breaking.
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  Speaker 1: We had crossed a ranger station not far from where
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  Speaker 1: we were, so we immediately drove for help. The rangers
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  Speaker 1: took about two hours before they found Emily passed out
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  Speaker 1: near our campsite. She was badly bruised as well, but
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  Speaker 1: very much alive. We had made it out, but the
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  Speaker 1: horror of that night was etched into our minds forever
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  Speaker 1: to this day. We don't really know what the figure
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  Speaker 1: was or why it attacked us, but I wouldn't venture
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  Speaker 1: in those woods again to find it out.
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  Speaker 2: Odd