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3 True Winter Horror Stories That Will Freeze Your Blood · True Horror Stories

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  Speaker 1: My haven was the rooftop pool. At the end of
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  Speaker 1: a long day of school in constant deadlines, nothing was
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  Speaker 1: more wonderful than a late night swim under the stars.
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  Speaker 1: The water was refreshing, the city lights sparkled in the distance,
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  Speaker 1: and for once I had the pull to myself, or
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  Speaker 1: so I believed. I wet my toes in the water,
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  Speaker 1: basking in the silence. The lights on the pool gave
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  Speaker 1: a gentle, soothing glow, and the distant hum of the
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  Speaker 1: city below seemed a million miles away. I plunged in
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  Speaker 1: the water, closing over me like a second skin. For
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  Speaker 1: a few minutes, I swam laps. The beat of my
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  Speaker 1: strokes was drowning out the tension of the day. That
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  Speaker 1: was when I heard it, a faint splash. I stopped midstroke,
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  Speaker 1: treading water as I scanned my surroundings. The pool deck
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  Speaker 1: was empty, with the chairs neatly stacked and the umbrellas closed.
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  Speaker 1: I told myself it was probably just my imagination. I
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  Speaker 1: shook it off and kept swimming. But then I saw
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  Speaker 1: them wet footprint and were leading away from the pool.
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  Speaker 1: My stomach dropped. I was supposed to be alone up here.
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  Speaker 1: I had made sure of it. I climbed out of
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  Speaker 1: the water, wrapping myself tightly in a towel, and scanned
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  Speaker 1: the dimly lit deck. There was nothing. There was no one.
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  Speaker 1: That was when I noticed that my phone was gone.
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  Speaker 1: I spun around with my heart pounding hard in my chest.
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  Speaker 1: My breathing quickened as I tried to make sense of
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  Speaker 1: what was happening. Then I saw him, a man standing
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  Speaker 1: near the pool's mechanical room, half hidden in the shadows.
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  Speaker 1: He was standing there watching me. Hey, I shouted, with
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  Speaker 1: my voice shaking, what the hell are you doing, creep.
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  Speaker 1: He did not say a word. Instead, he walked slowly
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  Speaker 1: to the other end of the pool and doved in,
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  Speaker 1: disappearing beneath the surface. I did not wait to see
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  Speaker 1: if he would come back up. I grabbed my stuff
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  Speaker 1: and bolted for the exit gate, with my bare feet
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  Speaker 1: slapping against the wet tiles. When I reached the gate,
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  Speaker 1: I grabbed the handle and yanked it hard. It was locked.
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  Speaker 1: I froze with panic flooding my chest. I was certain
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  Speaker 1: I had left it open. Before I could process what
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  Speaker 1: was happening, something yanked my towel from behind, sending me
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  Speaker 1: sprawling forward into the water. I hit the surface hard,
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  Speaker 1: with a rush of cold water filling my nose. I
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  Speaker 1: kicked frantically, trying to reach the surface, but hands grabbed
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  Speaker 1: my ankles, pulling me down. I thrashed wildly, with my
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  Speaker 1: heart pounding in my ears. My lungs burned as I
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  Speaker 1: fought to break free. The figure clamped a hand over
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  Speaker 1: my mouth, holding me underwater. I elbowed them as hard
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  Speaker 1: as I could, and their grip loosened just enough for
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  Speaker 1: me to break the surface. I scrambled onto the pool deck,
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  Speaker 1: gasping for air. I coughed violently with water pouring from
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  Speaker 1: my mouth, but I could not stop. The figure was
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  Speaker 1: already out of the water, stalking toward me. The chase
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  Speaker 1: was a blur. I slipped and slid across the wet tiles,
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  Speaker 1: fairly avoiding his lunges. My mind raised as I searched
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  Speaker 1: for a weapon, anything I could use. I grabbed a
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  Speaker 1: pool pole and swung it with all my strength, clipping
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  Speaker 1: his shoulder. He stumbled, but he recovered quickly, smashing through
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  Speaker 1: a glass divider in an attempt to cut me off.
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  Speaker 1: I sprinted across the perimeter of the pool. My breath ragged,
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  Speaker 1: my heart pounding the wet tiles made every step treacherous.
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  Speaker 1: I slipped again, crashing hard against a row of deck chairs.
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  Speaker 1: Pain shot through my knee, but I scrambled to my feet,
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  Speaker 1: adrenaline pushing me forward. He was relentless. I could hear
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  Speaker 1: his footsteps slapping against the wet ground, getting closer with
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  Speaker 1: every second. I hurled a chair in his path, buying
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  Speaker 1: myself a few seconds as he stumbled over it. My
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  Speaker 1: vision blurred from the panic and the tears welling in
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  Speaker 1: my eyes, but I kept moving. The service door was
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  Speaker 1: my only way out. I limped toward it, my heart
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  Speaker 1: pounding in my chest, and managed to yank it open.
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  Speaker 1: I did not look back and just ran. The cops came,
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  Speaker 1: of course. They scanned the pool area with flashlights, searching
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  Speaker 1: every corner, but they found nothing. All they found was
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  Speaker 1: a pair of rubber gloves and a roll of duct
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  Speaker 1: tapes submerged under water. Whoever this guy was, he had
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  Speaker 1: planned this, He had been waiting for me. I sat
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  Speaker 1: on the edge of the ambulance, shivering under a blanket
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  Speaker 1: as an EMT checked my arm. My hands were still shaking.
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  Speaker 1: I tried to answer the officer's questions, but my mind
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  Speaker 1: kept drifting back to his face, or the lack of it.
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  Speaker 1: His features had been obscured by the shadows, but those
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  Speaker 1: eyes were something I would never forget. I'm glad I
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  Speaker 1: made it out alive. I know how lucky I am.
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  Speaker 1: But every time I closed my eyes, I see his
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  Speaker 1: shadowy figure stalking toward me. I see the way he
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  Speaker 1: moved with calm precision, like he had done this before.
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  Speaker 1: I wonder if he's still out there, waiting for another chance.
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  Speaker 1: I don't go to the roof top pool any more.
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  Speaker 1: I could barely walk past the building without feeling a
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  Speaker 1: knot of fear in my chest. I keep my doors
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  Speaker 1: locked and double checked my windows every night. But even
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  Speaker 1: with all of that, I can't shake the feeling that
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  Speaker 1: he's watching me. Somewhere out there, He's waiting. Hi. I'm ed.
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  Speaker 1: My best friend Nate invited us to a sixteenth birthday party.
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  Speaker 1: The party was happening at his dad's luxurious farmhouse. Being
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  Speaker 1: the richest kid in school, Nate was the star of
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  Speaker 1: high school. Even though he had everything, he lacked one
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  Speaker 1: thing for sure, it was manners. He never hesitated for
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  Speaker 1: a second before insulting some one. The next day, of
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  Speaker 1: the party. I was enjoying free booze and snacks when
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  Speaker 1: Nate came up to me. We were joking around when
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  Speaker 1: a short, thin built waiter came to us with mock tails.
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  Speaker 1: We both grabbed one each. I watched him taking just
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  Speaker 1: one sip and then he smashed the glass on the floor.
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  Speaker 1: Everyone stopped and turned their heads at us. The waiter
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  Speaker 1: was shocked and nervous. Is that not to your liking, sir?
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  Speaker 1: Nate's on him, yelling you call this a drink? I
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  Speaker 1: said to add, shea seats and mint. Bloody Marron can't
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  Speaker 1: even do a job. Well. The drinks were fine, to
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  Speaker 1: be honest, but it's Nate creating a scene as his hobby.
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  Speaker 1: The waiter cleaned the floor and left to get Nate's drink.
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  Speaker 1: Half an hour later, he came back with exactly what
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  Speaker 1: Nate asked for. Nate again took a sip of it,
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  Speaker 1: and this time he splashed it on the poor waiter.
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  Speaker 1: He even laughed at this cruel amusement. Everyone else laughed
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  Speaker 1: with him too. I stood on the side, feeling really
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  Speaker 1: bad for the guy. The waiter wiped his face and asked,
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  Speaker 1: why did you do that? Nate? Grabbed him by the
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  Speaker 1: collar and muttered, because my daddy paid for your uniform,
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  Speaker 1: Now get lost. The waiter stood there for a minute,
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  Speaker 1: staring at Nate with bloodshot eyes. I could tell something
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  Speaker 1: snapped in him, but he didn't give any reaction. Left quietly.
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  Speaker 1: Like the first time, Nate went back to partying. We
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  Speaker 1: had cake and everyone started to leave one by one.
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  Speaker 1: I was thinking to go home as well, because I
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  Speaker 1: was pissed off at him. Two I decided I'll avoid
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  Speaker 1: him from now on, because having money doesn't give you
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  Speaker 1: the right to treat people like crap. Seeing me get
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  Speaker 1: up to leave, Nate said, oh, come now, you have
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  Speaker 1: to stay here tonight. Gina, and Pria's staying back too.
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  Speaker 1: He smirked as he knew I had a crush on Priya.
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  Speaker 1: I saw Priya coming out of the changing room in
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  Speaker 1: her pink swimsuit, and I thought, well, I did decide
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  Speaker 1: to ignore Nate from tomorrow. It was around midnight and
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  Speaker 1: just the four of us were hanging in the pool.
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  Speaker 1: I was enjoying myself when my eyes caught something behind
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  Speaker 1: a bush. That same waiter was crouched down behind a
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  Speaker 1: bush and watching us. He watched us for a minute straight,
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  Speaker 1: then vanished into the darkness. I was thinking of telling
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  Speaker 1: Nate about this, but by the time Nate and Gina
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  Speaker 1: had started to play the holding breath underwater game. Gina
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  Speaker 1: stayed for a few seconds, then came out gasping. Priya
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  Speaker 1: laughed and cheered. I refused to play because because all
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  Speaker 1: I could think about was where did that waiter go?
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  Speaker 1: I watched Nate counting to five and then diving underwater.
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  Speaker 1: Five seconds went by, ten seconds went by, thirty seconds
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  Speaker 1: went by, but Nate still didn't come up. Now, when
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  Speaker 1: a minute went by and Nate still didn't show, we
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  Speaker 1: all got very worried. Suddenly, the water in the pool
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  Speaker 1: started to move, like it was put in a draining mode.
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  Speaker 1: I watched Gina dipping into the pool and then resurfacing
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  Speaker 1: with a blood curdling scream. Oh God, he's stuck, he's drowning.
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  Speaker 1: I dived in and saw a horrible sight. Nate was
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  Speaker 1: pinned to the drain by its powerful suction. He was screaming,
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  Speaker 1: but only air bubbles came out of his mouth. His
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  Speaker 1: hands were desperately searching for something to hold, but he
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  Speaker 1: could barely move his upper body. Seeing me, his eyes
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  Speaker 1: widen more in hope. I came up, screaming, everyone, get
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  Speaker 1: out of this pool, call the security, and went back
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  Speaker 1: in to save Nate. I grabbed his hand and started
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  Speaker 1: to pool, but the force of the suction was relentless.
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  Speaker 1: Nate's eyes were wide with terror, pleading with me. His
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  Speaker 1: fingers clawded mine, slipping slightly with every desperate tug. The
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  Speaker 1: water around us churned violently, creating a current that made
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  Speaker 1: it nearly impossible to stay steady. I kicked my legs
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  Speaker 1: with all my strength, trying to create momentum, but it
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  Speaker 1: was like fighting against a steel grip. I surfaced briefly,
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  Speaker 1: gasping for air. Gina was sobbing hysterically, and Priya was
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  Speaker 1: frantically shouting for help. Two men in security uniforms came
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  Speaker 1: running toward the pool, one of them already pulling out
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  Speaker 1: a rescue hook. Without wasting another second, I dived back down.
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  Speaker 1: Nate's movements were getting weaker. His eyes, once wide with panic,
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  Speaker 1: were now starting to flutter. His face was turning pale,
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  Speaker 1: his lips tinged with blue. I hooked my arms under
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  Speaker 1: his and pushed against the pool floor with all my strength,
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  Speaker 1: just as my lungs screamed for air. The security guard
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  Speaker 1: yanked Nate's legs with the hook, and with one final heave,
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  Speaker 1: we freed him from the drain's grip. We burst to
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  Speaker 1: the surface, both of us coughing and gasping. Nate clung
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  Speaker 1: to me weakly, his chest heaving, but he made it
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  Speaker 1: out alive. We were carried out of the pool by
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  Speaker 1: the security. Nate was rushed to the hospital for breathing troubles.
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  Speaker 1: I too, spent the night at the hospital with him.
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  Speaker 1: When Nate's father asked the security about the draining process
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  Speaker 1: starting up on its own, no one could come up
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  Speaker 1: with a possible explanation. But I knew. I knew it
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  Speaker 1: was the waiter, yet I stayed quiet about it. After
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  Speaker 1: that incident, Nate became one of my best friend. He
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  Speaker 1: helped me get into an Ivy League college, and his
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  Speaker 1: father paid for my fees. They told my parents that
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  Speaker 1: I saved Nate, so it's very little what they're doing
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  Speaker 1: for me. The waiter still works at Nate's father's estate.
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  Speaker 1: No one seemed to have a clue about what he did.
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  Speaker 1: The pool is quiet unto the pale moonlight, as the
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  Speaker 1: water ripples softly with the night breeze. Moving through the
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  Speaker 1: empty chairs, I check the clock on the wall and
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  Speaker 1: see that it's ten forty five p m. Another shift
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  Speaker 1: has ended. I grab my backpack, sling it over my shoulder,
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  Speaker 1: and flick off the lights. The water turns dark and still.
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  Speaker 1: I lock the front gate and start heading home, with
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  Speaker 1: a crunch of gravel under my sneakers being the only sound.
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  Speaker 1: Half way down the road, my chest tightens when I realize,
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  Speaker 1: damn it, I left my phone behind. I spin around
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  Speaker 1: and jog back, with my breath hanging in the cold
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  Speaker 1: night air. By the time I reach the gate, my
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  Speaker 1: pulse has slowed, but something feels off. The place feels heavier,
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  Speaker 1: as if I'm not supposed to be here. I unlock
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  Speaker 1: the gate and step inside. The overhead lights buzz softly
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  Speaker 1: as I flick them back on. The pool shimmers under
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  Speaker 1: the lights, but something about it feels wrong. As I
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  Speaker 1: head toward the life guard station, I hear something coming
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  Speaker 1: from the locker rooms. It sounds like a muffled and
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  Speaker 1: distant thud. I freeze for a moment, my heart pounding.
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  Speaker 1: I slowly move toward the sound. Another noise follows, something
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  Speaker 1: heavy being dragged My stomach drops. I ease the women's
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  Speaker 1: locker room door open. I see her. Jess is lying
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  Speaker 1: face down on the wet tile, completely still. I feel
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  Speaker 1: like I can't breathe. My body wants to run, but
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  Speaker 1: my feet stay planted. I glanced toward the back of
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  Speaker 1: the locker room with a storage room door slightly open.
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  Speaker 1: My heart drops when I see him step out, dragging
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  Speaker 1: a large bag behind him. I panic and duck into
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  Speaker 1: an open locker, trying not to breathe too loudly. My
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  Speaker 1: hands are shaking so badly that I can barely keep
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  Speaker 1: them over my mouth. Through the slats, I see him,
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  Speaker 1: wearing dark clothes with his sleeves rolled up. He's calm
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  Speaker 1: as he ties Jess's body with a thick rope, moving
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  Speaker 1: as if he had done this before. My chest is burning,
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  Speaker 1: but I do not dare make a sound. He struggles
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  Speaker 1: to get her into the sack while I watch frozen.
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  Speaker 1: My phone suddenly rings, loud and piercing. I fumble for it.
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  Speaker 1: My heart's slamming in my chest. I manage to shut
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  Speaker 1: it off, but it's too late. His head snaps toward
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  Speaker 1: the row of lockers. He grabs a long, thin blade
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  Speaker 1: from his belt. My blood runs cold as he starts walking.
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  Speaker 1: I know you're in here, he says in a low voice.
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  Speaker 1: My heart is pounding so loudly that I swear he
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  Speaker 1: can hear it. I bite down on my knuckle, trying
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  Speaker 1: not to breathe. The blade taps against the first locker,
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  Speaker 1: then the next. Each metallic clang feels like it is
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  Speaker 1: pounding in my chest. He keeps getting closer, moving methodically
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  Speaker 1: from one locker to the next. When he taps the
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  Speaker 1: locker right next to mine, my muscles are so tight
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  Speaker 1: they hurt. His shadow shifts as the metal door in
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  Speaker 1: front of me starts to move. I shove the door
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  Speaker 1: with everything I have, slamming it into his face with
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  Speaker 1: a sickening crack. He stumbles back, clutching his nose with
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  Speaker 1: blood dripping down his arm. I bolt immediately, hearing his
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  Speaker 1: footsteps pounding against the tile behind me. I burst into
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  Speaker 1: the hallway with my sneakers squealing on the wet floor.
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  Speaker 1: The pool deck stretches out ahead of me, wide open
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  Speaker 1: with no cover. My lungs are on fire, but I
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  Speaker 1: can hear him getting closer. I grab a metal pool
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  Speaker 1: skimmer off the wall and turn just as he reaches me.
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  Speaker 1: I swing as hard as I can, and the pole
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  Speaker 1: connects with his ribs. He grunts and falls to one knee.
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  Speaker 1: I do not wait. I sprint for the exit, my
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  Speaker 1: heart pounding so loudly that it fills my head. I
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  Speaker 1: almost make it, but his hand catches the back of
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  Speaker 1: my shirt. I crash to the ground, pain shooting through
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  Speaker 1: my side. I roll over just in time to see
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  Speaker 1: the blade glinting in the light. Desperate, I kick out,
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  Speaker 1: hitting him in the knee. He stumbles, giving me just
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  Speaker 1: enough time to scramble to my feet and run toward
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  Speaker 1: the storage area. I duck into the shadows, chest heaving
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  Speaker 1: in mind racing. He's coming slow and steady. You're not
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  Speaker 1: getting out of here, he says, you saw too much.
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  Speaker 1: I spot a fire extinguisher on the wall. My hands
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  Speaker 1: are shaking as I grab it. As soon as he
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  Speaker 1: comes around the corner, I squeeze the lever. Foam blasts
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  Speaker 1: into his face. He howls, stumbling back and clawing at
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  Speaker 1: his eyes. Without thinking, I swing the extinguisher as hard
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  Speaker 1: as I can. It cracks against his head and he
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  Speaker 1: drops to the floor. I back away, gasping for air.
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  Speaker 1: My phone is in my hands before I even realize it.
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  Speaker 1: I dial nine to one one with my fingers shaking
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  Speaker 1: so badly that I almost drop it. The cops show
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  Speaker 1: up in minutes. They cuff him while he's still bleeding,
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  Speaker 1: but he just stares at me with cold and empty eyes.
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  Speaker 1: They wheel jests out in a body bag. I sit
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  Speaker 1: on the curb with my head in my hands, trying
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  Speaker 1: not to throw up. The next morning, the news is everywhere.
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  Speaker 1: Ex boyfriend arrested for brutal pool murder. The anchor keeps talking.
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  Speaker 1: Police report. The suspect, identified as Kyle Madsen, had a
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  Speaker 1: restraining order filed by the victim last month. Surveillance footage
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  Speaker 1: shows him hiding in the locker room and calling the
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  Speaker 1: victim repeatedly to lure her inside before attacking. I close
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  Speaker 1: my eyes, I can still hear the locker door slamming,
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  Speaker 1: the footsteps chasing me, and my breath ragged and desperate.
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  Speaker 1: I know I will never forget it.