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- 0:04My parents had very demanding jobs.
- 0:07My mother and father ran a law firm and we had to travel a lot.
- 0:12I had to get used to being pretty much alone.
- 0:15I could never get used to having friends.
- 0:19I knew I would only end up moving anyway.
- 0:21I was also an only child, therefore life was pretty much a
- 0:26sad thing for me. However, I will never forget a
- 0:30strange encounter I had with my parents and I moved into a
- 0:34trailer on the countryside of Mississippi.
- 0:37It was pretty much desolate. Other than a few other houses
- 0:41and trailers, the trailer was the best my parents could find.
- 0:46We moved in the trailer next to an old man.
- 0:49He looked as though he was in his late 80s.
- 0:53He also seemed to live alone. I never saw anyone but him
- 0:58outside. I don't think he had a wife,
- 1:01kids, or even grandchildren. However, he did have a dog.
- 1:07It was quite a strange dog though He appeared to be a black
- 1:11German Shepherd. He had one of the most unique,
- 1:14beautiful black coat of fur I had ever seen on any animal.
- 1:18His fur could be compared to that of the night sky.
- 1:22He was also quite large. He definitely had some Great
- 1:27Dane in his bloodline. When you see this dog's black
- 1:31coat and large size, he looks absolutely intimidating.
- 1:35It was simply astounding. I'd honestly never seen a dog
- 1:39quite like this. I went over to introduce myself
- 1:44to the neighbor. Though he looked grumpy, the man
- 1:48was very nice. He introduced himself as Mr.
- 1:52Francosold, but he told me I could call him Frank.
- 1:56I then asked what was the name of his dog.
- 1:59His name was Grimm. Grimm simply glanced at me but
- 2:03paid me no attention. As time passed, Frank and I had
- 2:08become friends. He said it was nice to finally
- 2:12have some company. I would regularly help Frank
- 2:15with his chores around the house.
- 2:18Afterwards he would give me a little pay for my help.
- 2:22With my father always working, Frank pretty much became my
- 2:25father figure. It made me feel special.
- 2:29Something was quite strange. Every time I visited Frank,
- 2:34Grimm would be gone. Most of the time.
- 2:37Frank explained that Grimm loved to explore the woods, but my gut
- 2:40told me that wasn't the case. Occasionally I would come across
- 2:45Grim. His behavior was quite weird.
- 2:49Sometimes he would just sit completely still, staring out
- 2:52into the woods. He looked utterly focused.
- 2:56I would try to play with Grim, but he was never playful.
- 3:01Whenever I tried to get him to play, he would just look at me
- 3:04with a blank stare and continue to stare out into the woods.
- 3:08His tail wouldn't even wag in the slightest.
- 3:11He just didn't seem like a happy dog.
- 3:14That was until about a month into staying in the trailer.
- 3:18Apparently a man died late in the night.
- 3:22Police said he was drunk and drove his car into a tree.
- 3:26That day. I saw Grimm's tail wag.
- 3:30He actually looked happy. I ran over to see if he would
- 3:34happily greet me. After he noticed me, his tail
- 3:38stopped wagging and he gave me a low growl.
- 3:41It was like I was disturbing his happiness.
- 3:46After that, I was determined to find out what was Grimm's deal.
- 3:50The weirdest thing about Grimm was his behavior.
- 3:54Every time someone in the neighborhood died, he would
- 3:57either be gone or be happy. What was this dog's problem?
- 4:02It was like he knew when people died.
- 4:05This began to bother me. It actually began to disturb me.
- 4:11I began to have nightmares about Grimm.
- 4:14I had dreams of him at the drunk man's accident.
- 4:18There was an old lady who lived about 3 miles away from us.
- 4:22She'd suffered from a heart attack in sleep.
- 4:26I had a nightmare that Grimm had something to do with it.
- 4:30One of my final nightmares was of Grimm popping out of nowhere,
- 4:33biting my throat out. Time passed and my parents and I
- 4:38were getting ready to move again.
- 4:41I told myself I would never try to make friends, but I'd made
- 4:44such good friends with Frank, I just couldn't leave without
- 4:49saying goodbye. Before I continue, I want to say
- 4:53that I was one of the only survivors.
- 4:56Remember that. You'll know what I mean at the
- 4:59end. Anyway, I said my goodbyes to
- 5:03Frank. He was sad that I was leaving.
- 5:07I was pretty torn up about it as well.
- 5:10However, I couldn't leave without knowing Grimm's issue.
- 5:14I asked Frank where he got Grimm.
- 5:18His face went pale for a moment. After a brief moment of
- 5:22hesitation, he answered. I didn't find him, he found me.
- 5:28My wife died a few years ago. After that, he just showed up.
- 5:35I found that quite weird. Grimm just appeared after
- 5:39Frank's wife died. He then asked him does he know
- 5:43about Grimm's weird behavior. His answer will forever live in
- 5:47my mind. I once thought Grimm was a
- 5:51normal dog. I thought he was just some stray
- 5:54that found his way to my door. Then I realized that wasn't
- 5:59quite the case. You see, my boy Grimm isn't just
- 6:03a normal dog. As a matter of fact, he isn't a
- 6:07dog at all. I could not think of anything to
- 6:11say. I was completely baffled.
- 6:15I managed to ask one final question.
- 6:18Then what is he? Frank looked at me with a face
- 6:22of caution. I think.
- 6:26I think he's death. I used to be curious where Grimm
- 6:30would run off to, just like you. I once followed him and
- 6:34discovered he was arriving at the scenes of upcoming death.
- 6:38He would never be happy until someone died or was about to
- 6:42die. I even believe he can be at
- 6:45several places at once. It's best you leave now.
- 6:50We don't want to upset him. Please.
- 6:54With that being said, I left Frank's house and never saw him
- 6:58again. My parents had finished packing
- 7:01up. We were on our way to the
- 7:03airport. I will never forget what I saw.
- 7:07As we drove away, I looked out the back car window and saw
- 7:11Grim. He was staring directly at me,
- 7:15but this time he was wagging his tail.
- 7:18He was happy to see me leave. At the airport we began to board
- 7:23our plane. Remember when I said I was one
- 7:26of the only survivors? As I boarded the plane I could
- 7:30have sworn I spotted Grim at the airport for a second, but when I
- 7:34took a second look there was nothing there.
- 7:37I'm sure you can imagine what happened to that plane.
- 7:41I lost both my parents in that crash.
- 7:45I finally realized what Grim was.
- 7:48This may seem far fetched, but maybe Grim is death.
- 7:52That's why Grim is named Grim. He is the grim Reaper.
- 7:57I have never been a spiritual person.
- 8:00I do believe in Death though. Eventually it's coming for all
- 8:05of us. However, I can confidently say I
- 8:09cheated Death, and Death is a dog.
- 8:12Death is a dog named Grimm.