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Luke George

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Something horrible lives on the edge of the lake.

Weekly Contest #365

“Dad wake up. I heard a noise upstairs” The child was gripping his father by the shoulders, straining to shake him awake. The man was lying spread out on his double mattress, under soft cotton sheets, and was snoring gently. He awoke with a cough that startled the boy and then opened his eyes wide in the midnight of the room. “What’s the matter lad?” he whispered apprehensively. “I heard a noise above my room. It was like creaking or groaning or something.” The boy’s whispering was loud, and his breathing rapid. “Oh, that.” The father replie...

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