Possess Me Macabre

The Man at the Crossroads

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Estimated reading time: 1 minute, 34 seconds

There is a certain road near the Everglades in Florida, which, if you drive down it alone in the rain, day or night, you will suddenly have a very real feeling of being completely lost. Your radio will turn to static, your CD's will skip, and your tapes will play slower than normal. If you try to find a map in your car, it will have mysteriously vanished. If you continue forward down the road for more than a minute, you will find that you cannot turn around, and everything behind you is pitch dark. There are no other roads and no other cars.

Continuing down the road, you will come upon a fork with no signposts. In the middle of the fork, there will be a man covered head to foot in various pieces of clothing. The only skin visible will be around his eyes, which will be bright green. You must get out of your car, but do not turn it off or close the door after you. You must approach the man, but stop at least three feet away. You will stand there silently, waiting for him to speak first. If you break the silence first, you will find yourself back on a main road, but you will die within 24 hours. If he speaks first he will ask what you require. Tell him that you need to know which road will lead to your destination. He will then ask what you offer him in exchange for his assistance.

If you offer him a ride, he and your car will disappear, and you will become the new guardian on the crossroad. If you offer him an umbrella, he will take it and stab you through the chest. If you offer him your love, he will take your still beating heart from your chest and eat it, condemning you to walk the earth without a heart, insane from the pain and loss. You have to offer him your loyalty and kneel before him. If you do this, he will close his eyes and now in return, extending a hand to whichever path will lead you back to safety. If you try to run from him, you will die before you can reach your car, and your body will be found back in your car in some random location.