Charlie

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I'm a six year old girl named Lizzy. I like to play and have fun with the man inside my closet. His name is Charlie and he looks about like my parents age which is around thirty. He has a funny smile and a crooked neck. I don't know why his neck is like that but I don't mind. It doesn't bother me. Charlie plays dolls with me along with house. I enjoy his company very much and I don't ever want him to leave. I keep him a secret from Mommy and Daddy because Charlie insists that I don't tell them about him. I question him to why he doesn't want me to tell Mommy and Daddy but he just tells me no over and over.
One night I couldn't keep the secret any longer and I told Mommy and Daddy about Charlie. I told them how he's my best friend and he always plays dolls and house with me. They laughed and asked where Charlie was from and I told them from my closet. Their smiles started to slowly fade as they asked what Charlie looked like. I smiled and said he's kind of funny looking with a crooked neck and he's tall. Their smiles were completely gone now and replaced with scared eyes. They told me not to speak to Charlie anymore and I started to cry and ask why. They told me Charlie is a bad man and that I should not play with him.
That night they made me sleep in their room. I never went to sleep though. Instead when my parents fell asleep I went to my room and opened the closet, waiting for Charlie to come out. When he did he looked at me in anger. He knew I told my parents about him and he demanded that I tell him why. I told him that I couldn't keep it a secret anymore and I wanted Mommy and Daddy to know about my best friend. His face grew into a smile. It was not a nice smile. He bent down to me and told me a secret. My eyes grew wide in surprise. I asked him "If I do it, will I be able to be with you forever Charlie?" He told me yes. I smiled so wide in joy at the thought of being with my best friend forever.
I went to the kitchen and grabbed the biggest knife I could carry and went to Mommy and Daddy's room. I went over and stood by the edge of the bed and I saw Charlie smiling sweetly in the doorway of the room. I smiled at him and then turned back to Mommy and Daddy and saw how peacefully they were sleeping. I kissed them both on the cheek and then I stabbed Daddy in the chest with my knife. I felt warm liquid ooze out of his wound and I smiled at him and stabbed him again and again until I saw him go still. I heard Mommy scream and I told her not to worry. Everything would be alright. I would be with Charlie forever and she could be with Daddy forever. I stabbed her multiple times in her chest like I did with Daddy and watched as she soon went limp.
I dropped the knife and went over to Charlie and smiled happily at him. I could finally be with him forever.
We walked back to my room and then he slowly stepped into my closet. He smiled and congratulated me and held out his hand. I gently put my hand in his and he yanked me inside. The last thing I heard was the closet door slamming shut and my attempt to scream.

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