I hit the ground, and just caught the thing running into the woods. I got up and ran after it. I just decided to trip on a tree root but otherwise it was a pretty smooth travel. Until I tripped over a large mound of dirt. The thing was just standing around 2-3 feet away, with a flustered, distraught face. Its stare wavering between me, the mound and my backpack. Suddenly everything clicked into place. I began to dig at the mound, pulling up clumps of dirt and clay, until I hit something hard. I began to brush away the remaining dirt, revealing a ribcage, with a few pieces and chips missing. I began to dig out the rest of the skeleton, until it was completely exposed. I pulled out the bag of salt and began pouring it over the bones. I proceeded to do the same with the bottle of gas. Out of everything that had happened, this was it. The oddest thing was, the 'thing' looked a lot like a normal kid, going by the name of Jonathan Gray. He was just smiling at me, as I lit the corpse. As I looked back, I saw him beginning to fade. He was fading off into the nothingness of the sky. It was all said and done like a snap. I pushed most of the dirt and clay back into the hole. Afterwards I found a wildflower and dropped it on top. I began home to explain everthing to the remaining group. As I was walking home, I saw a poster, and it stated:
"ANY INFO ON THE DEATH OF JAMES ROGERS, PLEASE CALL THIS NUMBER"
"(XXX)-XXX-XXXX"
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The Black Eyed Children
De TodoHere's a mediocre story I wrote for a prompt in school, I'll probably do a re-write when I can. Thanks for reading!
