P1- Taxi

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A taxi driver waited at the roadside for someone to come. The door swung open, seemingly by itself, until he saw a small girl dressed in a black and gray, oversized striped sweater, long socks and black pumps. Her black hair was long and shiny, a side fringe covered her left eye. She looked up, she seemed to unintentionally glare at the taxi driver and a cold chill went down his spine. She was so young and small, how is such a small child so scary. She was definitely a teen. She handed the driver a note and said in a cute, soft and high pitched voice
"Here"
And strapped herself in. The taxi driver cleared his throat and started the car.
"So, little one, what bring such a young girl to a taxi by herself? How will you pay? Where are your parents?"
The girl didn't reply. The taxi driver cleared his throat again and turned on the radio. Light hearted music started to play and the taxi driver felt slightly more at ease. The news reports started as the taxi driver turned down a hidden, wooded road.
"Good evening this is YGN news here to report an escape, a young girl aged around 15-18 years of age with long dark hair and an oversized black and grey sweater, if you see her DO NO ENGAGE and TELL THE AUTHORITIES IMMEDIATELY SHE IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS I REPEAT, SHE IS HIGHLY DAN-"
The little girl had unstrapped herself and turned off the radio. She could tell the driver was nervous and she gave a little smirk.
"Don't worry"
She said with her sweet, calming voice, which seemed to make is scarier. The driver pulled into a very old driveway, the house that accompanied it looked abandoned yet beautiful. There were vines covering the whole thing, the leaves were a rich, healthy green and so were all the other trees and plants around it, which was strange, because all the way here the plants were dead, or dying at least.
"How are these plants so healthy? The rest certainly aren't."
Said the taxi driver, in awe
"Bodies."
The taxi drivers heart skipped a beat
"Dead things. It provides extra nutrients for the plant as they degrade."
The driver gulped and looked at the ground of the plants. A hand. There was a hand sticking out of the dirt, half degraded, with bugs crawling all over it and the bone of 2 fingers exposed. The young girl leaned forward so her chin was almost resting on the drivers shoulder
"Let me ask you, taxi man"
The driver gulped again
"Have you ever killed someone?"
The driver cautiously shook his head
"Wanna know how it feels?"
The driver made a small scared squeak sound. The girl leaned closer so her mouth was right by his ear
"It feels... weird"
The drivers heart stopped
"You'll degrade nicely"

*click*

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