Caught My Eye And Threw It Away

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(jhope71 )

I stopped off at a dollar store to get last-minute stuff for my niece's birthday party (foil or napkins or something). I went to the one I had never been to, in a seedy part of town. There weren't many other people there, since it was a Sunday afternoon. A luxury car pulls up and this gorgeous man gets out and starts trying to catch my eye, like he wanted to ask directions. Dream come true, right? Except my gut started screaming RUN for no reason.

I pretended I didn't see him and got in my car and left. The next morning I see on the news that three people were murdered in Charleston, they were all connected to one dude, one of their cars was stolen, and the serial killer was on the loose heading west, through my area. Guess who the suspect was? Yep, the dude I'd seen. They arrested him after he'd kidnapped a girl in Augusta the same night I saw him, and she managed to escape.

Still gives me goosebumps. What if I'd stopped and talked to him?!

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