The Nothing Man
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You know you're a 16 year old nobody when the most exciting thing that happens in your day is giving a homeless guy a buck. But James's life takes a turn for the weird - then the truly frightening - when he starts seeing that homeless man everywhere he goes. Can James escape the Nothing Man before it's too late?
This short story is mentioned in the upcoming novel "Muses", as an assignment the main character of that novel wrote for a college Psychology course. That is why it an says "By Aiden Ruskin" at the top. I hope you enjoy it!
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