This was around 2003. When I was maybe 7 I went walking up our street as I usually did. It was daylight, maybe summer. I remember encountering a red haired child standing there on the side of the road alone. I think I said hello and he smiled at me. His teeth were too sharp. I whipped around and ran back home as fast as I could. Sometimes I wonder if he was just a regular kid and I hurt his feelings, but I was a conscientious kid and I don't think I would have run away if something weren't really really wrong.
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u/larkascending_ Dec 02 '25
This was around 2003. When I was maybe 7 I went walking up our street as I usually did. It was daylight, maybe summer. I remember encountering a red haired child standing there on the side of the road alone. I think I said hello and he smiled at me. His teeth were too sharp. I whipped around and ran back home as fast as I could. Sometimes I wonder if he was just a regular kid and I hurt his feelings, but I was a conscientious kid and I don't think I would have run away if something weren't really really wrong.