Hello everyone, I hope you're all doing well.

This week we have another set of amazing spooky stories.

They'll be perfect to listen to with the weather getting colder and the nights getting longer.

Well, let's get into it as we drift further into Mr. Creep's mind.

I was nearly spirited away, and I fear that it might happen again.

Written by 02321.

I began to get a bit self-conscious on my weight. I wasn't overweight, but I certainly wasn't skinny either.

High school had long since passed, and my metabolism currently reminded me that I couldn't

keep eating the same careless way without putting at least

a nominal effort into shedding some pounds. After a few rounds of publicly embarrassing myself

at the local gem, I decided to try something a little bit easier. I lived within walking distance

of a beautiful park and I began hiking.

I had a variety of trails of which the beginner trails were the only ones even close to my skill

level. I could take a nice walk at my own pace, away from the judgmental eyes of meathead

gym rats while listening to some audiobooks. It wasn't going to result in drastic weight loss by any means,

but at least it was some sort of physical activity. I soon realized hiking wasn't all that bad.

If you could put aside the sweating and the bug bites, God, the bug bites. The fresh air and pleasant

scenery relaxed me, and the low-impact cardio would definitely help

to jumpstart my sluggish metabolism.

I was tearing through audiobooks at record speeds.

I found myself nearly finished with what had seemingly been an undending list of them.

I'm sure most people would have preferred to just bask in the glory of nature, listening to the chirping of birds

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