As the investigator picked up the piece of paper that was clutched in the young man's dead hand, his blood ran cold.

Written in the young man's handwriting was three words.

It's still alive.

Submitted by Abby.

Hi, I'm Blair Bathory, and this is the Something Scary podcast.

Thank you so much for being here, whether this is your first time or your one at the brave souls who join us every week.

Sometimes those hot summer days, it's just not the heat that gets you.

It's the water, quiet, patient, watching.

It remembers the ones who step too close, who linger too long, who forget that ripples

are warnings. Sometimes the voice beneath the surface sounds like your own. Sometimes a scar

blooms right after the river touches you, and sometimes when it drags you under, it doesn't let go.

First, a scar you can't escape, followed by Summer Summons Monsters.

Finally, in our last story, echoes from the drowned.

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you're headed.

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Go to Something Scary at snarled.com to find all of the fun for this summer.

So, want to hear something scary?

Screams from the drowned.

Sometimes. It's not the water that pulls you under.

It's the part of you already waiting below.

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