College Creeps

I'm pretty sure I encountered a demon in the making.

I want to preface this story by saying that while I am pretty much agnostic on a good day and an atheist on a bad day,

I'm a fan of horror and grew up in a fairly religious environment via a very evangelical Christian high school. So my point of view may be skewed by those influences.

However, I do think whatever my fiancé and I witnessed was at the very least, an extremely dangerous person.

For context, I started college in fall 2018, going to a university in a somewhat rural area.

The college itself sits on a large plot of land surrounded by farmland and vineyards,

with sections that are forested and have little trails running through them,

and a creek that runs the length of school property.

The college has even had a murder victim dumped in one of the wooded areas on campus,

but that's a story for another day.

Freshmen were required to live on campus their first year,

and one of the benefits of that was that we had unlimited access to the school cafeteria, also known as the calf.

The calf was pretty nice, boasting a salad bar, sandwich station, mini bakery, hot food with different menus daily,

and pretty much every fountain drink you can think of.

I would get lunch and dinner there with my only

friend at the time and who is now my fiancee, and we began to notice this boy who was always

at the calf alone. It wasn't uncommon to see students eating there alone. My school had pretty

poor community outreach, school spirit, but something was really off about this kid.

First off, he had a very distinct look. This is important because we recognized him multiple

times over three years. His skin was extremely pale and had this waxy, fleshy look to it that I

struggle to describe like he was made of wax. He had red curly hair,

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