BOOK OF DARK-STORIES

DON'T GIVE THE PIDDLE PITS BOY A RIDE

The vacation was over, The Browns were driving back to town from their other side of the family, driving through Middlepits town at night. They were approaching a deserted road in the middle of the night where they saw a man with a hunched back pointing a hitchhiking finger out in a distance.

“Do you think we should give him a ride ?," Mrs browns asked .

“No mommy, it's too risky ," their 12-year-old daughter said.

“What if he starts attacking us on the road? He's probably gonna start with us in the back seats, " Tonny , the family cousin, said.

They slowly passed by the old man but only to realize he had the face of a young boy . He stood in front of the car, and they stopped. He walked towards the driver's mirror. The family was very creeped out.

“Mom, don't open the window, just drive," the daughter said.

“ I can't, he's standing in front of the car, " mom said. The boy banged on the window and the mother nevously open half the window.

“Hi, I am so sorry for scaring you like that ," the boy said.

“ Hii ," the mom nevously said with a fading nevous smile.

“My name is Mason and I would like to get a ride home ," he said.

“Where is your home honey," the mom asked.

“ uhh .. Close to where you are going," the boy said, getting ready to get into the car, but the mother locked the door. The boy stared at her, weirdly giving tony and Sarah creeps.

“ I am sorry honey, my sleeping husband doesn't like carrying strangers in his car ," she said. The boy looked at the sleeping husband and smiled.

“He's going to be sleeping for a long time , but it's okay. I understand thank you ," the boy said, going back to stand at the bus stop. The family drove off.

“That was scary," Tony said.

“ I know right I am shaking," the mom said.

“Guys, he is a boy in an old man's body. How creepy is that already," the daughter said. While driving, the daughter noticed a poster saying “ do not talk to strangers in the middle of the night".

“Guys, did you all see that poster ," she asked them .

“No, what does it read," the mom asked.

“Don't talk to strangers at night," she said.

“Yeah guys, let's just try to focus on getting home okay ," mom said.

“Guy's dad has been sleeping for hours. Should we wake him up, he probably should be awake in situations like this, " Tonic said .

The daughter kept on poking their father, but he wasn't moving. She lifted his face, and to her horror, the other side of his face was decomposed. The mother screamed in fear, causing the car to swave off the road , causing a collision against a tree.

The daughter woke up from the car crash. She was dizzy, and could not see properly. Their mom was still unconscious on the front seat and Tony fell on the ground with his door open . While trying to recover, the daughter crept to Tony's door side to get out of the car, but she was shocked when the hitchhiking boy stood in front of her. He set the car on fire, leaving all family members' bodies hanging on the top of the tree.

Rewind to the future tense, a family of five, Allen ( a divorced father of 2) and his new fiancé, Jessica, traveled for a vacation to the other side of the city . They set off on their journey. The relationship between the father and his children was very weak ,so he planned a vacation to fix things.

“Why does she have to come with us ," Michael complained ( the 13-year-old son),.

“Come on guys, you know Jessica is my new partner now , just be nice to her and don't give her a hard time ," he pleaded.

“ we don't care at this point, just drive. I don't know why we were forced to come here in the first place," Michael said.

Jessica got in the car . “Okay boys, buckle your seatbelts," she said with a warm smile.

“Don't tell me what to do , you are not my mother ," David the 10-year-old boy said.

“ hey ! Guys safety first ," the dad said.

“Just drive, man," Michael said .

While on the road, Michael and David kept on playing games about objects and signs they see on the road . Their competition was a little noisy, so Jessica tried to play music, but she only made the commotion louder.

“Okay guys, keep it down ," she yelled.

“ hey don't yell at us , you only made this worse by playing those stupid songs of yours," Michael bluntly said..

“ hey! Michael, be nice to her and keep your voice down ," Allen ordered .

“She could have just said that , it's not our fault she can't manage kids ," David said.

“When are we arriving?," David impatiently asked.

“ Hey keep patience okay soon, " the dad said.

“Can we at least have snacks and switch on the AC ," Michael said.

“Okay you guys, I have brought you guys protein bars , fizzy drinks, chips,.....

“Just give us the plastic," David bluntly ordered, cutting off Jessica's words.

“ David be nice," Allen yelled.

“Stop yelling dad, you can force us to love someone we don't know, and we also hate you dude ," Michael yelled back.

“ Guys , I know I am new to this family, but just try to be nice , you guys don't have to love me ," she said, wiping away her tears .

The husband stopped in the middle of a deserted road to comfort his fiancé.

“Aw ! you are cuddling with her, something you failed in your marriage," Michael bitterly said.

“What's to cuddle," David asked.

“ Shut up dumb nuts," Michael said, teasing David.

“Let's go for a bathroom break," David said.

“Yeah, good idea," Michael said , getting out of the car . While everyone was outside the car the hunchback boy approached them.

“Hey guy," he said with a warm smile. Everyone was creeped out by his appearance, so Michael, David and Jessica got in the car.

“Hey buddy, what are you doing here alone," Allen asked.

“ I need a ride ," the boy said.

Allen got into the car, and closed the door.

“Go home young boy ," he said, driving off, leaving the boy there .

“Guys, I'm scared," David said.

“Same son, what the heck was that ," Allen said.

“ he looks like a ghost," Jessica said.

“ or a serial killer," Michael said

“Guys, we should drive fast and no more bathroom breaks until we reach town," Michael said.

The family arrived in town after five hours of driving and Michael and David rushed to a gas station for a bathroom break while Allen was filling up gas .

They returned to the car and drove away with happy faces .

However, David got out of the bathroom, he looked around and there was no car , the petrol station looked deserted . He started to cry. He went to check if there was anyone in the store, but to his horror, everything was old , dusty and rusty. He screamed in horror when he realized he had a hunchback.