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Strange Decoration

A teenage car crash leads to a gruesome reality.

By The Man Behind The MaskPublished 3 years ago Updated 3 years ago 1 min read
Strange Decoration
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Barrels decorated the city one particular year. There were fifty of them donated.

People thought they were a quaint way of dressing up building entrances, making my apartment building more attractive from the street.

Over the years they expanded to more of the city, and even some homes. Nobody ever questioned who kept donating them to Riverside. Then, there was the day we learned the truth about the barrels.

A teenager lost control of Daddy’s F-150. As my patrol car slowed, I saw the bones from the barrel. The barrels were all over the city.

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The Man Behind The Mask

From fiction to reality there’s tons to share about this crazy life. From being a single father, an officer, and having had many insane adventures while I learned about the world, my imagination runs wild with ideas.

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  • HandsomelouiiThePoet (Lonzo ward)3 years ago

    Contentious Story❤️💯😉

  • Mariann Carroll3 years ago

    Wow 😱😱😱😱😱

  • Damn.

  • Dexter moved to Riverside?????!!!!!

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