That Kid (Paranormal)

By Biff Mitchell

People were acting strange and that kid always seemed to be around then things became weird. What was it about him that turned your blood to ice?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Biff Mitchell
• Release date: Jul 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215861653

Biff Mitchell

Biff Mitchell is a speculative fiction writer known mostly for his quirky humor and keen insights into those aspects of life that likely won't be relevant to anything in our lifetimes, but possibly in some future reality. His most recent publication, Blowing Up (from Double Dragon Publishing) unleashes a barrage of mostly humorous short stories guaranteed to confuse and amuse the most contemporary reader. That just might be you. But...before you dive try dipping your literary toes into some free reading at crazymanadventures.com. Be warned though...nothing good can come of any of this.

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That Kid

By Biff Mitchell

Copyright 2023 Biff Mitchell

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There was something strange about that kid. He looked normal. He played computer games and watched TV like any other normal thirteen year old. He talked normally…just like any grade ten student. He wore the same kind of clothes as the kids he hung with. He didn’t have any tattoos or piercings. He was a slightly above average student, but nothing spectacular. It was certain to see that, even at thirteen with all that youthful potential ahead, this kid wasn’t going to discover a cure for cancer or win any gold medals.

There were no demonic glints in his eyes.

But Justin knew there was something not quite right about that kid. He wasn’t sure if the other kids felt the same way, but he was sure that, if they did, they weren’t saying anything. Just like him.

Why was that?

He’d known since the beginning of the school year, when Chris Shaw transferred into Carman High, there was something odd about him, but he could never put his finger on what it was. When the kid wasn’t around, he never thought about it. When he was around, it was all that occupied his thoughts. Fortunately, he was two grades ahead of the kid, so the only times he saw him were occasionally in the cafeteria, the playground or the gym during assemblies. But even that was too much. It made him feel uncomfortable, but when the thought occurred to him to mention it to any of his