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Short Story: The Legend Of Kalista Falls
Billy was being dropped home from school. There was supposed to be a bad storm later that night. His family was rich so he had his mom hire a private driver to drop and pick him up from school. He lived in a mansion because their family owned a well known business. But tonight was different. Tonight was the anniversary of his neighbor's death. The house next door had been sealed off by police tape because their death was a mystery. The Legend of Pete Finnigan was a classic tale told around Kalista Falls. Today was the a well known day in the town and the whole town participated in the annual event. Billy had just moved to Kalista Falls.
His mother had urged him to get out and make friends but Billy wasn’t the type of kid that was into the
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It was a dark tale that seemed to contain some pretty gruesome contents. The case file had been sealed off by Kalista Police and it remained on the top ten mysterious files around the world. His butler met him at the doorstep and took Billy’s bag and coat. He was a short bald man who had a fierce mustache and beard. He walked so quickly it seems as if he was late. Billy didn’t really like him, because he never spoke and he always disappeared. This time, Billy wasn’t going to let that happen. He followed his butler upstairs where he dashed down the hallway. The butler opened a door which let out a creak. Billy was breathing hard because he had to keep up with this man. The butler disappeared into the coat room which was dark and roomy. He watched for a few moments before proceeding into the room. Just as Billy turned the knob, butler had transformed into a different person. NO longer was he bald, but he had a thick mane of light brown hair. His black, pressed suit was no longer attached to his body, but a long dark faded frock coat. He was wearing sunglasses now and that startled Billy. His shoes had holes in them. He was sinister looking. Suddenly, the back door opened. Billy turned around. It was the wind. He went to face the Butler, who had disappeared. Billy was terrified

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