The children didn't know any better when they brought that sick dog back from the woods. They didn't hear the thousand whispers subtly speaking to them in its staggered breathing and stuttered whimpers. All they knew was that it was hurt and they wanted to help it get better.
And in doing this simple act of kindness, they killed us all.
One-by-one, the lights in each house went out as they walked from the woods to the nearest vet. One-by-one, the people inside fell and began clawing at the shadows clinging to their throats. One-by-one, the children walked with death and by the time their kindness was finished, so were we all.
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