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0:00my mom forced me to play hide-and-seek
0:01but it wasn't a game every night right
0:03at 10:00 my mom and I had a strange
0:05routine we'd go to the park just us two
0:07and play hide-and-seek no matter what
0:08don't come out I'd Gotten Good at it
0:09over the years finding Perfect spots
0:12hidden deep in bushes or up in trees
0:14sometimes even changing clothes to blend
0:16in better mom would count down from 100
0:18then come looking calling out Ben let's
0:20go home but I knew better coming out
0:22early was never an option once I did and
0:25she grabbed me Furious for breaking the
0:27rules one night everything changed my
0:29dad showed up out of nowhere I hadn't
0:30seen him in ages mom looked terrified
0:32when she saw him paler than I'd ever
0:34seen her just before we started the game
0:36she whispered whatever happens don't
0:37come out I hid deep in the park trying
0:39to Steady My racing heart as I heard
0:41them both Calling My Name the voices
0:42grew closer circling around me but I
0:44stayed completely still then silence my
0:46dad's voice suddenly harsh said Ben
0:49don't hide from me but I knew better I
0:50stayed hidden until the sun rose not
0:52moving an inch when I finally got home
0:54my mom hugged me tightly and whispered
0:56you did well that's when I realized it
0:57had never been just a game