😄 “The Smiling Man”

 

😄 “The Smiling Man”

– A Face You’ll Never Forget (Even If You Want To)

Seattle, 2011.
It was just past midnight when Eric left the bar.
Sober. Tired.
Just wanted to get home and microwave some leftover pizza.

He took his usual shortcut — a quiet side street, lit only by flickering lamps and the occasional neon reflection from a laundromat sign.

That’s when he saw him.

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👤 The Man Who Smiled Too Wide

Standing under the streetlight was a tall, pale man.
Wearing a suit.
Arms stiff by his side.
Not moving.
Smiling.

Not “polite stranger” smiling.
Not “salesman” smiling.
Too much teeth.
Not enough soul.

Eric slowed down.
The man took one step forward.
Still smiling.

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🧍‍♂️ He Never Spoke

Eric crossed the street.

So did the man.
Perfectly in sync.
Still smiling.

Eric picked up the pace.
So did he.
No sound.
Just footsteps. And that horrifying grin.

Then —
he stopped.

Arms still to the side.
Head tilted.
Mouth too wide to be real.

And then —
he danced.

A jerky, spasmodic shuffle.
Like a broken marionette.
Still smiling.

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🏃‍♂️ The Escape

Eric ran.

He didn’t look back.

When he reached home, he locked the door and looked out the window.

Empty street.
No man.
But a note had been slipped under the door:

“You smiled first.”

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🌐 The Internet Finds Him

Years later, Eric posted the story online.
He thought he was crazy.

But the replies said otherwise:

• “I saw him too. In Toronto.”

• “Same man. Same smile. Berlin, 2006.”

• “He doesn’t talk. Just watches. And waits.”

Some say he’s a ghost.
Others say he’s alive — just not human anymore.

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🕯️ Reports Continue

Sightings in:

• Denver alleyways

• New Orleans graveyards

• London subways

• Tokyo karaoke bars

Always the same:

• Night

• Suit

• Smile

• Silence

• Sometimes... a dance

And once?

He followed a man home.
Waited outside for six hours.
Just smiling.

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😵 Moral of the Story?

If you ever see a man at night who smiles a little too wide...
Don’t smile back.
And whatever you do —
don’t dance.

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