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His friends call him Filth. They don’t know his real name, and he isn’t telling. He isn’t dirty, but the sewer is where he works. Working down there took some getting used to, but now the place almost feels like a second home. He could do without the smell, but beggars can’t be choosers.
Working down there has its advantages. No one can hear his victims scream, for one, and he doesn’t have to bother cleaning up the mess.
He peers up through the metal grate. She’s a pretty little thing, especially from this angle. Maybe he’ll invite her down.
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Written for Friday Fictioneers.
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Adam Ickes 
November 18th, 2015 at 11:07 PM
A little more than creepy. Well done!
November 22nd, 2015 at 2:53 PM
Thanks.
November 19th, 2015 at 2:44 AM
That is scary, Adam. This is the kind of story you do best. Well written.
— Suzanne J
November 22nd, 2015 at 2:54 PM
I try to stick with what I’m good at, but it’s fun to stray to other subject matter on occasion too. I always come back to the darkness though. I feel at home there.
November 19th, 2015 at 8:40 AM
I was waiting for the darkness to happen… 🙂
Great and creepy tale!
November 22nd, 2015 at 2:55 PM
I’d hate to disappoint!
November 19th, 2015 at 8:46 AM
A dark tale of a black heart: well done.
November 22nd, 2015 at 2:56 PM
There must be good somewhere in that black heart, right? Maybe he just wants to have a lovely dinner with her… in the sewer… while she’s bleeding and pleading for her life… yeah, probably not.
November 19th, 2015 at 7:37 PM
Ugh.
Randy
November 22nd, 2015 at 2:57 PM
Ugh indeed.
November 19th, 2015 at 9:09 PM
Yes, there are monsters down there, I’m sure of it. Very suspenseful and dark.
November 22nd, 2015 at 2:58 PM
I often wonder what could be lurking down there whenever I pass by these things. I guess I answered my own question.
November 20th, 2015 at 12:22 AM
I’m a fan of creepy. Well done.
November 22nd, 2015 at 2:58 PM
Many thanks.
November 20th, 2015 at 2:02 AM
nice job…love the thrill…would love to know the whole story of Filth.
November 22nd, 2015 at 2:59 PM
Perhaps one day I’ll get around to writing it. Although there is a long list of perhapses so I may never get to it.
November 22nd, 2015 at 11:03 PM
Ha ha…thats fine, dealing withthese perhapses is life…just be sure to complete the most interesting ones.😄
November 21st, 2015 at 5:51 PM
What a sweetheart.
My kind of story, my kind of guy.
November 22nd, 2015 at 2:59 PM
He certainly is quite the ladies man–in the worst way possible.
November 23rd, 2015 at 9:26 PM
Wow! What a setting for the rest of the story! Wasn’t ready for where that went!