Our story comes from returning contributor and friend of the podcast Akunna Musa. This is the third story he has submitted, but the first time he is using his real name. Akunna hails from New York and is an Uber driver there. His story should remind us all to always listen to grandma.
Hello Ron. Once again, this is a story my dad told me from when he was younger. He was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. One night he was walking home. The sun was just starting to set and in Lagos at the time there weren’t many street lights. So when it got dark out it got DARK out. My dad had been told by my Abue (Grandma) many times to not stay out too late and be home before the sun goes down. He was a very stubborn boy (according to his sister) and always blew off everything my grandma would say. On this night he definitely should’ve listened to her, and if I’m not mistaken after this he did. I am using americanized slang in this story, but try to keep in mind that Yerba is the language that he would have spoken at the time.
As he walked he saw a man standing on a street corner. The man looked at my dad and said, “You should get home, kid, it’s getting late.”
My dad, being the jerk that he was, said, “Screw you old man don’t tell me what to do!”, and went about his leisurely walk home.
After a couple of blocks he saw the same man standing on a different street corner. The man said the same thing he said before. My dad didn’t think much of it, told him to go bleep himself and continued walking. After a few blocks he saw the same man, but this time he had a big snarling dog with him. The old man said the same thing, this time with the dog growling and baring its teeth. Dad was a little more bothered this time, understandably so, but still told the old man to shove it and kept walking.
He was nearly home at this point. The sun was gone, the moon bright in the sky, and yes he saw him again. This time he was just laughing maniacally. Not only is he laughing, but he has two dogs now. According to my dad, the dog’s and man’s eyes were red, and as soon as he walked past them the man let the dogs go.
My dad took off running as fast as he possibly could, the dogs barking, snarling, and giving chase. As soon as he reached grandma’s house he started pounding on the door furiously begging her to open up. Once the door was opened he flew inside and told her to shut it fast. She was trying to figure out what was happening so my dad told her about the man and the dogs. My grandma said he was being ridiculous and said there’s nothing out there. She opened the door and saw nothing. However, my dad swore that he could still see the dogs pacing outside back and forth. Teeth sharp, eyes red, fur black, and waiting for him. – Akunna Musa
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