10 Terrifying Stories About Children With Black Eyes (Page 3)
At 6’7″ and 260 lb, this United States marine was his own looming and intimidating force of nature, but that didn’t stop a black-eyed kid from testing him. He was in the barracks of the Texas base where he lived and settling in for the night when he heard a sharp knock on the door. Assuming it was his neighbor, the marine finally made his way to the door. Standing outside was a boy around 17 years old. The marine asked him what was up, and almost hungrily, the boy asked to be let in to use the phone. Nothing but sleep and peace on his mind, the Marine said no and directed him to the service building across the parking lot and closed the door.
He knocked again. Irritated, the marine went to the window intending to yell at him, but just looking at the thin, gaunt kid gave him the creeps. That’s when he noticed his eyes - they were black as coal. Once again, the child asked to be let in with a creepy, predatory smile.
Still determined to assert his authority, the marine ignored his fear, “I’m going to tell you one more time before I kick your ass to get lost.”
He turned momentarily to grab his phone and by the time he turned around the creature in the form of a child was gone. He couldn’t shake the feeling that he’d seen him before, that all of this was familiar. The it hit him: he had watched his brother have a similar interaction once.
Two years earlier, while still in high school and living in Pennsylvania, he worked the night shift at a gas station. One night, while having a smoke out front with his brother, they saw some guy walking across four lanes towards them. His brother asked him if he needed anything, and it was the same request, he wanted to use a phone. The brother said the phone was back by the register and no one was allowed to use it.
They brothers went inside but the strange kid didn’t take no for an answer. He stood in front of the shop just knocking until his brother chased him off with a bat. When he came back, he said the kid was pale and had black eyes. It was the same kid.
To some, the fact that the marine didn't recognize the black-eyed kid immediately implies these beings might be able to scramble people's minds or cloak their memories, at least temporarily, just like they cloak their appearance.