This is a true story that happened to me. It's not a made up one or anything like that.
It was in the fall season and I was at home and wanted to go to the woods.
I normally go to the woods with my friend.
But after asking my parents they allowed me to go alone, but I brought my small dog along.
Once I crossed a few streams of creek water, I reached a small cliff.
The cliff was mostly made out of huge rocks with a dead tree that had fallen on it.
The creek water would actually go down the rocks and into a big pond.
The cliff used to have a nice bench on it but some teens threw it off into the big pond below.
So while I was looking at the view and then towards my dog.
My dog wasn't paying attention to me but looking forward.
I looked where he was staring at and to my horror I saw a old man.
I didn't even see the old man when I was walking to the cliff, nor even hear him!
He looked like he didn't have a shower in a month.
He wore a brown-grey jacket and dirty pants.
His bread and hair was grey and dirty.
I saw the man stepping over a small stream, and he was about 5-10 feet away from me, but I was on a higher up level than he was.
So I panicked a bit but stayed calm.
I told my dog that we were going back home and I think I had to drag him.
My dog didn't bark or make any noises.
I was worried that the man would run after me when he finally came up to the cliff I was on.
But I thought he was just a homeless man that saw me and wanted to ask me something.
I came back home safely but I was scared.
This happened in 2012.
For now on, I'm not going to the woods alone.
Here is a illustration of the man from what I remember. I didn't have a good look at his face since his whole body blended into the surrounding areas.
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