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That was the scariest thing I’ve seen.Did it ruin your vibes?
I was thinking it was good fun, and then I turned around and saw this face.Did it speak?
No, it just looked. It stared straight into me.Creepy.

No. They were both in the same area, though – Stoke Newington, round the back of the church hall.What happened?
One was a woman who had been beaten to death by her boyfriend, the other was almost worse – a little boy who had been playing and slipped out of a third floor window. It sounds like I’ve made it up.I wish you had.
Those were the worst things I’ve ever seen. People don’t usually want to hear about it, but it has shaped me.

Yeah. This was in Shanghai. It was pretty freaky – there was blood everywhere.Jesus, did anyone try to stop him?
No, no – they just let him get on with it. A few people filmed it on their phones, but no one gave a shit.This is getting really dark.

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No, luckily I managed to get going again. I was so scared, though.

Then he walked off leaving a trail of bloody footsteps.Did you say anything to him?
No, he skulked off so we hurried away.

Well, the older you get the more chance you have of seeing stuff like that, don’t you? I was in a restaurant, sitting outside, and the guy on the table next to me just died. I asked him a question and his glasses just fell sideways. He’d had a massive heart attack.Did he seem old and content at least?
No, he was only a young guy – a bit big, but young. The other time, I was working next to a swimming pool and a lady drowned. It was sad. Not so much scary, but sad. Life’s gotta go on, though, I’m afraid. As soon as you’re born, you’re dying.Thanks, JK. I need to go home and have a long, hard think about things.Previously – What's the Worst Situation You've Ever Been Stuck in?