I recently got a text message from a number I did not recognize.<\/p>\n
The only thing it said was, \u201cStop.\u201d<\/p>\n
Intrigued, I called the number to investigate and see who had left the mysterious message and what it might mean, but was immediately sent to a voicemail box that gave no indication of who, or what, might reside at the receiving end. Not wanting to give up on this communication, I texted back. These are the messages that ensued:<\/p>\n
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Unknown Texting Entity: Stop<\/p>\n
Me: Stop??? Stop what???<\/p>\n
(One day passes)<\/p>\n
Me: Can’t stop.<\/p>\n
Me: Won’t stop.<\/p>\n
Me: Maybe in the name of love. Maybe I will stop in the name of love.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n (Another day passes)<\/p>\n Me: No. Changed my mind. Will NOT stop in the name of love.<\/p>\n (Two days pass)<\/p>\n Me: Is this the Instant Pot?<\/p>\n Me: You can see into the future, can’t you, Instant Pot?<\/p>\n Me: Is it true? Is it death by water for me? The Tarot reader said it was, but I’m not sure I believe her. I think she might have been unreliable. She was weird,\u00a0 smelled exactly like a Harveys. Very suspicious.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n ( One day passes)<\/p>\n Me: And I’m never even in the water.<\/p>\n ( One day passes)<\/p>\n Me: My wife told me that the Instant Pot cannot send texts, so sorry. I guess you’re not the Instant Pot.<\/p>\n ( One day passes)<\/p>\n Unknown texting entity: Just stop.<\/p>\n Me: STOP WHAT???? YOU’RE KILLING ME HERE!!! JUST KNOCK OFF THE MEAN GIRL BULLSHIT AND TELL ME WHAT IT IS I HAVE TO STOP DOING!!!<\/p>\n Me: Sorry. I don’t normally lose my temper like that.<\/p>\n Me: I haven’t been sleeping well.<\/p>\n Me: Lots on my mind.<\/p>\n ( Two days pass)<\/p>\n Me: You’re a demon, aren’t you?<\/p>\n Me: I always knew a demon would pick me to seed.<\/p>\n Me: I knew this would happen. Ever since I read The Amityville Horror when I was eleven.<\/p>\n