The Jersey Devil (post 1)

   The Jersey Devil myth has been a part of my life since my childhood. I live in South Jersey, it will be a story that will be told all the time.  It’s a very disturbing story if you think about it. They Jersey Devil is a horse like human figure. He has been “seen” mostly in the Pine Barrens. Which his family, the Leeds family, had lived there. One time I went to Smithville with my family, we passed a cemetery, and my uncle said, “that’s where the jersey devil lives.” I never been so scared before. We went on the train in Smithville, and my sister sat alone because the seats were odd. My mom took a picture of her, she was upset that she had to sit alone. After she took a picture, we saw that there was a red blurry figure right next to her. I will never forget that day or that picture, I am terrified of it even today. Till this day, I see pictures, links on Facebook, and videos of “Sightings on the Jersey Devil." I camp a lot at the Bass River State Forest. One time, my family and I were sleeping and I will never forget the time when I was sleeping at the edge of the tent, and I heard something screech. I jumped so high! No one believed me when I told them I heard something. But than my mom heard it. The sound did not sound anything like a small animal. We all were awake at that point. Then we heard something in the trees near us. We left right after we heard that sound. That was the last time we camped without other campers around us. Its crazy to me that if one person who tells a story with very detailed backgrounds is believable. But you almost get brainwashed, when you see it secondhand, or when you think you saw it.

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