"Ben's Fear" Creepypasta│ by UnsettlingStories

growing up it was common knowledge that my cousin ban was afraid of seaweed naturally we terrorized him with it pieces in his bed pieces in his shoes and my personal favorite pieces in his bathing suit every time we were guaranteed a scream and a scramble as he tried to get the seaweed away from his delicate self nothing though compared to what we do to him at the beach I'll fully admit that we were bullies back then we didn't know what we did was wrong we just thought it was funny and since been laughed it off at the end even if he did cry while it was happening we thought it was okay to continue kids will be kids right I was the oldest and therefore the biggest then was really skinny and small I could manhandle him pretty effortlessly I dunked him underwater I tossed him around all that but I'd also hold him still as my other cousins draped him with seaweed oh how he'd scream eventually our parents would get involved I'd get into trouble maybe even catch a beating but nothing severe enough to dissuade me from terrorizing my cousin one summer we took a family vacation to California a little north of San Francisco before we left mom took me aside and said under absolutely no circumstances was I to tease Ben with seaweed or do anything whatsoever that might provoke his fear of it it turned out he had been in therapy for the last few months I was probably supposed to feel bad but I didn't I was 12 I was a dick still I agreed I wouldn't taunt the poor kid with the stuff we arrived in California and had a few days of Fun in the Sun the water was a little too cold to go swimming but we still enjoyed a lot of what the beach had to offer cool rocks tide pools crabs and all that true to my word I didn't do anything mean to Ben we all had a pretty good time on the fourth day dad announced that he had scheduled a boat trip for Ben and me to go see the seals and maybe even a whale or two it was just the two of us plus the tour guide a pudgy kind man named Ron I guess my dad wanted to see if he could help build the relationship between Ben and me we'd been getting along pretty well since I agreed not to torture him anymore we set off around 10:30 in the morning while our parents and younger siblings attended a lecture about a timeshare that included a free breakfast Ron was lively and engaging he enjoyed asking us questions to see how much we knew about marine life then if we didn't know told us cool stories about the biology and history of the area we saw a ton of seals they were interested in the boat and followed us along there was quite a few colorful fish too we hung our heads over the edge of the boat as Ron regaled us with fun facts after a little over a half an hour of sailing we stopped now this is the spot where you'll see a ton of biodiversity Ron told us I've seen whales seals octopods and even a shark or two right around here I peered over the edge I saw movement below us what's all that stuff I asked pointing ah Ron replied apparently delighted by my question that's one of the reasons for such great diversity out here that Max is a kelp forest what's a kelp forest been asked great big towers of plant life some of it grows almost 200 feet long plant life repeated Ben his voice quiet and unser you got it replied Iran this is where you'll find some of the longest and most abundant seaweed in the world it's also the fastest growing plant on earth and can grow a foot and a half a day my gaze shot to Ben who had turned to pale I had to give him credit though he didn't scream or anything he just took a seat on the boat and stared at the floor I don't feel too well he said can we go home immediately following his words a whale breached only 30 or so feet away the seaweed forgotten then hurried to the side and watched odd as the colossal mammal launched itself into the air again and splashed back into the depths the ripples laughed at the edges of the boat and I heard wet sounds coming from all directions I stared at the spot hoping the whale would leap again Ben was looking down at a chunk of seaweed on the surface I knew he was wondering how far down it went feeling uncharacteristically charitable and wanting to take Ben's mind off of the hated seaweed I asked over my shoulder to Ron what kind of whale was that Ron didn't reply Ben and I stared at the foamy touched down side of the whale still hoping it would make an encore leap Ron I asked again not turning around all we heard was the lapping of the waves and the strange squishy wet sound again no answer from Ron then Ben freaks so loudly and suddenly I heard something inside his throat tear i whirled around and shouted in surprise and fear a thick column of dark green kelp had pushed itself inside Ron's mouth other pieces wrapped around his arms and legs routing him in a standing position to the boats deck van was wheezing and backed away the kelp wormed its way around Ron tightening its grip on him more ropes of it slid up from the depths and joined the others his eyes bulged in a combination of horror and from the terrible pressure being exerted on him hell I shouted to no one over and over and over the words flew from my lips as bones inside Rahn splintered and his flesh tore dousing the deck and our shoes with his blood then with a mighty jerk he was pulled off the boat he remained in midair held aloft by heavy tendrils of kelp they turned him over and around then tore him in half entrails plops into the water where the fish waited and they began to feast soon everything was quiet safer bends torn throat whistling every panicked breath I had stopped calling for help we sat huddled in the corner of the boat I wrapped my arms around him and we shuddered together for a while I saw Ron's radio and turned it on help us I pleaded Ron's dead that was all I said before long a Coast Guard boat came to our rescue there was an investigation no one believed what Ben and I told them but the presence of Ron's blood all over the place as well as his torn clothing that was found floating in and around the spot we had been made them think twice about it eventually it was ruled a suicide Ben and I went to therapy together for a couple of years we're adults now and I've long since apologized for how I treated him when we were younger you won't catch us at the beach anymore though we learned our lesson privately I've wondered if somehow he knew that would happen to Ron if that was the reason why he was always so frightened of seaweed I guess I'll never know still it makes me wonder what else he's scared of I already know he's terrified of bees has been forever now whenever I hear one buzzing by I expect to see it a bee the size of a car and angry ready to impale me with its stinger maybe I just need a little more therapy [Music]

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Keywords: CreepyPastaJr., CreepyPastaJR, CreepyPasta, Horror, Creepy Pasta, Creepy, Creepy Story, Scary Story, Scary Water Story, Nightmare Water, Seaweed, Kelp Forest, Scary Seaweed, Scary Ocean, Iia, CreepsMcPasta, Storytelling, Narration

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Length: 9min 39sec (579 seconds)

Published: Thu May 18 2017