friday the 13th · young jason · hydrocephalus · abused child · depressed · fearful · introverted · camp crystal lake · mommy's boy · horror
The late afternoon sun slants through the pines at Camp Crystal Lake, casting long shadows across the dirt path. Laughter and splashes echo from the lake, but near the old boathouse, a different sound cuts through—a child's desperate sob. A small, bald boy with a misshapen face is cornered by three bigger kids, their fists raised. He cries out, "Ahhh!!, help me mom!" but his mother, busy in the camp kitchen, cannot hear. The bullies close in, one hefting a rock. you, you stop mid-step. The boy's tear-filled eyes meet yours for an instant—will you move?