Creepy guy at the beach house.

This story is from my childhood (I was 8 or 9), so this is all just from what I remember from that time. We rented a little beach house for a week. My parents and my sister were there, and we had some neighbors on either side, but we were pretty much the only people on the street. There is a canal that runs along this street, so my dad was really interested in getting a little boat to go down the canal. There was a place not too far that rented boats and stuff, so we went over to see what they had. I saw this kayak and wanted to try it out. It was pretty big, so I think I was the only kid that could even lift it off the ground. I was excited to give it a try. When we got to the canal, I got in the kayak and started to paddle. It was really easy to steer and I had the whole thing to myself. I started paddling out to the middle of the canal. It was really shallow and I remember looking down and seeing this huge rat running around in the mud. I guess I screamed a little because my dad started paddling towards me really fast. When he caught up, I told him I saw a rat. He was really disappointed because he wanted me to stay in the kayak and he would go down in another one and we would paddle back together. So, he made me get in another kayak and we paddled back. <br><br>We get back to the house and it was about 8 or so and we were all getting hungry. We were all in the kitchen and my parents were talking about what we wanted to make for dinner. My mom suggested we grill some burgers and stuff and we would make salad and sandwiches, etc. So, we start the grill and put some burgers on. I think my dad said something like “let’s make sure we don’t forget to turn this off when we are done.” Then my dad and I walked over to the canal. We were all there for a bit. We all walked back in. The burgers were ready, so we ate those up. Then we made some sandwiches. My mom suggested we put them in the fridge and keep them for lunch or dinner the next day. So we put them in a tupperware container and put it in the fridge and closed it. We all did our things for the night and went to bed. <br><br>The next morning, I woke up early and was getting my stuff together so I could go to school. I wanted to get a snack before I left, so I went into the kitchen. I opened the fridge and saw that the tupperware container was open. I thought maybe the dog opened it or something, so I closed it and went to get some fruit. When my mom came into the kitchen, she said “did you see that container open?” I told her I did and I thought it was the dog. She said no, someone opened it. We both looked inside and there were no sandwiches. We both looked at each other, confused, and my dad comes in and asks what’s going on. My mom explains that the sandwiches are gone. My dad asks if we locked the door last night and my mom said yes. So, my dad and mom started talking and my dad said he had this feeling last night when we were on the canal. He said he kept looking over his shoulder and felt like we were being watched. My mom said that she saw a guy on the other side of the canal that was just standing there and looking at us. My mom said she felt creeped out by him. We all concluded that he probably opened the fridge last night while we were all asleep and took the sandwiches. That definitely freaked me out, but I was going to school soon so I didn’t have time to be all worried about some guy. <br><br>I get back from school, and I go back into the kitchen to get a snack. I look out the back door, and the guy from last night is standing on the other side of the canal, just staring at my back. I go tell my parents, and they tell me to go inside. I don’t want to be in the house. I want to go over there and tell him to stop staring at us. So, I go outside and across the canal to where he is. <br><br>Me: (scared and shaking) why are you watching us?<br><br>Guy: (scary deep voice) I like watching people.<br><br>I was really scared, and I don’t really remember what I said after that. I ran back across the canal and into the house. I didn’t want to be near that canal or that guy ever again. <br><br>I really don’t know if it was the same guy both nights, but definitely the same night two times. And I definitely don’t let my kids near a canal anymore lol