by Kevin Patel
All Emily wanted for Christmas this year was a brand new Tickle Me Elmo. What she got instead was a tattered old run-down teddy bear named Stan. But Stan is no ordinary toy. Dressed in a grass green vest, black shorts and a blue and white sailor’s hat, this quirky looking antique bear holds a much darker secret; a secret similar to serial killers who collect trophies of their victims. A secret that will not only change poor Emily’s life but also the lives of her family forever...