Writer's Block: Ghost Story
O.K. so normally I wouldn't do one of these things, but I had to admit, it was kinda interesting. But anyway, I'll admit I do believe in ghosts, and though I can't say I've seen one, I've certainly have had really odd feelings following me throughout my entire life. Like how my hair always stands up and how I feel like I'm being watched when it's a certain hour of the night or when I stand in a darkened place. Perhaps it's just the dark, but it's hard to explain away the chills and the tingling sensation on my face that makes it feel like there's hand or something touching my cheeks. Or the occasional warmth that comes through the cold that feels like a pair of arms wrapping around me.
I sure can't exactly explain away the shadows in the pitch black room that show up in the corner of my eye that always seem to pop up when I get that watching feeling or how when I was little how there always seemed to be someone peeking from around the corner at me through the door. That's why I keep it shut now-a-days. Any ideas from the peanut gallery?
I've played with the Oujia boards too. It's hard to discern such things as well. Though, it was unsettling one day when me and a friend were fooling around with it and ended up spelling "d-e-v-i-l." My Catholic parents have encouraged that I don't play with that anymore ever since I told them what happened. But who knows.
I just remembered. In the old house in Virginia Beach, I always remember my bedroom door creaking ajar at night often. It really frightened me. I should've thought it was my imagination, but there was always something telling me otherwise. I think it was around the time when my Lolo [Filipino word for "Grandfather"] died or some years after; it's hard to remember all the details. Anyway, on one night when it happened, I happened to call out "Lolo?" in a very quiet voice. I got a massive case of the chills and a whole lot of fear after that since for whatever reason I just had a feeling there was something standing at the side of my bed. I quickly pulled the covers over my head and tried to sleep and get some warmth back after the freezing cold. I wish I could explain this away, but my door was fully shut and as far as my family and I knew there was nothing wrong with the hinges or anything to make it do that. Odd isn't it?
It's funny how it's a dark and stormy night here in Philadelphia....
I sure can't exactly explain away the shadows in the pitch black room that show up in the corner of my eye that always seem to pop up when I get that watching feeling or how when I was little how there always seemed to be someone peeking from around the corner at me through the door. That's why I keep it shut now-a-days. Any ideas from the peanut gallery?
I've played with the Oujia boards too. It's hard to discern such things as well. Though, it was unsettling one day when me and a friend were fooling around with it and ended up spelling "d-e-v-i-l." My Catholic parents have encouraged that I don't play with that anymore ever since I told them what happened. But who knows.
I just remembered. In the old house in Virginia Beach, I always remember my bedroom door creaking ajar at night often. It really frightened me. I should've thought it was my imagination, but there was always something telling me otherwise. I think it was around the time when my Lolo [Filipino word for "Grandfather"] died or some years after; it's hard to remember all the details. Anyway, on one night when it happened, I happened to call out "Lolo?" in a very quiet voice. I got a massive case of the chills and a whole lot of fear after that since for whatever reason I just had a feeling there was something standing at the side of my bed. I quickly pulled the covers over my head and tried to sleep and get some warmth back after the freezing cold. I wish I could explain this away, but my door was fully shut and as far as my family and I knew there was nothing wrong with the hinges or anything to make it do that. Odd isn't it?
It's funny how it's a dark and stormy night here in Philadelphia....