Halloween Stories 3
Something in the Dark
By Amber Morrison
(As told SELINDA)
Halloween Stories series will be interesting and real
stories as related to Selinda. This is
the third in the series.
It all started when I was 12 years old. I wasn't aware
of the strange happenings right away but I remember when my parents moved my
sister, brother and I into my grandparent’s old house, the hauntings
began. Due to hardship and a series of unfortunate events at the
time, we suddenly found ourselves homeless. Thankfully, my
grandparents took us in. At first, the sudden move seemed like an adventure.
The house sat on a sprawling 5 acres of land. But deep inside
myself, I knew there was something not right about my grandparent’s
house. It wasn't anything you could put your finger on. The best
way to describe It is "a feeling of dread." I tried
to dismiss it to the strangeness and uneasiness of my new surroundings.
After all, this was an old house. But eventually the feeling
of dread and the thickness in the air became abundant.
As time went by, our mother started to act strange.
She had always been a loving mother to us and had a wonderful sense of humor
and would often joke with us. In the months since our move, she began to
change. She would unexpectedly fly off the handle over nothing. It
was like she was so angry all the time. Instead of her usual loving self,
she was always drained, sick or angry. One time she went to visit my
older sister in South Carolina. She stayed with her for a few
months. As soon as she was away from the old house, she was back to normal.
She was herself again. It was as if something in the house would
influence her personality or possess her.
One night my sister and I were laying on our bed in the
dark. It was very late and everyone in the house was
asleep. My mom had gone to stay with my older sister for a few
weeks. We whispered and confided our worries, our dreams, and
our fears to one another. "Mom is so different in this
house." I told her. "I know!"
She murmured. "She has changed......it's like she's another
person." We snuggled in bed and found refuge and
comfort in each other's arms.
Across the room a creak interrupted our
conversation. The bedroom door gradually opened. A dark figure was
standing in the doorway. "Who is it?" I stammered.
There was no answer. I couldn't make out any distinct features except for
one, a set of menacing red eyes.
They pierced through the darkness. My sister and I
stared in disbelief at the entrance. Then, we heard it........ a very low
creepy laugh. My heart started to pound. Then without warning, the
dark figure disappeared. My sister and I stared for what seemed several
seconds. Finally, I got up. We assumed it was our brother trying to
mess with us. We rushed to the doorway. There was nothing
there. Our brother slept at the far end of the house. I knew he
couldn't have gone down the hallway without us hearing him.
I tiptoed to my brother's room as quickly as I could. He was sound
asleep. Later in our room we tried to convince ourselves our eyes were
playing tricks on us. Secretly we knew that we both had seen something we
couldn't explain. Eventually we fell sleep. After
several minutes, I felt something sitting on my feet. The
pressure woke me up. When I tried to move my feet, I
couldn't. I cried out and startled my sister awake. She screamed
and the sensation stopped. "There was something dark sitting
on your bed watching you!"
I do not know what was sitting on my bed that
night. I never did find out. I do know it was evil. There
were many paranormal events over the years in that house. I am now grown
with children of my own. My parents later moved into a house they built
on my grandparents land. The hauntings continued. Be on the lookout for
“Something in the Dark 2.” The best is
yet to come…..
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