Ghosts - Seen any lately?

CHILDREN and adults love ghost stories. I have a few but it all depends on your inclination to absorb such tales of the apparition kind.
When my mother was a newly-wed, she stayed in this bungalow in the middle of the rubber estate, together with her aunt who was a nurse. My dad then was an employee with a government department. So he wasn't around the whole day until about 6pm when he came home.
Almost everyday, around an appointed time, heavy footsteps could be heard, even if it was daylight. And there was nobody in the house except my mum or sometimes my aunt and my mum.
Of course, the two women were very scared. Both women were Catholics so there were a lot of rosary sessions. Who would believe that a ghost could roam around in the day time. Strangely, when my father returned home, the ghost won't be around.
Apparently, my aunt was so frightened that long before that ghostly hour, she would be clasping tightly to her rosary and praying. But prayers didn't seem to deter the ghostly stranger because it still paid courtesy calls.
Finally, in desperation, a Catholic priest was called to bless the house. Holy water and other spiritual prayers seemed to work. The apparition stopped "walking" around the house.
Later, my mother found out from some people staying in the vicinity that an old woman used to stay in that house. When she died, no proper burial rites were observed and her final send-off was apparently quite inappropriate. The talk was her spirit was restless and she probably wasn't aware that she was dead and behaved as if she was still part of the mortal world. Hence, the heavy footsteps and other ghostly consequences.

The second ghostly tale came from a close friend of mine who reluctantly revealed that when he was a teenager, he used to roam the neighbourhood with a bunch of close friends. In the group, was one guy who seemed to possess the "third eye". Over in the East, we call such a guy the one who can see dead people.
One day, while this group of friends was playing, one of them suddenly started behaving in an odd manner. He seemed mesmerised by an object in the distance and started walking, zombie-like in that direction. His friends noticed his strange behaviour and called out to him. He ignored them and continued walking.
Soon, the alarm was raised and they grabbed him. One of the friends started chanting religious mantras while the others held him down. It took sometime before any effect could be seen but all of them were scared out of their wits.
When this "possessed" chap woke up, so to speak, he told them that he "saw" someone calling and waving him from a distance. As if he was powerless to resist, he started walking towards the apparition.
This friend of mine who didn't realise the idea of talking about this frightening experience told me to keep the entire story a secret. He has experienced it and was totally freaked out. Till today, he doesn't want to talk about it, except that one occasion when he mentioned it to me.

The third story involved a security chief of a private corporation. Many years ago, my sister was working as a croupier in a casino. The casino was located on on mountain resort. Naturally, being a gambling centre of international proportions, the casino operated 24/7.
The head of security was a former police chief who had retired and joined the owners of the corporation that ran the casino. Being an ex-police officer, he had his fair share of death, and dead bodies.
One night, he left the mountain resort and was driving down to the valley below. The hour was very late and it was about 4am. As you know, up in the mountains, anytime beyond 5pm, darkness is like a black curtain over the land. It was no exception in this case.
While, this security chief was driving alone, midway through the journey he felt as if someone else was in the car with him. He threw a cursory glance at the rear-view mirror and caught a glimpse of a woman with long black hair sitting at the back of the car.
He knew instantly an entity not of earthly origin was keeping him company. Being an ex-policeman did not guarantee courage. He was frightened, at the same time, he was a practical guy. Any guy with no presence of mind would have panicked and could have driven off the steep mountain.
This guy just kept his eyes on the road and steeled himself against doing anything foolish. After some time, he stole another glance at the rear-mirrow. The apparition was no longer there! Much to his relief.
The next day, he related his experience to his colleagues. They told him that he was lucky to survive the ghostly encounter. Others might have panicked and swerved from the main road and down the cliff. Chances of survival from such a sudden move would have been almost nil.

So next time, you hear a ghost story, don't pooh-pooh the tale, just because you haven't experienced anything like that. Who knows, maybe a real ghost will make a believer out of you. But will you survive to tell the tale?




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