Before my family moved into this house, there lived another
man. Long story short, he shot himself in the head. Well,
for as long as I could remember, there have always been
weird happenings going on and it never really bothered
anyone.
There was just a few times when the ghost would
immitate my dad walking around in the basement when we all
knew he was at work. He would play with the pool table and
always walked on the main floor at night. We knew it was
him because as he lived here. The floors were all hardwood -
the floors now are the exact opposite minus the kitchen
(yes, even our bathroom is carpeted). We'd hear his heavy
boots lightly stomp on the hard wood, we'd see his work
boots in this very closet, and he would mimic my parents'
voices.
My brother Sean and I would occasionally hear my
mom call out in her usual fashion "Sean and Megan!" and
we'd rush down the stairs... only to find her confused and
wondering why we were expecting instructions of some kind
(eat dinner, pick up toys, etc).
When I was about 7 years old, I finally saw him. I couldn't see his face - on
account of him shooting himself in the head - and he had on
all blue denim clothes and brown hair. His usual route
throughout the main floor was: walk through living room, go
through dining room, stop in the middle of the hallway,
stare at me for a minute or so, then continue his walk to
the bathroom and stop there.
One day, this little route got
interesting.
He was either feeling bold or it's just
coincidence. Well, en route to our bathroom, he stared at
me again. Only this time it was for about 20 to 30 seconds.
He disappeared right in front of me! I was freaked out.
Five minutes later, my brother climbed down the bunk-bed
and walked in the hallway. I called his name and he stopped
for 3 seconds, then walked into the bathroom. The next
morning, Sean was wondering why he woke up there. As I
said, that was either coincidence or my brother was
actually possessed. His roaming about returned to normal
after that. Nothing 'weird' happened after.
I believe there is a second ghost in my house. Recently, my
dad bought a bed from the flea market for my room. Ever
since I started sleeping in it, odd things took place.
On the first night, I continued to toss and turn as I heard
someone running up and down the stairs, not getting tired.
I knew full-well it wasn't my brother. And the first ghost
had no desire to go to the second floor. So I thought that
would be the last time I'd sleep on that bed.
A month ago, the same ghost (I just call him Charlie) walked into this
room where I slept on the futon. I was wondering what
Charlie was doing in here - he started to scare me a little
because he just stood there staring. A minute later, I felt
him poking me in the temple. Some of the time, I only heard
it. Nowadays, I sleep in that same bed that I believe
Charlie haunts. Of course, I have to tell him when I'm
sleeping there because I don't want the stair stunt to
repeat.
There are nights still where I wander in the dark
trying to get to the basement to watch TV (I have some
trouble sleeping sometimes) and Charlie will try to block my
path. The dark house gets darker as this 5'3" figure just
gets in my way and makes everything ahead of me pitch
black. When I do get to the basement, I make sure my dog is
awake to let me know if someone's there. I have seen
Charlie sometimes. Usually, he walks around the perimeter
of my house. Other times, in the dark when he's not trying
to make my trips to the basement extra fun, he'll stare at
me through the dining room window and smile. It's not
really an evil smile, but not warm and friendly either.
Like a little kid trying to be sneaky or something.
I've
drawn a few pictures of him, but have not been able to scan
them.
Well, I'm glad that Charlie and the other ghost get
along (considering the latter one has resided here longer).
My family doesn't mind them, we think of them as residents
who don't have to pay rent and we don't have to feed them.
They're not bad people at all. Just mischievous and
playful. This may sound far-fetched and fictitious, but I
dare you to stay the night at my house and not have one
ghostly experience!
Contact me here: MNCMERCURY@aol.com
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