I would like to submit a story about an odd occurance that
happened to me about 15 years ago.
I was attending a local college at the time, living with my parents to save money.
We lived in a 1940's-'50s "cracker box" style house, 1 1/2
story with attic dormer and finished basement. I slept in
the dormer, a window at either end and my bed beside one of
them.
I had a small air-conditioner running as it was a
hot and sticky night. I had been sleeping soundly, when
something woke me in the dead of night (sorry, bad pun:)).
I saw a woman standing right beside my bed, backlit by the
light of the street lamps. She was as real as you or I,
definitely 3-dimensional; short, with curly hair and
wearing a housecoat. She swayed ever so slightly from side
to side, just as a person does when standing. In fact, she
resembled my mom to such a degree that I thought it was she
standing there watching me sleep. I couldn't think of why
she would do that, so I sleepily called out "Mom?"
I can accurately pinpoint the first moment that I realized
what I was looking at was NOT my mother.
My heart gave a single great THUMP that I could feel
throughout my entire body, then came the adrenaline rush. I
stared at the thing for what seemed like an eternity before
gaining the courage to tear my eyes away and turn on my
bedside lamp.
Nothing.
There was not enough time for anyone to walk around my
bed, to the stairs and down without my seeing them. When I
turned off my light, many agonizing moments later, the
figure did not return--ever. What was it I saw? My cousin
laughingly suggested it was my maternal grandmother (who
passed away when I was about 2, and whom my mom resembles
to a great degree)come to see how I was. I don't know of
any deaths in or around the property, and my parents still
own the house.
Thanks!
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