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The Haunting on My Bed

Kristina H

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By the ghost of a living person?

There are some things that happen in life, that are simply unexplainable. Shit that makes every hair stand up on your body in fear and confusion. I had one of these moments a couple weeks ago, that still has me unravelled.

On a Sunday afternoon, I got a phone call from my brother. He NEVER calls me. I was standing in line to pay for groceries, for the 3rd time that day, preparing for company from out of town, who would be spending a week with us. My phone rang, and as I went to answer it, it went to voicemail.

“Hey, your mother is in the hospital. I don’t have details right now, but as soon as I find out what’s going on, I will let you know.”

My brother referred to “our mother” as “your mother”. This seems to be a running dialogue between us 3 siblings.

I contacted my sister immediately, and she was told that our mom had suffered a minor fall and was on pain killers to remedy it. Apparently the pain killers got the best of her and she collapsed. None of us seem to really understand the entire story, but we were all told that she would be fine. It sounded like she spent a few days in care at the hospital for observation.

Company arrived on Monday at our house, and I continued to check the status of our mother through my brother and sister, and…

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