As we were checking in at the hotel, the
manager, an older man, told us not to worry if we hear or see something unusual.
In a hushed voice he said: »Sometimes a ghost may appear and play with the
objects in the room«. He handed us a few drugs to take, so we could enjoy the
vacation nonetheless. Gossip was that his wife died a violent death and now her
spirit haunts the place. He doesn't do anything about it, because he loves her.
In the hotel library there was a blind woman, and I swear I could see death
behind those eyes. They said she could release old demons that follow a person.
When we slept I heard some mumbling and moving around the room. I opened my
eyes and I saw three figures standing beside my bed, one right in front, other
two on my right side. Two had heads of a wolf, one a head of a raven. I laid paralyzed
in my bed, unable to move an inch, not even to let out a scream. I forced my
mind to fall back asleep. After that night all I saw was dark as if the sun
never rose again. At the lake we saw three motorists driving in circles, one
fell into the lake, but the bike drove on, as if a ghost took it. The two
remaining took the event as something normal, it happened, let’s move on. Determent
to find a solution, to set the spirit of manager’s wife free, and let it rest
in peace, we dug through the local legends. One neighbour recalled an old
saying, that only a rare stone from a Slovenian cave would set the spirit free.
We just had to find out.
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Based on my nightmare and sleep paralysis I had.
Such a terrifying dream sets the scene for a fascinating tale of haunting. I hope you continue to tell the story.
ReplyDeleteThis has some of the detachment and vividness that only a real nightmare can have.
ReplyDeleteOh yes. I hope you will continue!
ReplyDeleteYour writing captures that dream-like, nightmarish quality.
ReplyDeletebrave imagination.
ReplyDeleteExpresses very well the frightening inner logic of dreams that we can make no sense of by day, but that possess us while sleeping with their own power.
ReplyDeleteIntriguing!
ReplyDeleteHow scary and the ending begs for a continuation of the story ~ Thanks for sharing it ~
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