14/11/2025
THE MIDNIGHT GRAVE CALL
Every night at 3:07 a.m. five-year-old Rafi woke up and walked out of the house. His mother, Shyuli, thought it was sleepwalking—until she heard what he whispered each night before leaving:
Nanu… I’m coming.
His grandmother had been dead for three years.
One night, Shyuli decided to follow him.
The moon was dim, the air unnaturally cold. Rafi walked straight toward the old graveyard behind their village. As soon as he stepped inside, the wind stopped. Even the leaves froze in place, as if the entire world was holding its breath.
Rafi… come back, Shyuli whispered.
He didn’t respond. He turned toward her slowly—
and his eyes were pure white, blank like fog.
They’re waiting for me, Mama, he said in a voice too calm to belong to a child.
Who?
Rafi pointed at the far row of graves.
Shyuli’s heart stopped.
Tall, shadowy figures stood among the tombstones. Dozens of them. Perfectly still. Watching. Their faces hidden, their bodies thin like dried branches.
And when Rafi pointed, they all turned their heads toward her.
That night, Shyuli locked every door and held Rafi in her arms. But when the clock hit 3:07, the lights flickered, the windows rattled, and a whisper filled the room:
Bring him back
Cold air swirled. Rafi’s small hand lifted on its own, as though someone was pulling him.
And then—
a woman appeared in the corner of the room.
Floating.
Face pale.
Eyes hollow.
It was Shyuli’s mother.
But not alive.
Give… him… to… me.the ghost rasped.
Dark hands grew from the walls, reaching for Rafi, pulling him toward the window—toward the graveyard.
Shyuli screamed and wrapped her arms around her son.
You—can’t—have—him!
Her voice cracked the silence like thunder.
The shadows je**ed back.
Her mother’s ghost dissolved into smoke.
And the room fell still.
Rafi collapsed in her arms—breathing normally again.
For days, everything seemed peaceful.
But one night, as Shyuli tucked him into bed, Rafi looked up and whispered
Mama… Nanu said she’ll come again.
This time… she’s coming for you