29/09/2024
TRUE STORY
**The Whispering Shadows**
It was a cold, rainy night when Sarah moved into her new apartment. Located on the outskirts of town, the old Victorian building had stood for over a century, untouched by time. The rent was cheap, and the landlord, an elderly woman, seemed desperate to have someone occupy the place.
“Just ignore the whispers,” she had said, almost under her breath as Sarah signed the lease. Thinking it was a joke, Sarah laughed it off and moved in without a second thought.
The first few nights were quiet. But then, on the fourth night, it began.
Lying in bed, half-asleep, Sarah heard a faint whisper. It was soft, like the rustling of leaves, yet somehow…human. “Sarah…,” it called. She bolted upright in her bed. The voice was unmistakable, but the room was empty. She dismissed it as a dream and lay back down, her heart racing.
The next morning, she felt unsettled but tried to brush off the strange occurrence. That night, however, things escalated. As she prepared for bed, the lights flickered. A cold gust of wind blew through the room, even though all the windows were shut. And then she heard it again: “Sarah… come closer.”
This time, the voice was clearer, closer. Panicking, Sarah grabbed her phone and called a friend to stay over. When her friend arrived, everything seemed normal. No whispers, no flickering lights—just an eerie silence that filled the room.
But as they sat on the couch, a shadow moved across the room. Not a shadow cast by something outside, but a dark, human-like figure that passed through the living room wall. Her friend screamed, and the two rushed out of the apartment, locking the door behind them.
Determined to find answers, Sarah reached out to the landlord the next day. The old woman sighed and revealed the dark truth. Decades ago, a man had lived in that apartment—an artist named Thomas, who became obsessed with a woman named Sarah. He believed they were meant to be together in life, and when she rejected him, he descended into madness. In a final act of desperation, Thomas took his own life in that very apartment, but his obsession didn’t die with him. He was still searching for his Sarah.
Realizing she was living in the presence of Thomas's spirit, Sarah contacted a paranormal investigator. The investigator found evidence of the haunting—EVPs, cold spots, and strange occurrences all pointed to a restless soul trapped in the apartment. But no matter what they tried, Thomas wouldn't leave.
The last night Sarah stayed there, the voice came again, but this time it was different—angrier. "Why won't you come to me?" The shadow figure appeared once more, standing at the foot of her bed. She could feel the coldness surrounding her, the weight of something invisible pressing down on her chest. She couldn’t move, couldn’t scream.
The next morning, Sarah left the apartment for good.
No one has lived there since, and the whispers continue, waiting for the next Sarah to come home.
Everett Robert
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Sirio Micillo
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