My Paranormal Story | The House in the Dark Forest.

First and foremost, I'd like to thank @muthu14 for inviting me to this contest. Next, I'd like to thank @marvinvelasquez for hosting such a lovely contest that brings us back to our youth.

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When we were kids, my father took us to various places to educate us. When I was younger, he took us to a forest near our house. In the edge of the forest, there was a very old house. We went there in the evening; the house appeared normal, but after it darked, it felt strange.

My elder brother and I were more inquisitive than other children. We both saw something different in that house. We secretly discussed it and wanted to know what was going on inside the house.

One evening, while my parents were out, my elder brother and I decided to explore that house. So we started walking to that house via the forest. The towering trees covered up the moon, and we had the impression that the road went on endlessly. As we walked deeper, we heard gentle, distant whispering, like voices that come from different world. We stopped listening to those voices closely, but the whispers vanished as soon as we stopped.

We were afraid to walk forward anymore, so we turned around to return home, but the route had vanished. We looked everywhere but couldn't find it. We were completely frightened, and my heart raced. Suddenly, I noticed someone standing between the trees. It was a woman with dark eyes and a pale face, dressed in old-fashioned attire.

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"Help me," she said, her voice trembling. "I am lost."

We glanced at each other's faces, and even when we tried to talk, the words did not come out.. The woman began walking towards us, her feet hardly touching the ground. We realized she wasn't human, but a ghost. We wanted to go back. We had heard legends about the woodland being haunted from our grandmother, but we never believed them until we faced this situation.

Without thinking twice, we turned back and ran as fast we could. We felt that the forest closed to around us, and the whispers grew louder to deafening our ears. My elder brother took the lead, and I followed him. I felt that something cold touching against my skin, and as if invisible hands were trying to pull me back.

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We believed we had lost forever. My older brother raced up quickly, pulling me forward. Finally, we rushed through the trees and ended up in our backyard. Before entering the home, we looked back, but the woodland was quiet. There was no sign of the woman or the whispering. We rushed into the home, locking the door behind us.

That night, I was unable to sleep. Every sound and shadow in the home made me feel like the ghost was still watching me.

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The next day, we told our parents about this paranormal story, but they laughed and said we had let our imaginations run wild. However, we both felt deep down that the home and the forest were not ordinary.

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