Ghost Stories

When I was a little girl, my parents were separated on and off. This was an off time, and my mother had rented a small apartment. Since we were not in school yet, I remember this clearly. It has been in my nightmares ever since. Me and brother shared a room, and our mattresses lay right on the floor. Our room was full of toys scattered everywhere. We had just moved in.

One day, I told my mother about “Green Sweater” - a man that would visit me at night when everyone slept. He would come in a green orb light. One day, my mother didn’t have to work and was cooking in the kitchen. I had fallen asleep. I dreamt of being in a dark tunnel with shadows moving all around me. One light from the tunnel was green with voices and shadows all around. The other light was red, with screaming voices. Both sides were calling me, but the shadows scared me, so I stayed where I was. But, it seemed as though I was moving closer to the green glowing lights. Suddenly, I was jerked and shook awake.

Apparently, the whole time I was sleeping, my mother was looking for me and had even called the police to help find me. Two officers searched the entire house but had not seen me. They said they would continue the search in the neighborhood. My mother showed them to the door, and as soon as the door shut, I appeared right behind it! I was all blue and in the fetal position. My mom hollered for the police, and they helped to wake me up. I was so cold I was blue. They got blankets to warm me and asked where I was. Hours had passed since I had been gone. When I told them, they were freaked but didn’t want to scare me. They suggested to my mother that a priest come over to bless the house. It wasn’t until I continued talking about “Green Sweater” that my mother had a priest come over. He said my room was the doorway and placed bibles and candles on each side of the door. He also “smudged” the house. After I refused to go in there again, we finally moved.