Ghost Stories

One vacation, my family went to visit our Aunt Thelma. She had a big house in the country, which I liked! I brought my laptop and went to the upstairs room to surf the Net. My Mom told me that she, Dad, and Aunt Thelma were going into town and I was in charge. I thought it couldn’t get much better, but things got creepy. I got an email saying, “Your future will be one of your worst nightmares!” I ignored it and shut down to take a bath.

I had a towel wrapped around me and realized the house was quiet. I thought maybe my siblings were playing Hide and Seek somewhere away from me. I started walking down the hall. Suddenly there were scratching sounds throughout the walls. I looked back and was horrified by what I saw! Millions of roach-like insects were coming on the ceiling, floor, and both walls! I looked in the other direction, but I only saw the bathtub. The insects were getting closer. I remembered that insects drowned in water and knew the bathtub was my only hope.

There was no time to waste as I was running towards the tub, hoping it was full. It was! Leaving my towel on, I dove in to the freezing cold water. The roaches were already in the room. I dunked my head in the water. One by one, the roaches crawled in the tub, only to drown. My little brother grabbed my arm and pulled me up out of the tub. Weird, I didn't see any dead, soaked roaches in the water. My brother wanted to show me what he found in the garage.

I followed him there after I got dressed. Aunt Thelma's garage was filled with rats, roaches, and spiders. It was like déjà vu all over again!