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A family by the sea lost a 5-year-old boy...

"Patrick, let's go catch jellyfish! ~"

By Eamonn DaviesPublished 2 years ago 3 min read

A family by sea lost their son . A five-year-old boy was swept away by the waves and never came back . The family was distraught . The body could not be found . The mother cried to sea for three days and nights , while the father watched the rolling sea in silence . According to local customs and habits , for the accidental death of the people , in the first seven days to find a psychic , let the dead person possessed , said the last words will , the family to complete the will , so that he walked at ease . The family followed the custom and on the first seven days invited a divinity woman in her seventies to come and breathe out the dead child's grievances and last words . But there is a big problem , there is no body , the boy's body has not been found , the parents had to find some boy clothes in the coffin , intend to do a cenotone . The godmother looked at the clothes in the coffin and said , " Your child's soul was thrown into the sea with the body . I'm afraid it's difficult to successfully attach to his soul with these clothes . " . The family is crying , said just to want to listen to the child's will to let him feel at ease to go yunyun , the diva waved his hands said : " worth while , today I will help you to retrieve the corpse " . See the witch said , biting his fingers blood drew a sign on the boy's clothes , then cling to stare at the parents said : " the sea deep die each year in the sea of countless people , I can only rely on these clothes to strengthen the contact of your child , and I can't find your child's soul , is the luck and nature . And Parents atmosphere dared not go out and wait for the godmother to say . "And There are not only dead people in the sea , there are many unknown things , so if anything is wrong after I am possessed , kill me immediately without hesitation . " . The parents were moved and frightened , for the godmother had risked her life this time . The parents also knelt on the ground and thanked them repeatedly . Then the old woman closed her eyes and muttered an ancient incantation . A moment later . Suddenly he fell to the ground with his eyes wide open . Boy , it was the first time this family had ever seen the eyes of a human being stare so wide , and the scene where the witch collapsed was drenched in cold sweat . There was silence . A second 2 second . Three seconds . Four seconds . Five seconds , . Suddenly the godmother's body began to shake violently . Everyone present felt a tension , and the old woman's words echoed in his mind : "And . There are not only dead people in the sea , there are many unknown things , so if anything is wrong when I am possessed , kill me immediately and don't hesitate ." . What is the unknown ? Monsters , beasts , ghosts ? Or A second 2 second . Three seconds . Four seconds . Five seconds , . After shaking for five seconds , the godmother suddenly sat up on the ground and looked at everyone with wide eyes . The boy's father raised his shotgun and pointed it at the godmother , ready to pull the trigger , while the mother covered her mouth to silence her cry , tears running down her cheeks . Suddenly the godmother spoke , her voice high and sharp , piercing the silence . . "Patrick , , Let's went to catch jellyfish ! ~ " .

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Eamonn Davies

An avid lover of stories about ghosts and legends, I love the thrill of having my bones tingle! I hope you enjoy my story.

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