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The Abandoned House: A Night of Terror

The Encounter with the Ghost of a Young Girl

By Murugadoss GPublished about a year ago 5 min read
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The Abandoned House: A Night of Terror
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Two major role played in this story


Story characters:


Sarah - the protagonist and main character who sets out to investigate the abandoned house


The young girl ghost - the ghost that haunts the abandoned house and stalks Sarah.

Sarah's friend - a person who heard the same story about the haunted house and encouraged Sarah to go investigate

The town sheriff - a law enforcement official who is skeptical of the ghost story and doesn't believe in the supernatural

The town historian - an elderly resident of the town who has lived there for many years and has knowledge of the history of the haunted house

Sarah's family members - the people who live with Sarah and who she turns to for comfort and support after her encounter with the ghost.

Story:-


The night was quiet, almost too quiet. The kind of quiet that makes your skin crawl, and your heart race. Sarah sat in the dark, surrounded by nothing but the sound of her own breathing. She had heard the story of the abandoned house down the road, and she couldn't resist the urge to investigate.

She had heard that the house was haunted by the ghost of a young girl who had died in a fire. Sarah didn't believe in ghosts, but she was drawn to the mystery of the abandoned house. She grabbed her flashlight, stepped outside, and started down the road.

As she approached the house, she could feel the hairs on the back of her neck start to stand up. She couldn't explain it, but she felt like she was being watched. She shone her flashlight on the house, and the beam illuminated the broken windows, the boarded-up doors, and the vines that had grown up the sides of the building.

Sarah stepped closer to the house, and she could feel her heart pounding in her chest. She shone her flashlight inside one of the broken windows, and she saw a room filled with cobwebs and debris. She stepped back and shone her light up at the roof, and she saw a face staring back at her.

She screamed and stumbled backward, dropping her flashlight. When she picked it up, the face was gone. Sarah's hands were shaking, and she couldn't get the image of the face out of her head. She took a deep breath and decided to leave, but as she turned to go, she heard a sound behind her.

She spun around, shining her flashlight in the direction of the sound. She saw a figure standing in the darkness, and she screamed again. The figure stepped forward, and Sarah could see that it was a young girl. She was dressed in a tattered nightgown, and her hair was singed.

"Who are you?" Sarah asked, her voice trembling.

The girl didn't answer. She just stood there, staring at Sarah with empty eyes. Sarah stepped back, and the girl stepped forward. Sarah turned to run, but she heard the girl's voice whisper in her ear, "You can't leave."

Sarah screamed and stumbled, but she managed to get back to her feet. She started to run, but she felt like she was running in slow motion. She heard the girl's laughter behind her, and she felt a cold breath on the back of her neck.

She burst through the door of her house, and she slammed it shut. She leaned against the door, panting and shaking. She could still hear the girl's laughter in her ear, and she knew that she would never be the same again.

Sarah sat on her couch, wrapped in a blanket, trying to calm her racing heart. She had just returned from the abandoned house, and she still couldn't shake the feeling of the ghost's cold breath on the back of her neck. She thought about calling her friend, but she was too scared to talk to anyone.

Just then, there was a knock at the door. Sarah hesitated, then slowly got up to answer it. When she opened the door, she saw the town sheriff standing on her porch.

"Are you okay, miss?" the sheriff asked. "I received a report of screaming coming from this house."

Sarah explained what had happened at the abandoned house, but the sheriff just nodded skeptically. "I've heard the stories about that place, but I've never seen any evidence of a ghost. Most likely, you just saw a stray animal or something."

Sarah tried to convince the sheriff, but he was unconvinced. Frustrated, she thanked him for his time and closed the door. She turned to go back to the couch, but she heard a faint whisper. She spun around, but there was no one there.

She knew she had to talk to someone who believed her, so she decided to go see the town historian. The historian lived in a small cottage on the outskirts of town, and Sarah had heard that she was an expert on the history of the area.

When Sarah arrived at the cottage, she was greeted by the historian, an elderly woman with a warm smile. Sarah explained what had happened at the abandoned house, and the historian listened intently.

"I've heard that story many times before," the historian said. "The ghost of the young girl has been seen by many people over the years. But no one has been able to explain why she's still here."

The historian went on to explain that the house had belonged to a wealthy family, and the young girl had died in a fire that had swept through the house many years ago. The family had moved away, and the house had been left to crumble.

Sarah left the historian's cottage feeling a little better. She knew she wasn't alone in her experience, and she felt a sense of comfort knowing that the historian believed her.

When she got home, she told her family about what had happened, and they were shocked and frightened for her. They all agreed to stay together and not let her out of their sight.

That night, Sarah went to bed feeling safer with her family around her. But as she drifted off to sleep, she heard the ghost's whisper in her ear once again, "You can't leave."

From that day on, Sarah was never quite the same. She was haunted by the ghost of the young girl, and she could never shake the feeling that she was being watched. But she was grateful for her family, who stood by her and helped her through her experiences. And even though she was scared, she knew that she was never truly alone.

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