Chapter 1: The Ghost

I know someone is here with me, and I can feel it. Maybe even ahead of me or even on the other side of my bed. I just can imagine a tall guy. With some type of suit with a tall hat. With these big brown eyes staring right at me. I don't think I've seen the guy but he must be looking for me. He just stands there like he's going to hurt me. But when I soon look away at the time, he's gone. I have not heard of any hauntings at Mindfield Hall but I haven't talked to my grandparents since I arrived. I feel like someone's close behind me. And then a faint whisper says, "Hilary you have come. I have been looking for you."

"Who are you?"

"I'm..."

And then the whisper just disappeared like in a mist. I'm very frightened so I decide to tell my grandparents. I run as fast as I could, then to find that my grandparents are asleep in their room. I have a choice either to ruin their sleep and wake them, or I could just go back to my room and try to go to sleep. I decide to be polite and let them sleep. But I still feel frightened. I'm happy I brought a night light. That might not make me any less frightened, but it will work for tonight. I start walking to my room, but to find my blanket all ripped up in front of the door. Then to hear turning sound from the knob. The door opens. I walk in to see nothing. But when I go to the bed, I see a little china doll laying there. I pick it up then only to hear a faint "Noooo." I put it down, deciding to put my pajamas on, believing it was all a dream. I decided if I just close my eyes, I will open them in the morning and be back at home. I hop on to the bed and try to get the covers, but someone pushes me back and covers me themselves. I don't know who this person is, but I would like to know soon...

In the morning, I find myself right head to head with the same china doll. I jump from the bed covers and grab the doll. I was wrong it wasn't a dream. But what was this doll doing on my bed... I know I put it on the ground. I never picked it up to sleep with, and I never sleep walk. Maybe Grandpa and Grandma came in and were cleaning the room, and found the china doll, and put it on my bed. Or maybe...I decide not to think about ghosts, so I ran downstairs in my pajamas. When I run down the stairs, I accidentally brought the china doll. I decide to go back upstairs but my Grandpa heard me coming down, and wanted me to come give him a hug. I decide to put the doll behind my back, give him a hug, then tell him I have to use the restroom. So when I walk toward my Grandpa to give him a hug, but as soon as I was about to give him a hug, he asked me a question I didn't want him to ask.

Submitted by Kelsi, 6-W.