As told by Prue
Kenny and I hadn’t been in town that long when I met Sandy at the local Daycare centre. She lived a couple of doors down from us, and although we hadn’t been formerly introduced, I recognised her having seen her in her front yard when were unpacking two weeks ago when we were finally moving into our very first home as husband and wife.
Sandy didn’t bother with any formalities. “So, you’re the new people on the block yeah?” Sandy asked/stated. “Have you met the ghost yet or what?” she continued.
I stood there perplexed, not knowing what she was talking about. Sandy looked at me in exasperation and repeated her question/statement. “The ghost. Have you met him yet or what? I shook my head ‘no’, not really sure what she was talking about.
I thought no more of it as I made my way home where I found Kenny on the couch in front of the TV. “Hey, I thought you came home earlier,” Kenny said as I came down the hallway. I stopped and looked at him, mid-way to the kitchen. “I thought you came home earlier because I heard some noise coming from the bathroom, but when I went to check you weren’t there." I just looked at him a little strangely and went on to unpack my groceries.
A few days later I was home cooking Kenny’s favourite meal, when I was sure I heard the shower running. I stood still on the spot listening, but the noise of running water had stopped as abruptly as it has started. I figured I’d just imagined it, so went back to peeling the potatoes, but a couple of minutes later I heard it start up again. I went to check and found the hot water tap turned on full bore in the shower, but no one was there and I was the only one home. I started to feel freaked-out and really didn’t want to be there by myself. I remembered what our neighbour Sandy had said about the ‘ghost’ and shuddered at the thought. I didn’t even want to consider it.
I had to come to grips with it though because over the next 3 years that we lived in that house lots of little things happen. I say little things because it was never really scary or earth-shattering stuff that went on, but enough to know that the ‘ghost’ was definitely around.
* The shower turned itself on and off quite often.
* I’d come home from work to find the contents of the pantry in the fridge.
* Sometimes I would find the loungeroom windows open, knowing I’d closed and locked them before going to work.
* Lights coming on at night and turning themselves off again.
* Stereo and TV would turn on and off.
* Clothes from the laundry would be found in the kitchen and kitchen utensils in the bathroom.
* Photos frames being moving around on the mantel every few days.
* Keys, mobile phone, ipod and things like that would go missing and turn up in stupid/unlikely places.
* Strange cooking/food smells but no source.
These are just a few of the things that took place while we lived in the house. After a while I wasn’t really scared, but annoyed more than anything. It never bothered Kenny, but I never felt comfortable in the house and was glad to finally move out.
*As told by Prue
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