Phil had rented a room on the third floor of an ancient rooming house while he was still in college in Southern England. It had been a perfectly normal looking place except for the fact that he would wake up occasionally with the feeling that someone was watching him. Having had this feeling now and then since he was young, he would ignore it and go back to sleep. one late Saturday afternoon, however, he was standing in front of the mirror and straightening the tie he was wearing, hoping that his date would not mind his painfully obvious lack of color coordination when something happened.
He was looking at the chunky knot he had tied around his neck, and undid it, trying to re-tie it again when something behind him caught his eye. It was an apparition. Phil stood there, hands in mid air, transfixed to the ground. A man started to materialized behind him. He was short and wore dark grey clothing, which seemed to have come from centuries before: the frilly white collar that spilled out of the neatly tailored gray shirt gave this away. He materialized all the way from his head down to his waist. The rest was left to Phil imagination. And Phil's imagination was working overtime. He wanted to scream. But pulled himself together and regained his composure. Taking a deep breath, he turned around and faced at the apparition. Fear slapped him across his face. He ran out of the room, soundless in fright. He was still a pale white when his date came to meet him at the door of his apartment. His tie was still only half tied. That night he could not concentrate on his date. When she asked him, he revealed to her the vision that he still did not believe in. She was as shocked as him. Only she believed him because she too was a resident of that area from childhood and she knew exactly what Phil had seen.
Phil found out that the ghost could have been the murdered smuggler of the former local lord. People say that he roams the building every now and then, visiting people in their rooms. They also say that he has never caused any harm. Not really caring about whether the ghost was malevolent or benign, Phil wanted to moved out immediately but could not. He had paid a handsome deposit to the landlord, and there were no other vacant houses he could rent. he had no other choice but to live there for the whole year. Phil revealed later to his girlfriend that he was definitely vacating. but as months passed, Phil came to want to stay. The neighbors have commented that they can hear Phil arguing loudly in the middle of the night with someone. Phil failed in his exams, but has never left the house. No one understands why.
He was looking at the chunky knot he had tied around his neck, and undid it, trying to re-tie it again when something behind him caught his eye. It was an apparition. Phil stood there, hands in mid air, transfixed to the ground. A man started to materialized behind him. He was short and wore dark grey clothing, which seemed to have come from centuries before: the frilly white collar that spilled out of the neatly tailored gray shirt gave this away. He materialized all the way from his head down to his waist. The rest was left to Phil imagination. And Phil's imagination was working overtime. He wanted to scream. But pulled himself together and regained his composure. Taking a deep breath, he turned around and faced at the apparition. Fear slapped him across his face. He ran out of the room, soundless in fright. He was still a pale white when his date came to meet him at the door of his apartment. His tie was still only half tied. That night he could not concentrate on his date. When she asked him, he revealed to her the vision that he still did not believe in. She was as shocked as him. Only she believed him because she too was a resident of that area from childhood and she knew exactly what Phil had seen.
Phil found out that the ghost could have been the murdered smuggler of the former local lord. People say that he roams the building every now and then, visiting people in their rooms. They also say that he has never caused any harm. Not really caring about whether the ghost was malevolent or benign, Phil wanted to moved out immediately but could not. He had paid a handsome deposit to the landlord, and there were no other vacant houses he could rent. he had no other choice but to live there for the whole year. Phil revealed later to his girlfriend that he was definitely vacating. but as months passed, Phil came to want to stay. The neighbors have commented that they can hear Phil arguing loudly in the middle of the night with someone. Phil failed in his exams, but has never left the house. No one understands why.
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