could you turn off the lights

Others Stories | Aug 8, 2011 | 4 min read
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could you turn off the lights

Every place has its share of scary urban legends and the girls hostel that I live in is no exception. There are always these stories about somebody committing suicide in the bathroom or just jumping off the building because she got pregnant or because  the parents just didn't approve of the one true love of her life and of course my favorite "because he cheated on her with her best friend".

Almost every year there would be this commotion about how someone got possessed or somebody saw a girl outside her window or the corridor just drifting in the air. My roomie, Terry and I would just laugh at those poor idiots, all they needed was someone to hold there hand and hug them and say "its okay, I would say things like that too if I didn't have any friends". We never really believed in GHOSTS. Well at least thats the only thing Terry and I have in common. She was like always on a adrenaline rush,  sneaking out almost every night to meet her boyfriend or talking on the phone with him for hours till my ears would bleed from hearing her teeheeing over his stupid jokes, which I never got. While I on the other hand would rather watch a classic french movie and eat popcorns and stay in.

It was just another one of those nights, Terry was getting ready to sneak out again. Ms. Stockman our warden as smart as she thinks she is, never once caught Terry. Well, those stuffed animals under her blanket worked like a charm everytime.

" One of these days, you are really going to be sorry for sneaking out" I said.

Terry really didn't seem to care," Don't worry babe I have you to cover my back"

"Yaya.. hey, can you please turn of the lights before you go?"

" Sure thing and don't wait up for me, I will be late as usual" Terry said with a wink. And within a blink of an eye she was gone....

I really couldn't sleep for some reason, it was raining cats and dogs outside and I got this really cold vibe like someone was staring at me. The lights were still off and I was lying in my bed. I checked my phone to look at the time and couldn't help wondering why Terry was taking really long to come back, I mean the latest she was out was till 2 am and it was already going to be 4 in the morning. I got out of my bed and turned on the light and there she was drenched as hell and standing near the door.

" Do you have any idea what time it is???" I was really worried... "Seriously man I thought that something bad happened to you, where the hell were you????"

Terry with a smile on her face said, " Well we got a flat tyre, so we had to push the bike to the nearest workshop to get it fixed, I am sorry I didn't mean to upset you."

"Dang it Terry, all I need is to sleep and not worry about anything right now"grumbling my way back to my bed while she followed.

For the longest time, she kept staring at me, sitting on her bed... I could tell that something just wasn't right, she really started giving me the creeps.

" Aren't you going to sleep? "I asked

" Yeah in a while, you sleep tight" she said

" Are you alright Terry, I mean do you need to talk?"

" It's okay  we will talk when we get up, good night"

But darn it the lights are still on, I could never sleep with the lights on.

" Uhmm Terry, could you turn off the lights please?"

I will never forget what I saw, Terry's lily white hands stretched all the way to the switch and turned the lights off.

I covered myself quickly with my blanket and turned away from her side but I could feel her sitting on her bed and this time I could feel her hands stroking my hair..

I couldn't wait for the sun to come up, all I wanted to do was run out of there. Somehow I managed to fall asleep and when I got up Terry already left the room. Maybe she is outside but right now she was the last person I wanted to see not after what happened.

I rushed outside to see that there were a lot of cops and Mrs. Stockman and all the other girls looked at me like I had done something.

" Is everything alright Mrs. Stockman?", I asked

"Well dear I am sorry but I have a terrible news to tell you, Terry got into an accident and died at around 2 am this morning"

 

 







 


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Suman john Sep 30, 2012

cool and very interesting work...

Sonal Pandey Aug 20, 2011

Great work, loved your story. Now that's what I call "Short n Scary" :)

Jackie Aug 14, 2011

Cool story, I enjoyed. I thought I was in the room with you. Great visual. :)

Jamyang Aug 9, 2011

No its not a true story.... and thank you all for commenting.. please watch out for my next work.... coming soon ;)

Chanchal Aug 9, 2011

really Scary Story!!! nice ....

Jesus Aug 9, 2011

Great Story!!! Was this true? I kept feeling like it happened to you and you were telling me,, I could imagine everything in my mind,,,

Jaideep Chauhan Aug 9, 2011

OMG!! could you please on the lights for now.. really Scary Enjoyed the scene after 2 am :) Keep up the good work Jamyang

Jamyang Aug 9, 2011

Thanks :)

Attitude Aug 9, 2011

Nice 1...

Amit Aug 9, 2011

Its one of the interesting story i have read, i enjoyed it a lot?. :)

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