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A Short Story: The Richmond Haunting

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The Richmond Haunting began with a devil scratching at the window in the early hours of the morning.

Fiona, when she heard the noise, didn't think anybody could be outside as she lived on the fourteenth floor. Yet, there it was again, scratching on the bedroom glass.

Puzzled by the clawing sound, she began to wonder if somebody was outside, playing silly beggars.

'Impossible,' she thought because outside there wasn't a ledge to balance on, only the night air to hold the person aloft.

Wondering then who could be responsible for the scratching at the bedroom window. Fiona allowed her mind to wander and as she did, the room became ice-cold

Goosebumps rose on her arms like the dead, pushing their way out of their graves.

Fiona, as she felt the cold air …show more content…

Again, she tried to get her partner's attention. Still, no luck, Steven didn't move a muscle.

With no choice, but to investigate, Fiona got out of bed and approached the bedroom window. With her heart racing, she opened the bedroom curtains and to her stunned horror, she saw a silhouette shape floating outside the bedroom window.

The thing looked human, except it had no facial features to its appearance, only a black mass.

Flabbergasted, not saying a word, Fiona stood still and stared at the thing, not believing what she could see.

'A nightmare, that's all.' She thought.

Yet, outside, she could hear traffic hissing, a dog barking. It was then; Fiona wondered if it was a ghost, she could see in the window?

The thought was crazy, but it wasn't every day you saw a shadow floating outside your bedroom window and certainly not one that had branches for fingers.

Closing the bedroom curtains, she hurried back into bed, where the scratching on the glass continued. Until all that remained was the silence and even that, felt

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