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Not Alone

December 16, 2020 14 Comments

By Jennifer Lai

“Mommy!”

The voice jolted me awake.

I headed towards Noah’s room. Inside, he sat upright in bed, his face pale as the wall behind him.

“Noah, are you okay?”

“There’s a ghost in my closet.”

Placing my index finger over my lips, I crept towards the closet and shuddered as an icy breeze blew past. I slid the door open. Noah was on the floor, his arms hugging his knees to his chest.

My breath escaped me.

“Mommy, I’m scared,” he whispered. “There’s a ghost on my bed.”

I turned around to see a neatly made bed and an undented pillow.

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  1. Susan F. Reid says

    December 16, 2020 at 7:58 am

    Great use if ambiguity. Was it childhood imagination or real?

    Reply
    • Jennifer Lai says

      December 16, 2020 at 2:50 pm

      Thanks Susan. I leave it up to you to decide 😉

      Reply
  2. Pamela says

    December 16, 2020 at 8:17 am

    Ooohh…eerie! Love the open ending.

    Reply
    • Jennifer Lai says

      December 16, 2020 at 2:52 pm

      Thanks Pamela!

      Reply
  3. Derek says

    December 16, 2020 at 10:31 am

    I enjoyed the twist in the tale.

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    • Jennifer Lai says

      December 16, 2020 at 2:52 pm

      Thanks Derek!

      Reply
  4. Angie says

    December 16, 2020 at 1:03 pm

    Great story, love the twist at the end.

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    • Jennifer lai says

      December 16, 2020 at 2:51 pm

      Thanks Angie!

      Reply
  5. David says

    December 16, 2020 at 3:51 pm

    What a wonderfully eerie scene you’ve created.

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    • Jennifer Lai says

      December 17, 2020 at 1:06 pm

      Thanks David!

      Reply
  6. Kimm says

    December 17, 2020 at 9:51 am

    Chills!!

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    • Jennifer Lai says

      December 17, 2020 at 1:06 pm

      Thanks Kimm, it’s what I was going for. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Justin Nagundi says

    January 5, 2021 at 2:31 am

    The ghost was afraid of the real boy who was also afraid of the ghost. Delightful.

    Reply
  8. Deanna Salser says

    January 7, 2021 at 2:32 pm

    That was good.

    Reply

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