The lady in red.

As I am writing this story of mine it is currently 2:23am 5/29/2022.

I was 7 years old when I have experience something that had really scared me till now. My name is Minnie, I was born on the Philippines. My life's been really great, not until I experience something that would scare me and give me a scar.

It was on Paranaque that this had happened, the house that I had lived before was the house of someone that my parents had known. I never really thought about it since I focus more on playing. I had a yaya, she took care of me for 2 years, I think.

I was at the house when my mom went to davao to visit my grandparents and my dad was working abroad. My siblings were at our neighbor's house. And my yaya was also outside the house talking to her friends. While I was watching in the room, the show was SpongeBob. The lights in the room, living room, and kitchen were open. Beside the bedroom there was an altar. It was really close to the door, and, so was I.

I was quietly watching my favorite show not until I caught something, or someone at the corner of my eye. I was terrified. I hid beside the bed and screamed on the top of my lungs until my yaya hears me. But she never came. She was too busy talking with her friends outside. Well, of course I cried. Who wouldn't for a seven-year-old.

I went out to look if it was there. But it was gone, so I took the opportunity to run outside. I cried when I opened the gate. My yaya was confused and asked why was I crying. I told her I saw a woman but, she didn't have a face.

My yaya was guilty for leaving me all alone.

A few days have passed, my mom finally came home. I was quiet, waiting for her to come inside the room. "Nak, what are you doing? Are you okay" My mom asked. "Mommy, I saw a woman in red." I replied. She seemed shocked to hear what I had said. She asked me to describe what she looked like. But her eyes went wide as she heard me say that she wore a red dress, it looked pretty old, it was ripped.

She told me that she used to know her. She was a friend of ours back when they were in college. But sadly she died. No one knew that she lived there. I was left in shock when she said that, I didn't tell anyone about any of this except my mom.

Later that night, my brother and I were on the way to our neighbor's house, not until my brother pulled my shirt, and he told me to look at the roof. I look to the place where he was pointing...and I saw her. She was standing on our neighbor's roof. She had long hair, a red dirty dress, and this time she had a face.

She smiled, her smile can almost reach her ears. My brother was already crying, and so was I, but when I blinked, she was gone. I quickly grabbed my brother and called for my Aunt to help us.

People thought that we were making this up. But I am glad that I moved out of that house just a year ago. But who knows when I'll be seeing her again.

Time check, 3:26am in the morning!! Good night!

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