The Whispers of the Ghost

I would not say my whole life sucked. Part of my life was very blissful. There were times I had serious mood swings and there were times I was fine. I thought I was undergoing depression but it was something more. It was hard for me to get a job and settle down while others around me got married and settled down with their loved ones. I knew I had to do something with my life but I did not know what to do or how to start to make it better.

That evening was gloomy and it hinted to me that it was about to rain. So, I decided to dry my clothes inside the house instead. I opened the washing machine and started hanging my clothes on the hangers slowly. As I hung my clothes slowly, I heard the light downpour outside.

I thought to myself, "It would be nice to have a hot cup of chocolate now."

Then suddenly, a gush of wind from the inside of the house brushed the back of my neck with a faint whisper, "Jump!" I stopped my work and looked at the back, no one was there. With my heart beating fast, I ignored the whisper and continued to hang the clothes on the clothes hangers.

Something told me to look outside the window (the washing machine was beside the window). I looked out of the window and I heard the whisper again, "Down!" My heart was thumping fast nervously and I knew something was not right. I knew that I heard the whispers because my goosebumps were crawling up my skin.

I took a step back fast and closed the washing machine quickly. I did not want to stand near the window anymore, so I took the clothes that I hung on the hangers and walked to the hall. The day went on fine that day after that whispers but when I slept that night, I could hear those whispers near my ears whenever I close my eyes.

The next day, I called my friend over to my house and told her about the whispers I was getting hoping that she would understand my situation. She told me that she knew someone from the church that she goes to who could help me. I was reluctant at first but I had no choice but to accept her offer to ask him for help.

This guy from my friend's church, Mr. Joonie (not his real name) whom I asked for help, came to my house to check if everything was alright. He looked young and handsome when I saw him at the church. He was not a priest or someone who would be devoted to the church too. He looked hunky with muscles with huge hands.

I thought to myself, "What a big handsome boy he is!"

So, Mr. Joonie checked my rooms(3 rooms downstairs and 3 rooms upstairs), my bathrooms, and my backyard. He seemed casual and cool about everything he touched and sees around my house. He did not react till he opened my back gate leading to my neighbor's back kitchen.

"It is here. It is surely here," he said as he closed his eyes.

"What is here?" I asked in a panicked tone.

"Let's go into the house first. It can't come into the house. You have protected your house with prayers," he smiled charmingly at me.

I knew what he was saying because I use to light a lamp and burn incense sticks for prayers every evening around 7 pm. I did not know that my actions would be a plus point for me. I nodded my head and followed him back into the house.

"I don't want to know what it is but I just want it to leave me alone," I was being honest with him.

"Don't be ignorant. You must know what it is and where it came from or not you wouldn't know how to chase it away completely," his looks pierced me.

I apologized and told him that I was experiencing whispers and nightmares ever since I moved into that house. He nodded his head as if he knew and locked his eyes on me while I spoke to him about my experiences. He was very patient in listening to my paranormal experiences in that house till I narrated about the cleaning of my backyard before I settled down fully in that house.

"What did you do with those lemongrass plants behind your house?" he asked me curiously.

"My friend and I had to cut it down completely since it was growing wildly. It would look messy if we did not pull it out completely," I explained to him.

"So, you pulled it out with their roots too?" he asked me again.

"Yes, with the roots. Why is this an issue as we have a bigger issue to face?" I was curious about his question before.

He looked at me with piercing eyes and his words next shook me and send chills down my spine, "You have killed one of their children. It wants revenge."

My eyes widened in shock as I spoke, "I don't understand. Who had I killed?"

"Whoever sends you a bad omen is trying to get back at you. It couldn't enter your house since it was protected, so that is why it came as a gush of wind and left," he looked into my eyes seriously.

"So, you are telling me that the lemongrass was its child and I killed it?" I tried to guess.

He nodded his head and said, "When you bought this house, you could have asked permission to cut any plants that were wildly growing around your house. We would never know what is residing inside the overgrown plants."

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