That one day is going to be a stain
on my memory until I die. Around 11 years passed already, but still
with a crystal quality I can recall events of the 14th
November 2014...
My best friend
Eric and I were loudly discussing the party we just left, while
walking through the backroads of the Vaskylia Estate. At some point I
stopped to check on my phone. Eric hadn't noticed that and he kept
moving. Suddenly, I dropped it and knelt to pick the mobile up. Then
I noticed something on my left.
Despite the late hour, there was a
woman on the playground sitting motionless on the last swing. She was
clearly alone. Unconsciously, I turned camera on and placed its flash
in her direction. The light I had wasn't enough to inspect her
appearance correctly from that distance. I was sure of one thing,
though. She was older than me.
Probably I was waiting for her to
react, but she seemed to ignore me and still haven't moved a single
muscle since I have noticed her. Also, even her curly blonde hair
wasn't being moved by the wind, which kept nearly constantly
blowing.
I stood frozen until I heard Eric's
voice calling me. I told him to look at the woman. At first, he
didn't believe me, most likely thinking that I was playing a trick
on him. Once he got closer, he saw her too and freaked out even more
than me.
For some strange reason, I wanted to
come closer to that woman. I was alone, I would have done that and
who knows, how it could end. Luckily, Eric was with me. He grabbed my
hand and forced me to run away.
After a sleepless night, I decided to
tell my mother about what happened. When I finished describing that
woman from the playground, she went to the attic and came back with
an old photo. The woman on it looked nearly the same as that one I
saw. Then, I was told that it was my deceased grandmother and the day
before was the 20th anniversary of her death. I was
speechless...
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