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The Thing with Ruby Eyes
by Debra F.

When I was a child we lived in a old farm house in Trotwood, Ohio. It was a two-bedroom, two-story job with a large yard and several barns. It seemed I was the only one who ever saw or heard anything unusual there. I heard a lady at night: she would hum and had a saying that she spoke. The saying was quite stupid and made no sense, not even now. I never saw her, though. We would go on vacation, and after a day or two she would be there. My mother said it was a dream. I knew it wasn't. I would pinch until I drew blood and still hear her voice. 

There were also the shadow people. It seemed that they moved within the shadows of the night. And at times I was terrified of them. I don't remember why now. The most horrifying experience that I had was this: It was late well after midnight. My parents were snoring in their room. I heard footsteps on the stairs. We lived close to a large city, so I thought it was a burglar. But the steps were only on one side. I heard it come to the top of the steps and stop. I was holding my breath... I was so afraid. I could still hear the snores of the room next door. The doorknob slowly turned and the door swung open. It was not a man or even a human that entered the room. It was about six feet tall with eyes that glowed like two rubies. I thought it was the Grim Reaper coming to take me away. It didn't speak to me then. It stood and stared down at me. I had long hair then and had gone to bed with a sterling silver comb that had been my mother's. She had told me for some strange reason not to loose it. (I had looked at her like she was stupid because I was only going to bed.) It was gone in the morning and was never found. Neither have I seen that thing again. 

Now I live in a different house. I used a chant to see spirits. At first nothing happened at all. Then months went by and little things did happen. I thought it was more me then anything I was cold all the time and the pictures that I took of the house came out weird. They had all these little bubbles in them. Only some were bright and quite large. My cats started at times behaving strangling. They would puff up and hiss at nothing. I have heard things voices almost in the house. Most of the time I think it is my son but he is either not home or dead to the world. There is an immense cold that follows me here. It leaves when my husband is around. So I continue my quest to find what is going on here.

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