My name is Abdul. I live in suleja and my backyard is directly on the marsh.
I woke up and went down stairs to use the bathroom. I kept having this weird pestering feeling like I was forgetting something or something was off. So I went to find my mother; I call her creature of the night cause she stays up super late doing gardening stuffs and feeding our little dog.
I went to the backyard and I saw her about 100 yards from the back door facing the marsh. I called out to her but she didn’t hear me, so I started to walk out to her. Once I started getting closer she turned to face me with a completely blank expression, so I asked her what was wrong. I was about 12 feet away from her and she turned back towards the marsh.
All of a sudden, the back door opens and I turn to see my mom standing on the deck and she called out to me asking what I’m doing. I’ve never run so fast in my life, but I looked back to marsh and I could see that thing disappearing. It looked just like my mom!
I yelled at mom to go inside that there was something out there. I told her what I saw and I’ve been crying and shaking. We woke up my dad and he thought that I must’ve just still been in a sleep state and I dreamed it or something? I can’t stop shaking. What the f*ck just happened? Am I crazy? Did something try to lure me out to the marsh? I must be losing my damn mind, but I know what I saw! And I know it was real.
- AUTHOR OF PAIN
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