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A Spirit Lived With Us

We lived in the U.K as expats in a Tudor style home in Kent It was a nice home but it had “a feel” about it I can’t explain Not frightening or threatening at all Just a different sense in the atmosphere “something strange” My son a very brave boy who was never afraid of the dark Told me “He didn’t like it upstairs in his bedroom sometimes it gave him a funny feeling” As a child he also sensed something unknown in that house His words sent a chill down my spine and hastened my breathing!! One night while my husband and I were watching t.v downstairs There was one almighty thud in our sons bedroom directly above We raced upstairs thinking he’d fallen out of bed or over To find him fast asleep tucked up nice and snug An unexplainable happening that became a regular occurrence One loud thud , our son asleep and nothing there Unbelievably enough it wasn’t frightening Again …Just a strange entity in the air! This night at the base of stairs a movement caught my eye In stunned silence we watched a female shaped shadow glide up the stairs Disappearing out of sight when at the top We found our son sleeping soundly and again nothing was there! Initially, it was somewhat unnerving and there was definite unrest My husband saw the shadow one more time then it was never seen again As time passed life relaxed and continued as normal Though I was interested in the houses history for a reason to explain? So , apparently many years ago a family of five lived there Strict parents and their three daughters forbidden to ever wed All three sisters grew old and died as spinsters One of them dying in that house it is said …..!

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