Segundo relato ganador del concurso de «Halloween» organizado por el Departamento de Inglés

Valentina Guerrero Revello 4ESOB – Ghost story

One dark and rainy day, while I was walking through the woods, I heard a strange noise behind me. When I turned around, I didn’t see anything, so I calmed down… It was probably just a branch. I kept walking until I heard a bush moving. I was curious about what was hiding behind the bush, so I decided to approach it…

First one step, then another one, and another one, and another one… And while I was just about to give the last step, a happy little squirrel ran from behind the bush. «Just a little squirrel», I thought to myself while I continued heading to my destination, but… Wait!, what destination? Where am I going? What am I doing in the middle of the woods?

I couldn’t remember anything and I was starting to feel really dizzy… Suddenly, all I saw was black. When I woke up, all I knew was that I had to get out of there, so when a couple of tourists were heading my way, I saw my opportunity. I started to explain my situation, but they passed right through me!

They couldn’t see nor hear me. Desperate, I tried to communicate for hours with no result. Hours became days, days became months, months became years and years became centuries…