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THE OLD WOMAN'S COTTAGE
This isn't really a story about a ghost in particular, but something
that to me
was very bizarre and confusing.
This event took place many years
ago...At least
13 years ago..When I was around 4 to 6 years old..but it still remains
clear in
my mind...
First, I'll just say that I don't have a history of delusions or false
memories.
In fact, I have a very good memory and can remember events, people, and
places
almost perfectly.To this day I don't know exactly what it was..or what
it
means, but I'm 100% positive that it happened, and 100% positive that
it was not
a dream.
My family and I had gone on a trip by road. To where? I don't know. I
remember
grumbling and mumbling because I wasn't happy about the long car
ride...which
was upwards of 10 hours. I was an energetic little girl who could not
keep still
for very long. Anyway, I fell asleep on this trip, and woke up to a
very strange
scenery... We were in a vast forest. Trees scattered everywhere... We
stopped in
front of a small cottage residing in these woods. It was quaint. It was
rustic,
but still very picturesque. When I got out of the car, I surveyed the
land with
my youthful eyes. The trees were so tall and big...they seemed to go on
forever
in the sky. The ground was mostly dirt, and rays of light or "fingers
of god" as
my parents call them, shone down and hit the ground. My parents were
walking
towards the cabin along with my brother. And I, after soaking up the
scenery,
skittered along behind them.
A thin old woman with snow white short
hair, in a
blue dress with a tiny white flower pattern answered the door and had
us come
inside. My dad began speaking to her. I could only imagine we had
gotten lost. I
wasn't really listening to the adults...just looking around her
cottage. I was
getting hungry, really hungry and tired. I wanted to watch TV...and
grab some
food. The old lady was occupied talking to my dad, so I took the
opportunity to
look through her cabinets to see if she had any food. I'd never steal,
but I
just wanted to see what she had. Strangely she had no fridge...and when
I looked
in all her cabinets, there was nothing. They were absolutely empty and
bare. I
glanced over at her tiny kitchen table. There was a silver tea set on
it. I got
the attention of my mom and told her that I was really hungry and there
was no
food. My mom said, "Oh she must have some food." but I knew it was a
tiny, tiny
cottage. In fact, it was just one room. The layout was the door, then
when you
walked in there was the little table with the tea set to the
right...and
straight forward was the..I guess you could call it a "kitchen" there
was
nothing in it, just the counter and the cabinets. The kitchen was
missing
everything including the kitchen sink. Anyway, I told my mom that I had
looked
in her cabinets and that she had NOTHING.
My mom was a little surprised
because
I had been looking in the cabinets, but didn't do anything. I then
asked her,
"If she has no food...then why does she have a little tea set?" my mom
answered:
"That set was probably passed down in her family from dead relatives."
I was
staring intently at the tea set wondering why she had no food, no
TV...no
kitchen..no bathroom...just a plain' ol room with blue wallpaper. I
heard the
woman speaking..to me... "Is something wrong, young lady?" I looked at
her and
tried to say no, but I was just struck speechless by her. The look she
had on
her face...neither intimidating or angry...just a look that confused
me. I felt
she was reading my mind. She knew what I was wondering... Why she had
no food or
water..or TV..or anything... She said, very slowly: "I know the secret
of God."
After that phrase, the rest is a complete blank. Everything...I don't
remember
anything else after that...no trip...no nothing...
I know for sure this wasn't a dream...it just wasn't. Nobody has any
recollection of what happened except me. My brother accuses me of
having false
memories, my mother thinks I was dreaming...my dad thinks I was just
imagining
things.
I know this happened...and to me it meant something very
important..what IS the
secret of God?
Sometimes I'll remember this occurrence...and ask out
loud.. "Old
woman...what is the secret of god?" When I ask..I get this
feeling..that I'm not
alone.
Submitted From: Julie, CA, USA
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