When I was a child, I would always share ghost stories with my
friends. Gathering round together, we would share ghost stories that we
heard from various peopleâ€"stories of men, women, and children who were
buried alive and ghosts that linger' in old houses or cemeteries.
Despite my fascination for ghost stories, one of my greatest fears is
my fear of ghosts, or worse, my fear that a ghost will appear before me.
While I enjoy the thrill that horror stories bring me, I never thought of
myself encountering a ghost, whom I fondly call as "The Other."
Now that I am working, I stopped sharing ghost stories for its thrill
and gore. I also forgot how I used to fear ghosts and anything bizarre.
That is, I forgot all about these until, one day in the office where I
work, I suddenly became witness to the scary, yet curious life of a ghost
It was only a few months ago when strange things began happening in
the office where I work. Several changes had happened in the office. One
of these changes is the ongoing construction and renovation of the new
extension of the office. This new construction will increase office space,
allowing more employees to work and hold their offices in the said
However, despite these positive developments in the office, some
elements living' in the office do not agree to these changes. My friend
Chona narrated how she first encountered about "The Other" living inside
the office when she stayed in the office for the night to have her
overtime. Chona, who used to work overtime before, one day, noticed a
woman with long and curly hair wearing an office wear walking in front of
her holding some papers in her hand. The woman stopped just past Chona's
cubicle. Looking back, Chona noticed that the woman is not moving at all.
After about ten seconds, she noticed that the woman's feet are slowly
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