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Friday, 21 February 2014

Learning


You know that feeling you keep getting, the feeling that you are being watched? That certainty that someone else is in the room with you, even when you know there is not?

And those times when you experience the sensation of fingers running lightly through your hair, then wipe your hand across your scalp thinking you might dislodge an insect, only to find there is none... but the sensation lingers?

Those small movements, shadowy movements, right on the very edge of your peripheral vision, haven't they been more frequent lately?

All those nights when tiny sounds have dragged you from slumber, only to be replaced by cold silence the moment your eyes open, doesn't the fear trickle down your spine as you stare into the darkness?

I am the watcher, the toucher, the shadow, the bringer of fear.

Soon things will change. I only passed over very recently, and I'm still learning. When I've had a little more practice you won't even know I'm here at all.

But I will be...


©2014 Stephen. J. Green.
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26 comments:

  1. Helen A. Howell21 February 2014 at 02:50

    Oooo spooky!

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  2. Cat Russell21 February 2014 at 03:19

    Aaaaaand, I had to read this before bedtime. Thanks for the nightmares! :)

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    1. Steve Green21 February 2014 at 21:51

      Sorry Catherine, I do seem to be the cause of so many of your nightmares, don't I?
      (Grins mischievously)

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  3. Larry Kollar21 February 2014 at 03:51

    Aha, so he's the one! When he woke me up, I'd look at the cat. Cat: sleeping. Obviously nothing to worry about. ZZZzzz…

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    1. Steve Green21 February 2014 at 21:53

      Nice one Larry, if there was anything to fear, the cat would be outta there. :-)

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  4. Unknown21 February 2014 at 05:41

    Honestly, I'm always certain something is here. You and the other spooky thing slinking about just around the corner.

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    1. Steve Green21 February 2014 at 21:54

      That's the thing with corners David, you just never know what is lurking round there. :-)

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  5. Sulci Collective21 February 2014 at 08:42

    I'm dying to know who the 'you' is. This was nicely done

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    1. Steve Green21 February 2014 at 21:58

      Thanks Marc. I would like to know too, cos I'm a bit fed up of being woken up in the middle of the night, only for the culprit to have done a runner. :-)

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  6. Claudia H. Blanton21 February 2014 at 17:51

    that was creepy - love it!

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  7. Stephen22 February 2014 at 05:16

    I should be reassured that I'm not the only one who has felt all of these things, but I'm not. I should feel better to know that my fears are only because the bringer has not mastered its craft, but again I'm not. I should feel less confused to finally put a name to all of it, but alas... I am not. A cleverly short piece, Steve. You always have an acute eye for finding these things and magnifying them. I look forward to what you spotlight next week.

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    1. Steve Green22 February 2014 at 12:42

      Stephen,thank you very much for the very kind words.
      This is just another of those simple ideas that I toyed with, I think I would be more frightened by the fact that the presence was still there and unnoticeable, at least when it was learning you knew it was in the room. So far it hasn't done anything overly malevolent though... so far.

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  8. Casey22 February 2014 at 09:54

    Very sinister and I bet it would make great fodder for a longer tale. I know its good to draw on things people can relate too, and most people will have experienced at least one of those things I am sure, even if it was just a spider on their neck lol. Nice work :).

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    1. Steve Green22 February 2014 at 12:44

      Thanks Casey. occasionally I turn shorts like these into longer pieces, and, as you say, there is scope for expansion on this one, things could become much more dangerous, or comical even.

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    2. Casey22 February 2014 at 18:46

      Comical sounds interesting lol. Maybe an inept ghost who makes himself/herself jump more often than the subject of their attention? lol.

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    3. Steve Green22 February 2014 at 21:21

      That's one possible scenario Casey, or maybe the tables being turned and the one who is haunted becoming the tormentor. :-)

      I'll let the idea simmer for a while, and see if anything comes to mind.

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  9. Cindy Vaskova22 February 2014 at 17:23

    Zoinks! I hate that feeling, and I've always thought that as long as I know it's there I have some minor control over it, like I get to be more alert. And if one day it suddenly disappears, I'd sit there wondering...has it truly gone away... Creepy stuff, Steve, creepy thoughts..

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    1. Steve Green22 February 2014 at 21:23

      Thanks Cindy, thing is, you won't know if it has actually gone or not now. Bwuhahahahaha!!!

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  10. Craig Smith23 February 2014 at 12:17

    Very creepy indeed! I think I'm going to have to invent in a protection spell of some kind.

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    1. Steve Green23 February 2014 at 17:32

      Thanks Craig. A protection spell sounds like a good idea, or maybe an exorcism? :-)

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  11. Icy Sedgwick23 February 2014 at 15:09

    I knew it was you!

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  12. Katherine Hajer24 February 2014 at 03:40

    Okay, but what about the one who smokes the cigarettes I smell from time to time? Do you work together?

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    1. Steve Green24 February 2014 at 12:24

      Funnily enough, I was wondering about that smell too. :-)

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