It was around 8:00 in the evening. I was
walking alone on a quiet road after finishing my tuition. Darkness surrounded me, and the whole place was completely silent.
Suddenly, I felt something strange… as if someone was walking behind me. My heart started beating fast.
I slowly gathered the courage and turned back to look, but there was no one there. The road was empty.
I tried to calm myself down and thought, "Maybe it's my brother…" Because my brothers often tried to scare me like this. So I believed they were following me just to frighten me again.
I kept walking forward without turning back.
Then suddenly… I heard a voice—
"Come to me… walk with me…"
I froze. That voice didn't sound like my brother. It felt strange… cold… and unfamiliar.
There was a river beside the road. The water looked dark and still under the night sky.
Just then… I saw something.
A shadow moved quickly from the river side… crossing right in front of me.
I stopped walking. My body felt cold, and I couldn't move.
A few seconds later…
I heard the same voice again—
But this time… it was right next to my ear.
"Turn around…"
My whole body started shaking. Slowly… I began to turn back…
And just as I did—
(To be continued…)