Have you ever had the feeling something bad was going to happen? I have and it was that feeling that reveled a secret I wished stay buried. By the way my name is junko and this is a true story about my life. It all started with that feeling, normally it comes in goes when I'm walking home alone. I usually thought it was my mind playing tricks on me. But this time it lingered and even felt like it got stronger.
Something you should know about my house its the oldest one on the block we've lived in it for about three months when this all started. Ill admit I fought my mother tooth in nail but in the end she brought the house. I still remember her words "its to cheap to give up and we need a change". She was right we did need a change but only because our landlord was selling our house. My first home, I grew up there with my grandma, made friends, and so many memorizes. But the most important part I never had that feeling in our old house. My mom worked nights so I usually was left alone. For the first weeks or so my mom pulled as many double she could. She called my aunt to stay and watch over me. The house was empty and cold but that was cause the heater needed to be fixed. my aunt thought it would be a good idea to sleep on the living room floor. I was more happy to, it was kind of like a slumber party. She thought it would be fun to invite my cousin but she couldn't come. Everything seemed fine and soon my mother cut down on doubles so my aunt could go home. Which left me back to square one but by then my room was all set up and at least if felt somewhat like home. This is embarrassing but none the less important, every time I had to use the bathroom at night I would run as fast as I could. Which isn't bad but I'm in high school and what highschooler do you know that dose that?. Well the reason I did this was because my mothers room. She had a habit up leaving the door open and every time I went to the bathroom it was like someone was looking at me with evil intentions. Now through out my story ill describe my house to you and you'll get the full layout by the end. My house kitchen was always cold, oddly enough like a ice box. My mom even decided to turn the heat way up during the winter thinking that would solve the problem. This was after checking for cracks, if the window was open etc. which never was case, the kitchen was just always cold. Now I'm not one to willingly put myself out there to look crazy so I would brush things off. Regardless of how wrong I felt they were and when the kitchen is always cold all year you take heed. My grandmother once told me that when she was young she was thought that the way and direction your house is built can invite the supernatural, so do other people. Its said that if your staircase lead from your door to a room, that room will be inviting ghost in. little did I know how true that was, the school year passed. And with summer came my cousin and little brother (my mother gave birth but before that my cousin moved in. She felt I needed company) my cousin moved into my old room and I moved into the smaller one. I didn't want share so I was willing to down size, you do what you have to do. The room had an inviting atmosphere about it. Everything seemed fine until one day my older cousin knocked on my door as I sat there drawing. I said come in and she sat on the floor near me, she then asked if I wanted to sleep in her room for the summer. I said okay, I mean she was my favorite cousin and my mom already thought I kept to myself to much. I expected her to leave but she just sat there watching me. I looked at her waiting for her to speak again but she didn't. She just looked, I gave in and asked what's wrong.? She said nothing just come we'll move you in now.
That night was the first night of my denial. It started off fine we watched some TV until around nine at night. Unlike me my cousin sleeps with the TV off but I find it hard to sleep without it. The night went on and I laid there in silence trying to sleep when the fan came on. I look towards my cousin and she appeared sleep, so to keep sane I just said must be on a timer. That worked for awhile until its speed increased, going to med then high. At this point my cousin moved and softly whispered name, I looked at her. Then said do you see that, she nodded. I laughed a little and said these timed fans are so cool. She could see by how quietly I said it and the look in my eye I was looking for her to agree. She nodded and said yeah but I don't think it possible for this one to do it. Why? I asked "because I don't own one like that and even if I did its unplugged." The fan then went back to a low blow, I pulled the cover over my head and laid still. After what seemed like forever the sun started to rise. And all I could think about was getting my things and getting out this room. My cousin got off the bed and made her way to mines she tapped me and I jumped. She sat down and said remember when you asked me what's wrong? I nodded and she said "well I lied this has been happening for a few nights. At first I thought it was just me but when I unplugged it and it still turned on I couldn't deny it anymore. I looked at her and said how? Ive lived in this room before you and nothing happened. She laughed a little(you know the ones you do when your scared) probably because you couldn't hear anything over that TV of yours. I stood up and said so we need to tell mommy, I'm sure she can put our mines at ease. She held me back "no, she'll never believe us who would?" I agreed with her. Before walking out the room, she asked "you wont leave me will you?". I shook my head while going down stair. My mom was in the kitchen feeding my baby brother "good morning sleepy head, I guess you two were hot I heard the fan on high a lot. Don't do it to much though you know you get sick easily" I nodded and went to get cereal. I took a deep breath and blew, then proceeded to ask my mother don't you think its weird its always so cold here? She told me not to pay it any mind its a old house. I grabbed my bowl of cereal and went up stair to my room. Only to see my cousin already in there waiting. She looked at me again in that weird way before saying. I feel safe here, I laughed a little and said because its to small to harm you. But she just sat there with that face. I told her let call cho and we'll have a slumber party down in the living room. she smiled a little we can even invite emiko too. I grabbed her hand and lead her down stair to ask my mother. In no time at all my other two cousin came and we popped popcorn, made sandwiches. we stuffed ourselves with candy and soda. After awhile we pulled the couch bed out and all got in then watch cartoon. I was the first one to fall asleep but that didn't last long. About my living room its connected to the dinning room. The dinning room is separated by a swinging door and right next to that door is a door leading to the basement. Now during the day you don't pay attention to it much. But at night my mother turns the light on leading to the basement, holding the swinging door open with a door stopper. As I said earlier I was the first one asleep. I was facing towards the kitchen and so was my other cousin emiko, cho was facing towards the door to the house with hana(which is my cousin that moved in). emiko gently pushed cho waking her up and cho hit hana waking her up. After awhile they were able to wake me. They covered my mouth before waken me up so that I wouldn't make a sound. emiko pointed at the door to the basement and whispered do you see that. I rubbed my eyes and soon saw what looked like a hand flicking the light on and off. To scared to moved I shut my eyes and slowly moved the blanket over my head, As did my cousins. We waited til the sun to rise before going to sleep, only to be woke by my mothers foot steps. She walked into the kitchen and asked " was the basement light bothering you girls" no one answered. She said "I mean you don't have to worry its okay that you turned it off". We wanting nothing more then to tell her but she wouldn't have believed us if we did. we quickly ran to my room after cleaning up to shower. One would sit on the toilet while another bathed and two stayed in my room , waiting. When we all were done we waited for my mother and brother. After which we all left to go bowling, then we dropped my two cousin off before returning home. at that moment I truly felt unlucky and I'm sure hana did too. Washing our clothes became a daunting task, rushing down and feeling like two eyes were always on you. Which made you run when you went back up stairs. After awhile me and hana just decided it would be better to wash it at the laundry mat. The summer passed and I moved back into my room and spend most of my free time there. Rarely going in the kitchen, cousin or mother room. Art became my out let and I soon joined a art after school program. My cousin hana spent less and less time home and when my cousins emiko, and cho came over during the weekend they rarely stepped past the hall way. The feeling seemed to intensify but I didn't understand why. Little things would happen here and there but the feeling grew. unknown to me that was soon to change in a big way.
Weeks passed and things would go missing, only to show up later in the kitchen somewhere. The microwave would shut off while in use. I know your thinking power shortage in the cord, well if you were to ask my mother she said the same. But what do think when three new replacements all do it? Now I'm a very careful person, I doubt check everything. And I finding upsetting that the stove gas would be on while we slept. The first few times I let it go but it scared me when one morning we woke to the whole house smelling like gas. I made it my job to never leave my infant brother alone, unfortunate that meant coming home. Things seemed to bug me and the only place I found peace was in my room. A year passed in my cousin moved out, my mother didn't want my cousin out late and my cousin refused to tell her why she rather stay after school or at a friends til ten. I begged hana to just tell her but she felt this was her chance to escape. I have a feeling now things were worst for her then me. Until this day she refuses to visit. It took awhile but things slowly went back to normal, until my cousin garren came to visit for the holiday. It was the first time he had stayed and he was acting strange the whole time. Later I would find out later that he really didn't want to come after what his mother had told him. He had told me that while watching TV around 12am she closed her eyes only to hear the steps creek when she looked up she saw someone at the top of the stair. She slowly got up to not wake me and went upstairs. As she got there she felt a cold breeze coming from the room right in front of the stair case. She saw that the window was fully open and took a deep breath, realizing it was her mind playing games on her. She went in and tried to close it then the door slammed shut.