Haunted

By Willow Cross

When the lights go out and you pull the covers up to your neck, do you lie there listening to something that sounds like footsteps in the hall? Do you glimpse a mist out of the corner of your eye, but when you turn your head to look, nothing is there? Are those strange noises you hear, the knocks and bangs, just the house settling, or is it something more sinister?

Some might say you're crazy, but many of us believe.

Within these pages are true ghost stories. Many of the circumstance were experienced by the author and several were relayed to her by close friends. Have you ever witnessed paranormal events? Do you believe in ghosts?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Willow Cross
• Release date: Oct 24, 2011
• ISBN: 9781466155183

Willow Cross

Willow Cross is a multi-genre author who resides in Indiana. She also moonlights as a radio talk show host for The World of Ink Network’s The Paranormal Hour. A self-proclaimed vamp enthusiast, were-hunter, prankster, dreamer, story teller, benevolent dictator of minions, and chocolate lover, she spends her free time with family and friends, as well as participating in paranormal investigations.Her home has been known to host the occasional ghost and several of her friends profess to be witches. Although she dearly loves Vampires and Werewolves, they are never invited for dinner.

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Haunted

by

Willow Cross

Copyright 2011 Willow Cross

Smashwords Edition

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Dedication

Dear Children,

You are always asking me to retell the happenings of those days and houses. This is for you and your children. Someday I’ll be gone, but you will still be able to tell my grandchildren and great grandchildren our family’s ghost stories. When you tell them, remember to add as much suspense as possible. And most importantly, after you get them good and tense…don’t forget to yell BOO

Prologue

This book is an actual accounting of my personal encounters with ghosts. Although I’m fully aware that many will believe I’ve lost my marbles while simultaneously flipping my lid…I can assure you each event happened exactly as written. At no point did I embellish or add to the story to make it more interesting and dramatic. If you are expecting to see chairs fly around rooms and protoplasmic blood seeping out of walls, stop reading now. Like I said, these are true ghost stories. You’ll be sorely disappointed and quite probably feel this a waste of your time. If, however, you are interested in hearing absolutely 100% true ghost stories, please continue on. To protect the identity of the people involved, the names have been changed.

The Protector

My first experience with a live-in ghost happened shortly after I became a grown up. Now, I stipulate live-in because I had a few minor experiences as a child while visiting friends in their houses. However, they were fairly insignificant and could probably be chalked up to the after effects of too much hot cocoa and several scary movies.

I’d just turned 18 and graduated from high school. It was glorious! My coworker had a crazy ex-boyfriend and was in dire need of a roommate. I jumped at the opportunity. For the sake of this story, we’ll call my roommate Sandy and her boyfriend Mike.

Sandy was as petrified of the place as I was enthralled. The antiquated building had