For those of you who can see and hear ghosts, it gets really creepy sometimes. The latest experience I had, was the one probably at work.
The building I work for is old, that much I know. It has 4 levels, including a basement. Co-workers have said it used to be a jailhouse. I work on the first floor, which is where they would let the prisoners roam free and watch them from above. There's this tiny closet that leads up to a flight of stairs that take you to another level, its almost like being in the airvents looking down except there is enough space to walk and stand up straight.
The building is haunted and there are lots of stories. For me though, I sometimes stayed late in the building or go in on weekends by myself to work. One such weekend, I went in and it was getting to 6:00 pm. Usually, when the "they" -- meaning the ghosts --- want me to leave, they start showing themselves subtly or start making noises. I'm sensitive to them, so I usually pack up my stuff and leave. I know they don't want to harm me, but they don't like the lights and want to be left alone. It's an understanding between us. But only for the ones in the dept I work for. I don't venture out of my dept because I'm not sure what I will run into. the building is really that creepy.
Well, it was 6:00 at night and it was starting to get dark outside. I was at the copier collating when I heard loud continuous banging, like someone was opening and closing metal cabinets. The first thought that ran through my.mind was, "When did someone get here and bypass me that I didn't even notice", so I followed the sound and came up empty. I couldn't exactly pin point where the sound was coming from either. I even thought, "Is someone trying to break in?" But no, the noise is definitely inside with me and the windows are painted shut.
So the noise continued and since I couldn't pinpoint it, decided to ignore it and get my work done so I could leave. Well, guess what? Ignoring it wasn't going to go away. Instead what happened was it got louder and more distinct to the point where I realized it was right above me. It wasn't someone opening and closing cabinets, it was someone clearly walking above me in that vent area. Someone walking heavily on metal, which is what the vent is made of. Then it started stomping. It wanted me to go home, bad.
By the way, did I forget to mention no one used that vent area passage way. No one goes up there.
You'd think I would have peed in my pants by now right? Nope, not me. I have no idea why, but when these strange things happen to me, atm, I don't scare. Only afterwards when I reflect back, then I get creeped out and wonder why I'm not scared.
So what did I do? I told the thing I wasn't ready to go home yet cause I was still.working on a project. Did it stop? Nope. So I started to get annoy because it was causing too much camotion and the noise was intensifying. Urgh! I got mad at it and then prayed. Prayers always work. I prayed for it to leave me alone. And before I finished my prayers, it was like someone came and turned off the TV or radio. Complete dead silence.
I didn't leave until 8:00 that night. That building holds a lot of craziness. When you go in, remember to shut your eyes and ears to all the strangeness around you. Don't let it get the best of you and don't let them scare you. Because they will try.