Submitted by ShadowQuill24 – I woke up out of nowhere, like snap awake—no clue why. The room felt weird, heavier somehow, like the darkness had thickened. And then I saw her. Just standing there by the window—a girl in this old, white dress. She wasn’t moving or anything, just… there. Like she’d been waiting.

I blinked a million times, rubbed my eyes—y’know, the whole “I must be seeing things” routine. Nope. She stayed put. The air got cold, like bone-chilling cold, and my heart was pounding so hard I thought it might pop. I wasn’t even scared in a normal way; it was more like… what the hell is happening?

I just lay there staring, frozen. Part of me wanted to dive under the covers like a kid, but another part was like, Who are you? Why are you here? She didn’t do anything—didn’t move, didn’t speak. Just stared, all quiet and sad. It was the weirdest thing.

Then, like magic, the moonlight hit the room, and she was gone. Just… gone. I sat there for a minute, trying to convince myself I didn’t see what I saw. But I couldn’t shake it.

The next morning, I tried telling my mom while she was making pancakes—bad idea. She just gave me that distracted “cool story, kid” nod, like I’d been binging horror movies again. But I couldn’t stop thinking about it. That girl. That look. Like she needed something from me.

Now every time it’s dark, I half-expect to see her again. I don’t even know what I’d do if she did come back, but… yeah. I’ve got this nagging feeling it wasn’t over. Like whatever this was, it’s waiting for me to figure it out.