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by mjburleson

by mjburleson

--I do NOT own this story--

>Hey, my fairies! Since I haven't updated this story in a while, here's an extra long one for you, my fairies<

My cousin recently moved here from Secunderabad, India. On a recent road trip exploring America, we were shooting crap and exchanging ghost stories and laughing at the similarities and differences between American ghost stories and Indian ghost stories. When I asked her if she's ever experienced anything supernatural, her eyes widened as she averted her gaze to the window of our van. Just when the silence was too much for me, she softly whispered. "Yes. A few. One is troubling."

"When I was a second year in college. I stayed at an all girl hostel. I made many friends. We were all very happy to be in school away from our conservative parents. The hostel was so much fun, but it was a very old building. Electricity was only put in the rooms. Sometimes, candles were placed along the windows if a watchman was present, but normally, once you left the rooms, you were faced with complete darkness. It's common to wake up someone if you needed to walk down to the restroom at the end of the hall. We all had a childish fear of being alone in the dark...

"One night, I had to use the restroom. It was about 4am. I went to my friend's bed and tapped her on the arm. She immediately opened her eyes as soon as I touched her. I apologized for bothering her and told her I needed to pee. She smiled at me and hopped out of the bed. All the way down the hall she laughed and danced. I could not see her at all, but her bangles clanked together loudly and the bells on her ankles jingled softly. It was very calming... I laughed and sashayed my hips down the hallway with her, too tired to match elaborate arm movements. She said nothing to me, though occasionally I heard her hum one of our favorite Bollywood songs. The same thing happened on our return, I fell back asleep easily.

"I awoke fairly late to the sound of men in our room. The surrounded her bed, I bolted from my bed, prepared to protect my friend when I realized they were administrators of the college. I peered over closer, the same smile was on her face... She had committed suicide.

"Her time of death was 11:35... Almost 5 hours before I woke her..."