67 True scary stories to tell in the dark

62.Moms home

"When I was around 12 my mother had to go out of town for a bit and she left me home alone for a few days (we lived close to relatives so it wasn't a big deal back then). She refused to give me a mobile phone because she figured she could just call me on the landline if anything came up.

She told me the date when she'd be back and that was that.

The date arrives and I hear my mom knocking on the door downstairs, calling my name. My dog (who loved her) got excited when she heard her voice and ran down ahead to greet her. She got to the door, freaked the hell out and ran back upstairs to me.

I refused to go down and open the door. The phone started ringing and the knocking stopped. I picked up the phone to hear my mom say, "Hey, I'm sorry, I have to stay one more day here. I'll head home tomorrow."

Tl;dr – Someone/something pretended to be my mom. Didn't fool the dog." — rowhesr