Early in the morning, before class started, we all sat in our classroom and a kid named Tommy stood in front of the blackboard, talking about what he had overheard the day before. "They said a monster will come and take all the kids away in summer!", he explained, frantically waving his hands around. "It will mark the doors of the families with children and then comes back to collect them five days later. And the parents have no idea how to stop it!"
"You're full of shit!", someone from the back row shouted.
"I swear, guys, that's what they said." Tommy looked actually desperate. "We're doomed. Okay? Doomed!"
In that moment, our teacher entered the room. An elderly woman, rather small and with curly grey hair. "What is going on here?", she asked, looking at the scared boy who stood in front of her class.
"Tommy says, a monster will take all of us away in summer. His parents said that", one of the girls supplied.
The teacher paled a little, stayed quiet for a moment and shook her head. "No one is going to take all of you", she said. "Now, please sit down."
The wording struck me as strange, but I didn't think too much about it. At that time, I simply thought Tommy had made this story up to get attention. I wasn't one to believe in ghost stories, especially not something outlandish as this one.
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The Harvest
Misterio / Suspenso!Info for the story! Cypress can symbolize death and mourning. Yellow Poppy can symbolize wealth and success. Plumeria can symbolize life and new beginnings. Rhododendron can symbolize purity or innocence, but is also related to death and danger. Ta...
