Short stories

The Ghost Girl

Alice: Mom, I saw a ghost again last night.

Mother: Oh Alice, how many times do I have to tell you? There are no such things as ghosts.

Alice: But I swear, I saw her standing at the foot of my bed, staring at me with hollow eyes.

Father: Now Alice, you know better than to make up stories like that. Ghosts aren't real.

Alice: But she was real, I tell you! And she whispered my name, "Alice..."

Sister: Maybe it was just a bad dream, Alice. You know how your imagination can run wild sometimes.

Alice: No, it wasn't a dream. I've seen her multiple times now. She follows me everywhere I go.

Mother: That's enough, Alice. We've had this conversation before. There are no ghosts in this house.

Alice: Fine, don't believe me. But mark my words, she'll come for all of you too.

Father: That's enough, young lady. We will not entertain this nonsense any longer.

Alice: Fine, I'll prove it to you all. I'll capture her on camera and show you once and for all.

(Soon after, Alice sets up cameras in her room to capture the ghost in action. That night, as she sleeps, the cameras begin to roll.)

Alice: (In a shaky voice) She's here. I can feel her presence.

(Camera captures a shadowy figure moving around the room, whispering indistinctly.)

Mother: (Gasping) What...what is that?

Father: (In shock) Is that...a ghost?

Sister: (Trembling) Oh my God, it's real.

Alice: I told you so. She's been haunting me for months now. But no one believed me.

(Suddenly, the ghost turns towards the camera, its haunting face staring directly at the viewers.)

Ghost: (In a chilling tone) Alice, you cannot escape me. I will follow you to the ends of the earth.

(The family watches in horror as the ghost disappears into thin air, leaving them all petrified with fear.)

Mother: What do we do now? How do we protect ourselves from this...this entity?

Father: I don't know, but we have to find a way to help Alice. She's been living with this terror for too long.

Sister: Maybe we can seek help from a paranormal expert. Someone who can rid our house of this ghost.

(After consulting with a paranormal expert, they perform a ritual to cleanse the house of the ghost's presence. Slowly, the haunting stops and Alice is finally free from the ghost's grasp.)

Alice: (Relieved) She's gone. I can feel it. Thank you, everyone, for believing in me.

Father: I'm sorry we doubted you, Alice. We should have listened to you from the beginning.

Mother: We're just glad you're safe now. No one should have to live in fear like that.

Sister: I'm just happy it's over. I never want to see another ghost again.

(The family embraces each other, grateful that they can finally put the ghostly encounter behind them. And Alice, the girl who saw a ghost when no one believed her, finally feels validated and heard.)

The End.