BASED ON A TRUE STORY:
In 1989, Tommy Clifford passed away at the age of 20, and his former co-worker, Rick Ciccone, believed it was a suicide. Two years earlier, Tommy, a summer hire at a land surveying company, experienced the tragic death of his...
Rick woke up the following morning after his so-called encounter with the spirit of young Tommy Clifford. He went to bed feeling like he was still being nudged to do more. Coincidentally, one of his clients canceled his early morning appointment. This gave Rick an opportunity to visit the Elk Township Recreation Complex. While some his clients played ball there, he had never been back since he surveyed the property in 1987.
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Rick slowed down as he approached the spot on Aura Road where the crew parked their cars. 35 years of tree growth have considerably narrowed the shoulder of the road. Now, it would be impossible to safely park there.
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Aura Road, where the survey crew would park.
He drove on to Whig Lane, turned left at the elementary school. A few hundred feet more and he entered the complex. He drove past the tennis and basketball courts, the playground and baseball fields.
He continued to where the railroad tracks use to be, now part of the driveway. Soon, he was upon a vast open field where several soccer fields were laid out - all in use, girls and boys youth soccer games taking place. What used to be the serenity of the woods was replaced with kids screaming, parents cheering, referees blowing their whistles.
Rick got out of his car and explored the area, making his way to the entrance of the Elephant Swamp Trail. He gazed past the soccer game and into the woods.
He swore he saw himself - the 22 year-old rodman/upstart pro wrestler, walking side-by-side with young Tommy Clifford, carrying brush hooks, prisms and tripods before disappearing into the rustling tree limbs. Rick took a look around, admired the finished product then got in his car and drove off. There was another stop he had to make
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