Fear is all around us

Shop Keeper Ghost

One summers day about 15 years ago, I popped into a small grocery store to get an ice cream.

There was an "L" shaped counter in front and to the right of me, and as I opened my purse to pay for my ice cream, I glanced up and saw an old lady standing behind the counter. She smiled at me, and I apologised for taking so long trying to locate the correct change. When I glanced up again she was gone.

I suddenly heard someone ask "Can I help you?" and glanced to the right handside of the counter, where a younger lady was standing behind a till.

I was taken by surprise, and asked where the old lady had gone to who was going to serve me? The lady behind the till laughed and then explained that I had just seen the ghost of the previous owner of the shop who had passed away.

By all accounts she liked to drop in from time to time and keep an eye on her business!

________________________________

Clarisse47