UNDERPASS
By: shininja08
11:57pm and time is running.
I hurriedly go down by the tiled stairs of the underpass creating noisy screeching steps because of my rubber shoes. I glanced at my glow-in-the-dark digital watch again, 15 sec. has passed when my feet finally landed the pathway. My steps became bigger, half running.
My body was urging to rush because of my surroundings. Imagine an underpass at midnight where there are no passersby but only you, messy floor like a deserted area, lights flickering, and creepy sounds of your footsteps. Will you put your guard off and walk like in the moon or run to avoid what will happen next?
I hopeto avoid the spine-tingling and thrilling rumors of this underpass.
I happen to know what you will encounter by 12 am. Apparitions, ghostly encounters, and other paranormal happenings.
Likewise, it’s right for this place.
I’m a fearless type of person, but right now I can’t stand to have another sleepless night experience.
For Pete’s sake, I’ll wake up early tomorrow for a job interview! It’s my last resort to make good for a living.
Astonished because I suddenly stepped at a broken tile, I habitually would had a quick glance at my watch, and so I did, there, 1 minute and 10 sec. before 12…..
Passing by the underpass’ intersection, where you can go up for the middle of the road, I stopped. My worries cut-off suddenly that something caught my attention.
On my peripheral vision, vividlythere’s a man stiffly standing in the midway like a statue.
I tilted my head and slowly turned to face the man. Well, I really don’t know why I stopped and look into him considering the time and pressured thoughts, but maybe it’s my curiosity and some unknown energy held me to do it. I look at the man sternly, thinking my perception was right. True enough, clearly I can see his hazy ethereal body.
And guess what, as I look down on him, He’s floating!
Staring at the goose bump maker apparition in front of me, I can barely say the time was dropped to seconds before twelve in the morning. Hell, I don’t want to count seconds this time!
There has been an energy pushing me to the ground making me feel heavy and can’t move my body even an inch to fight it.
Probably30 sec. left…..
I really can’t move, but goose bumps all over can be seen. Only listening to the silence of the night and the fast heartbeat of mine covered the noise from few car’s drifted tires above this underpass.
Then my eyes widen than before when the man smoothly float towards me! Lifting his right arm stiffly with open palms and eager to grab my neck, and may be choke me to death as if he was human again.
But, in a matter of second, he vanished into thin air when he could finally reach me. Leaving no trace of its presence.
So I heard footsteps walking to my direction. This time I can manage to move freely and look for the person coming. There’s a lady guard with big flashlight in her hands. Lights scattered around as if looking for something suspicious.
“Hey there! You better go home now,” The lady guard halt and said.
With just a nod, I walk towards the same direction I was about to go and act normal as if nothing extraordinarily happened. When I heard the lady guard mumbling something I cannot comprehend and ignores it. I tried to quickly go upstairs but the stairs and after-image of the man wouldn’t let me, feeling somewhat exhausted.
When I finally got up seeing the road and the waiting shed above the underpass, I glance at my watch. It’s 12:05 am.
Suddenly, flashbacks entered my mind and realized,........................
I adjusted my watch 3 minutes advanced before the real time……
-------FIN
