Snarled: Ghost Guide Stories

Ghost Guide no. 1

A long time ago in a rural village of Mexico lived a young woman named "Maria". She came from a impoverished family, but was known throughout the village for her beauty one day, a wealthy nobleman was riding through the village and stopped in his tracks.he had traveled all over the world, but had never seen anyone quite like Maria he knew he had to win her over. Maria was easily charmed by the smooth-talking man and accepted his immediate proposal of marriage. Maria's family was thrilled that she'd be marrying such a wealthy man but the nobleman's arrogant father would not be so excited about this arrangement. So the nobleman built Maria a house in the village where they could be together without his father's knowledge she eventually have birth to two twin boys the nobleman traveled a lot and left Maria in the house with the boys most of the time. At first he brought many gifts back from his trips and was a devoted husband but everytime he left and came back he grew more colder and more distant to Maria, to the point where he would only give the boys his attention Maria began to suspect that he was falling out of love with her since she was getting older and was not as beautiful as she used to be years later, her husband stopped returning home Maria was Devastated. She did really love him. Rumors began to spread around the village and Maria's reputation was tainted. Even more years had passed Maria was Walking with her children along the river when a familiar horse-drawn carriage pulled up beside them it was her Ex-husband next to him was a beautiful young woman wearing very expensive clothing. The nobleman greeted the children and made it very obvious That he was intentionally ignoring, Maria it was clear to her now, why he had left. He had found a younger wealthier woman one that his father would be proud of they rode away leaving Maria and complete shock how could he disrespect her like that? She was angry and humiliated and brokenhearted all at once. Without thinking she hurled her young boys into the raging water.  It wasn't until she saw their floating bodies down the river that she realized what she had done. Distraught she threw herself into in hopes that she could be reunited with them in the afterlife however, that was not the case Maria had committed the ultimate sins; murder and suicide. So now she is forced to roam the earth between the physical and spiritual world's Forever searching in vain for her children. She is called La Llorona, the weaping woman. To this day, people claim to see her by the river at night. When you hear her cries, take it as a warning and run if she approaches you she will bring you bad luck and misfortune children must be extra careful, she might confuse you for one of her own and when she realizes that you are not her son she will throw you into the river.

Beware the cries of La Llorona