MYSTERY WOMAN

It was a Friday around 09:00 pm, a strong wind was blowing and it was starting to snow, the cold was so intense that you could feel it slowly penetrating your bones. I was getting ready for bed when suddenly there was a knock on my door. I immediately grabbed my coat, gloves and a hat. I approached the door and asked who it was, because the darkness and the fog didn't let me see out.

It's me! They answered, your neighbor Dany, you can open the door, I need to talk to you, I won't take much of your time. I opened the door a little surprised and puzzled, because we are not great friends, he was accompanied by an older woman. I asked her: How can I help you? At that moment a nervous smile appeared on her face and she said: "Can you contribute to a charity? I answered: ok, how can I help you. No, it's not for me, it's for the lady who is with me, her car has crashed a couple of blocks away and she doesn't know anyone around here, and it's snowing outside, she just needs someone to give her shelter for the weekend. And why don't you take her to your house I answered, he gave me a thousand and one excuses as to why he couldn't give her lodging.

I put myself in the lady's place and thought what would I do if no one would help me, without thinking more I said yes. The lady was very happy and thanked me. I got her a couple of blankets and put her on the couch.

I told her to rest, we'll talk tomorrow, it's already late.

That same night I heard a noise and I woke up scared, because I don't know who she had brought into my house and honestly the lady didn't inspire much confidence in me. I got out of bed and approached the stairs, just a few whispers could be heard, I keep approaching little by little without making noise and to my surprise the lady was talking to someone there that clearly only she could see.

I went back to my room a little scared, my head was spinning looking for answers to what happened, I lay down and tried to sleep.

The next morning when I woke up I started to question the lady but I didn't tell her what I had seen that night. She told me that she lives alone in a small town quite far from the city, that she was passing by looking for food for her animals because she has a small farm, I asked her about her husband and children but unfortunately they died in a traffic accident near here. Just like tonight, they had gone to the city to do some shopping, they were on their way back when suddenly it started to snow, they could not see the road and collided head on with a truck, they all died instantly.

I felt very sorry for her and did not ask her any more questions, to change the subject she offered to help with the household chores and so the day went by.

I was sleeping, when again I heard the same whispers of the night before. I got up carefully so as not to make any noise and approached the living room paying close attention to listen to what the "other person" was talking about.

I accidentally tripped over a picture with my shoulder and it fell, immediately the lady looked back at me and told me I have to go, she opened the door and went out, I told her to wait, I ran after her and when I went out I looked everywhere and there was no trace of her.

Very confused I went back inside and put on my boots and coat.

I went out to my neighbor Dany's house to see if he knew anything about this mysterious lady, I knocked and he immediately opened the door, I told him what happened and he told me that in town there is a rumor of a family that had a fatal accident where they all died and the spirit of this lady wanders looking for shelter on nights of heavy snowfall so that the same thing that happened to her husband and children will not happen to her, thinking that she is still alive.

This posts was written to participate in [WE116] Weekend-Engagement-concept, with the question the stranger of the weekend.

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