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HAPE SPIRITS EXCLUSIVE | Stories To Tell in the Dark

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This happened... maybe 2 years ago <strong>in</strong> my parent's bedroom. It<br />

was a crazy exhaust<strong>in</strong>g day for me, be<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> school from 7am-<br />

6pm with a measly 1 hour break at 1pm. It was near<strong>in</strong>g our<br />

national exams so... A student's gotta do what a student's<br />

gotta do. I came home and had d<strong>in</strong>ner before prepar<strong>in</strong>g myself<br />

for additional tutor<strong>in</strong>g at 8pm. The lesson went on and all,<br />

and I decided to take a quick nap on my parent's bed s<strong>in</strong>ce it<br />

was <strong>the</strong> most comfortable.<br />

So <strong>the</strong>re I was right, on my back, arms out and legs dangl<strong>in</strong>g<br />

off <strong>the</strong> bed, look<strong>in</strong>g at <strong>the</strong> white ceil<strong>in</strong>g as I fell asleep.<br />

Just that... I didn't exactly fall asleep? I opened my eyes<br />

to see this TINY black l<strong>in</strong>e at <strong>the</strong> corner of my mom's room<br />

out of <strong>the</strong> corner of my eye, before like fixat<strong>in</strong>g my vision<br />

on it entirely!<br />

Once I did fix my eyes on it though, it started to grow and<br />

spread across <strong>the</strong> ceil<strong>in</strong>g.. k<strong>in</strong>da like a spider web or a<br />

crack or someth<strong>in</strong>g. The parts of <strong>the</strong> ceil<strong>in</strong>g near <strong>the</strong> corners<br />

started to crumble and fall, reveal<strong>in</strong>g a pitch black abyss<br />

beh<strong>in</strong>d it. I don't remember much of it but I couldn't move my<br />

arms or legs for a long while after that! So I just lay<br />

<strong>the</strong>re, watch<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> ceil<strong>in</strong>g crumble around me. M<strong>in</strong>d you this<br />

was like 9pm so it was HELLA fk<strong>in</strong>g dark and I couldn't really<br />

make out any features or shapes as well.<br />

Eventually, I heard my mom call me from <strong>the</strong> liv<strong>in</strong>g room and I<br />

managed to move my head a little to break out of it. I shook<br />

my head and rubbed my eyes before look<strong>in</strong>g back up to see a<br />

perfect, white ceil<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

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