Ghost Festival
#14 of Supernatural
Do you believe in ghosts?
_ English is my third language, please correct me if I am using Chinese-style English. Please feel free to comment ^_^ _
Ghost Festival 1
The entire seventh month of the Chinese calendar is called the Ghost Month, a month in which ghosts and spirits are believed to emerge out from the lower world to visit earth. The Ghost Festival is the climax of a series of the Ghost Month celebrations.
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** The night was not very dark, there was a full moon, across which coursed large clouds driven by the wind.**
Da Bao was a taxi driver. He was handsome, dark hair falling across a light-skinned face, and pale, curious-coloured eyes flashed through the haphazard strands. He parked his car near the empty bus stand. He checked his watch: ten o'clock. Today was the Ghost Festival, he decided to call it a day.
Suddenly a cloud came over the moon. At that moment, a woman walked slowly towards Da Bao. "Taxi driver?" she inquired in a husky tone.
"Yes, where are you going?" Da Bao asked, eyeing her keenly. Without the moonlit, he could not see this mysterious woman clearly.
"Crematorium, Love Lane," she answered weakly.
A shudder ran down Da Bao's back. A woman appeared during this hour was weird enough already. Now she was going to the crematorium alone? Was she a human? Or?
The woman opened the back door and got into the car, she sat behind the driver seat. Da Bao quickly jumped into the car and started the engine. He wanted to ask her a few questions but she already closed her eyes. He regretted not going home early.
"Taxi driver, can you please turn off the air-cond?" she asked suddenly.
"Sure," Da Bao's voice trembled with tension, he turned off the air-cond and rolled down the windows.
Da Bao dared not look back, now he just wanted to reach the destination fast, dropped the customer and then go home.
"Luckily I met you, I couldn't find other taxi drivers," the woman put in and closed her eyes again.
"Please don't speak anymore, you are scaring me," Da Bao thought.
** Finally Da Bao reached the destination. "Madam, we are here already."**
** "Thanks, how much?"**
** Da Bao shook his head with a soft chuckle. "Free, because you are my last customer," he lied, he desired her to leave soon.**
** "Taxi driver, you are so kind, goodbye," when she opened the door, the cloud moved away from the moon.**
** Da Bao waited with barely concealed impatience. He did not hear the door closing sound! A sense of fear began to creep slowly into his heart. He looked back but did not see the woman. Only one door was opened but she was gone! Did she forget to close the door? He got down from the car to close the door. "C'mon, there is no such thing as ghost!" he told himself.**
** Suddenly! A bloody hand patted his shoulder. He was quaking with fear. He dared not touch the hand. He was so badly frightened that he dared not move!**
** "Taxi ~~~driver~~~" the woman gasped.**
** "Y-e-s-?" "Please don't kill me!" Da Bao thought.**
** "Next time, please don't park your car beside the ditch."**
The end.
Ghost Festival 2
** One night, Mai Dan was studying in the library. He checked his watch, nine o'clock. The library was closing soon and now there were three students left. Tonight was Ghost Festival, he did not wish to go back to the dormitory so late.**
** Ten minutes later, Mai Dan stood in front of the lift. After scanning his student card, he pressed UP and waited for the lift to come down. Finally the lift arrived, when the door opened, he felt extra cold. "Wow! Who switched on all air-cond?" he grumbled.**
** Mai Dan entered the lift and pressed '5'. Soon the lift stopped at third floor, when the door opened, he saw two students. The two students wanted to come in but shook their heads.**
In the end they gave up, "Why so many students going up," one of them grumbled. "We will wait for next round."
The end.