Penny For Your Thoughts
By: Nancy Whitaker
When we were young kids, one thing we used to do was sit around at night and tell scary stories. The stories were usually about creepy monsters grabbing children. Of course we all made up stories trying to scare maybe a friend as well as each other to death.
I am not a firm believer in ghosts, but there are a lot of haunted places that ghost hunters love to go.
So… “Boo” here is a story about a ghostly, ghastly hotel.
If you are scared, don’t read any further, because this is a story that may creep you out.
The story is that of a husband and wife who decided to stay at a haunted hotel. The haunted hotel had 13 floors, 13 suites and 13 rooms on each floor.
Of course, the couple decided to stay in Room #13 on the 13th floor, as they were tired from traveling and this was the only vacant room.
Besides, they were not scared of ghosts and they seemed fairly pleased with the room and the entities. However, the night was just beginning.
As the couple prepared for bed, they could not wait to try out the bathtub together. A good warm bath would be so relaxing.The Mister ran the bath water and did not add any bubble bath because the Madam was allergic to it. Two minutes later when he went back to check the bath, his wife heard a loud, high-pitched scream.
She ran to see what was the problem was and saw her husband standing next to the tub, staring into a bathtub full of blood. They didn’t dare pull the plug as they didn’t know what else could be inside of it. It had to be a ghost or a goblin.
Instead, they went to the hotel manager. When they returned with the manager, all of the blood was gone and the bathtub was spotless, as if not even a fly had landed on it and left a stain. The manager said that if there were any more pranks like this, he would have to phone the police.
After they got back from a romantic dinner that night, they fell asleep instead of engaging in the frisky fun they usually do when they are all alone in a hotel room. However, their peaceful sleep was interrupted when they were suddenly startled in the early hours of the morning by a screeching scream.
They went into the living room to find the lampshade zooming across the room, the large plasma TV turning off and on, each time on a different channel. Whispers were heard, then laughter.
Before they could react, a giant wardrobe flew into the air and knocked both of them unconscious.
They woke up in a hospital room and told the police everything. Their story really did sound unbelievable.
How could they prove anything when the door was locked and there were no broken windows?
Given the hotel’s reputation, they decided to have some ghost hunters look into it.
The next day, they all went back to the suite on the thirteenth floor. It was discovered that the room was haunted by thirteen ghosts, all pure, evil poltergeists. Sounds fishy doesn’t it?
They researched the hotel’s history and learned that it was built on a prison for criminally insane and uncontrollable psychopaths. No wonder all this frightening things were taking place.
The hotel moved to a different place and now has sixty floors with only six rooms on each floor. This way, nothing is impossible. The hotel building they left behind is now ruled by ghosts and everyone fears to enter it. Others who tried have died of fright as soon as they got back out.
This is not my ghost story but I did read it and I do not know if it is true or someone has a big imagination.
So as I end this ghost story I say “Booo to you and may your New Year be happy and full of joy, not ghostly creatures which roam around. Really now tell me:
Do you believe in ghosts? Have you ever seen or heard one? Would you stay in that haunted hotel? Are there any haunts in Paulding? Let me know and I’ll give you a Penny For Your Thoughts.
