The Investigators

Name:            J.W
Email:           daisy-chain@hippy.co.uk
Location:        Cambridge
Type:            Ghost
Date:            Thursday, May 11, 2000
Time:            01:56 PM

I will tell this story as a third person as I don't want to think of it from my point of view again.

Mark had just moved into his house, after graduating from college. He lived by himself. After living there for a week, there was a knock at the door. He thought it could be some neighbors coming to welcome him in. However, it wasn't. A young couple stood at the door, introducing themselves as Ruth and Ian. They said that they came from a company that investigated paranormal happenings, and they worked in the House ghost section. There had been a number of sightings of a ghost-an old man, completely white with no legs-drifting up the stairs which ended at the flat door. Mark did not believe in such things, but decided to humor them. They came quite a few times to try and get a sighting on film of the ghost. They all became good friends, and Mark let them have a spare key so that they could come and film when he was out. One day, when Mark was arriving home, he saw them sitting at the top of the stairs, grinning and jumping around. "We managed to film him! We saw him and filmed him!!" They said excitedly. Mark let them in to see the film on his VCR, but nothing showed up. They were all disappointed, but realized that this meant ghosts don't show up on film. Ruth and Ian said that they probably wouldn't be coming again and left sadly. Mark then discovered that they had left their tape, and rang up their department. The head of the house ghosts answered, and said that there was no one called Ian or Ruth working for him, but that he would come straight round anyway. When he arrived, he pocketed the tape, and turned to leave. "About Ruth and Ian, they died." Mark said "What? When? They were my friends! How? Can I go o their funeral?" The professor looked surprised "Their funeral? I'm afraid that won't be possible. Ruth and Ian died 5 years ago" With that , he turned and left, without looking back.