Living Shadows

From: Naomi (nazza_22@yahoo.com)
Story type: Ghost
Location: NSW, Australia
Source: Form Submission

This happened to my mother when I was a week old. Having come back from the hospital, my crib was placed next to my parents' bed, as my sister had the only other bedroom in the house. The day after I had arrived home, Mama awoke in the early hours of the morning to see three shadowy figers standing by my crib. As she watched, one bent down to touch me while I lay there. Panicking, she jumped out of bed, towards the shadows, and they quickly disappeared. When I became old enough to realise that this was not really a normal occurance, I asked her to describe their appearance. She said they were simply 'Shadows, although transparent, like a glass bottle. But not shiny'. I can't explain it, I don't know why I was visited, or who the shadows were. Ghosts? My parents built this house, although there was a Chinese Gardens on this property during the gold rush of the 1800s. Or perhaps they weren't ghosts at all. I'd like to know who they were, and why they were watching over me.

This probobly isn't relevant to the story, but when I was two years old, I pulled a full-length mirror onto myself while I was in my crib. The mirror broke into razor-sharp fragments. I was sitting there for a good five minutes before I was found. When Mama picked me up, she was cut quite badly, but I didn't have a scratch on me. Perhaps I'm just flattering myself, but I like to think something's watching over me, be it an Angel, or otherwise. And until I discover the truth, I'll have to be content with assumptions. Feel free to contact me if you've had similar experiances, or comments on what happened.