They're Coming to Take Me Away

From: Kyle Brunelle (dafairygodfaduh@hotmail.com)
Story type: Ghost
Location: The center of North America (North Dakota)
Source: Form Submission

Picture it...Halloween Night, 2002. I had gone out to a party and decided to come home early on account of the fog slowly gathering outside. Keep in mind, I had'nt had more than a couple of drinks and was still quite sober. After saying goodnight to everyone I made my way home, stopping at the only open gas station in town for cigarettes.

I came in and closed up the house, making sure the windows were all closed. I took off my costume and crawled into bed at about 2am. I imediately fell asleep and was having some very racy dreams when I was rudely awakened by someone pulling the covers off the bed. When I looked around the room, there was'nt anyone and the clock showed 2:30am.

I went back to sleep and was awakened again. This time I felt as though there were people holding me, my legs, arms, and torso. I was still in my bed, but it felt as though people were all around, dragging me, but I could'nt see anyone. Then I noticed the window was open and the drapes were gently blowing in the breeze, they were bringing me to the window! Needless to say, I was a bit frightened, not to mention chilled to the bone. I was fighting and fighting to free myself from whoever these people were. I heard laughter coming from outside the window. It was as though there were men and women outside giggling and hooting, not just a few, but many.

I was able to free myself and ran to the window. There was'nt a soul to be seen. So I went outside to see if I could find anyone. I could'nt see anyone, but I swear I heard giggling in the distance. It seems they had dissapeared into the fog, that had now grown very dense. Then I heard a kind of swooshing sound overhead, but could'nt see anything. I decided to go back in the house and try to slep again.

Surprisingly, I had no trouble going back to sleep and woke in the morning feeling very refreshed and somewhat lighthearted. Then I remembered what had happened and decided it was all just a crazy dream. When I got out of bed, I noticed there was dirt, grass, and dried mud in the sheets and covering my feet. thinking I mut have been sleepwalking or something, I went into the bathroom and took a shower. But then I noticed something else. I had bruises under my arms, they weren't very dark, but red, and looked a bit like large hand/finger marks. They did'nt last as long as a normal bruise either, just a little less than a day.

Even now, I don't have a logical explination for what happened. I like to think it was just my imagination working overtime, though I know it was'nt. I wonder what will happen this Halloween?