Stop Running

From: Hope (())
Story type: Angel
Location: Streets of Melbourne
Source: Form Submission
Date submitted: Wed Nov 11 05:29:47 2009

I don't know what happened that day but I'm almost certain it was a ghost or a guardian angel.

I was really late for school because I had fallen asleep on the tram and didn't get off until 3 stops later. The next tram wasn't for 10 minuets and I didn't have the time so I began to run through the main street. It was super busy, filled with cars, busses and an occasional tram but there wern't many people walking around.

I began to pass the intersection before the street I turn in to get to school. I never stopped running but I was sure I gave a good look as I was running towards the intersection. So I began running across when I heard a VERY clear and loud voice yell "stop running!" Now FYI I never react on impact so I SHOULD have kept going for a few seconds but in this case I stopped in mid step.

I stopped in mid step when about 5 inches away from me came a bus going at full speed, if I hadn't stopped I would have been killed on impact.

I was in shock but manged to get back onto the footpath, I looked around and there was no one around at the time that could have been the one that told me to stop running.