18th Avenue House - True Tales

The following are just some of the tales told by those who have lived in the house...


Not so long ago, a group of people came to live in the house. They were from the province to be in Manila to do business. A week seems so short one of them thought. There's so many things to in Manila after work, bars, shopping and all.

As traffic jam and the chaos of this metropolis requires one to be ahead of time. So everyone in the group had to leave early. They have to arrive at the destination on time. But one got a high fever that she had to stay in bed all day. Unaware of what may happen she decided to be left behind.

And so everyone left without her. The house was all hers to enjoy, the airconditioned room, TV and unlimited use of the computer. "Freedom!", she yelled.

Bored after a few hours alone, she headed back to bed. The fever is making her dizzy once again.

The moment she started to fall asleep she heard talking from outside the window. "Who could it be when everyone's still somewhere far?", she thought. It was a voice of a child calling out her name. A few times it called out. She tried to ignore it but it sent chills down her spine. She went out of the room.

***

Ella just arrived from Cebu. She was sent to Manila to do just like what her other officemates did before. She's hesitant because stories have already been circulating within the office which she didn't like. Glad she had an officemate to join her.

Fear was overshadowed by excitement, her first time to travel by plane. But it turned the other way once she stepped into the gates of the house. Fear struck her though she arrived early Monday morning. She thought her work would keep her from thinking about the terrifying things her officemates told her. She assured herself that she will be able to asleep sound after going around Manila the entire day.

Just as she thought she would be tired from her travel within the city. She then prepared to got to bed after a light dinner. She occupied the women's room while her officemate, Gabby, stayed on the men's room which was just on the other side.

She couldn't sleep, images keep haunting her. She went to the other room to ask her officemate to accompany her in her room. Still the thoughts keep circling her mind. She tried to pray to get it off her mind. At last she felt relieved. She could sleep now.

Then her phone rang. She ignored it at first. It also woke Gabby. It's almost 11:00pm, it was her friend. They talked for sometime when she heard a voice singing from her interrupting her conversation with her friend. A voice of a child. Then it giggled and faded. She asked her friend if she heard it but did not.

***

Scared and out of breath Ella asked Gabby that they sleep instead in the living room which already served as the office. They had with them all their cushions and pillows. Her mind could stay at ease, hair on her arms kept on standing.

Gabby assured it was nothing and her imagination was just playing tricks on her. He then went to sleep leaving Ella frozen with fear under the sheets.

An hour later Ella woke Gabby she could not sleep still. She felt something stepping on her foot. Which made her unable to move. She dragged Gabby outside the house toward the sleeping guard stationed near the gate. To no avail they went back inside and tried again to sleep.

Suddenly the phone rang once then after an hour it did again which woke Gabby. He woke Ella, who also noticed it ring.

They went outside again and asked the guard to stay with them. Nothing happened again 'til the sun came up.


More stories yet to be told by those who come to live inside...