I had visited my friends apt a couple of times earlier in 1994. On each occasion I would catch movement out of the corner of my eyes in the direction of the main hallway of the apt. As my visits progressed I would intentionally try and obtain a better view of the hallway from the living room - which was difficult as the sofa and chair faced away form the door-way. Regardless of a perfect view, in time I was convinced that the apt was haunted by a ghost.
In April of '94 they mentioned to me they were wanting to move but needed to find someone to sub-let. I was currently living in a basement bachelor apt and wanted something above ground AND with more than one room so I said I was interested. It ended up being the same amount of rent and so all was perfect for me. Besides I already knew the place was haunted, but that it didn't scare me, I never felt anything oppressive or evil...
I moved in mid-May and no sooner had I unpacked and settled in, than I began to notice patterns of energized air, of movement and then I began to see her. The spirit was female and only appeared, walked up and down the hall. She was never seen in any of the rooms. But I always knew when she was in the hall... you could 'feel' it. And once while heading from the kitchen to the computer room, I walked right through her... that was CRAZY and truly electrifying... when I passed through her it was as if little static electrical shocks went off all over my body, all my hair stood on end, but it was not at all terrifying. I affectionately called her Cecile (I'm not really sure if that was her name but that's what felt like her name was.)
At this time, I had a cat named Poe, He was a sweet cat, but didn't play with toys unless they had Nip in them, and even then his attention waned as soon as the nip dried up. I had bought him this one foam ball in the past and it had a bell in it, I used to try and get his attention with it, rolling in front of him, at him, past him... he would barely look at it. and never once in all the times I rolled that thing would he bat at it, catch it or run after it. Well, one day I was reading in my bedroom when I could hear a bell jingle, then stop. Then a few moments later jingle again and stop, and jingle again and stop. And then I could hear Poe tumbling down the hallway, and the bell again. When I stuck my head out into the hallway There he was at one end of the hall and the ball at the other. I found that odd, rolled it down to him but he just looked past it. I went back to my book and in a minute the bell jingled again, and then as I focused I realized the tingle in the air... it was Cecile. She was in the hall with Poe and seems he was playing with her! I would occasionally try and peek a glance at them but whenever I'd stick my head out... Poe would be siting and just blink at me. This type of activity went on for many months... not every day but once a week or so... And it was only even in that hall way, never in any room. And when I moved to another apt he never played at all with that ball again.
Only after I had moved in did my friends confess to me they felt the apt was haunted, but wanting to be out of the apt so badly they didn't tell me. I said not to worry; that I knew it was haunted before I moved in. (They were a little surprised by that.) We all had a good laugh. I mentioned that I quite actually like the spirit and told them what I thought of her.
I was in this apt for a just under 2 years, and only moved because my boyfriend and I at the time were moving into a new larger apt, otherwise I'd very likely still be there today. I loved that apt (for the most part - see my next post) and Cecile.
I miss her.
In April of '94 they mentioned to me they were wanting to move but needed to find someone to sub-let. I was currently living in a basement bachelor apt and wanted something above ground AND with more than one room so I said I was interested. It ended up being the same amount of rent and so all was perfect for me. Besides I already knew the place was haunted, but that it didn't scare me, I never felt anything oppressive or evil...
I moved in mid-May and no sooner had I unpacked and settled in, than I began to notice patterns of energized air, of movement and then I began to see her. The spirit was female and only appeared, walked up and down the hall. She was never seen in any of the rooms. But I always knew when she was in the hall... you could 'feel' it. And once while heading from the kitchen to the computer room, I walked right through her... that was CRAZY and truly electrifying... when I passed through her it was as if little static electrical shocks went off all over my body, all my hair stood on end, but it was not at all terrifying. I affectionately called her Cecile (I'm not really sure if that was her name but that's what felt like her name was.)
At this time, I had a cat named Poe, He was a sweet cat, but didn't play with toys unless they had Nip in them, and even then his attention waned as soon as the nip dried up. I had bought him this one foam ball in the past and it had a bell in it, I used to try and get his attention with it, rolling in front of him, at him, past him... he would barely look at it. and never once in all the times I rolled that thing would he bat at it, catch it or run after it. Well, one day I was reading in my bedroom when I could hear a bell jingle, then stop. Then a few moments later jingle again and stop, and jingle again and stop. And then I could hear Poe tumbling down the hallway, and the bell again. When I stuck my head out into the hallway There he was at one end of the hall and the ball at the other. I found that odd, rolled it down to him but he just looked past it. I went back to my book and in a minute the bell jingled again, and then as I focused I realized the tingle in the air... it was Cecile. She was in the hall with Poe and seems he was playing with her! I would occasionally try and peek a glance at them but whenever I'd stick my head out... Poe would be siting and just blink at me. This type of activity went on for many months... not every day but once a week or so... And it was only even in that hall way, never in any room. And when I moved to another apt he never played at all with that ball again.
Only after I had moved in did my friends confess to me they felt the apt was haunted, but wanting to be out of the apt so badly they didn't tell me. I said not to worry; that I knew it was haunted before I moved in. (They were a little surprised by that.) We all had a good laugh. I mentioned that I quite actually like the spirit and told them what I thought of her.
I was in this apt for a just under 2 years, and only moved because my boyfriend and I at the time were moving into a new larger apt, otherwise I'd very likely still be there today. I loved that apt (for the most part - see my next post) and Cecile.
I miss her.
