The Girl by the Hallway

• 👧 A five-year-old narrator repeatedly saw a sad-looking girl with black eyes and a blurry face in the hallway.
• ⚠️ The girl would follow the narrator, and one night, a dark and malevolent shadow appeared in the narrator's room, causing intense fear.

Haunted Children in the Bedroom

• 👻 At seven years old, the narrator woke to find a little girl in a red dress and a boy in pajamas standing in their room, their faces obscured by darkness.
• 💡 This experience led the narrator to prefer sleeping in complete darkness, as nightlights made them feel watched and prone to seeing figures.

A Very Important Lesson

• 😔 The narrator recounts years of bullying in elementary school, particularly focusing on a quiet boy named Rowe, who was also a victim.
• 🏫 In high school, the narrator intervened when Rowe was being bullied, but later discovered Rowe had brought a gun to school and had created a hit list of students, including those who had bullied him.
• ⚠️ The story serves as a cautionary tale about the impact of bullying and the potential for darkness it can create in individuals.

The Girl in the Apartment Balcony

• 🏢 While moving into a new apartment, the narrator experienced unsettling feelings, including seeing a black figure fall from the building.
• 🔪 Later that night, the narrator found a knife covered in red in the kitchen fridge and had a dream of a girl screaming to get out.
• 😱 The narrator then saw the same girl on the balcony, only for her to plummet to her death moments later, an event confirmed by building management as a suicide due to cyberbullying.

The Little Boy in the Locker Room

• 🏫 A thirteen-year-old narrator, seeking solitude in an empty classroom, heard a boy giggling and experienced the lights going out and then back on.
• 🚶 Later, while unlocking the underground locker room, the narrator encountered a small, crying boy with a bloody mouth and a gash on his head, who then vanished.
• 😨 The experience highlights the creepiness of children in horrific situations and the lingering presence of spirits in places of distress.