Ghost stories

Stop the killing in America....

Seeing a man hung from an old Oak Tree brought back memories as tears streamed from my eyes. LC was a young Black child brought up in the 50's. He recalled such discrimination and hatred against people of color, as he used his handkerchief to wipe away tears. He said ''When is this going to stop?''

Let's listen to LC views in the video below.

"I pray that we can stop the violence amongst our own race by showing love and respect for each other and build up our communities not destroying them."

 LC said, "Today I'm still reminded of the horrific treatment on people of color as I watch a Black man's life taken from him in plain view and many others gunned down by those that are supposed to be protecting us. The saddest thing I know right here, right now. People of color are killing each other everyday. Wake up my young brothers and sisters, this is exactly what they want."

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Untold Secret....

 Regina was walking holding her fiance's hand on this cloudy day when suddenly hailstones as big as a golf ball started pounding their bodies, damaging  roofs, cars, and houses. Joseph insisted they find shelter quickly. He said  " This is dangerous, multiple car alarms triggered and people are scrambling for safety and we have no phone service ".

Hiding underneath a highway overpass, Regina discovered that Joseph was bleeding from a cut above his eyebrow. Clinching to her hand tight, she knew he was afraid.He stated " I have never seen anything  like this before, hailstones  as big as a golf ball''. As Joseph was speaking Regina flashed  back to a horrific incident that happened to her two years ago but didn't feel comfortable talking about it."

Joseph  motioned to Regina to tell her story as they were waiting for the storm to pass over. Regina  suddenly turned  her  back to him recalling the horrific nightmare she encountered on her twenty first birthday as she walked home alone from a late night of work. She started....

''Debbie and I normally work the night shift at Brewsters Bar and Grill. We were best friends and lived in a small apartment with shared expenses but on this particular night Debbie was sick and stayed home. The night was great with old time customers that lavished out nice tips. I had made enough money that night compared to a week salary. Elated with my good fortune, I had two drinks before I left early that morning. Strolling down New Amsterdam  Lane  at 5:00 am, playing a sweet melody in my mind I felt I was on top of the world. Then out of nowhere a shadow was upon me.

''A masked man suddenly appeared out from nowhere and pulled me in a alley. I began to struggle , begging and screaming for my life . He struck my right cheek with all his might and wrestled me to the ground. He launch on top of me , I continued to struggle with the masked man as he was tearing my clothing from my body. Daring me to cry out for help . He held a knife to my throat . Stop!Stop!!  I insisted but no response. As his hands glided up and down my middle thighs, I felt his forefingers in my private area . Pleading and crying to the masked man , he struck me again and said " I know you want this . I see you come to this bar every night teasing with all the men, now you are  mine.

''I screamed out for help as he continued to punch me in the face, knocked me nearly unconscious and robbed me of my good fortune.  Lying naked on this cold ground . He then fondled my nipples with his tongue as he penetrated my womanhood, Laying there daze and confused. I couldn't continue to fight any longer and must have passed out. When I woke and looked around wondering whether it was a bad dream. I saw my clothes torn from my body.

''Traumatized by this unholy act running out into the streets half naked looking for anyone for  help. A police officer came to assist me and took me to the hospital. They later got a report after I had settled down . 
''I told Joseph 'I really thought I had put this behind me , but I still see it so vividly as though it just happened'.

Joseph pulled me close and kissed my forehead . He said " We both will go through therapy together and I'm so proud of you that you were able to share this with me. I will always be there for you and protect you always."  Regina gave a sigh of relief , she has never told anyone about what had happened to her that night , not even her best friend. She said " I never wanted to shame my family or friends if this were to be broadcast in the news. I felt that people would look at me differently and whisper . 'Isn't that the girl who was raped?'.

Both Regina and Joseph had weathered the storm and went on to get Therapy. They got  married and had three children. The only thing Regina said to Joseph is " She knew there were other women who are victims out here and hope that they will come forward and seek help. It's not easy keeping a traumatic secret in one's life", as Joseph wiped tears from her eyes.

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The unborn....

Jim went home and searched the house frantically, looking for any signs of forced entry or foul play involved when he stumbled on  a pentagon symbol underneath their bed. "What is the meaning of this ?".He dialed up an old friend Dedra who is a psychic to come over. When she alighted from her car, she noticed someone peeping out from  the second floor window , while Jim was beckoning her to come inside from the front porch.

Dedra knew that something evil was in the house and hesitated going in. She never felt an unholy presence like she felt that night.  She  asked " Are you here alone ? I saw someone upstair looking down at me ",Jim responded  " I'm alone, I thought I had informed you that Jamie was in the hospital".  She said," I'm so sorry to hear that. ''How is she ?''. Jim's mouth was porched as he mumbled the words" our baby may be in jeopardy."

Falling down a flight of steps, Jamie hit her head against the wall.  She laid unconscious until her fiance arrived later that evening. When Jim entered the front room he was shocked to see his soon -to -be wife laying at the end of the stairway,he called 911  for help,  then rushed over to hold her as he thought whether their unborn child was still alive in her womb.

The two lovebirds -Jim and Jamie had planned to marry before the baby arrived. They had just moved into a brand new house in the suburbs. Jim wondered how this tragedy happened . The sound of the ambulance pulling up at the  front door made him screamed out . "Please help her , she is pregnant" as the paramedics took vital signs and prepared to escort Jamie to the hospital. 

Jim rode along in the back of the ambulance trying to hold back his tears, this will be his first child and he didn't want to lose either of them. He asked one of the paramedics " Is she going to be okay ?." 
He replied " Her vital signs are stable and no signs of bleeding. We must have her thoroughly checked out at the hospital." Still unresponsive Dr. Micheal ordered a series of test to be performed on her along with and ultra sound of the fetus.

Dr. Micheal informed him that Jamie will have to be admitted for  a few days and advised him  to  go home  and get some rest. Being exhausted from work and mentally drained from constant thought about what could have happened, he decided to go home to relax  before returning in the morning.

As Jim and Dedra walked upstairs to show his master bedroom, a door slammed downstairs, immediately Jim ran to the first floor as Dedra followed. Lights where flicking on and off and suddenly the room became as cold as ice. Dedra shivering said " there is an evil presence in this house . We must leave this house at once ."

Jim refused but stated " I don't believe in ghost or any evil spirit, it's someone that's trying to scare us, but Dedra knew better. As she wanted to leave the house, something grabbed her from behind and slammed her  to the wall, she  screamed  to Jim for help. 

She saw a child in the doorway whose feet were slightly elevated from the floor with a butcher's knife in her hand  with the  teeth like a gator and  fiery eyes  like the devil. ''Run Jim'', Dedra cried, as he  pulled her up from the floor. The two of them ran back upstairs to the master bedroom and locked the door."How do we get out of here?'', Dedra asked. 

Jim tried to break the window in order to escape but was unable to. It was like someone had  played a trick on him by using shatter proof glass. Dedra had never been afraid of anything like this in her life until this night. As she saw the walls etched in blood that reads You will die here, she knew it was their last day in this haunted house.


  Suddenly the bed slid across the room as they watched the Pentagon turn slowly in alignment with it's inscribed markings. 
 Jim held Dedra's  hand tight looking at the horrific figure of the little girl drawing near with the knife.  "What do you want from us?", Jim asked. While dragging the knife over the walls in the room.


   Two more clicks and the gates of Hell would have opened. 
Still standing outside looking up at the second story window Dedra called out to Jim . She said , "Step down off the porch and walk slowly towards me. We need to leave right now from this place. Cut all ties from everyone and never look back'' .
She had never had a vision of this type of evil that Jamie possessed.

How I met my father after 20 years- Lora

Dr.  Williams asked his student Jerome "how is your  science project progressing after teaming up with Lora one of the brightest students in his class?'',  he replied " this project is a very difficult one Sir, Lora and I are having concern finding financial help and volunteers for our research but we are doing our best". Dr. Williams stated  " continue your work, I have faith in both of you ". as he turned to leave the classroom.

 Once class had ended, Lora and Jerome rushed to grab a bite to eat before they started to work on their school project  hidden in the lower part of the school basement. The multitude of tests being done had drained all their financial resources. They had no one else to turn to until Jerome said " Please ask your mother Lora , she has millions , maybe she will loan you at least one hundred thousands dollars." Lora stood in the doorway looking at Jerome . She knew her mother wasn't going to lend her the money. She had bailed her out of so many unfortunate circumstances.

But on this particular night Lora got  the courage to ask her mom Mary to support her with her project and by surprise she said yes , and Lora ran  over to hug her mom. Lora had the biggest smile on her face. She said " Mom I love you , I never thought you would lend me one hundred thousand dollars."
Mary's throat tightened up as she swallowed hard before she spoke…. "One Hundred thousand dollars?.I thought  you only needed a few hundred dollars'', as her mom throat felt parched , ''I need to pour myself a drink" Mary said.


   Lora was the only child Mary had and was willing to do anything for her , but she didn't know how to bring herself to tell her daughter that they were broke and she had been selling off  some of her jewelries to keep things afloat. Looking into her daughter's tearful  eyes she promised  Lora that she would give her the money.

Being ecstatic Lora couldn't wait to inform Jerome of the good news, They met at a coffee shop to discuss their next plan of action which included surgical instruments, Laptops , Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), and Volunteers for their project. It was 3:00 am when they left the coffee shop and stumbled on an  old homeless man named Larry. Jerome asked the man to be  part of his study group and he would pay for his services. Larry agreed but only on one condition " I want my money first young man'',as he turned his alcoholic beverage up to his mouth to drink." Lora was stunned and  told Jerome that Larry wasn't the right man for there experiment.


After sneaking into the Lab after hours. The place brought back memories for Larry. He too was a Professor at this University of Medicine but became homeless after losing his son and wife in a car accident. Lora and Jerome  informed him that they are "working on creating a rapid skin growth for second to third degree burn victims with escalating healing and non detectable skin grafts. and they needed some tissue samples from his upper back and inner thigh areas"


When Jerome was preparing the room for Larry he was still thanking Lora for her mother's contribution. When Larry heard her name , he looked at Lora and wondered  she could  be his daughter. He then called Lora over to assist him with shaving his legs . He asked  " what is your mother's full name and how old are you ?''. Not giving it a thought she told him, grabbing her hand and pulled  her up to his eye level he called " my baby girl Lora " Her heart started beating rapidly and she broke out into a deep sweat. She said slowly ''D-a-d-d-y''... Larry had left  Lora's mom and her when she was only seven years' old and never heard from him again.

Jerome rushed over from preparing his laptop to show charts and graphs of the data needed to support their project when Lora sobbed... She stated " I thought you were dead , all of those days I stood in the doorway looking for you to come back and you never did". He said " I was a married man when me and your mom conceived you. I couldn't stay ,and after I lost my wife and son . I had no reason to live any longer  I'm so sorry for not trying to contact you ."



Larry realized that if they succeed in their project , they will save millions of people for being scared for life over their body from second to third degree burns. He decided to assist them in their project .After two years of supported data along with Volunteers they  became World renowned  scientists with great respect and wealth all over the world. Lora's father advised  his daughter and now son-in -law   "Never Give Up On Your Dream!".

A Leap of Faith....

Julia jumped off the side off a cliff, this was her first time hand gliding alone. She had been on so many trips with her husband Kevin trying to help her get the hang of it , when one of her best friends Donna video the whole thing to show to her family and friends. Soaring high in the sky she remember this special moment looking out beyond the horizon.

Donna her best friend narrated on when Julia first started hand gliding by capturing her saying this in a video.

Panic and fear set in when Julia first started, watching others falling suddenly at taking -off or  crashing when landing. What was the enjoyment of this sport she thought, but Kevin would gently ease her fears by saying " You can do this , I'm right by your side, I won't let anything happen to you."

Happily in love both Kevin and Julia remembered when they first met and how he proposed to her in Las Vegas where they had the time of their lives. She was there with some of her friends gambling , drinking and just having fun when Kevin spotted her leant over throwing dice on the table calling for seven or eleven. She was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. He knew she was his life and the woman of his dream.

As he approached the crap table, Julia blew on the dice and her eyes locked with Kevin. A long pause took place as they starred at each other , when suddenly a man yelled out, throw the dice and broke her spell. Kevin had taken out one hundred dollars to place a bet . He bet everything on Julia's roll as the dice rolled across the table. His heart pounded everytime she looked over at him. Seven was announced and they won.

He collected his winnings and gave her while Julia took it without hesitation. This was his time to ask for her name and could he have her phone number. Before she could speak her friend Joyce said " The party bus is here it's time to go ", Joyce grabbed  her hand and pulled  her away from the gambling table. Kevin had collected all her winning and ran after them.That was when Julia invited him to join them.

Music was blasting as girls were  half -naked and  sliding up and down on a stripers' pole. Kevin didn't know what to do with himself.  His only concern was Julia and how he could  know her better. Seeing men throwing money around and smoking marijuana as he tried to approach the woman who captivated his heart. Where was she, he wondered in the smoke filled bus, but standing behind him she whispered in his ear, " Are you having fun yet ?" as she handed him a drink.

Dancing around him and teasing with him, Julia was interested in getting to know him as well, with long beautiful brown hair standing six feet tall and high cheek bone , she could have been a model. The bus pulled up to their hotel after driving around town for hours. While exiting the bus they both  took a stroll down the Las Vegas Strip to talk and came  across a little boutique where   Kevin purchased a ring without her knowledge as she went to try on a dress in the store. 

 He waited patiently and as Julia came out from the dressing room  he lifted her up and twirled her around and asked " Will you marry me " She  too replied  "why not! Let's get married right now." Often she would tell her family and friends that she was tired of  loneliness . Now she met her perfect man, this young handsome man that she adored asked her hand in marriage.


 Looking for the right dress for the occasion. Kevin couldn't believe she said ''.... Yes!''. Pacing up and down the store, he was in disbelief.  He uttered  "She said yes", he clasped his hands together and went on his knees, he prayed first and said, "God please don't let her change her mind, I love her and want to marry her with all my heart. "

Coming out of the dressing room , Kevin raised his head up and looked at  her angelic face. ''Will you marry me?'',  as he held her hand. Julia looked  down at Kevin, spewed vomit all over him and laughed aloud and still said ''Yes''. This was one awkward moment for Kevin and needless to say he didn't care about what just happen. He was elated with the beauty of his future bride to- be even in her drunken state. 

After purchasing a new suit and cleaning up the terrible mess Julia made , they found a lovely little Chapel and got married.
 It was love at first sight. They went on to have two beautiful children and enjoyed traveling with family and friends, as she flew high amongst the clouds.

Thrills and Spills in Florida.....

When we arrived in Florida, my sister Renata said "Let's go shopping ". I didn't know I would end up in Florida for this wonderful shopping spree event for my aim was to go for tourism. Let's listen to Jai take in the video below on his experience in Florida.

Often times I hear how beautiful Orlando , Miami and Tampa are from tourists that visit. Margret said " Disney World and Universal Studio is the best place to visit, It's family oriented and the rides are awesome ".While Daniel said that Miami Beach and Daytona Beach is a must see with a diverse group of people , music, drinks and live events that take place. There's never a dull moment."


But Henry has a different take as he looked down at the ground and paused a minute and shook his head full of pity and regret before he spoke. In tears he lamented  " I have lost so many things here such as my home in which my daughter resided and good friends from Hurricane Irma. It's still hard remembering what I lost , but still unwilling to move away from this great State of Florida.

We too have suffered....

It was  in 1939 when Gloria and her mother Anna tried to escape from her native homeland Germany. It was to many bad memories for those who struggled daily for their freedom being of Jewish decent. Many were maimed, suffered and died while some escaped the wrath of evil that loomed over their native country.

Gloria along with her mother Anna , son Neil and husband Liam  fled for their lives. Many were captured, separated, raped and brutally beaten by the Nazi. It was on this day when Liam who had watched this one guard for days working alone before he mustered up courage and strength to attacked him ,tied him up and then took off his uniform to wear. He walked right out of the courtyard, were he was bound.

Liam in army uniform looked for his wife and child as he gained  access to other holding camps for prisoners. Nobody demanded from him any papers as he went into the concentration camps and found his wife and son barely alive. He had lied to the other guards that Hitler himself wanted these two for questioning.  

As they put his unconscious wife and son into the back of the truck, his son Neil heard his father's voice and cried out Pa.. pa.. trying to open one of his badly beaten closed eye to confirm it was his dad. The guard became suspicious and then asked , " where are  your papers to release this woman and her child,?" Frantically Liam brought out his Jack knife and stabbed the Guard.

Liam jumped into the truck and sped off with blood still on his hands as his wife and child laid near death in the back. He came across a little shack in the woods where he nurtured his family back to health. His wife said  " Anna didn't make it , they beat her to death and threw her body in a ditch.  I couldn't stop it, I tried to stop it, when they struck me with a bat and knocked me into unconsciousness".

Liam knew they couldn't stay long at this place , He ditched the truck and all of them travelled by foot, still in the officer's uniform he thought it will deceive them as they went to cross the border.As they came near a junction he asked his family to hide in a bush. The uniform on him gave him confidence to approach and speak with the officers.  Liam asked for a smoke as the guard informed him they where looking for an escape woman and child. His hands started to shake when other guards  arrived. He knew he must make a mad dash from this place.

One of the guards asked him what regiment was he from  He replied'' the Gestapo'',  while all the guards looked at each other and laughed . One guard said ''we are all from the Gestapo''. When Liam turned to run back into the woods the Guards chased  him like a mad dog and  were shooting at him , all he could manage to say as he ran through the woods was R-U-N-. If his family could make it across the state line they would be safe .

Immediately his family took off and ran towards the border , they were just about to cross the state line when Neil was tackled by a guard , his mother shouted " Let go of him," as she jumped on the officer's back. Liam had heard her tormented voice and circled around to go helped them. He kicked and punched the officer's legs and face. Neil had broken away, his mother grabbed his arm to continue to run but looked back at her husband that was now fighting two officers. 

Gloria told her son to wait here until she comes back. Gloria couldn't imagine her life without her husband so she ran back to help him. Picking up a stone she bashed one of the guards on the head as Neil stabbed the other. They could hear more guards approaching . She shouted " We must leave now", carrying his son on his back Liam made it close to the border . He had to stop to compose himself as he went to speak to the Officers who protect the state line.  He knew he didn't have any legal documents to present but managed to get them to go inside to make a phone call.

As they went inside his wife and child crawled through a partial wooded area across the border, having seen that they were cleared and sighted they were brewing hot water on the stove to make tea or coffee. He then walked over to the kettle and flung the hot water at the officers . He jumped out of the side window and running to make it across the border, he was shot in the back. 

 Gloria and her son dragged him nearly a mile before someone came to help. She removed the uniform he was wearing to make it seemed like he was shot by accident when hunting for Game. Someone from town came across them and gave them a ride to the nearest doctor's office. The Hell they all went through and to lose her mother, she was praying to God that her husband will pull through. Days later Liam started to speak and held his wife's hand. He muttered these words" We Are Free."

Is witchcraft and voodoo real?

  Let's listen to some views on what some people may call myth, voodoo, ghost stories and spiritual encounters from the video below. If you have any stories you want to share please leave your email address in the space provided on my blog. Thanks....

 Passing by the cemetery my head began to swell, I could not talk again while everywhere seemed to be bright and I could not move an inch .Suddenly I saw a man in white that passed me bye in a flash, this was Anita's experience of a ghost .
Kenny Ray who lives very close to the cemetery narrated his own experience in the video above''..........


 I had always been afraid of scary things as a young child growing up such as cemeteries, horror films, and things that go bump in the night and that's because I was left alone in the house as a teenagers while my parents worked Debra replied. I would hear strange sounds throughout the house and when I washed clothes in the basement especially at night . The hair will stand up on my arms and things would drop on the floor. I seen things that would drop on there own, I ran upstairs and suddenly closed the door and put a chair underneath the handle.I called my mother immediately and she would say " girl your mind is just playing tricks on you. Don't worry I will be home soon." 

Debra said, " I carry this same fear of going downstairs to this day. When I'm alone at home and want to go to the basement.
I usually call one of my friends to talk with as I entered the room." It's a shame you're afraid to go down in your own basement "Nora replied, as she chuckled. 

 Nancy stated "The killer part is when I saw the Exorcist for the first time alone in my apartment with the lights out and eating popcorn,  I watched the young girl head turned all around looking like a devil . I was shaking but continued to watch  and covered my eyes with my hands and peeping through my fingers.That was the last draw because it really scared me and I refused to watch again.
 I believe there is good as well as evil in this world that come in all forms and fashion."





  

A Trip To Hell

 Lightening struck a tree in the forest just in front of Kathy, that was when she knew she should have stayed home. A group of her co-workers convinced her to go on a camping trip but she never thought it would be a trip to Hell.

On this particular rainy day Kathy, Frank, John and Micheal went on a camping trip. This was Kathy first time ever going. She had never seen or heard  of so many different insects , snakes , raccoons, and strange sounds before in her life. Clinging to John's hand she was definitely afraid.  John said " you're squeezing my hand a little too tight , it's becoming numb " .Kathy laughed and said" I'm so sorry "and released her grip.

Micheal who was the  tour guide was 500 feet ahead of us looking for a good place to camp out. The fog made it impossible to see ahead of us ,as we stumbled through the woods. Frank called out to Micheal and John but no response . He had ventured off from the group and was lost. " I can't see a thing ahead of me he stated, where is everyone he thought as he still search for someone in the group?''

Thunder roared over the mountains as John and I climbed to higher ground. Still standing by John side I became nervous. I watched him take his walkie -talkie out and called Micheal and Frank, no reply. He then said  "  It will be dark soon ,we will camp here . Let's set-up the tents now."

With my shaking hands I pulled my back pack off and begin to do what John instructed, suddenly I caught a glimpse of an object appeared  to be approaching us slowly. It was Frank, he was hurt. He said we should pack up our things right now  and should  leave the place at once.  John quickly grabbed him to keep him from falling to the ground.

In a panic state ''I said let's go please''. I was already frightened and to see Frank like this , what could have happen? Frank uttered two words ''they live''. ''Where is Micheal?'' Frank asked John? No one has seen or heard from him. As they were trying to find their way back to the car darkness fell upon them, they only had small flashlights as they continued to wander through the rainy forest.

Cold and wet Kathy suddenly stood still , She insisted she couldn't move another step , crying out for help the sound echoed through the woods, ''Where is Micheal?'', she asked John . When a strange presence she felt drew near . That was when Micheal bloody body was tossed in front of them. 

Run , Frank said , but Kathy went to help Micheal who was already dead, rain still pouring and the wind was high. She could barely see anything in the dark, but a ghost -like figure standing near a tree with smoke looming around him.Wiping her eyes to see more clearly as she hovered over Micheal , The shadowy figure disappeared. 

Micheal had cut marks in his face and chest and his head was bashed in by some type of heavy object and clothing torn from his lifeless body. She motioned to run when something grabbed her by her hair and dragged her through the woods. Kicking and screaming she couldn't see what had taken her.

Hearing her screams, John and Frank followed the sounds through the forest and came across the most horrific scene , There were people found dead hanging upside down from trees in the forest, some of them were still alive and were being eaten by what appeared to be some type of Alien with razor sharp teeth, and thin pale body with armour attached to it. 

It had just threw Kathy up against a rock and knocked her unconscious as it laid to prey on her for his last super. John and Frank circled the scene trying to rescue Kathy. Frank was spotted by the creature, running through the woods as the creature followed him . John made his move to save Kathy, picking her up and carrying her to safer grounds as the rain still poured. He found a cave and went inside for shelter.

Holding her in his arms all night he wanted to protect her at all cost. They stayed there until the next morning and she began to awake and mutter his name ,Looking down in her angelic face he knew he loved her and had to get her to safety quickly.

 As they left the cave and stumbled through the woods . They came across Frank body. He had been torn into shreds. Covering her mouth with his hands John didn't want her to make any loud sounds to bring attention to them as they were trying to get out.

Finally they came across an old path that  led to the road .They were almost home ,free ,when the alien crawled down a tree in front of there path. The alien had been following them from  the top of the trees  since they left. John pushed Kathy back behind him. 


Standing eight feet tall, mangled body with gator -like skin and piercing teeth. John knew he was going to fight to  death with this creature from Hell. Then Kathy took from her backpack a small bottle of kerosene and emptied  it on the creature. John took the lighter from his pocket, lit it and threw it toward the beast and set it on fire.The horrible screeching noise the creature made. A sound no man has ever heard before, as it squirmish to put the fire out. Finding the  strength to run directly to the road ahead of them . A car was coming and they flagged it down. Jumping inside they told the driver to drive fast that someone was trying to kill them.

They were taken to the nearest police station to inform them of what had happened to their friends. As search parties was organized to look for Frank, and Micheal no one was ever found and no signs of a creature living in the woods .

Holding each other close they thought about their friend and longed to be home. If it wasn't for that scary book Kathy read the night before the trip. I guess they all would have planned to go...

 

A Bitter Experience...

Gunshots rang over my head as I pulled my sister Nora down to the floor, other customers were running frantically about, screaming, crying, and calling for help. There were two masked men with guns in their hands that stood at the front counter demanding money from the clerk. Still in a state of fear, I covered my sister's mouth with my hand as we hid amongst the clothing racks. I didn't want to distract the armed robbers with the hope that they would just take the money and leave. That day we were in the mall shopping for dad's birthday gift!. 

Suddenly I heard , ''let's get out of here'',  as they made a mad dash towards the front entrance of the door. I then gave a heavy sigh of relief as I removed my hand from my sister's mouth, her eyes were fixed on me as she was shivering. I asked " Nora are you okay? The gunmen have left the store". She hesitated for a moment before she cried out. " Take me home right now." As we were walking out the store and looking around, we saw people slowly sticking their heads out of other nearby stores to see if all was clear to come out. "Where are the police when you needed one?",  Nora asked, as we scurried to our vehicle.

 In the evening it was confirmed on the radio that three people were shot dead and one older woman  who had heart  attack had been hospitalized.

Nora said " I'll never come shopping again in my life . This is the last time I ever go out to buy anything". While I was still shaking , I tried to remain calm. I didn't want Nora to know I was very afraid. I had to always keep my cool around her being a role model for her to look up to, but I did lose my cool , because I'm not the cause why the store got robbed,  so I lashed out at her and said " Shut your damn mouth, there where people injured in the store and it could have very well been us. " I can see the fear still in her eyes as I was trying to keep my composer as we drove home. 



 Arriving home , Nora ran upstairs and narrated to mom what had happened. She was sobbing after every syllable spoken as she was still upset from the shooting. Mom consoled her , then spoke with me on what had happened . I was speechless , I didn't know how to say that it was my fault that I put Nora in danger. As I turned to walk away tears filled the weld of my eyes. I kept seeing the men with mask shooting around me. It took everything I had not to run out of the house into the streets and just kept running, but I must be strong as my mother had always taught me to be.


Later that night as we sat around the dinner table. Mom said " Mia why don't you say grace dear before we eat ,"  Nora stood up at the table shaking and grabbed the butcher knife , She thrusted it deep into the turkey. The only thing she could think about is the video that kept playing over and over in her mind about the gunmen shooting her in the head, and the recorded scratched record of people yelling and screaming almost drove her mad.

Mia understood how Nora felt, she too couldn't escape the misery of what happened on that day. Trying to tame her feelings , she suddenly became enraged and hit the table with her hand to see if she was still among the living. Mom slapped Nora and told Mia to get a grip. She insisted upon praying to calm both girls down. All of them go to church on a regular basis and this is what Mom said' 

"We're living in troubling times, The Bible keep us rooted and grounded.

If you confess with your mouth "Jesus is Lord "and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. "

Do women handle stress better than men?

During his research, David found thousands of people committing  sucide everyday as a result of suffering from some types of depression or stress related problems. These are real problems that people shouldn't take for granted. Let us listen to Van's take on Stress in the video below.

Nina slumped over in her chair with her hands across her eyes, crying. She didn't know why she was crying but said " I just feel so sad here lately, and nothing appears to be going my way''.  David then walked up, touched her shoulder and responded " Everything will be okay , can I get you anything?''. Looking up at David with bloodshot eyes she stated " Can you make this feeling go away? I just really need a good friend right now, " and that's when Nina slit both of her veins in her wrist with a box cutter knife and blood flowed. David stood over her in shock with what just happened.


As Nina fell out of the chair onto the floor, David reached in his back pocket for his phone and called an ambulance right away. "Please hang on there, help is on the way," he said. He later found out from her sister Diane that said  "she is going through a state of depression and stress from being harrassed by her co-workers on the job . She was the only female in her department that was Latino and her co-workers constantly bullying, intimidating , mocking and lying to upper management on her. Infact, she had reported them several times, as she attended meetings with supervisors on this matter and nothing had been done to stop the harrassment." 



David came to the hospital to visit  her sometimes when the Doctor approved her visits. He had fancied Nina and wanted to be more than friends , but he didn't want to pressure her. Nina informed her mom on what triggered these events that caused her to hurt herself she said " I felt down , tired and couldn't sleep at night, and after I was being harrassed at work.  I felt like there was no hope , no one cared and the thought of hurting myself raved in my mind. I was lost and had no one to turn to." Her family still live in Mexico and she had just moved to California to start a new life of her own.

Nina was discharged  from the hospital after seeking pyschaitric help.She had time at home to think about what she wanted to do to prevent this from happening to others, both Nina and David teamed up with a Crisis Center to help people in need and went around to organizations discussing the importance of seeking help for  stress/depression and bullying whether at work, home or school. They came up with an idea with making up a bumper sticker that read


Depression /Stress/ Bullying 
 Do be brave / Seek out help/ Build on trust 

   Millions of people reach out to the Crisis Center and purchase the bumper stickers, all their contributed funds went to opening up more Crisis Centers to help people in need. David and Nina finally married and went on to mentor over several Crisis Centers that were open to the public worldwide, at the entrance of every door read, "Your not alone, We're here for you"

A day to Remember....

I poured myself a drink and gazed out of the window to see if I could  get a glimpse of the man . I wondered how long he had been staying across the street from me since I just recently moved here? I pretended taking the trash out to the recycling bin just to see if I could see him, but no view of him. I went back inside and poured another drink and thought about the man that lived abroad occupied my mind.
 The following  morning there was a knock at the door. It was the very man that lived across the streets that appeared.  I became nervous as I couldn't believe my eyes as he spoke with grace by greeting me saying  "good morning ". He said  '' I am Micheal the police officer that lived in the neighborhood ''  l then  replied. " I'm Candence I just recently moved into the neighborhood, as I was walking my dog I seen some usual activities going on in your house that caught my attention. I'm so sorry for intruding on your property'', she said , as he turned and walked away.
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I told Kayla my best friend all what transpired between me and the police officer the next day while riding in her  Lexus convertible car . She ( Kayla) just laughed and responded ''Did you assume the position ?''. We both chuckled.
Upon arriving back  home I noticed a bouquets of flowers at my front door. I thought they had the wrong address but the card read '' Candence, I'm sorry for making you feel uncomfortable yesterday. I would like to make it up to you by taking you out for dinner ''
 As I raised my head up I could see Micheal starring at me . I nodded ''yes'',  and he held up his seven fingers which indicated Seven O'clock.

 In the evening I wore one of my favorite short mini dress that revealed too much of everything a man could imagine.We arrived at one of the most famous Italian Restaurants in the city,  had a lovely dinner and went for a long walk along the beach afterward. He told me '' I have just recently divorced and was looking for a friend with no strings attached  ''.
 I felt warm inside for it had been a long time since I've been in the company of a man. I started sweating and felt nervous. He gently wrapped his arms around me and pulled me close, and said  ''don't worry''.

When I arrived back home I took a long hot bath.I thought about the lovely evening we had . I poured myself a drink and stood by the window. I was caught up in the moment wondering why he didn't attempt to kiss me for I long to be kissed and touched by him. The moon was full and the brightness from it shone over my Villa.  I suddenly closed my blinds and turned on some jazz music when I heard a knock at the front door. It was Micheal .
I was standing in the doorway half dressed, Micheal gazed down at me. I invited him in for a drink. I then felt shy because I wanted that kiss from earlier. Micheal stated: "I can't stay long , did I catch you at a bad time? ''. I  replied "I hope you can stay for at least one drink with me ?'',  he humbly accepted .

The pleasant smell of aroma from the coffee eased my fears as I suddenly woke up from sleep seeing a strange man in my room . Then I recollected what happened the previous night , it was Michael who was around and made the breakfast.
 Micheal  said  " breakfast is ready". I prepared myself for the obvious statement that Micheal will make this morning, for he had already informed me that he wanted just a friend. As I entered the kitchen with the biggest smile on his face . Micheal replied " Hey Love ! I really had a nice time last night. " He then walked over to me and gave that special kiss I long for.  Unfortunately I didn't remember last night but glad that he did. I felt ashamed and awkward. I shouted ..".Get Out..!!" Micheal was baffled and left suddenly.

After I calm down and thought to myself  " girl what's wrong with you ,isn't this what you said you wanted." I smiled to myself like a detrange person that couldn't remember whether he was good in bed or not? I felt bad because he was so kind and gentle and the way he kissed me ( awesome ) tingling inside as I think of it now.  I decided to walk over to his house and apologize.
Micheal anwered his door and replied  " what do you want Candence?'', I replied  " I hope you can forgive me . I am truly sorry . let me make it up  with you please !''. Micheal hesitated for a moment before nodding ''okay''.  He  then invited me inside. I explained to him it's been a very long time since I had a real relationship and that I wanted more than just friendship. Micheal smiled but didn't say nothing. As I went on and on telling him my life story . He just listened and  never responded. I went to exit when Micheal grab my arm pulled me close , kissed  me passionately and stated  "I would love to give it a try with you Candence for it's been a long time for me also. Lets start it off right this time'' .
We dated for a period of nine months before Micheal proposed to me. It was the most excited beautiful thing I heard.

It was a June wedding with lots of family and friends. Many came from all over the world to see the beautiful  wedding gown my mother had tailored made with real diamonds sewn into it.   The veil was laced in gold dust . This was the only time I realized that so many people loved me so much.
As Micheal stood at the alter watching his bride- to- be . He could hardly compose himself.
Many wept with tears of joy as the Pastor pronounced us husband and wife .  We went off to an Exoctic Island for our  honeymoon .We were happy and had three beautiful children. I never felt love from a man like this before. My Husband , My Lover and My best friend all wrap up into one beautiful person (Micheal )....

Let us pray...

Shall we kneel down to pray my brothers and sisters , for we all sin. .

Pastor Mike Mitchell was delivering  his sermon. His mind was filled about Mrs.Daniel's nice and plump breasts exposed when kneeling at the altar. She is there every Sunday always wearing high heel shoes and low cut shirts. This wasn't the first time he felt aroused seeing multiple beautiful women in his congregation. Pastor Mike swallowed hard and wiped the sweat from his brow, for he could hardly control his feelings as his nature rose to the occasion. He shouted  "Lord !, Lord  !! we have some beautiful people here today Lord."

Mrs. Daniel wasn't the only woman that appealed to Pastor Mike for there were many ." How can they all be so beautiful and well rounded",he uncounsciously uttered while praying. "Please stand and take your seat ",he said, as the choir began to sing. Reverend Daniel had asked Pastor Mike whether  he  was okay when he observed  him sweating profusely at the altar. Pastor Mike responded,  "Please finish the sermon I'm not feeling well".


As Pastor Mike was leaving the images of Mrs Daniel's  breasts were plaguing him ,for the urge to make love to her was insidiously insane. He thought about how her husband that were finishing up the sermon would feel, but that didn't shake the stiffness that arose in his pants. He dropped to his knees to pray as he was touching his manhood thinking about those enticing round breasts that look like cantaloupes. "Help me for I can't shake this feeling Jesus." The urge became stronger with a clearer image of her being nude in bed , "Help me ", he stated, still rubbing that long, hard- stiff -thing below, until it exploded...... "My God , what have I  done ", He feels the ooze running down his leg and a sigh of relief followed with "Thank you Jesus"!


There was a knock at the door. It was Reverend Daniel checking to see if he was alright. Everyone had left hours ago. Pastor Mike replied  " Please go home I'm okay, I'll call you later, for how can he face Mr. Daniel after what had just happened. The thoughts and images of his(Daniel) wife. He felt ashamed. He knew it was a sin to lust after another man's wife . How can he face Mr. and Mrs Daniel again .What must I do Lord ?,"  he soliloquized

Suddenly Mike grabbed his Bible and walked outside. As he looked up at the stars, he wondered whether he was in the right profession and thought of giving up on his religion. For he stated aloud. " Please forgive me Lord For I have sinned ".

 Suddenly this homeless old man was passing by and stood beside Pastor Mike ,he said  " Son can you spare an old man some change?" Pastor Mike dug into his pockets and gave the old man one hundred dollars. The Old man was so grateful as he prayed for Mike saying " God will bless you my son . We shall all go through trials and tribulations on this earth . He is a forgiving God "As Mike turned to shake the old man's hand. He has disappeared.

They Don't Understand

Standing by her car with her baby in arm , a gun shot was heard . It was her boyfriend Robert that was seen running towards her. Darla quickly observed him as blood dripped from his forearm.'' Get into  the car'',  Robert yelled to Darla. Fearing for her life and her child,  she panicked and dropped the car keys.

Robert jumped into the back seat and said "Go now ". Darla didn't place the child in the car seat as she sped off from the scene, little Frankie gurgled and smiled not knowing his parents were in danger, when a car pulled up beside them and started shooting at Robert.



Darla screamed out '' my baby!'', when she noticed she was hit by the pellet in the chest. Feeling faint, she veered off the road and crashed into a tree. The baby fell out  from the seat of the car down onto the floor area crying. Robert said " Darla are you okay?'', as he jumped out the car running away ,trying to get them to follow him to protect his family. He had stolen money from a gangster in the neighborhood that wanted him dead. Bobby the leader of the gang saw Robert running down the streets and gunned him down like an animal.

 That was the last  horrific memory Darla recalled as she told her son Frankie who is now sixteen years old. Frankie stated aloud " I will revenge my father's death by joining a gang in search of my  father's killer''.

Darla knew her son was going down the wrong path when she said " Frankie please don't go down this road, your father lost his life thinking he could steal from the mob to provide a better life for us" Frankie replied, " I got this, I'm not my father. I will have my sweet revenge",walking away with her heart pounding, Darla felt compelled to do something before her son was killed.

Looking back on her life style she didn't want to go down memory lane, she had lived a criminal lifestyle with Robert, as teenagers in a gang as killers, drug dealers and thieves. She lived that life, but when she got pregnant she wanted to start afresh and get out of  the gang life.

Darla had called in a few favors from those who owed her. She only wanted to protect her son at this point. She knew she had to get him out of the gang and the only way to leave any gang is through death. Calling Roberts brothers and explaining to them what happened, they took matters in their own hands. They had devised a plan to get little Frankie out of the gang ,what they did was unbearable.

Robert's brothers - Mike and Mickey sought out to buy military guns and grenades, they knew they had to do drastic measures to protect their nephew which meant they had to take down the main leader of the gang and his family.  


The plan was discussed with Darla, she had to make sure Frankie wasn't around when they planed to take out the gang members. Mike and Mickey hired ex-military friends to help execute their plan. On this particular night Darla showed photographs of all the gang member leaders and their families, who ran sections of the neighborhood to Mickey.

 Mike surveilled all the hangout spots were the gang members attended, including their families household and businesses. The two ex-military friends Bob and Randell were in charge of all the grenades and explosives, as they set out to take down the Mob. Darla informed Frankie that his grandmother was sick on her death bed and wanted to see him one last time as they drove out of town to Minnesota while Mickey began his plan of action.

Explosion started to take place in warehouses, homes,cars and businesses in the neighborhood. People were startled to see all the smoke and loud noises taking  place. The police didn't have a clue where to begin and why these explosions were taking place. As the gang leaders were taken out in small numbers, other gang members where running scared knowing all the places that are targeted, were their meeting grounds. Shooting anyone that tried to escaped the fire and explosions, Mike didn't have  mercy for them. He only thought about his nephew and his brother being murdered by these gang members. 

The death toll had risen considerably as fires and explosion still went on in the downtown area of Chicago. Police sirens were heard  loud and clear as ambulance strolling lights ran all night frantically trying to save victims, but were too late. Mike and Mickey executed their plan successfully by eliminating ninety percent of gang members , their homes, family members and businesses. 
A phone call was placed to Darla, she only heard three words. 
"It was done".

Part 2 of my cruise - Bahamas

We all love to go on vacation but this particular time , It's about to go down.

Let's listen to what Ashley and Dion have to say in the video below

Enjoying a fun -filled three days in the Bahama's celebrating my sister's birthday on the Carnival Liberty. We met many people from all over the world. This was my sister's Renata and her fiance Jai's first time on a cruise ship. I'm deligthted that no one got sea sick or jumped overboard as we all had a good time walking around and looking at all the amenities the ship had to offer. 

To start with, good music was played by the Dee Jay and we ate great food round the clock. Three whole days of entertainment for all age groups. When the ship docked in the Bahamas we had 24 four hours to explore the Island before we set sail at sea again. Renata and Jai had purchased excursion for jet ski's and I purchased the bus tour package of the top ten things to see and do on the Island.

I had the most wonderful tour guide named Mr. Leslie Bowlegs, he did a great job of explaining the history of the Bahamas . I recommend this trip to anyone that had never visited the Bahamas before. My newly acquired friends -Ashley and Dion were assigned to my fine dining table and had accompanied me on the bus tour. I never met such wonderful friendly people with a great sense of humor. In fact everyone I met on the cruise ship was very pleasant and respectful .

I even won 1,200 dollars at the casino , but Renata witnessed  a man that won 10,000 dollars playing 50 cents on a Lighting Machine. I thought about me winning 10,000 thousand dollars and what I would do if it was in my hands. Jai replied " if I would have won 10,000 dollars I'm out of here ,even if I had to swim back to shore ",we all laughed. It was nice to see that people could win such a huge amount of money on these cruise ships. 

My only concern was when Ashely and Dion were at the club trying to have a nice time, then trouble broke out. Someone could have really gotten hurt and to think it was seven to eight Black men fighting. I pray that this will never happen again amongst our people .We have been labeled with bad reputations enough in the society.  We should stop the violence and killing among the African Americans and learn to have more love and forgiveness in our hearts. 

Overall, I still plan to take a cruise every year and hope that family and friends will be able to join . It's a must -see  for all age groups to experience a wonderful time away from the same old every day routine. Break the monotony and live life a little . We just get one chance at it. Have fun while you can because life is definetly too short! 

 

 

A Cry For Help...

Jumping off the ledge into a lake , Damon hit  his head on the back of a tree stump while blood filled the surrounding area where he landed like a rock. Jasmin seeing  him floating face down  screamed out for help. She never learn how to swim for this was the day she regretted  for the rest of her life.

By the time the paramedic arrived  Damon was pronounced dead. They were only 19 years old and twins. Jasmin didn't know how to tell her mother about why they was at  the lake  after being instructed by her mother Jewel not to go. She approached her mother in the living room, crying. She said " Damon fell into the lake and I couldn't save him ". Jasmine was still  in a state of shock . Jewel looked at though she could kill and asked " who fell in the lake ?" she replied "Damon has drowned .

Suddenly ,Jewel heart pounded and tears streamed down her face,  her son has died and know one was there to help him. Yelling out to Jasmin she  asked   " What exactly happen ?, tell me now! ". That was when a knock was  heard  at the door . It was the Denvor County Police coming by to take her to the morgue to identify her son.

Falling to the floor and screaming aloud, the police rushed to assist her. ''Please madam  we need your help in identifying the young man we found in the lake. Are you okay?'' he asked.Using foul language  she looked over to her daughter and said " Where is my son ?''. Jasmin ran out of the house for she felt it was her fault for disobeying her mother's rules ,and not being able to save her twin brother .


 She went to her grandmother's house for refuge while her mother went to the morgue. Looking at  her son's lifeless body  stretched out on that long steel table she sobbed uncontrollably , reaching out to touch his beautiful face for the last time. "How could this have happened? ''. she said . ''My only son , my beautiful boy I carried for nine months.  She asked the police officer what had happen. They said  " It appeared he broke his neck and damaged his skull from the fall off the cliff into the lake.


But know one suspected that his twin sister had pushed him over the cliff . She felt that he was loved  and favored by most people. That she couldn't do nothing right and was always ridiculed.
Damon was loved by all , he was very well spoken and out going. Know one made fun of him as they did to Jasmin. She planned to get rid of her brother to become her mother's only favorite child . I can have everything she thought, if he is out of the picture.


Her  grandmother knew that she had despised her brother and said " What happen to Damon  because they were both inseparable?'' .She hesitated and  asked  " Do you love me grandmother ?''  as she contemplated killing her grandmother too.  Stepping back away from her granddaughter . Grandmother Carol had become afraid. She knew that Jasmin was a wicked child and could do anything when she doesn't  get her way. As Jasmin started to approach her grandmother , an  older boy in his 20s came down the  stairs as she paused, with eyes glared on him, she had never seen him before. Carol gestured to the young man to come stand by her side , He said  " Who is this young lady grandma"? Jasmin replied "Grandma."


Breaking out in a deep sweat and heart racing furiously she ran up to him and  looked him up and down and asked  " Who are you ? ''. The room stood silent,  That's when Raymond  grabbed  Jasmin by the throat and slung her down to the floor. He then stomp her in the chest and face as though she had killed his only best friend in life. Carol pulled him away from her and said  " Stop this at once this is your sister. That is when he pulled the knife from underneath him jacket and cut at his grandmother throat.

Falling to the floor in fear, Grandma Carol grabbed her chest from pain she suddenly felt.  Jasmin walked over to her and said  " This is what you deserve, keeping little known secrets . Why did you allow me to sleep with my older brother.  I'm carrying his seed now and my twin brother is dead.  All of you deserve to die .  That's when her mother Jewel walked into the house with Damon and found Jasmin  in a state of rage ,cutting herself with a knife and pulling her hair, foaming  from  the mouth like a mad dog. She had started hallucinating from the newly prescribed medication called ( Zyprexa). A history of violence,and schizophrenia runs in our family Jewel stated to Damon.