2013 when I decided to apply for a work abroad. From our province I travel to Manila to have my training. I travel together with another one applicant, but while we were still traveling with the bus she has lots of second thoughts. She keeps on worrying about her children's and to her husband. She keeps on asking me if I am really desperate to go and leave Philippines. I told her that I'm serious about our application, and we're already in our way to make our dreams happen. I keep on convincing her that she can give her family a good future if she continue to work abroad, besides her kids are already big and they can understand why she have to leave. But she wasn't really sure and she's still undecided.
When we arrive to the bus terminal, someone from the agency fetch us and guide us to the agency. She accompany us politely and do a little interview about ourselves and background. When we arrive at the agency, my fellow applicants suddenly left. The staff try to stop her, but she didn't let them and she run away. I was left alone inside the office of the agency. I suddenly felt scared and worried about me. I don't know anything about Manila, and I am alone. They asked me a little information and then after they told me that I can go up and find a vacant bed for me. I'm a bit hesitant, and too shy that time. I walked up the stairs so slowly and when I arrive at the first floor, I saw a lot of applicants. I saw them notice me and they told me that the first floor was already full so I must go up to the second floor to check if there's a vacant bed. But the second floor is already floor so I don't have any choice but to go up to the third floor. When I arrive at the third floor, I saw lots of vacant bed. I feel happy and finally I can get a bed. Some applicants notice me and accompany me to the vacant bed. The bed is nearly near to the toilet. Out of my curiosity I asked one of the applicant, if why does the first and second floor is overloaded while there's a lot of vacant bed in the third floor.
One of the applicant answer me. According to her, she heard from the oldest applicant, that the third floor comfort room has a ghost and that is why none of them wanted to stay in third floor. I suddenly felt scared, specially that my bed is almost near the comfort room.
Week after, everything was fine, and I haven't feel any strange feeling in that agency. So I feel a little relief that the story was just a fiction. Every day we have different tasks to do as a part of our training. I have met new friends already.
Day's and weeks had passed and my training was finally done. I have passed also the Tesda test and all I need is to wait my flight ticket and schedule.
It was Friday, when most of the applicants from the third floor agreed that they will go to the "Padis Point" to have fun as they can't have fun anymore once they left Philippines. Padis Point is a disco bar, and since I haven't been to any disco bar, I refuse to go and just stay in our accommodation. One applicant tease me about the ghost, maybe not to scare me, but it's just because she really wanted me to go. But I still said no, besides there's still some applicants who won't go so I won't be alone. When they left, the third floor suddenly felt strange because of the silence. It used to be so noisy but that night it's too quiet, so the feeling is different. We are just ten applicants left that time. We all agreed to pray the Holy Rosary, but when we start praying. Distractions occur and we really can't concentrate. Sometimes the bulb flick and sometimes the candles light turned out. We still continue praying despite the distractions and after our prayers each of us went to our bed to sleep.
In my area most of the bed was empty, so I find it hard to go to sleep. To distract my fear I decided to play with my phone. That time I have 3210 phone and the game was there is only the snake game. I keep on playing until I suddenly felt that I need to use the toilet. At first I was hesitant as I don't feel comfortable going inside but I badly needed it otherwise I'm going to pee in my pants 🤣😂. So I bravely go inside the comfort room. When I was inside I noticed that one toilet is closed and I saw a feet from inside. I feel relief, thinking that it's my fellow applicants. I used the next toilet, so I am near to her. But just a second ago I heard it flushes the toilet flush, but I didn't feel that the door open . When I finish, I went to the sink to wash my hands, but I suddenly felt strange. I felt like someone is watching me, so from the mirror I look around the comfort room but I didn't see any one. I continue washing my hands, when suddenly the toilet flushed itself and it really scares me. I was about to go out when I noticed tha its seems like someone is inside because I saw a shadow. So I continue walking, when one of the toilet door suddenly closed and it creates a loud sounds and that frightened me a lot. I almost fainted when I saw a girl standing, and her head was down. But that time I was brave enough to run, so I run faster as much as I can, going back to my bed. I'm shaking with fear's under my blanket when I felt someone grab my blanket. I was about to screamed when I saw one of my fellow applicants. She asked me what happen and look so scared. I told her what happen and I surprise that she even saw that girl too.
She said that base on the story that she had heard. That girl is also an applicant in that agency, but it died because it killed itself inside the toilet. And that's maybe the reason why, the staff keeps on reminding us to have a prayer every night. Because they have been heard a lot of complaints about that ghost. According to the story, that girl killed herself because of depression. She was been raped and they says that the suspect was the owner of that agency. They covered up the real situation of that poor applicant, by sending a message to the family, that she has an unexpected flight, and she will just called once she arrives to her work place. They says that the agency staff from that agency, contacted one of their staff in abroad to keep sending money to the family of that girl every month, so they won't get worried about their daughter. But after two months they send a bad news that their daughter got missing because it run away from it's employer's house.
That's really a sad story, and maybe that's the reason why she can't have peace in her other life. Luckily it didn't happen again, and one week after I finally had my flight. I left the agency with a creepy experience that I wouldn't forget, and I prayed that she may have a peaceful rest.
Edit:
This is actually my article for yesterday but I was so busy so I just save this first in my drafts. Last night I was about to finish writing but I'm so much tired and I fall asleep while typing . I woke up in the middle of the night, but I feel scared to continue writing this article because its about ghost lol. So I just leave it in my drafts and I continue it while I'm swinging my son's hammock as he was going to sleep.
Anyways this is all for now. Thank you for reading and stay safe.
October 25,2021 10:10
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Baka need niya prayer bhe..