Ghosts of the Past
Dearest Leanne,
My hands shake as I stare at the aged, yellow parchment. The letter fell out of my family bible, passed down through the centuries from mother to daughter. I read on.
I need to tell you why I disappeared that night. As you know I was driving home from Falmouth after Uncle Richard’s Christmas party. At midnight, near Penryn, my car suddenly stopped. The legend is true! I saw the coach with its dead horses and was spirited back to 1605 by the headless coachman. I am well, but don’t think I can return home.
Love forever, Mum
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleWow! Carrie, I lo:e this story. I hurried to read it when I saw the title. I also know you’re a master of spooky stories. But there are questions I need to ask. Where did she write the letter? Was It when she saw the ghost rider or from her new timeline?
Thank you for reading and commenting, Thompson. She wrote it from 1605. I couldn’t fit into the story that the letter had a message with Leanne’s name on it and that it wasn’t to be opened until after a certain date! Or that she was surprised that it had been honoured.
Carrie, you cannot leave the reader on a cliff hanger. We demand part 2 and probably a few more parts.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThanks Margarida. If enough people would like to read more, I shall consider extending it to a short story. ?. I don’t like the idea of serialisation in the competition, though I know others do. So we shall have to wait and see!
I’m not a big fan of ghost stories, Carrie, but this one really intrigues me! That letter conjures up so many questions and feeds the imagination. Very cleverly done! I too am not keen on serialisations, preferring to form my own opinion on what happens next!
Thank you, Linda, I’m glad you share my feelings! Though the questions may be answered if I do decide to turn it into a short story, but for now, Leanne’s mum has no way of getting home.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleFor a moment I had to stop and wonder what must have gone through your protagonist’s head seeing the letter; not to mention the content! I hope that somehow her mom would eventually find a way home.
Thanks for your comment, Marianna. I think stunned relief will be what was going through Leanne’s mind. Before the letter she wouldn’t have been able to put her mum to rest, not knowing what had happened to her. At least now she knows
Hello, Carrie. I am too intrigued. And here I am begging for part 2. Very well done.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThanks, Lotchie, there won’t be a part 2, but as there seems to be a lot of interest I may extend this into a short story. I suppose that the ending to this particular section is that Leanne finally has closure. I do have some ideas about what could happen next though 🙂
You are welcome, Carrie. Can we read that short story here?
No, it’ll be too long when I write it. I’ll probably publish it in a short story anthology ?
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleOkay. ? I thought I can read it here. Good luck on writing it to short story, Carrie.
Wonderful, Carrie. At the moment I am sorting my parents’ things as they are both in care now and found an old letter in Mum’s family bible with details of my great, great grandparents’ arrival in Australia! Very interesting. I agree about the serialisations, and love the idea of a longer story, more communications, perhaps a reunion. Endless possibilities and I am sure you will do it justice.
Thank you for your lovely comment, Sandra, and how fascinating to find the letter about your great, great grandparents in your Mum’s family bible. It makes my story feel more plausible!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI’m a sucker for time travel, so I just love this! I can imagine poor Leanne must be feeling a bittersweet relief! Perhaps she could find a way to help her, now she knows where and when she is!
Perhaps she could, but that would be telling ? Glad you enjoyed it, Emily. Just out of interest, because of the current beginning, middle and end discussion, this one starts at the end, then goes on to how the story began, I think there is a sort of middle at the end ?
Horrifyingly good. ?
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThank you, Steven. This is a story I have plans for extending when I eventually find the time amid all my other pending projects.
Congratulations, Carrie.
Thank you, Lotchie. I was very surprised to get third because several of my regular voters couldn’t access the site because their Google login was rejected. My poor Mum got very stressed over it, so she’ll be happy one of my stories was placed!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleYou’re welcome, Carrie. I am happy for you.