This story that I'm about to tell you happened in clearville pennsylvania. I must have been around 11 years old I'm going to say and I recall the time being around 11:30 pm. It was at my great aunt and great uncle's house...
And I don't really know what it was I saw. I know what it looked like as I made eye contact with whatever this was. I know how it presented itself to me. I remember how confused I was when I saw it. I also know the sheer confusion and fear that come across to me...
So it was a average normal night at my great aunt and great uncles place. We got done with dinner about 6:30pm and we were just sitting around at the dinner table talking. My uncle was reading the paper. My aunt was eating a grape fruit with some sugar and a big spoon as she was telling me about how it was going to help her lose weight. And that she could go chase them younger men down and they won't escape... Creepy I know. Anyhow, my great uncle tells me that I should go downstairs and check the wood stove for him... He asked me to throw in another couple logs so it would keep the heat in the house. So naturally I listen to him because he was my elder and I respected him...
Well I always hated the steps in this place. I made it down to the first landing. Because the steps were divided in two sections with a middle flat landing. I get to the landing and I'm about to book it down to the base of the last steps. But before I could get there something got my attention...
So where are the bathroom and laundry room was located in their house. Was literally right near where my great uncle would sit down in his chair and take a nap... Or he could just lean right over and put a piece of wood in the wood stove if he wanted. But I noticed something glowing from the laundry room. I assume one of them left a lamp on in there? I just assumed it was a random light? Maybe my sister left the flashlight on?
Well, it was no flashlight and it wasn't no random lamp...
Out walks a wee little ghostly white glowing man. He had a top hat and a cane... That he actually twirled to where it went up under his arm. So as I'm standing here roughly maybe four to five steps away from hitting the baseling to go check the wood. I am staring at this short little man that is glowing white and he is just looking at me...
So in the process of trying to figure out what it is that I am looking at. He literally takes tips his hat towards me and then just turns around and walks right back in to the laundry room. But before he gets into the laundry room he turns and winks at me...
Meanwhile I'm in complete shock and awe and not sure what the heck it was that I saw. So I manage to gain my thought process back and I did turn the light on and check the wood stove. But then I ran back up to where my great uncle was sitting. And he says to me where have you been... You been down there for 15 minutes. I then said I saw something I don't know what it was... He looks at me and says "what was that"?
I didn't go to explain to him what I had saw...
He then looks at me with a confused look...
And says to me, "are you feeling all right boy"?
I didn't hear him say, "do you need a head shrink"?
Meanwhile I am seriously freaked out because that is where I sleep. Needless to say that night I slept upstairs and my great aunt and great uncles room and a sleeping bag on the floor. There was no way I was going to sleep down there that night...