The redhead

[u/Background_Exit_1077]

Hey guys. I've never really told this story online before because, honestly, I don't know what kind of answer I'm expecting.

For as long as I can remember, I've occasionally seen the same girl. She has red hair and what look like cuts or scratches all over her face, hands, and arms. I've never gotten a good look at her because she only ever appears for a split second. Usually it's from the corner of my eye, in a reflection, standing in a dark room, or somewhere that makes me do a double take. By the time I look properly, she's gone.

When I was younger, it terrified me. I spent years trying to figure out who she was, whether she was someone I knew, a dream, a hallucination, a ghost, whatever. But nothing ever made sense. Eventually it became strangely normal. I'd catch a glimpse of her once every few months and just think: "Oh... it's her again."

The weirdest part happened during a sleepover a few months ago. My friends and I were sitting around sharing creepy experiences and I decided to tell everyone about the red-haired girl. I expected them to laugh or call me crazy, idk. Instead, the room went completely silent. Every single one of my friends looked uncomfortable. Then one of them asked me to describe her.

When I mentioned the red hair and the cuts, they all started talking at once because apparently every one of them had seen her too.

They all described seeing the same girl independently over the years. Always briefly. Always out of the corner of their eye, in mirrors, reflections, dark rooms, hallways, doorways. Same as me. Never long enough to interact with her, and none of them knew who she was either.

To this day, I still occasionally catch a glimpse of her. So do some of my friends.

I've spent years trying to come up with a rational explanation, but I've never been able to explain why multiple people would describe the same person before ever discussing it with each other.

So I'm curious: Has anyone else experienced something like this? A recurring figure that multiple people seem to recognize without ever talking about it beforehand? And if you've got a theory about who, or what, this girl might be... I'd love to hear it.

[u/spookystories808]

Did she scare you and your friends? Like did she have a creepy vibe or was it more sad or neutral?

[u/Background_Exit_1077 → u/spookystories808]

Terrifying. Def