The Ghost Babysitter

When my niece was really young, she was in a bouncer at my sister's house, I was in the house and babysitting her.

I had left her to go to the kitchen to grab some water. My sister's chocolate labs were probably sniffing and licking her head because I could hear her giggling like she was having a blast. I hadn't noticed how cold it had gotten. Then I heard it. A loud wooden snap. Like a thick piece of wood had been snapped in half suddenly or a tree was knocked over.

I ran into the room and was I saw and smelled freaked me out. The dogs were huddled in the corner whimpering, my sister was just staring at the ceiling corner with wide eyes, the place was deadly cold.

I took her and we decided to go to a different room. When my sister finally came home, I told her what happened. she just rolled her eyes and said "that Hugh". I was confused. She said Hugh was the previous owner of the house who had died 10 years ago before his wife sold it. She said he likes to follow my niece around and you can tell it his him because the dogs freak, it gets cold and smells cheap cologne.

I don't believe in that shit, but I do believe that feeling you get in your gut when something doesn't feel right.