"Spectacle" (char lang)
Some months ago my mother was on a work trip so I had the house to myself. One night I watched some yt videos on TV using SmartTube. Usually I would put my glasses on the chair of the sofa. The next day I was looking for my glasses but couldn't find them anywhere, and normally my vision is functional, but from where I sat in class I couldn't see the blackboard well. And that morning I had classes. Eventually after a while I gave up and thought I'd just find them eventually, so I started cooking my breakfast.
I would like to clarify that the distance between the table and my kitchen is just less than two meters. And I looked for my glasses on the table already. Okay so, I had two parts of my breakfast. Once I put my first part on the table I then turned around to cook an egg (the second part). I took the egg from the wok and when I turned to put it on the first part of my breakfast I suddenly saw my glasses just in front of the plate of my first part of the meal. It was a literal jumpscare. Idk how that was possible unless it somehow fell from the ceiling!
"Running Shadow"
This one happened years ago when I was young. I invited my friend over to draw stuff together. Before that I saw a running shadow outside of my bedroom from my window. Now I remember that it didn't disappear in just a blink, I had the chance to see it clearly. Some point later, my friend arrived, I never told her about the shadow. At some point my friend looked at the side of my house and she said she saw a running shadow that made no sound. I asked her about its height (relative to the window) and it matched what I saw.
I love it and I will be borrowing both Spectacle and Running Shadow, with the latter as my finale. Thanks for sharing your kwento – you had me captivated.
Oh wait you're gonna share it too? Here are some additional details that I wrote just some minutes after the event on a discord server lol. Also this message was dated June 24, 2025 at 09:22.
"Freaky thing that happened to me just several minutes ago. My glasses were missing from my container, and I figured it must be because I put it somewhere when I was done watching TV. I was looking EVERYWHERE in the house but couldn't find it, and I was doing this even at the cost of my planned housekeeping and preparation schedule (cuz today I have to do summer class). So eventually I just started cooking. I cooked some white beans complete with aromatics, tomato sauce and some seasoning, then I put it on a plate behind me on the table cuz I'll be cooking an egg. After I looked behind me, MY FUCKING GLASSES SUDDENLY APPEARED RIGHT NEXT TO THE PLATE!
It wasn't there before that, like at all."
I also have some other stories (somehow so many of them are related to disappearing objects), will probably get back to you with them.
We (my family) hang out together on the weekends and catch up on each other’s lives. Among other things, we exchange scary stories. I’ve really enjoyed yours because they’re something that I can share with my nieces and nephews without scaring the living daylights out of them.
IMO, you should keep writing these mini-stories. You can use Lemmy to blog (create a community, then lock it so only you can create a post) if your instance allows it.
And yes! If you have more to share, I’m definitely looking forward to reading them!
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"Spectacle" (char lang)
Some months ago my mother was on a work trip so I had the house to myself. One night I watched some yt videos on TV using SmartTube. Usually I would put my glasses on the chair of the sofa. The next day I was looking for my glasses but couldn't find them anywhere, and normally my vision is functional, but from where I sat in class I couldn't see the blackboard well. And that morning I had classes. Eventually after a while I gave up and thought I'd just find them eventually, so I started cooking my breakfast.
I would like to clarify that the distance between the table and my kitchen is just less than two meters. And I looked for my glasses on the table already. Okay so, I had two parts of my breakfast. Once I put my first part on the table I then turned around to cook an egg (the second part). I took the egg from the wok and when I turned to put it on the first part of my breakfast I suddenly saw my glasses just in front of the plate of my first part of the meal. It was a literal jumpscare. Idk how that was possible unless it somehow fell from the ceiling!
"Running Shadow"
This one happened years ago when I was young. I invited my friend over to draw stuff together. Before that I saw a running shadow outside of my bedroom from my window. Now I remember that it didn't disappear in just a blink, I had the chance to see it clearly. Some point later, my friend arrived, I never told her about the shadow. At some point my friend looked at the side of my house and she said she saw a running shadow that made no sound. I asked her about its height (relative to the window) and it matched what I saw.
This is absolutely fantastic!
I love it and I will be borrowing both Spectacle and Running Shadow, with the latter as my finale. Thanks for sharing your kwento – you had me captivated.
Nice to meet you, XiELEd!
Oh wait you're gonna share it too? Here are some additional details that I wrote just some minutes after the event on a discord server lol. Also this message was dated June 24, 2025 at 09:22.
"Freaky thing that happened to me just several minutes ago. My glasses were missing from my container, and I figured it must be because I put it somewhere when I was done watching TV. I was looking EVERYWHERE in the house but couldn't find it, and I was doing this even at the cost of my planned housekeeping and preparation schedule (cuz today I have to do summer class). So eventually I just started cooking. I cooked some white beans complete with aromatics, tomato sauce and some seasoning, then I put it on a plate behind me on the table cuz I'll be cooking an egg. After I looked behind me, MY FUCKING GLASSES SUDDENLY APPEARED RIGHT NEXT TO THE PLATE! It wasn't there before that, like at all."
I also have some other stories (somehow so many of them are related to disappearing objects), will probably get back to you with them.
These are perfect!
We (my family) hang out together on the weekends and catch up on each other’s lives. Among other things, we exchange scary stories. I’ve really enjoyed yours because they’re something that I can share with my nieces and nephews without scaring the living daylights out of them.
IMO, you should keep writing these mini-stories. You can use Lemmy to blog (create a community, then lock it so only you can create a post) if your instance allows it.
And yes! If you have more to share, I’m definitely looking forward to reading them!