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Dead Man In The House It wasn't long after my family moved to a new house, I would have been about seven years of age. The house had been built by a husband and wife couple, his name was Dorrie. I had overheard my parents talking when they were discussing the property, as it turned out, the house was a deceased estate. Dorrie had died in the house. I was lying in bed one night when I heard footsteps, they came from the direction of the front door which was also near my parents bedroom. The footsteps came fast, almost like a quick trot. I heard the footsteps come through the house and into the kitchen, I could hear pots and pans being moved about in the kitchen, I called out to my mum...... No reply..... I knew it was mum, but I couldn't figure out why she hadn't turned the light on. I called out to her a few more times without getting a response. I got up out of bed and ran into my parents bedroom, my dad was awake, but my mum was asleep. I told dad that mum had been in the kitchen without the light on. He took me back to bed, telling me that mum was asleep. It wasn't until about ten years later that my father mentioned that night. He told me that he had heard the footsteps too and that they sounded just like the way Dorrie used to walk (My father had known Dorrie), quick, fast, little steps. He never came to visit again.... Dad feels that perhaps he just came to check on his house and the new people that lived there now.
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