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The Knock on the Window

One day, a girl named AM moved into a new hometown called Wasco, CA, with her family. It was the early months of 2016, and AM was about 9 years old at the time they moved. Her family did not have any previous connection to this town, so they were unaware of the stories that were talked about among the residents. This house was slightly small for this family, making AM and some of her siblings share a room. The first night in this house, AM and her siblings heard some knocking on the window. They believed it was just the house making noise, ignoring the knocking as it continued. This knocking then continued for months, making it a normal occurrence to hear in the house. One night, AM stayed alone in her room due to her siblings staying the night at a family member’s house. This night, as every other night, she heard the knocking noise on the window. Finally, after being annoyed by the noise for the night, AM went to check her window. As she opened the window up, AM saw a figure almost jump out from the window and run away. This sight filled AM with fear, and eventually caused her to tell her family. In response, the family called a priest to enter the house and preform an exorcism on the house. The following nights, AM never heard the knocking on her window again.

AM truly believes she came into contact with a spirit. Although she was slightly younger when she encountered this spirit, she holds strong on the idea that it was real. AM also believes that the spirit wasn’t necessarily an evil spirit since there was no indication it wanted to harm her. She felt more irritated by the presence than fearful.

This spirit did not seem like it was harmful in any type of way. This spirit looked as if it was maybe just trapped inside the residence and wanted a way out. Personally, I believe the story could be true, but since AM was very young, there is much skepticism. Also, AM was alone at the time, but the priest being a part of the story changes the narrative extremely. Since the knocking stopped after the priest performed the exorcism, there is an extremely large chance there may have been a spirit within the residence.

La Llorona

A girl named KG used to live in a house near the border of The United States when she was a kid. She lived in a small Mexican town, being the only child at the time. KG had always heard stories of ghosts roaming the town as a kid. She believed a little in these stories, due to her being young, but ultimately she did not think that ghosts were real. She believed that these stories were told to ensure she would act correctly around her family. She believed these stories were used as a scare tactic, never truly being afraid by these stories. One day, she heard the story of La Llorona. This story stuck with KG, as she knew La Llorona only went after kids. This story stuck with her for some time, but then she forget about it.

About a few months later, KG was on the walk to a nearby store to get a snack. KG didn’t realize how late the time had gotten, suddenly noticing a fog come over the town. As KG was walking back from the store, she almost could not see her feet in front of her due to the thick fog. This fog became troublesome to breathe in, and KG tried rushing back home. On the walk, she said she could almost hear a woman crying. This instantly reminded KG of the story she learned as a kid, causing her to start running out of fear. The crying soon started to fade, but KG swears that she saw a white dress of a woman before she got home.

KG fully believes in this story, and she does not think that any part of it was made up. Tales of ghosts are very common in Mexico, so she has full belief this occurred. Similarily, I also believe this story is true. La Llorona is a spirit that my family has believed in for years, so it is not uncommon for me to think she is truly out there.