writing 8

Thursdays are terrible days to her. Quynh even didn’t sleep because she was scared meeting him. She kept meeting him in her dreams. He was not a human, a monster nor a vampire. He seemed belonging to the world of ghost which science have never believed. In panic and confusion, she recalled a short story written by Do Hoang Dieu, a famous writer in Viet Nam. She ran to the old book shelf. She sought, read, and tossed books on the floor. Nothing was in there. Backing to the bedroom, Quynh sighed. She tightly grabbed her shirt and stared at spacious room. Her eyes moved around the entire corner as if his shadow was ready appearing somewhere. She became frightened. She was afraid of darkness and afraid of him. Switching the light on, she saw her cousin moving her body and continuing snoring loudly. Quietly, she turned the computer on. She tapped words “Do Hoang Dieu”. The story “Bong De” written by this writer appeared. The story took place when Thu and his wife, characters in the story, came back to his village. At this village, Thu’s wife was surprised, even feared what happened to her husband’s family. Thu’s family had a grave which disappeared without reasons. In the moonlight, lying in the bed, Thu’s wife saw her husband’s father who died a long time ago stepping out from the red curtain and approaching to her. In the darkness, Thu’s wife was assaulted by horrible ghost, her husband’s father. Stopping at that part, Quynh didn’t dare to continue reading. She thought of herself. Her situation looked like the character in that story. Startled, Quynh approached her cousin and sat closer. It was 5:00 am. Quynh began sleeping because in upstairs, her uncle woke up to drink tea until the sun was going to rise.