"Whitey"

"Whitey"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.

When my wife and I were still dating.I did something that made her believe. Believe in the paranormal that is.

One time we were talking at the rooftop area of their apartment complex. Now this was a pretty old building that had 2 entrances going to the rooftop. One was a spiral staircase in the middle where we were currently sitting on. The other entrance was at the far end of the rooftops.From where we were you could easily see this other exit. We continued talking until something caught my eye. 

At the other exit was something that was pure white , I could only see something  , the top of a head as it seemed to be someone who was crouching low at the other set of stairs. It was a hairless entity of pure white. It did not seem menacing. It merely appeared curious because I have seemed to notice it. I was able to discern  what it was right away.

I told my wife about this being that I saw and her eyes literally widened like saucers. Big Saucers. She had the look of surprise and disbelief at the same time. She was used to me telling her ghost stories but this was the first time that she would be in one.

She confessed that the ghost I saw was something that they have seen since they were kids. She first saw it when they were playing hide and seek in the building. She had thought that her Kuya Bong was hiding in the upper floors of the building when she saw someone who peeked at her through some pipes. The being she saw was wearing white. So when she went down to ground level and found her Kuya Bong downstairs she was shocked. It was her first encounter with the ghost.

 Her Mom (My Mother-In-Law) also shared a similar story , she was hanging clothes when she felt something behind her on the roof top. When she turned around she saw something white but paid it no mind and continued what she was doing. She would later tell me that the place near the building is a burial ground for abortion babies. I had never learned of that creepy fact before. In my mind it explains a lot of the roaming entities in the area.

After the day I told my wife about Whitey ,  whenever we passed old and abandoned buildings she would ask if I felt or saw something dwelling there. I tell her the truth most of the time but to be honest there are things out there that are more frightening  , things that she would rather not know. During those times. I lie.