A Story From Sapulpa
I live in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. My
husband and I live in an apartment and have for the last three years. My story
is as follow:
My daughter and her best friend noticed the strange happenings way before I
did. Doors opening for no reason, her CD's sliding across the kitchen floor,
lights flickering on and off....etc. I seemed to always have an explanation for
these things to give her, but knew deep down that it was more to calm her fears,
as I have had things happen before my eyes in the past and knew in my gut that
it was not of this world.
My daughter became of age to be able to move out and live on her own and that
is when I started to experience things myself. I had heard the stories from the
neighbor across the breeze-way of how noone ever seemed to live in this
apartment longer than a few months because of things that went on and that I was
the longest to ever live here.
One night I was at my computer doing my work, I am a Genealogist, and saw
something out of the corner of my eye go past my office door. I was the only one
home and the apartment was dark except for a few nightlights and my lamp on my
desk. I shrugged it off thinking it was nothing when it happened again about 20
minutes later.
Then I felt as if something or someone walked past me as a cool air breezed
by me (no windows were open anywhere). I still shrugged it off since I thought
that it was just that I was tired and had put in a very long day and evening
working.
About a week or so later the same thing happened but with a different
outcome. When I saw whatever it was go by my office door, I turned and looked
and caught a glimpse of the back of a woman. I got up and went to the door and
looked down the hallway toward the kitchen/living room but there was nothing
there. Still, I was alone in the apartment.
The next day around 1:30 p.m. again I was working and happened to turn and
look toward the hall for some reason and there she was. She never looked at me
as she walked by, it was if I was not even there to her. She wore mid to late
1800 clothing, a pioneer looking dress, apron and a bonnet that was tied around
her neck but hanging down on her back. She look as if she were carrying
something in her arms, sheets or towels or something. She walked by as if she
was headed to put these things away, maybe the wash she had done that morning, I
do not know, but this is the impression I got.
Now the really good thing that happened later that night. Again I was working
after taking a break. I saw her again but only it seemed she was carrying
something else but, when she passed by there was a young girl that followed her
dressed basically the same as the older woman, but the girl was carrying a
bucket and whatever was in it was heavy because she was bent over somewhat and
holding onto the handle with both hands and acting like she didn't want to spill
whatever was in it......behind the young girl a man walked, an older man. He was
wearing a long-sleeved shirt, cover-alls and sported an old beaten-up hat on his
head. He looked dirty and tired and was carrying a harness. They were all headed
toward the master bedroom.
About 10 minutes later the younger girl walked past alone but the bucket she
carried was empty of its contents since she carried it with such ease. Never
once did any of them acknowledge the fact that I was even there. It was if they
were going about their daily and evening chores as usual.
Now I had a dog at the time and I know she was seeing the same thing as I was
because she laid under my desk all the time when I was working. I believe that
animals have the sense of the supernatural and I take heed when they act
strange, but my dog watched them pass by one by one and never uttered a sound as
if they were a common thing to see. But there had been other times when she
seemed scared and would growl and or bark at nothing and also sometimes act
scared and hide.
I have seen these people on two other occasions but mostly feel their
presence more than anything. They have never once tried to scare me or make me
leave. I feel that they are friendly and am not frightened in any way....I have
seen and felt a lot worse in my life.
I have gotten a new dog as my other passed away several months ago but, my
new little dog has done the same things as my other. As a matter of fact just
last night she was sitting on my lap and staring into the kitchen, we were in
the living room watching TV. She stared into the kitchen for at least 5 minutes
but never made a noise and at one point wagged her tail and she is not one to be
friendly with anyone or anything.
I hope that my story doesn't seem to outrageous to you, but what I have
shared is the truth. My mother says I have a sensitive side to me in that I can
feel and see things easily because of this and that I have a very open mind to
things on matters such as these. After all, I did see my grandmother on the day
she died and she was in Coffeeville, I was in Pryor.....that was back in 1969
and I was in the 7th grade. I also saw my grandfather a week after he was buried
and he had a message to give me for my mother.....she understood exactly what
the message meant where I did not, she cried.
Anyway, I have several pictures that I have taken inside my apartment but
nothing has ever showed up in any of them, I have looked at them time and time
again.