Ghost stories

Everyone has their own opinion on whether or not ghosts exist. Arguements, discussions and debates happen constantly about whether its all in our head or at the end of the bed?

I have not long moved, but my old house was an old three story big house. My mum always tells me she can sense whether a house is haunted or not and always stated that this house was not.

Comforting... that is until a few months back before we moved.

My brother manages a bar, its a taxi ride from our house and he doesn't drive. He always comes home late and nearly always forgets his keys.

My parents were away again (they're always off on long weekends or trips to far away places.)

It was a week night and after the gym, dinner and a long night in front of the television I was ready to head up to bed. A jumpy person anyway, I double check doors, windows and a couple/all of the rooms.

I finally get into bed and drift off to sleep.

I wake up to the door bell ringing. I looked to my phone and it was around 3am. I cannot believe my brother had forgotten his keys again.

I went to get out of bed and my mobile starts ringing, it's my brother. I go to answer but he hangs up.

As I sit on my bed about to ring him back, I hear the front door open and close, realising he must have found his keys.

With the comfort and knowledge he was home, I fell to sleep quickly not hearing him come up.

I woke in the morning to another phone call. My brother again.

I answered.

"Hi, Sorry if I woke you last night, saw the time and so I hung up."

I replied, "Thats ok, I thought you had forgotten your keys."

He responded, "Nah, I was just ringing to let you know I wasn't coming home last night. Still at my friends now."

A chill went down my spine and I sat there frozen.

I got up and went downstairs. The front door was still closed.

To say that I was freaked out would be a slight exaggeration. To say I slept with the lights off for the rest of the time my parents were away, would be a complete lie.

Every night after, I would wait until my brother got in and made sure he was home before going to sleep. Slightly embrassing when I nearly hugged the random girl he brought home, ring him when he was sleeping and be glad if he was bringing his friends home... All in the name of fear!