71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPXjVCMUm1My Clinical Instructor Told Me to Bite a Tree So "It" Wouldn't Follow Me Home
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This might not seem scary to some people, but for me, this experience made me question whether unseen things truly exist beyond one's imagination. I have never felt more terrified in my life.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iGEe0XWAm
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At the time, I was still in college taking up Nursing. Helping people was something that always brought out the best in me, and the fulfillment it gave helped me improve not only my skills in the field but also myself as a person. One day during class, our Clinical Instructor announced that we would be assigned to a public hospital in a rural area as part of our training.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iIS7CjcJw
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The hospital was located far from the city, around a two- to three-hour drive depending on the vehicle. Everyone was excited, and I think our driver got carried away by our energy because he somehow managed to get us there in just an hour.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsovtZQ4A2o
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We arrived at this beautiful farm that offered rooms for rent, so our school reserved the place for us during our stay. To help you picture it better, there was an open restaurant in the center where you could enjoy the scenery. Different local fruits and crops were planted all around the area.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4y0KWZ7ui
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There was also a huge pond where guests were allowed to fish. The water was about eleven feet deep, and since I couldn't swim, I stayed far away from it. Large acacia trees were scattered all over the farm, and our rooms were lined up near the pond where we would be staying for six days.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoS1BbZ31L
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I'm not really a superstitious person, so I never practiced things related to that, but some of my friends did. The first two nights were completely normal, and nothing felt out of the ordinary.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIb9vPLRPy
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Every night after coming back from duty, my friends and I would hang out under a large acacia tree to unwind from the stress of the day.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUszEV5usil
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Just so you know, I can get pretty loud during conversations because I usually do most of the talking. One of my friends, the superstitious one in our group, suddenly scolded me and told me to lower my voice since we were new to the area and might disturb "something."71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72pvSTVYh6
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I ended up laughing at her.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGxsjE5VMY
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That same night, I had a nightmare.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgUEG42Orn
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I was sleeping on the floor beside my friend. We took turns using the bed because our room only had a single one. In my dream, someone was banging loudly on the door before it suddenly flew open.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYA5QmvHdH4
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A strong gust of wind hit me with so much force that I tumbled across the floor. Then a figure grabbed one of my legs and started dragging me toward the bathroom.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAC054MKcJb
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I jolted awake, drenched in cold sweat.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDdx3VUp2k
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My eyes fluttered open as I struggled to recognize my surroundings. To my horror, half of my body was already inside the bathroom. My blankets were crumpled beside my still-sleeping friend, and I had no idea how I got there.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLfT1BB6We
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Maybe I was just tired and rolled all the way there somehow, I tried to reason with myself, though the thought still deeply unsettled me.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7e5zrCglQY
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Nothing unusual happened at the hospital the next day, but I felt exhausted the entire time. I had assisted a woman in labor the other day, even helped deliver the baby myself, and still managed to finish several rounds around the hospital.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mxYiErRjd
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I was tired, but not like this.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn45dP7F4Et
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This exhaustion felt heavier somehow. By the time the mini bus arrived to pick us up that afternoon, my entire body felt sluggish.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDT95J8MlA
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When we got back to the farm, I immediately went to find my friends at our usual spot under the acacia tree. It was already early evening, but we stayed there for hours just talking and trying to relax after a stressful day.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwdR640DSk
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Later on, we played online games together and ended up being pretty noisy. Since we were far from the other rooms, we didn't really mind it.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBF9NTK61K
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We finally returned to our room around 11:15 PM. My friends immediately fell asleep while I stayed up for a quick call with my mom.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhv58UssJIT
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After the call, I turned off the lights and lay down.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKt9PL9xlZ
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Before I could even close my eyes, I heard someone whisper my nickname in a high-pitched voice.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwE74tq2qzy
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"Cams..."71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErckACqi0q
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Only my friends called me by that nickname, so I immediately turned around, thinking maybe one of them was awake.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTjVGga1sA
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But both of them were fast asleep.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWyP6FuSQT
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I brushed it off and tried to sleep again.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVXQbVeFwh
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This time, the voice sounded like it was coming from just outside the door. I thought maybe one of our classmates from the other rooms was trying to prank me, so I got up and slowly approached the door.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2p9ZhHdPna
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My hand hovered over the knob when I suddenly heard faint whispers behind it.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BxD0GfYaT
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I paused and pressed my ear against the door.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfNHozo5PP
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There were several voices murmuring outside, but I couldn't understand what they were saying. The words sounded jumbled and nonsensical, yet I swear they were repeating fragments of the conversations my friends and I had earlier that night.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QKKfLZmht
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And the voices...71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvr1LI0DHv2
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They sounded exactly like my friends. The whispers grew louder. My body froze as fear slowly crept up my spine.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeh9uKiJU9J
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Then suddenly—71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8s1Xdr24hk
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"Camille!"71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnRxUVM3Q9
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A deep voice loudly called out my name.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJY84M063fV
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I immediately backed away from the door and practically threw myself onto the bed beside my sleeping friend. My other friend, who had actually been awake the whole time watching me, quickly got up from the floor and climbed onto the bed beside us.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXnlCFqDFS
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None of us talked about what happened until morning.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiciVnD9ce
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My friend later admitted that something felt wrong while she was watching me near the door. She said she suddenly felt extremely heavy, like her body wouldn't move no matter how hard she tried. She couldn't even speak.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7p9CWvD69
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When we told our Clinical Instructor about it, he warned us to be more careful. He explained that locals believed certain spirits or "elements" guarded nature, and that the acacia tree we kept hanging around might have been inhabited by one of them.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NMr25jPtb
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According to him, we may have disturbed it.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3SIEtzN8z
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He then told me something strange.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIivOxIfuaK
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He said I should bite the acacia tree before leaving so whatever was there wouldn't be able to follow me home.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLknoY3RwST
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He added that it was still up to me whether I believed it or not, but after years of traveling through rural areas, he learned that there was no harm in respecting local beliefs.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpOVT95Oyo
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Even though it sounded silly to me, I followed his advice.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZGIbLnTNq
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After that, my friends and I stopped hanging out near the tree and found another place instead.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnhV1hlNrn
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The rest of our stay at the farm went peacefully, and nothing unusual happened again.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KrEApHduZ
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But ever since then, I learned one thing:71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkzsD67pOi
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Always show respect, whether you can see them... or not.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3Jy6vzFIt
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