Hotel Ghost Story

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I want to share a hotel ghost story I heard on TV. This is a true story and had been all over the news in Taiwan years ago.

A working student from Taipei was sent to another city by his company. He was given money for lodging. Thinking that it was a waste to rent a nice hotel room, he chose to stay in a cheap hostel. 

He went to the hostel. There was no one except for a man behind the counter. He didn't see any housekeeper or any guest. Heck, he was probably the only guest in the hostel. After check-in, he went to his room. It smelled really bad. There were mice and cockroaches. He thought to himself, you get what you paid for. The room was dead cheap. What could you expect?


He went to sleep and dreamed of a woman mouthing words that he couldn't understand. He couldn't see her face. He tried to ask her what she was saying to no avail. Then, he woke up. He didn't think much about the dream and got to work.

On the second night, he had the same dream. Only this time, he could see a bit more of the woman's face. He still couldn't understand what she was trying to say. Again, he woke up, ignored the dream, and went to work.

He had the same dream again on the third night. This time, he could clearly see the woman's face. Her eyes, her nostrils, her ears, and her mouth were bleeding. She was asking for help. The man was so shocked that he woke up and fell from the bed. Right under his bed, he saw the woman in his dreams staring back at him. Dead. Her hands were tied behind her back. She had been dead for many days. He ran to the 
hotel staff who in turn called the police.

The student went back to Taipei. Back home, he dreamed of the woman again. She was no longer bleeding and asking for help. She thanked the man and left. That was the last time he dreamed of her.