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True Australian Ghost Story

Discussion in 'Stories (Fiction)' started by Ashna, Oct 17, 2005.

  1. Ashna

    Ashna Bronze IL'ite

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    True Australian Ghost Story

    This story was published in Australian magazine & happened a while ago in Brisbane and even though it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it's true.




    John Bradford, a Sydney University student, was on the side of the road hitch hiking on a very dark night and in the midst of a storm. The night was rolling on and no car went by. The storm was so strong he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly he saw a car slowly coming towards him and stopped. John, desperate for shelter and without thinking about it, got in the car and closed the door, just to realise there was nobody behind the wheel and the engine wasn't on! The car started moving slowly. John looked at the road and saw a curve approaching. Scared, he started to pray, begging for his life. Then, just before he hit the curve, a hand appeared through the window and turned the wheel. John, paralysed with terror, watched how the hand appeared every time they came to a curve. John saw the lights of a pub down the road so, gathering strength, jumped out of the car and ran to it. Wet and out of breath, he rushed inside and asked for two shots of tequila. He then started telling everybody about the horrible experience he went through.
    A silence enveloped everybody when they realised he was crying and....wasn't drunk.

    About 15 minutes later, two guys walked into the same pub. They were also wet and out of breath. Looking around and seeing John Bradford sobbing at the bar, one said to the other, "Look, Bruce.. here's the idiot that got in the car while we were pushing it."


     
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  2. shashiv

    shashiv Gold IL'ite

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    Dear Ashna,

    Had a good laugh after reading this story.....Thanks for sharing.


    Shanti
     
  3. AkilaMani

    AkilaMani Local Champion Staff Member IL Hall of Fame

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    Hi Ashna,

    The end was tooo good.... i was :rotfl:rotfl:rotfl
     
  4. vinoran

    vinoran Bronze IL'ite

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    GOOD
    Even though this was an old story nice to refresh again. I think this was also posted in IL long time back by somebody.
    Vinoran
     
  5. ptamil2007

    ptamil2007 Gold IL'ite

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    :), have heard this before...good to read again
     
  6. iswaryadevi

    iswaryadevi Platinum IL'ite

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    :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl The ending was just too good...
     
  7. sarada30

    sarada30 Platinum IL'ite

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    very good story:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl
     
  8. deepagopalan

    deepagopalan Gold IL'ite

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    nice story loved it thanks for sharing

    :cheers
    deepu
     
  9. prabha1

    prabha1 Bronze IL'ite

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    waw what a story

    I enjoyed it.

    Regards
    Prabha
     
  10. swaran

    swaran IL Hall of Fame

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    hahhaa...i loved it.....i really thought the guys who came inside the bar would say the same as john...but never expected the climax...hehehe
     

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