This story I still bearing in my mind. I do not want to make the entire reader scare but maybe that’s just my friends experience to share. However, this experience was whispered to my ears by my own friends, Qin (now she studies in University).

Let me just call her Siti (same as my name). Siti was studying in a university further to the east coast of my country. The hostels are beautifully designed, and it was built facing the ocean. Sunset was always beautiful there, and it was the attraction of tourists from all over the world.

She was taking Office Management and technology too, just like me. She stayed in one of the oldest hostels, where each room was occupied with only two beds. The hostel was neat, and it was taken care of by an old lady who had been working there since the first batch of students registered. I will just call this old lady Mrs. Nora.

One night, Siti came back late from revision. It was already 10:30 p.m. She was too tired to ask her roommate to accompany her to the toilet. So she decided to go alone. On her way, she saw Mrs. Nora holding her broom, putting a grim face and somewhat concerned.

"What's wrong?" Siti was friendly, and she always greeted Mrs. Nora whenever they met. On that particular night, Siti sensed something was bothering Mrs. Nora.

"Go to the toilet, quick! I'll wait for you here. I have something to tell you," Mrs. Nora kept her grim face unchanged, and it doubled the curiosity in Siti's mind.

"Okay, Madam. Just give me 5 minutes,” sighed, but she didn't have the heart to reject Mrs. Nora's invitation to chat, even though she was damn tired and wanted to sleep real badly.

Soon afterwards, both of them were sprawled on the hard, cemented corridor, ignoring the cold air that began to creep under their garments. Siti looked straight into Mrs. Nora's eyes. Mrs. Nora’s didn't even blink.

"Have you ever noticed a girl who occupied the cube next to yours?" asked Mrs. Nora’s.
"The one with the hijab?" Siti asked, trying to confirm which girl that was referred to by Mrs. Noras. Out of nowhere, Siti thought it was natural to pick up to that particular girl, because she was the weird one. Nobody knew her, not even her name. She came and went like an anonymous person. Not like the other girl who also occupied the same room. The girl's name is Katrina.
"Yeah. She's the one. She's no longer here. It was terrible. Scary. Unbelievable, but it's true." Mrs. Nora shook her head several times, as if trying to deny her own story.

"What happened to her?" Siti was getting excited, and she had forgotten how tired she was. She could still remember the time when she accidentally bumped into the weird girl. The girl didn't even look at her. Siti leaned against the cold slab of wall at the corridor, provoking Mrs. Nora’s to blurt out the whole thing faster.

"Yesterday, Katrina came to me crying. She said something happened inside the cube the night before. She said she didn't want to stay with the weird girl anymore."

"Why?" Siti didn't have the patient to wait.

"That night, Katrina was already on her bed when the weird girl came back from God knows where. However, Katrina didn't have the mood to try initiating a little pillow chat with the girl. So she pretended to be asleep. But she kept one of her eyes open just a little, because she had began to feel suspicious about the girl. They hadn't even talked since the first day they occupied the room."

"Then?" asked Siti, prompting Mrs. Noras further.

"Katrina saw the girl lighted at least seven pieces of candles, and she didn't even take off her hijab. Katrina peeped from under the blanket, and she saw the most terrifying incident soon afterwards."

"What?" Siti gulped, feeling uncomfortable all of a sudden. Chill wind really made an effect to her skin then. All hair on her arms stood on ends.

"She saw the girl turned and twisted her hand, reaching for the light switch that was situated at the far end of the room. Her hands stretched just like rubber-bands. Katrina was totally scared but she didn't dare do anything until the next day."

"Tell me more." Siti was now gasping a bit, starting to feel awkward talking about it at the exact place were it really happened. The cube was just over there, and she had to pass it in order to be in her own cube.

"The next day, Katrina went to the warden to report about the incident. She brought along an objection letter refusing to share a room with that weird girl. And the funny thing was, when the warden checked, only confusion surfaced. The girl was never there. Katrina had been living all alone all this while." Mrs. Nora’s nodded, as if she knew Siti would ask her whether it was a joke.

"Until now, the weird girl just vanished. Whoop! She's gone, for good I hope. And now Katrina has been moved to a new block. Poor girl. She must be very shocked." Mrs. Nora’s twisted her face a little, and gave out a small sigh.

That was what Siti told me, based on what Mrs. Nora told her. Even though I wouldn't want to believe it, I knew it was real. I hope it won't happen to me, nor to you..

So I wish you all good luck and be brave. I know this story always happened I think all readers already know about this story…Maybe same like you.