Hello, this is Josefina.
I don't want to admit this to my sisters in person - so I'm going to write it on the blog and let them see, because some of them are going to gloat.
I've never believed in ghosts. Lately some of my sisters have been claiming our house is haunted, and I just kind of laughed. I thought it was pretty silly. Now... I'm starting to wonder. I'm not saying I've started believing in ghosts. But I've started thinking maybe something weird is going on after all.
Tonight I was working on my homework. It was an essay for my literature class. I had put it off, I admit, because it's due tomorrow. It's about Samuel Beckett - which, if you've read him, isn't exactly the most transparent material. To make matters worse, I was trying to write my essay in French. (In case you don't remember from our dossiers, Felicity and I go to a French immersion school.)
It wasn't going that well, and I was getting more and more frustrated because I didn't know what to say. I was sighing a lot, erasing a lot, and muttering under my breath what a pain this was...
And suddenly my paper just caught on fire!
It was the weirdest thing. I screamed, threw it on the floor, and hit it with a sofa cushion until the fire went out. It was just a little flame, so that wasn't hard, but then the smoke detector went off. Everyone ran into the room, and they all just looked at me like I was crazy. Evelyn finally asked, "Why did you set your homework on fire?"
I tried to explain that I didn't, but they seemed skeptical. They all thought it was really bizarre. To make matters worse, I had to start my Beckett essay all over. At least I still had my notes.
So yeah, maybe our house is haunted after all. Ghosts, if you're reading this, leave my homework alone!
-Josefina
That's so creepy! Was your paper in the sun, and did you have anything like a magnifying glass or a crystal paperweight near it? Maybe the paper set on fire with one of those, sort of like how you can set ants on fire with a magnifying glass in the bright sun.
ReplyDeleteHm, that's a good thought, Stella. It's not very sunny here this time of year (sub-arctic region and all) but maybe something magnified the sunlight we did have. That would make sense.
ReplyDeleteKirsten says there must have been something wrong with the chemical composition of the paper, while Kaya argues that I burned it with the heat of my anger or something.
I'm still not sure. I bought a different brand of paper just in case... and I'm going to work on staying calmer just in case, too. ;-)
Thanks for your suggestion. I'll look around to see if there's anything that could have done that.
Love,
Josefina
Spontaneous combustion! You'll probably think I'm crazy, but I think that is really cool. Though it does suck that you have to start your paper over again. I know quite a bit about paranormal, so if you have any questions you can ask me.
ReplyDeleteEmily
Emily, I think I'm pretty much considering everything at this point!
ReplyDeleteDo you know of any ghosts that light homework on fire? Or anything else that would do so?
-Josefina
Josefina,
ReplyDeletePoltergeists are known for causing mischief. In my other blog that I write with Frankie, she did a discussion about them. Or you could have a really strong electromagnetic force!
Emily
Hm... a poltergeist. Interesting. I mainly think of Peeves from Harry Potter, but don't some people believe that poltergeists are caused by the emotional issues of teens and kids? We certainly have plenty of those! (Both teens and kids, and emotional issues.) ;-)
ReplyDeleteI just read the discussion on your blog with Frankie. Interesting.
I'm not saying I'm a believer in this stuff, but maybe I should consider it.
Love,
Josefina