There are moments in life that resist explanations – which is so strange and worrying that they let us question everything we thought we knew.
Sometimes the past finds a way to appear when we least expect it, it brings scary coincidences and unshakable chills with it. What if the answers we were looking for were hiding all the time? This story is one such secret, the story of disappearance, a cryptic message from the past and the discovery that has changed everything.
Mysterious events that chase us
Some experience leaves us confused and raises more questions than answers. Whether it is a frightening story from a trustworthy friend or a worrying personal meeting, these strange moments tend to persist in our minds. Sharing such stories can bring comfort, like many people telling their experience to millions online.
Story
When my son was only five months old, my husband disappeared without a trace. When my son grew and started talking, he often mentioned a “bad man” that would come to his room when we slept. At that time we didn’t think much about it.
A few years later, I came across my husband’s old watch and tucked behind my son’s closet. The waves of panic washed on me – my husband wore such a watch on the day he disappeared. When I faced my son, he insisted that he had no idea how he got there, and swore he had never seen him before.
My husband has fought heavy depression for many years. Now, almost two decades later, it remains missing. Yet every time I remember that my watch runs down, my spinner runs frightening cold.
This frightening experience remains unresolved, and leaves a disturbing sense of uncertainty behind. While my husband’s disappearance still chases me, the discovery of his watch only deepened the mystery to ensure closure. Even after all these years, I can’t shake the feeling that there is more of the story – something just behind my understanding. Some questions must never be answered, but the chills I get every time I think of the watch, remind me that the past is never really gone.