I live on the coast of South Carolina, and my backyard opens right onto the edge of the marsh.
One night, I woke up and went downstairs to use the bathroom. But something felt off—an uneasy feeling, like I’d forgotten something or that something just wasn't right.
I decided to look for my mom; she's a night owl and often spends late hours tending to her plants and feeding the raccoons that sometimes visit our yard.
I stepped out into the backyard and saw her about a hundred yards (roughly 90 meters) from the back door, standing and facing the marsh. I called out to her, but she didn’t respond, so I started walking toward her. As I got closer, she turned around, and her face was completely blank—no happiness, no fear, no surprise. I asked, 'Are you okay?' but she didn’t answer. She just turned back toward the marsh.
Suddenly, the back door swung open behind me. I turned and saw my real mom standing on the porch, calling out to me in her usual voice, asking what I was doing out there!
I have never run so fast in my life. When I glanced back toward the marsh, I saw that thing—the creature that looked exactly like my mom—slowly dissolving into the fog.
I screamed for my mom to get inside immediately and told her there was something out there. I recounted what I’d seen, crying and shaking from fear. My husband and dad woke up, but they said I was probably half-asleep or just having a bad dream.
But I can’t stop shaking. What the hell happened? Am I losing my mind? Was something really trying to lure me into the marsh? Maybe I’ve lost it… but I know exactly what I saw.
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