70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoegZeFSyPuMy Clinical Instructor Told Me to Bite a Tree So "It" Wouldn't Follow Me Home
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This might not seem scary to some people, but for me, this experience made me question whether unseen things truly exist beyond one's imagination. I have never felt more terrified in my life.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUcQJqM51P
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At the time, I was still in college taking up Nursing. Helping people was something that always brought out the best in me, and the fulfillment it gave helped me improve not only my skills in the field but also myself as a person. One day during class, our Clinical Instructor announced that we would be assigned to a public hospital in a rural area as part of our training.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcm66c90ysG
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The hospital was located far from the city, around a two- to three-hour drive depending on the vehicle. Everyone was excited, and I think our driver got carried away by our energy because he somehow managed to get us there in just an hour.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqWiCEj9ps
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We arrived at this beautiful farm that offered rooms for rent, so our school reserved the place for us during our stay. To help you picture it better, there was an open restaurant in the center where you could enjoy the scenery. Different local fruits and crops were planted all around the area.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaGu0h7kmo
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There was also a huge pond where guests were allowed to fish. The water was about eleven feet deep, and since I couldn't swim, I stayed far away from it. Large acacia trees were scattered all over the farm, and our rooms were lined up near the pond where we would be staying for six days.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOZy8mSu4n
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I'm not really a superstitious person, so I never practiced things related to that, but some of my friends did. The first two nights were completely normal, and nothing felt out of the ordinary.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAs4kNPu0Hr
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Every night after coming back from duty, my friends and I would hang out under a large acacia tree to unwind from the stress of the day.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYAMG1P26r
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Just so you know, I can get pretty loud during conversations because I usually do most of the talking. One of my friends, the superstitious one in our group, suddenly scolded me and told me to lower my voice since we were new to the area and might disturb "something."70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYn0moS6Hn
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I ended up laughing at her.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRZL3ipIDy
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That same night, I had a nightmare.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECt7nkueAS
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I was sleeping on the floor beside my friend. We took turns using the bed because our room only had a single one. In my dream, someone was banging loudly on the door before it suddenly flew open.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQoDQeSFpF
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A strong gust of wind hit me with so much force that I tumbled across the floor. Then a figure grabbed one of my legs and started dragging me toward the bathroom.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5twKBmNmGU
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I jolted awake, drenched in cold sweat.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKsHtpRHk5
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My eyes fluttered open as I struggled to recognize my surroundings. To my horror, half of my body was already inside the bathroom. My blankets were crumpled beside my still-sleeping friend, and I had no idea how I got there.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHbuyt7bqr
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Maybe I was just tired and rolled all the way there somehow, I tried to reason with myself, though the thought still deeply unsettled me.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jBOlK6RFx
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Nothing unusual happened at the hospital the next day, but I felt exhausted the entire time. I had assisted a woman in labor the other day, even helped deliver the baby myself, and still managed to finish several rounds around the hospital.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGA5PG3wXHv
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I was tired, but not like this.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6R6EEdselv
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This exhaustion felt heavier somehow. By the time the mini bus arrived to pick us up that afternoon, my entire body felt sluggish.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUp5UOR4vpQ
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When we got back to the farm, I immediately went to find my friends at our usual spot under the acacia tree. It was already early evening, but we stayed there for hours just talking and trying to relax after a stressful day.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGkNLoObmQ
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Later on, we played online games together and ended up being pretty noisy. Since we were far from the other rooms, we didn't really mind it.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHl5OlG4xf
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We finally returned to our room around 11:15 PM. My friends immediately fell asleep while I stayed up for a quick call with my mom.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2FnKbeHIS
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After the call, I turned off the lights and lay down.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchIe2Pxa0K
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Before I could even close my eyes, I heard someone whisper my nickname in a high-pitched voice.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbFMQKXLZC
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Only my friends called me by that nickname, so I immediately turned around, thinking maybe one of them was awake.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsL7NNcBFey
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But both of them were fast asleep.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR33tFsrbg2
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I brushed it off and tried to sleep again.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7CmI9iHca
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This time, the voice sounded like it was coming from just outside the door. I thought maybe one of our classmates from the other rooms was trying to prank me, so I got up and slowly approached the door.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TmcHEI2M6
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My hand hovered over the knob when I suddenly heard faint whispers behind it.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2q7Xq7cDe
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I paused and pressed my ear against the door.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAmMqp5qhu
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There were several voices murmuring outside, but I couldn't understand what they were saying. The words sounded jumbled and nonsensical, yet I swear they were repeating fragments of the conversations my friends and I had earlier that night.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLMN6gBRCV
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And the voices...70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4d6G33Ypf
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They sounded exactly like my friends. The whispers grew louder. My body froze as fear slowly crept up my spine.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikjJ0VYqXP
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Then suddenly—70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CZidClbkJ
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"Camille!"70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfuHI4M8XC
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A deep voice loudly called out my name.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJNVD24QqL
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I immediately backed away from the door and practically threw myself onto the bed beside my sleeping friend. My other friend, who had actually been awake the whole time watching me, quickly got up from the floor and climbed onto the bed beside us.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9eEgRtW6d
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None of us talked about what happened until morning.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Pca8TnZb8
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My friend later admitted that something felt wrong while she was watching me near the door. She said she suddenly felt extremely heavy, like her body wouldn't move no matter how hard she tried. She couldn't even speak.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTF5xP2bcU
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When we told our Clinical Instructor about it, he warned us to be more careful. He explained that locals believed certain spirits or "elements" guarded nature, and that the acacia tree we kept hanging around might have been inhabited by one of them.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBQxwRZxAf
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According to him, we may have disturbed it.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6vwwOSEHM
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He then told me something strange.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhhiC0jlTM
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He said I should bite the acacia tree before leaving so whatever was there wouldn't be able to follow me home.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwu5AV0tDDw
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He added that it was still up to me whether I believed it or not, but after years of traveling through rural areas, he learned that there was no harm in respecting local beliefs.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxJBogXB2s
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Even though it sounded silly to me, I followed his advice.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNWcH9O70l
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After that, my friends and I stopped hanging out near the tree and found another place instead.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhNRDIAxIT
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The rest of our stay at the farm went peacefully, and nothing unusual happened again.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcYVZLdUFq
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But ever since then, I learned one thing:70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWO8P9xc9I0
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Always show respect, whether you can see them... or not.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYK0uhQYfur
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