Deadly Spirit at a Haunted Construction Site

My first job was as an assistant working on a construction site in a popular tourist area. My first days at work were always the most difficult compared to other people, lasting from early morning until very late at night. Working long days without rest exhausted me. A colleague recommended that I stay at the construction site with other homeless workers to save money at the time. At night, I slept in the cramped dormitory right in the middle of the construction site where I worked, and I often stayed up until late at night because of sleeping in a strange place. I had a habit of going to the bathroom in the middle of the night, but the restroom was far away from the dorm. So whenever we needed to use the restroom, especially at night, workers actually urinated right under the foot of the tree near the dorm. Our sleeping area was also surrounded by wild rocks, so no one else came around except us. The other workers in the dormitory were all fast asleep at this point, but I was the only one who kept tossing and turning. I had to use the washroom but it was so far away from the dormitory so I found a tree at a distance. I was urinating under it when I felt a strange cold blow on the back of my neck. It shook me but I thought it must be a cold wind blow so I ignored it. Then I felt something like a cold hand that went through my back and I was startled. I turned around to look behind me, but there was no one there. I was perplexed, thinking that a coworker was pulling a prank on me. But even if I fooled myself, I wouldn't be able to stop worrying about what was happening to me. Then, all of a sudden while I was looking over my right shoulder, a cold hand rested on my left shoulder, followed by a creepy giggle. This time I screamed out of fear and immediately turned around to catch the teaser red-handed, but all I saw was a strange white smoke floating in the air and it flew away as if it didn't want me to see it. I watched the smoke, saw it drift towards the forest behind me, and gradually the shape of a human appeared. I couldn't see the figure clearly, but I could tell it had a frightening face and glowing eyes. After that, I turned away, attempting to finish to quickly return to my bed as soon as possible. I went straight to the dormitory after I finished, never looking back at the white shadow. But on my way into the dorm, I felt as if someone was following me. I turned my head to look and saw a creepy old woman just behind me with its long claw-like hand above me. I felt as if it was trying to catch me. When I was near the dorm I dashed into the dorm and slammed the door shut, not wanting the strange figure behind me to come in. Finally, I rushed to bed, letting go of the fear that I had been trying to suppress up until this point. But, at the time, I couldn't get my mind off that sinister woman who followed me at night. I kept thinking about the strange thing I saw earlier; the more I thought about it, the more terrified I became. The next morning, I returned to the construction site to work, still thinking about the strange story that occurred to me. Our workers ate lunch at the construction site that afternoon, but because I was afraid of what happened the night before, I didn't dare to eat therefore I wouldn’t have to go to the toilet later. I decided to hide in the back of the dormitory, filling my stomach with a glass of water to satisfy my hunger so that I could work in the afternoon. Even so, I couldn't stop thinking about the strange figure I'd seen. I unintentionally glanced over, clearly seeing that this was where I met the sinister old woman at night, and I became intrigued. I quickly stood up and went into the bushes to check. The first thing that caught my eye when I walked in was a large mound of ground that looked like a grave. There were no inscriptions or incense around this tomb, only a simple incense bowl made of sand and soil. I knew there was something wrong, so I quickly left before I got into any trouble. Then I went to find my manager, who was also a long-term employee here. As soon as he saw me, he put down his unfinished business and came over to talk to me. He knew that I was a newcomer, he answered my questions enthusiastically, even when I inquired about the grave at the edge of the forest. He was surprised at first when he knew that I found the grave. He told me, that when this construction was just getting started, the locals discovered an ancient coffin. When everyone saw this, they tried to explore the coffin but it backfired and five workers died mysteriously that night. The coffin was never found after that but since then, people have claimed to see an old mysterious woman that haunted them at night when they were out. For that reason, the construction workers made an honorary grave for the spirit so that the wicked woman would spare their lives. When I learned about the incident, I became concerned and asked the manager where I could use the restroom without going through that tormenting spirit. So the manager pointed to the back and said, "The toilet is there, and you can shower comfortably there." After that, the manager continued his business and never mentioned the coffin again. Since then, whether in the morning or the evening, I used to walk a long way to use the restroom and never went outside in the open. Things were going well until the time when we had a weekend off and were able to travel back to our hometown for a few days of vacation. I lived far away from home, and I didn't have any friends or relatives nearby, so I decided to stay in the dormitory. The manager was in the same situation as me so he stayed as well. I wanted to be close to him, so I went to the market to buy some food to cook some simple dishes, and then I asked the manager to join me for a few drinks tonight. The manager enthusiastically agreed. We had a great time that night because we didn't have to worry about going to work the next day. After drinking until midnight, both of us had to use the bathroom and when we went outside, it occurred to me that the manager was heading straight towards the grave. All of a sudden, I heard a loud thud when a mysterious force hit him violently and knocked him down. He was lying unconscious on the floor. I heard a woman laughing at a distance and her voice echoing throughout the construction site. As I advanced toward the manager, I saw that he was dead. I turned to run back to the dormitory but there she was, the demonic woman in torn clothes, her face all decayed, bones were prominent and her flesh was hanging as if she was hit by something very hard. She began to giggle right in front of me in a demonic tone. I ran in the opposite direction into the trees and throughout the trail, I heard someone running behind me until I found a road where a truck was passing by. I asked the man to give me a lift and while the man drove me away from the construction site, I saw in the rearview mirror, that same demonic woman was standing at a distance, along with my dead manager standing like a zombie and many other workers that went missing and those who died. All of them were standing around her, dead and she was laughing like a maniac. I never went back to the construction site and got another work contract. After a few days, I even heard that many other construction workers died there mysteriously until the site was finally closed.

7/3/20241 min read