The Unseen Visitor

March 1, 2025

by Alfredo

A few days ago, I was at work early in the morning, like always. I was the first one there, so I went into the break room to put my bag down. As soon as I did, I felt strange—like someone else was in the room with me, but I couldn’t see them. It wasn’t like being watched, just that I wasn’t alone.

Then, I heard voices just outside the room—a man and a woman talking. There’s a big fan near the break room, so I couldn’t hear their words clearly. It sounded like whispers. I thought maybe some workers were nearby, but when I stepped out to check, no one was there.

I shook it off and went back inside, but the uneasy feeling stayed with me. Then suddenly, loud bangs came from the ceiling, like something moving in the vents above. It startled me so much that I ran out of the room. When the noise stopped, I slowly went back in. My co-worker and I had heard this sound before, and we had reported it, but no one could find the cause.

I tried to focus on getting ready for work, but the feeling of not being alone wouldn’t go away. When my co-worker arrived, we got to work, and a couple of customers were in the room with us. Even with real people around, I still felt something else was there—something unseen.

Then, one of the customers suddenly stopped what she was doing. She looked toward the far side of the room, raised her hand, and said, “Hi.”

I followed her gaze, but there was no one there. My co-worker turned to me, eyes wide, and whispered, “Did you see that?”

I just shook my head. “I didn’t see anything.”

Strange things have happened here before, and I don’t know what to think. But I do know one thing—whatever is here, it’s not leaving.

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