Stories From Kiribati

There was nothing I could do when all of a sudden a voice advised me. So I ran as fast as I could for the thing that I saw was a ghost. I ran on and on then looked back to see if it was still following me. Yes it was still after me. I shouted at it and said, “Hey, what do you want from me?”

The ghost replied, “I want you to be my friend forever.”

“No way!” I said.

It came closer to me and added, “Then I will kill you!”

“Wait! Okay, we’re friends now” I agreed. Then it instantly disappeared.

After that I quickly went back home. I guessed, it was around 12:30 midnight. I went straight to my room and thought of what to do. I decided to pray for help but then that ghost appeared again saying, “Hey, don’t do that. You’re my friend, remember?”

He was sitting beside me. I pushed and shouted, “Go away!”

But my eyes wouldn’t close now as I was awake. After some time, I realized that what happened recently was just a bad dream.

Note: Story created by Katokitaa Burera (Form 2E student) in his English Self-Assessment Test.