Creepy Bedtime Tales

The Scarecrow

Scarecrows are usually used to scare birds but sometimes they can be really mysterious. And here we are going to read about a very mysterious or should I say Creepy scarecrow, which has many rumours with its existence. Let's read it.

I was wandering with my two friends in the farms, it was almost dark. We came across a farm with a scarecrow, in our village it was rumoured that scarecrow has evil powers and are a portal to another world of evil spirits. There was only this abandoned farm which has a scarecrow.

There is a story that once this farm belonged to a farmer who lived with his wife and son, everything was going well in their life until one day the farmer made a scarecrow and kept in his farm.

It is said that, that day the farmer's wife fell extremely ill and died after a few days. The farmer grew mad after this tragic incident and soon did suicide hanging from a tree which was near his farm. His 7 y/o son was left alone, some say that he ran away and others say that he died of starvation.

After that day the farm is said to be haunted and you can see the spirits of the farmer and his family in the dark. It is also said that if you walk around the farm at night, you will either get mad or fall very ill and die.

Being teenagers we didn't believe these stories as there was no proof of the farm being haunted so,we decided to find out the truth ourselves. We bet amongst ourselves of who can stay in the farm for the longest. So, we all waited for the sun to set and went in the farm.

We walked around the whole farm with our torches but we didn't see anything creepy. So, after wandering a lot we sat down.

Joe,"Don't ya all think the atmosphere in here is getting a bit spooky?"

Arav,"Don't be a kid Joe, you are getting scared boy."

We all laughed at him, but the atmosphere was really getting cooler although it was summer. After sometime Joe gave up and went back home.

Arav,"He is such a kiddo!"

I defended Joe,"Don't make fun of him Arav, it really is cold here."

Arav laughed,"Now don't you be like him Jake, be a bold man!"

I ignored him and looked at all the corners of the farm, suddenly my eyes went on the scarecrow, it was looking someway different like its eyes were only staring me continuously.

I stood up and walked around but no matter where I go its eyes were always looking at me, it made me fell so uneasy that I came back to Arav and sat beside him.

I was damn freaking out with its continuous watch at me. Arav stood up and went to walk around without his torch, that gave me chance to check on this scarecrow. When Arav went out of my sight, I stood up and went straight to it.

I kept my torch down and looked and looked for long- very long straight in it's eyes but nothing happened. Arav came back and told me to come with him.

But wait a second he doesn't grab my hand, whose hand it was, who the hell was the person Arav was going with?! It wasn't me, I was looking at them but wait, I can't speak anything- why can't I speak anything? My mouth's closed and I can't move my body. Body? It's not my body it's just like the scarecrow's!

I was completely horrified, what the heck was happening!! My soul jerked. Who the hell is that person who looks like me and where am I trapped??

I looked above and found that the person with Arav turned his face towards me. He has the face of mine, everything of mine. He gave me a wide grin that terrified the shit outta me!! I watched them going out of the farm until they were out of my sight.

I now realised what was going on.....
My soul went in this scarecrow and the spirit possessing the scarecrow has now taken refuge in my body, now he is Jake and I? I am trapped in here.... Forever!!!

So, guys whenever you pass by a scarecrow remember not to look in it's eyes for long or should I say not to look at it at all or its circumstances may be severe- It may that you'll have to spend your rest of the life living like that scarecrow till eternity and the spirit of the scarecrow will reside in your body with your name and your identity!!