the_flycatcher
Fresh Blood
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I was working in West London (Ruislip) and commuting each day from Milton Keynes (about 50 miles) and car-sharing with a colleague. Most days this journey took around 1 1/2 hours, but sometimes the motorways would be jammed and it could take 2-3 hours as a result.
One night we left work and encountered the M25 at a standstill. To avoid that we diverted onto a back-road which we hoped would get us back onto the A41 closer to home. It soon became obvious that everyone else had the same idea and we were stuck in another traffic jam, this time in a country road rather than a motorway. My colleague (who was driving this time) decided to chance his luck with an even smaller country road - this time through villages I'd never even heard of never mind seen.
We were on a single track road in pitch black. Not another car to be seen in either direction. All we could see were trees lining the road. No lights. Out of the darkness we approached a slight bend in the road and - randomly - a figure appeared out of the mist. A woman in 1600's-1700's smock and shawl, with a rudimentary 'bonnet' on her head, appeared in our headlights. She looked as worried by seeing us, as w were seeing her. I am certain I caught here eye. As we slowly drove past. I remember looking in the mirror and realising that (a) We had not passed any houses at all in quite a while and (b) It was pitch black, and thee were no street lights. At first I told myself that she was 'dressed up' for a party or something, but then it dawned on me that this was something quite strange and out of the ordinary. I am convinced this was a glimpse of something paranormal, and wish that we'd stopped the car to engage with this person rather than drive on.
I'm still not 100% certain if what we saw, but it bothers me that I probably will never know for sure. If it was a 'ghost' I really do wish we'd stopped and engaged with this 'person' in some way
One night we left work and encountered the M25 at a standstill. To avoid that we diverted onto a back-road which we hoped would get us back onto the A41 closer to home. It soon became obvious that everyone else had the same idea and we were stuck in another traffic jam, this time in a country road rather than a motorway. My colleague (who was driving this time) decided to chance his luck with an even smaller country road - this time through villages I'd never even heard of never mind seen.
We were on a single track road in pitch black. Not another car to be seen in either direction. All we could see were trees lining the road. No lights. Out of the darkness we approached a slight bend in the road and - randomly - a figure appeared out of the mist. A woman in 1600's-1700's smock and shawl, with a rudimentary 'bonnet' on her head, appeared in our headlights. She looked as worried by seeing us, as w were seeing her. I am certain I caught here eye. As we slowly drove past. I remember looking in the mirror and realising that (a) We had not passed any houses at all in quite a while and (b) It was pitch black, and thee were no street lights. At first I told myself that she was 'dressed up' for a party or something, but then it dawned on me that this was something quite strange and out of the ordinary. I am convinced this was a glimpse of something paranormal, and wish that we'd stopped the car to engage with this person rather than drive on.
I'm still not 100% certain if what we saw, but it bothers me that I probably will never know for sure. If it was a 'ghost' I really do wish we'd stopped and engaged with this 'person' in some way