68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHgZOYD2owMy Clinical Instructor Told Me to Bite a Tree So "It" Wouldn't Follow Me Home
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This might not seem scary to some people, but for me, this experience made me question whether unseen things truly exist beyond one's imagination. I have never felt more terrified in my life.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKLNEpJ68T
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At the time, I was still in college taking up Nursing. Helping people was something that always brought out the best in me, and the fulfillment it gave helped me improve not only my skills in the field but also myself as a person. One day during class, our Clinical Instructor announced that we would be assigned to a public hospital in a rural area as part of our training.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4FRLt5mKl
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The hospital was located far from the city, around a two- to three-hour drive depending on the vehicle. Everyone was excited, and I think our driver got carried away by our energy because he somehow managed to get us there in just an hour.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRzEcJEJRl
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We arrived at this beautiful farm that offered rooms for rent, so our school reserved the place for us during our stay. To help you picture it better, there was an open restaurant in the center where you could enjoy the scenery. Different local fruits and crops were planted all around the area.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLsvJrJ9uL
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There was also a huge pond where guests were allowed to fish. The water was about eleven feet deep, and since I couldn't swim, I stayed far away from it. Large acacia trees were scattered all over the farm, and our rooms were lined up near the pond where we would be staying for six days.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCQKTSiFJ9
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I'm not really a superstitious person, so I never practiced things related to that, but some of my friends did. The first two nights were completely normal, and nothing felt out of the ordinary.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRZAiTFv0S
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Every night after coming back from duty, my friends and I would hang out under a large acacia tree to unwind from the stress of the day.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1A294PEtRd
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Just so you know, I can get pretty loud during conversations because I usually do most of the talking. One of my friends, the superstitious one in our group, suddenly scolded me and told me to lower my voice since we were new to the area and might disturb "something."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jI1ZByp8v
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I ended up laughing at her.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXdQWobXKo
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That same night, I had a nightmare.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtD99F1vEnV
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I was sleeping on the floor beside my friend. We took turns using the bed because our room only had a single one. In my dream, someone was banging loudly on the door before it suddenly flew open.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sb80UihBW
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A strong gust of wind hit me with so much force that I tumbled across the floor. Then a figure grabbed one of my legs and started dragging me toward the bathroom.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgFc9ehpAc
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I jolted awake, drenched in cold sweat.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPv3n8Nl4Q
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My eyes fluttered open as I struggled to recognize my surroundings. To my horror, half of my body was already inside the bathroom. My blankets were crumpled beside my still-sleeping friend, and I had no idea how I got there.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAauarYkIN
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Maybe I was just tired and rolled all the way there somehow, I tried to reason with myself, though the thought still deeply unsettled me.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1wCiyEvrd
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Nothing unusual happened at the hospital the next day, but I felt exhausted the entire time. I had assisted a woman in labor the other day, even helped deliver the baby myself, and still managed to finish several rounds around the hospital.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruwfHb8h6y
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I was tired, but not like this.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvY5wE7PUXy
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This exhaustion felt heavier somehow. By the time the mini bus arrived to pick us up that afternoon, my entire body felt sluggish.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIi5vPpEds
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When we got back to the farm, I immediately went to find my friends at our usual spot under the acacia tree. It was already early evening, but we stayed there for hours just talking and trying to relax after a stressful day.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaNY13VFSu
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Later on, we played online games together and ended up being pretty noisy. Since we were far from the other rooms, we didn't really mind it.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ758FxURAQL
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We finally returned to our room around 11:15 PM. My friends immediately fell asleep while I stayed up for a quick call with my mom.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3E5JOm6UMD
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After the call, I turned off the lights and lay down.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRq4G4A6aCL
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Before I could even close my eyes, I heard someone whisper my nickname in a high-pitched voice.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGo1Pdaqv01
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"Cams..."68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfzaheNu1s
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Only my friends called me by that nickname, so I immediately turned around, thinking maybe one of them was awake.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOaSyiwkVr
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But both of them were fast asleep.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMII2et1v7
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I brushed it off and tried to sleep again.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nlcS1itjk
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This time, the voice sounded like it was coming from just outside the door. I thought maybe one of our classmates from the other rooms was trying to prank me, so I got up and slowly approached the door.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJhEM2L8ym
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My hand hovered over the knob when I suddenly heard faint whispers behind it.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKY3ouGF7M
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I paused and pressed my ear against the door.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXyQ4G3dPr
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There were several voices murmuring outside, but I couldn't understand what they were saying. The words sounded jumbled and nonsensical, yet I swear they were repeating fragments of the conversations my friends and I had earlier that night.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsVS6R8S4A
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And the voices...68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYvnuKgXh9
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They sounded exactly like my friends. The whispers grew louder. My body froze as fear slowly crept up my spine.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8WJUqX8En
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Then suddenly—68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHggsa42bD
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"Camille!"68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyutF7TPeB
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A deep voice loudly called out my name.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNHpijl6K6
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I immediately backed away from the door and practically threw myself onto the bed beside my sleeping friend. My other friend, who had actually been awake the whole time watching me, quickly got up from the floor and climbed onto the bed beside us.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQGGRa7eCT
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None of us talked about what happened until morning.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhrPubupaq
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My friend later admitted that something felt wrong while she was watching me near the door. She said she suddenly felt extremely heavy, like her body wouldn't move no matter how hard she tried. She couldn't even speak.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhonn3cIl0
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When we told our Clinical Instructor about it, he warned us to be more careful. He explained that locals believed certain spirits or "elements" guarded nature, and that the acacia tree we kept hanging around might have been inhabited by one of them.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHzPAwNmWR
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According to him, we may have disturbed it.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBirHFJ5M5
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He then told me something strange.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuK0hqUxDQm
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He said I should bite the acacia tree before leaving so whatever was there wouldn't be able to follow me home.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdCj42y5Ji
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He added that it was still up to me whether I believed it or not, but after years of traveling through rural areas, he learned that there was no harm in respecting local beliefs.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcY18XqjU1
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Even though it sounded silly to me, I followed his advice.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfC2OagtaM
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After that, my friends and I stopped hanging out near the tree and found another place instead.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnHOyqBcxS
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The rest of our stay at the farm went peacefully, and nothing unusual happened again.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmo8gSjDcVL
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But ever since then, I learned one thing:68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSK1sJiW8Yi
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Always show respect, whether you can see them... or not.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pzWV85EYE
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