{"id":81797,"date":"2018-08-17T10:02:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T17:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/a-chance-encounter-in-a-graveyard-part-2"},"modified":"2018-08-17T10:02:22","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T17:02:22","slug":"a-chance-encounter-in-a-graveyard-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/a-chance-encounter-in-a-graveyard-part-2","title":{"rendered":"A Chance Encounter in a Graveyard \u2013 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is the second part of a short fictional story about a man realizing for the first time that he has a deep desire to avoid aging and death. We published the first part of the story last Friday, and you can read it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I feel ashamed admitting to this, but I proceeded with wariness all the way to my door. That late at night, I didn\u2019t meet anyone in the hallways or in the elevator. At first, I didn\u2019t even want to take the elevator, as I was afraid that the girl might suddenly appear before me when the doors opened as I got in or out; however, for some reason, the idea of taking the stairs felt even worse, nearly terrifying. After hesitating some, I chose to take the elevator. Once I reached my door, I inserted the key in the lock, and after a moment of hesitation, I began turning it. At each turn, which echoed sinisterly in the hallway, I stopped as if to check that the sound didn\u2019t attract the attention of God knows what supernatural creatures lurking in the dark. Absolutely nothing looked different than usual, yet I felt like a character in a horror movie.<\/p>\n

I opened a crack between the door and the frame, stuck a hand in, and frantically searched for the light switch on the wall. \u201cFinally home,\u201d I said in an annoyed and embarrassingly loud and shaky voice to no one in particular, while still searching for the switch with no success. Once I found it, I flicked it, and as soon as the light went on, I pulled the door wide open, ran in, and finally slammed the door shut behind me.<\/p>\n

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