On a cold, dark night, "Angel" was walking alone in an abandoned forest near her small village.
This forest was infamous among the locals for being cursed, and it was said that those who entered never returned.
But Angel was brave—or so she thought.
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| Angel. |
She was searching for her father, who had disappeared weeks ago while collecting firewood.
All she knew was that the last place he was seen was inside this forest.
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| Angel looking for her dad. |
Suddenly, she heard footsteps behind her. She stopped and slowly turned but found nothing.
She continued walking, but the sound of footsteps persisted.
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| Angel looks behind her. |
Her pace quickened, but the footsteps grew closer.
Unable to bear it any longer, she ran as fast as she could.
While fleeing, she tripped and fell hard to the ground.
Lifting her head, she saw a strange man standing behind her, his face completely featureless, standing still and silent.
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| Angel and the ghost. |
Terrified, Angel tried to calm herself and asked in a trembling voice, "What do you want?" He didn’t respond.
He simply pointed his finger toward the ground.
Angel looked where he was pointing, and to her horror, she saw an open grave.
She cautiously approached it, only to find her father's name carved on the tombstone.
She froze in place. "Dad?!"
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| Angel is shocked. |
She whispered to herself.
But the bigger shock came when she looked closer and discovered the grave wasn’t empty… It contained her own body, wearing her clothes and carrying her bag.
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| Angel and her body. |
The moral : Sometimes, we spend our lives searching for answers and asking questions, but the truth might be right in front of us the whole time.
You must face reality, no matter how frightening it is, for escaping it might trap you in a never-ending illusion.
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