22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UzGa4Jmv2My 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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyGduOP5fY
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobUag7hqNN
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1WvdYAdV4
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtkuvxxTOf
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliYIIPm6Ti
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWph77wpAE9
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqC2HACgCeN
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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."22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCfZpw6lh1
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I ended up laughing at her.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHzz970GBF
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That same night, I had a nightmare.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZD6uVuki88
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoy7GN0bAh
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dOxq0Lk15
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I jolted awake, drenched in cold sweat.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdABw9Zofn
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nArVrnkms
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9fI0ID6A5
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcnwDXiWvU
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I was tired, but not like this.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqb11HGIzfj
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDscLlYUtRx
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXD30zeqYLs
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEwHGECsDz
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzlb92w7kp
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After the call, I turned off the lights and lay down.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUprurt97b
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Before I could even close my eyes, I heard someone whisper my nickname in a high-pitched voice.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2R9r6tu2vS
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"Cams..."22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJxz5CDuUy
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Only my friends called me by that nickname, so I immediately turned around, thinking maybe one of them was awake.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7qKXKTOLR
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But both of them were fast asleep.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJTIgXA1Py
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I brushed it off and tried to sleep again.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehNx4nrx4W
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"Cams..."22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmnsC0uZ7g
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHwAWLUiFl
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My hand hovered over the knob when I suddenly heard faint whispers behind it.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppQQpYLq39
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I paused and pressed my ear against the door.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lPbUREJHq
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAaeQuPTa0
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And the voices...22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsEDi6DUl5
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They sounded exactly like my friends. The whispers grew louder. My body froze as fear slowly crept up my spine.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MW5hrz7pM
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Then suddenly—22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcw4GNaJZhx
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"Camille!"22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1YS3eJosl
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A deep voice loudly called out my name.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKMAHS7ugC
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJH2j3eSbVH
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None of us talked about what happened until morning.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpAoUJ6NLa
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwm3L3unowo
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3lRh7aYkn
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According to him, we may have disturbed it.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3xVk30fJW
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He then told me something strange.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJooOqL8yJ
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqytoPH3lq4
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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.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BzfqpuNQE
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Even though it sounded silly to me, I followed his advice.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLxinMHsoz
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After that, my friends and I stopped hanging out near the tree and found another place instead.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVn0z2xcH8
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The rest of our stay at the farm went peacefully, and nothing unusual happened again.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodrWoOTILP
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But ever since then, I learned one thing:22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHAcssPWvi
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Always show respect, whether you can see them... or not.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wPXoDXPU7
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