Ah Fook was an
offshore fisherman in Penang. He had been a fisherman
all his life. Naturally, he heard his fair share of
ghost stories involving fishermen. He, however, had
never experience any paranormal experience until one
fateful day.
It was any usual day
of his life. Nothing unusual or any untoward sign had
indicated to Ah Fook that anything would go wrong. He
went on with his usual routine before took off with
his fishing gear and a few bottle of beer.
He was looking for a
good spot to start when he noticed there was another
fisherman nearby. He thought it would be a good idea
to fish near that man, perhaps for some company. He
anchored off his boat at a comfortable distance away
from the other boat. Ah Fook did not attempt to talk
to him because he was rather far away and the man
wasn't even facing him. Furthermore, it just seemed
silly to shout at the middle of the open sea.
After a few hours on
the boat and a couple of bottles of beer, Ah Fook
decided it's time to packed up and head back for the
shore. Besides, it's about time to get those seafood
to the market.
As Ah Fook was
preparing to leave, he noticed the other man was also
doing the same thing. He found it rather odd that the
man did exactly as what he was doing. When he brought
in the line, the other man also did so and when Ah
Fook was packing his fishing gear, he also did the
same thing.
After he was done, Ah
Fook thought he would take his passed the other man
and greet him as a friendly gesture. As he got nearer
to the man, Ah Fook noticed he was somehow waiting
for him. He got nearer and nearer until he was closed
enough to talk to the man. Just before Ah Fook could
open his mouth to greet the man, the man looked up
towards him. To his greatest shock, the man didn't
have a face. Just a skull without any facial
features. No eyes, no nose and no mouth!
Something very
strange happened at the very next moment. The man,
together with his boat, suddenly converged into the
air and formed a very bright white ball. Then the
whole thing just disappeared into the air.
Ah Fook was stunned
at the sight and he could not think of anything
except to get away as soon as he could. He rushed off
to the shore and he left in a hassle. Apparently, he
was so shocked that he turned all pale as he got
home. His wife saw his sick condition and asked him
what had happened. He refused to tell her and that
night, he got so sick he had to be sent to the
hospital.
He could not get over
the incident and consequently his condition worsened
as the days passed by. He told a few of his
colleagues what had happened as he was dying on his
bed. They went to some medium for help but perhaps it
was not the ghost that was killing Ah Fook. So, the
medium could not help in any way. Ah Fook's mind was
just too preoccupied with the fear he had and that
was probably what that killed him. A few weeks later,
Ah Fook just passed away..... peacefully, perhaps
not.
