This story happened
on 12 October 1984 when we had a gathering at our
school hall. BM High School is, in fact, a very old
school and had seen itself through various
misfortunes especially during the times of war and
communist threat.
It was about 10pm,
the sky is clear and the weather is just nice.
Everything seems perfect and everyone was having a
great time until Ah Ming left out a scream and
collapsed on the floor. He was struggling to scream
for help. He was obviously in pain and he kept
holding on to his neck. Apparently, it looked to us
as if he was choking or being strangled.
My friend and I
rushed out of the hall to get help while another stay
with Ah Ming to see if he can help in any way. One of
our teachers heard our cries for help and rushed to
the scene. When he saw the state Ah Ming was in, he
was unusually calm and started saying some prayers. A
couple of minutes later, Ah Ming recovered but he was
obviously in a state of shock.
We asked Ah Ming what
actually happened to him after he managed to calm
down. He told us he felt a presence behind him as we
were talking. So, he turned around to see if anybody
was there. As he turned around, he suddenly felt a
pair of hands reaching to his neck and started
strangling him. He tried to shout for help but he
felt a very deep pain on his neck and he could only
manage to give out a scream. The pair of hands,
though invisible, pushed him down to the floor and
continued strangling him. He felt cold, dizzy and
unable to breathe. After the teacher chanted some
prayers, the ghost or whoever was strangling him gave
him a hard push and suddenly, the pain disappeared.
We were shocked to
learn of Ah Ming's experience. Seeing the worried
expression in us, our teacher assured us that
everything is all right now. He went on to tell us
that the school hall is haunted and many unexplained
incidents such as this had been reported by students
and teachers alike. He also told us that there is a
secret passageway beneath the stage that leads to the
art room (which is the prayer's room in the hostel
now). He advised us never ever try to explore into
the passageway and avoid being inside the hall alone
at night.
