Mimi's Chilling Tales For Grown Ups Only

THE RETURN OF CLING-CLING        Edward’s pet dog   Sophie, died while he was out of the country. And so,   hurting like anybody would when you know you can’t   be present when your pet is laid to rest, he turned to me for comfort and asked if I could share this tale once more.          Let me begin by quoting Oliver Wendel Holmes: Beware how you take away hope from any human being.” And so to those who cling with faith   and enduring hope to the Lord’s promise that we will all be reunited with our loved ones   in heaven one blessed day, this story is for you. You see, I like to imagine   “loved ones” to   include the pets we loved and who loved us so unconditionally in life. I have always maintained that in all probability, a living, loving creature with strong emotions has   a   soul. I can’t prove that, of course, but   neither can   I ,prove that you and I have souls . I simply chose to believe we have -   it is an act of faith.         But allow me to share my own

Can a ghost be surprised? This one looked amazed when he noticed I was looking at him wide-eyed and obviously able to see him! Then he came nearer still, smiling gently. “There was this charming, adobe house in Calamba, Laguna that I fell in love with and wanted to buy,” my cousin told me over breakfast. “ It was a good thing I listened to your Tita Dahlia’s advice. I could have gotten myself a house where three people had been murdered.” Tita Dahlia V – was a retired public school teacher from Ramon Magsaysay High School in Manila. She believed in the forces of wind, water and spirits. And yes, she also believed that ghosts are for real. “ The ghost stories we read about maybe figments of the writer’s imagination,” she stressed. “ but that does not mean to say there are no ghosts. There are and I should know!” When it came to the acquisition of old properties or for that matter, any expensive heirloom being disposed of at ridiculously low prices, Tita Dahlia warned - -“ It is i