I go to a school that was built in the 1920’s. Every time I walk in, I feel somebody behind me. I always take it that it’s somebody behind me.  One day during my 6th class my teacher told me I had to change out of my shorts into some jeans, so I did. When I was walking I got a rush of cold air through me and I started to hear heavy footsteps right behind me.  I turned around. To my surprise nobody was there and the steps started to get closer and louder so I just started to walk faster and out of the corner of my eye I saw a shadow of a man with a hat and a long cape. I stared at it, then suddenly one of the secretaries came around the hallway and the shadow just disappeared when ‘it’ saw her coming. I was shocked by what I had just seen. She asked me “What’s wrong? You look as if you just seen a ghost!”  I said, “No, I’m really cold, that’s why” I ‘shivered’ and then she asked me “Really? This hallway is always hot! It feels like a hundred degrees even when the air conditioner is on; you should go to the nurse, maybe you’re sick”  I said, “No it’s ok, really, I have to get back to class” I ran to my classroom. The next day when I was in my keyboarding class I was turning my computer on when I saw the figure on the screen (the computer was off, I saw the reflection) I turned around and it was right in front of me -  like 2 inches away. The other kids didn’t seem to notice that a man was there 2 inches away from a 12 year old girl so I just stared. Then it began to laugh, and in a whisper began to say “I’m just here… to… protect… YOU.” I turned around quickly before anything else happened. My partner sitting next to me looked at me and said “It’s ok, don’t worry about it”

Karen, Colorado