The Ghost in the Umbrella

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When I was 9 years old, my 2nd Uncle fell very ill....., all of a sudden. I remembered visiting him with my parents at my grandma's house. It was an unusual day because there were many monks and an altar was set up inside the house.

The monks chanted while their elderly master performed a ritual. Then my very ill 2nd Uncle was carried out of his bedroom and the monks started chanting over him. The elderly monk started yelling at my uncle and throwing handfuls of stuff at him. I didn't see what else they did because all the kids were shooed into my grandma's bedroom.

The chanting continued for almost an hour. In between, we heard the screams and anguished cries of our uncle, occasional weeping of my grandma and shouts of the menfolk. My mother and an aunt stayed with us children. We were terrified and my younger brothers cried in fear. When it was over, we were let out of the bedroom and the elderly monk blessed each and every one of the children by chanting a prayer as he laid his hand on our heads. We were given charms to wear too.

Years later, when I asked my grandma about this incident, she told me this story.

One Sunday afternoon, my 2nd Uncle attended a funeral of his in-laws' relative. He went with the procession to the cemetery. As it was raining, the family gave out black umbrellas to all the people present. After the funeral, my uncle came back with the umbrella and left it in the hall to dry as it was wet. Later his wife kept it hang behind the main door.

The next night, my 2nd Uncle had a fever. He felt cold and had to wear many layers of clothings. Then strange things happened.

His wife, while bathing, saw a pair of eyes staring lecherously at her from a tub of water. They were staying in a kampung (small village), the bathroom were made from nailing pieces of planks together. At first, she thought it was a neighbour who had climbed up to peep at her. She screamed for help. My grandma and two cousins came running to see what happened. When my aunt told them about the peeping Tom, they went in search of him but didn't find anyone.

..../ to be continued

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