Experiences of a ghost encounter / Little ghosts were running around the bed on the night after the marathon...

▲Jeju Island hosts a marathon every year, attracting many runners. (Photo / Reporter Chen Rui-zhong)

By / Aquatic Plants

In the late spring of this year, our tour group — composed of professional runners, bloggers, and sports media professionals, totaling nearly 10 members — traveled together to Jeju Island, South Korea, to participate in a marathon held there. In addition to the running event being the main focus, we also stayed at local hotels, planning to explore Jeju Island after the race.

Thanks to the clear weather, after completing the marathon — whether half-marathon, full marathon, or 10K — all the runners returned to the hotel that evening completely sunburnt and exhausted. Even those who wanted to go out for a late-night snack eventually gave up and went straight to their rooms to sleep early.

After a good night’s sleep, apart from one female runner who still looked rather tired, everyone else had regained their energy. We had breakfast together and continued with the day’s itinerary.

In the evening, everyone enjoyed authentic Korean cuisine at the restaurant, and the mood gradually relaxed. At this point, the particularly exhausted female runner asked everyone, “Did you all sleep well last night? Did you hear anything strange?”

After she asked, everyone said they had slept well and didn’t notice anything unusual.

It was then that she said, “Last night I was possessed by a ghost, and I didn’t sleep well at all...”

The group first let out a collective gasp, then began to comfort her one after another. “It must be because you were too tired after the run!” “Yeah, yeah — science says when you’re really exhausted, your body wakes up more slowly, so you can get possessed by ghosts, right?”

However, she responded:“I’m certain I was possessed by a ghost… because I saw two little kids run away from beside me…”

It turned out that that night, when she felt unable to move her body, her first instinct was to call out to her husband lying next to her, but she couldn’t make a sound. When she managed to open her eyes, through the faint light coming from the window, she saw two figures about one meter tall quickly running away from beside her bed… Only after she gradually regained control of her body was she able to muster the strength to shake her husband awake.

By the time we heard this, the atmosphere had become increasingly heavy. Fortunately, everyone was quite upbeat. A few seconds later, people started joking around and teasing each other, and with a few beers, the cheerful dining atmosphere quickly returned. It was as if nothing had happened, and no one mentioned the incident again.

We stayed at the same hotel for two more nights. Fortunately, during that time, no other members reported any strange encounters or sightings of those two “little kids”...