My lovelorn friend Josh, always the adventurous type,
\nsaid he picked up a familiar ghost girl named Lydia
\nhitchhiking on High Point Road in Jamestown, NC,
\nwho told him her real name was Annie, not Lydia.<\/p>\n
I knew Josh was joking, embellishing an urban legend.
\nI let him continue to see where his fake story would go.
\nHe said he had a one and only attraction to ghost girl Annie,
\nwho had amazing dark eyes and was otherworldly beautiful.<\/p>\n
Annie said the feeling was mutual, felt they were soulmates, gave him a kiss goodbye and a promised date the next night on High Point Road in Jamestown at 8 pm.<\/p>\n
I saw Josh before he left, said good luck, bid him goodbye,
\nsecretly followed him in my car to catch him in his charade,
\nthe night dark, full-mooned, and foreboding.<\/p>\n
I’m not usually superstitious or spooked by things, but while following Josh, I had a dreadful premonition something awful was going to happen.<\/p>\n
Seconds later, Josh lost control of his car, skidded off the road, and smashed into a solid oak tree.<\/p>\n
When I drove to the accident site, I spied Annie shimmering and ghostly white and Josh shimmering and ghostly white in her arms.<\/p>\n
They kissed and then they vanished. I don’t know where to. <\/p>\n
I rushed to Josh\u2019s car, his body bloodied and smashed up, dead on High Point Road in Jamestown at 8 pm. And I heard his voice inside my head, “I’m okay and in love forever with Annie. Farewell friend.”<\/p>\n
Now reader, know this; if some night you drive on High Point Road in Jamestown around 8 pm don\u2019t be surprised if you see Josh and Annie thumbs out hitchhiking a ride.<\/p>\n
Bob Boyd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My lovelorn friend Josh, always the adventurous type, said he picked up a familiar ghost girl named Lydia hitchhiking on High Point Road in Jamestown, NC, who told him her real name was Annie, not Lydia. I knew Josh was joking, embellishing an urban legend. I let him continue to see where his fake story… Continue reading