Ghost story: THE COAL CAT OF SPLOTT

CW: Dead pet, ghost
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So this story is partly @ohmwu as well.

I went down to visit Laurie while getting some tattoos done, and as it wasn't really safe for me to be in Cardiff at that time (see family are trash) I stayed indoors with Laurie and their partner and the best cat Ellie.

While I was staying there I saw Ellie running about and playing a lot out of the corner of my eye but often it felt like she was in two places at once. Like I would throw some sparkle toys for her to chase and saw her chasing them but then was actually sitting next to me.

I asked Laurie about this and they said that there was a ghost cat living in the house with them. I dismissed it at first, thinking it was a joke. Then... something really strange happened.

(I should add at this point that Splott is an old Coal Miners village/area so any ghosts would most likely be coal related. Hence the title.)

I went to sleep one night and woke up to the feeling of fur on my face. I looked around for Ellie but couldn't spot her anywhere. But felt the feeling of a cat brushing up against my hand again.

That's when I heard Ellie mewoing outside the room door.

I got up to open it and saw a cat rushing out of the room as Ellie came in. She prowled about for a bit before settling on sleeping half on my head/half off.

In the morning, again I felt the weight of a cat on my legs and looking down I couldn't see anything.

As far as I know that cat is still there, hanging out with Laurie and co. playing with Ellie and just generally having a good time. For me however, it was the first of many ghost encounters.

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