The Police Said My Sister Was Dead. Last Night, I Broke Into The Cemetery To Dig Up Her Grave. Then My Phone Started Ringing. What Should I Do?

The Midnight Intruder

Charles Wood had been working as a cemetery gatekeeper for several years and was used to the fact that peace and quiet usually reigned in this realm of the dead. Of course, their sleep got disturbed once in a while by the sounds of the mourning orchestra that often accompanied the funerals, but that mostly happened during the day and had quite obvious reasons behind it.

Even the relatives came to visit the graves of their loved ones only during daylight, trying to leave the cemetery as soon as it started getting dark. Thus, when someone came to the cemetery at night, it was already a cause of alarm. Charles Wood used to work in the police, and so he always paid attention to the little things that others simply didn’t notice.

This man came to the cemetery at dusk when the crimson disc of the sun had almost completely disappeared from view. The stranger was carrying a long object wrapped in burlap, which Charles had no way of identifying. Having passed by the Gatehouse, the man went straight for the far part of the cemetery, where he stopped by one of the graves.

Charles remembered that three months ago a young woman was buried there; she died of unknown causes. What is he doing there? Was he her boyfriend or husband? Charles thought to himself. Meanwhile, the man unpacked his load, which turned out to be a shovel.

“What is he up to?”

Charles whispered, unable to believe what he was seeing. Meanwhile, the man took the shovel and put it into the fresh mound with all of his might. The stranger was working very hard as if he intended to dig to the very bottom.

A Grave Confrontation

Charles Wood felt very uncomfortable at the sight of something so unusual. No, the old man wasn’t afraid per se; it was something different. Charles simply couldn’t understand what prompted the man to come out to the cemetery at night and start doing something terrible.

The situation was aggravated by the fact that a strong wind started blowing and filled the air with the smell of ozone, which was a clear indication that it was going to rain soon. Mr. Wood gathered his courage and went out of the Gatehouse. He didn’t know what was going on, but he simply wasn’t going to let it happen.

“Hey, man, what are you doing here?”

Charles asked cautiously. The stranger shuddered and thought for a second or two before putting the shovel aside. Then he turned his gaze to Charles.

“I need to get to the truth. I don’t believe that my sister’s body is buried here.”

The cemetery gatekeeper turned pale, though no one could see it under the cover of the night. The man looked at the inscription made by the marble stone and tried to get a better look at the name of the deceased: Diana Simons.

“Was that… was she your sister?”

The gatekeeper asked, not even attempting to hide his surprise.

“Yes, sir, I’m Brandon Simons, her only brother.”

The night visitor hurried to answer. The man’s quick answer persuaded Charles that he was telling the truth. After the years spent working as a police officer, the man could easily tell when someone was lying, and therefore he could feel that Brandon didn’t pose a threat to him.

“What made you think that it isn’t your sister who’s buried here? Are you having doubts so much so that you’re willing to dig up her grave?”

The gatekeeper asked.