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Thank you. Hello. Hello and welcome to 31 Days of Terror 2025 and we are on day number five

and I have two spooky stories for you today and the first story today comes from Harriet.

At the time I must have been around six or seven, no older. I lived in a

small village in the countryside in the smallest county of England. I was at school one day and it was

sunny, so after eating lunch, we were allowed out onto the playing field, which was located at the

back of the grounds near the early years years classroom, just after the lower playground.

An important detail to note is that there was only one door that led directly onto the playground from the side of the school that I was on.

I was sat on the obstacle course that we had that was just on the grass of the field, directly opposite this door.

It also wasn't a windy day,

and because it was break time, the door to the playground was kept propped open, and it would have made an obvious slamming noise had it been closed. I was staring right at it waiting for my

friend who had been eating her lunch slower than me, so I had gone out before her. All of a sudden I was

awoken from my thoughts by someone grabbing my shoulders and going, boo, to shock me. I turned around

at this and saw my friend behind me. I hadn't seen her come out the door. I turned back around

to face the door briefly and then she was just gone from behind me.

Then I realised that there was no one else in the playground with me, despite the fact that there had been seconds before.

There was also no noise, no birds, no mooing of the cows in the next field over, no voices, nothing.

Looking at that door, I realised it was closed. I didn't see or hear

it close, despite only turning around for a second. I blinked and then the door was open again,

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