Real ghost stories from real people. This is Into the Paranormal with Tony Bruske.

You never expect your past to come back with a whisper, especially not when you've worked so hard to bury it.

Beneath mortgages, milestones, and the weight of raising a child alone.

But what happens when the past doesn't stay where you left it?

When it stirs, quietly at first, with something as simple as a strange feeling in your gut,

and then reveals itself in ways no one could have prepared for.

Tonight's story takes us into the life of a woman who rebuilt herself from the ground up,

alone, exhausted, but proud.

She had no reason to think about the man who once walked away from her and their daughter,

until the day she felt like she might collapse for no reason at all,

a day when time and reality seemed to blur,

a day she would later find that someone close to her had died.

Was it grief, subconscious echo,

or was something else making itself known?

This isn't just a story about loss or forgiveness, though both make an appearance.

It's a story about strange coincidences, disturbing phenomena, and a mother's belief that the dead don't always stay silent.

And as you'll soon hear, what began as a vague unease, slowly unraveled into an encounter that blurred the line between memory and haunting.

Let's get to the letter.

They write, Tony.

I've never written to anyone about this.

Not like this, but after listening to your show, I felt maybe it was time.

Not because I'm looking for answers exactly. I think deep down, I know there aren't any, at least none that

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