Are there any horror movie fans here? We've all heard of the story where a family moves into a new house and eerie things start happening, just like in classic horror flicks. Spooky, right? But what if this spine-tingling stuff happened in real life? Meet Christina Farley, who had an experience that seriously creeped her out. She was actually terrified that her new place was haunted. But, as you'll soon find out, the real story is way more surprising.
When Christina Farley moved into her new apartment in Medellín, Colombia, two months ago, she was initially anxious about living alone. At first, she tried to approach it with an open mind, but strange things began happening around the house, making her think her apartment was haunted.
Around the third day, unusual occurrences caught her attention.
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She came home one day and saw toilet paper unrolled, as though a mischievous cat had been playing with it. And to add to the mystery, a picture frame had fallen down. These incidents left her with a strange feeling, as if she were being watched.
“Around day three, I started to notice weird things happening. I came home one day, and all the toilet paper was unrolled, as if there was a cat playing with it. And then a picture frame had fallen down,” Farley told The Dodo. “I felt like I was being watched.”
Her unease was intense, and she even went to bed in tears, convinced there was some otherworldly presence nearby.
However, the reality was far from supernatural.
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A few days later, a bird suddenly flew into her apartment and perched on her TV as she was working on her laptop. The initial shock soon gave way to curiosity as the bird appeared to observe her, tilting its head inquisitively.
Taking a break from her work, Farley offered the unexpected guest a bowl of water. Surprisingly, the bird accepted it right away. The bird stayed for a while and then left, but a lingering sense of being watched continued to haunt her.
The next morning, her suspicion was confirmed when she saw the same bird sitting on her windowsill. “I wake up, and I see that the bird is literally just sitting out there on the windowsill,” Farley said. “It became a daily routine.”
Initially, the bird would wait for an invitation, but soon it made itself at home, flying into the apartment with ease.
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This South American city was filled with birds, but Farley could easily distinguish her feathered companion by the distinctive mohawk-like tuft of feathers on its head. Later, Farley named the bird Ave María.
Ave María seemed comfortable in Farley’s house, finding her favorite spots around the TV, bookshelf, and a particular drain near the washing machine. She could spend hours exploring the place.
“Her favorite places to sit are the TV, the bookshelf and she’s obsessed with this drain near the washing machine,” Farley said. “She could literally spend all day in my house.”
Intriguingly, Farley later learned that a neighbor below her had also fed Ave María in the past, yet the bird had never entered his home.
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Ave María chose Farley specifically as her new friend. When she found her way into Farley’s apartment, perhaps this intelligent friend could sense Farley’s willingness to interact and adopt her as a friend.
With Ave María by her side, Farley's fear of living alone in her apartment vanished. Unexpectedly, she had gained a loyal and unique companion, making her feel like she wasn't truly alone.
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