Legend goes that a child once fell from
a ship in the Aegean Sea and his spirit haunts the ships that cross the area
where he drowned.
I was travelling by ship towards the island of Paros with some friends, and
because it was during the night, we had booked a cabin. We were all sleeping,
when something knocked hard on the small window; however the window was
overlooking the sea, and there was no deck underneath it. We were awoken by it,
but dismissed it quickly as nothing of importance.
One of my friends glanced at the window,
and instantly turned pale; we tried to talk to him, but he didn't respond, nor
did he seem to even acknowledge our presence. After a few minutes, and with my
friend still unresponsive, we heard people running and talking loudly. I opened
the door of the cabin, and was met with several nervous and confused
passengers, as well as the sound of breaking plates. At about the same time our
bags fell from the top bunk-bed upon which we had placed them; despite the sea
being calm.
No one seemed to know what was going on,
but everybody was growing more and more nervous with each passing moment; however
the captain apparently remained oblivious to the turmoil, considering that the
ship never stopped. It took about an hour for everybody to calm down, and for
my friend to start responding again.
And it was then he told us about the young
face he saw on the window; the face of a young boy with algae instead of hair,
and with piercing eyes that, according to him, could see one's soul. And I
heard the same story, and the exact same description, from at least ten more
passengers who were in neighboring cabins.
We never learned what really happened,
although one crew member told us that the occurrence wasn't something new for
the specific route.
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