CROSS 02
十字架 02

　　We all went to bed and all seemed normal. All at once I awoke from my sleep to hear sounds coming from the kitchen. I thought that someone had gotten up to go to the toilet and perhaps needed a drink. Feeling a bit thirsty myself, I got out of bed. I knew that it wasn't one of my sisters in the kitchen, as they were both sound asleep in the other two beds. Not concerned, I proceeded into the hallway and on passing my parents bedroom (which was on my right) I peered in to see who wasn't in bed. To my surprise I could clearly see that both my parents and my brother were also sound asleep! Feeling more curious than afraid I continued down the hallway towards the kitchen. By this time there were clear sounds of kitchen crockery and utensils moving around. By now I was feeling slightly afraid but inexplicably kept moving towards the sounds.

　　Suddenly, I noticed one of the large crosses on the hallway wall and a feeling of immense dread swept over me. It should also be pointed out that we were not a religious family but I could not shake this feeling.

　　I stood there motionless for I don't know how long and continued to hear things moving around in the kitchen. Eventually I turned around and went back to bed.

　　那晚我们都上床睡觉，一切正常。突然我从梦中醒来，听到厨房里有声音。我想肯定是有人去上厕所觉得口渴了，到厨房喝水。我自己也有点口渴，就起床打算去厨房。我知道厨房里的人肯定不是我的两个姐妹，因为她俩在床上睡得正香。我毫不担心得走到走廊上，经过父母的房间时（他们的房间在我们房间的右侧），我向里边看看，想弄清是谁没在睡觉。 

　　让我惊讶的是，我清楚得看见父母和我哥哥都在床上睡得正香！我感到惊讶而非害怕，就继续沿着走廊来到厨房。此时，我听到了厨房厨具和陶罐移动的声音。直到这时，我才稍微有点害怕，但还是继续向发出声音的地方走过去。

　　突然我看到走廊墙上的一个大十字架，我顿时感到强烈的恐惧。还要说明的是，我们家人都不信教，但我就是无法摆脱那种感觉。

　　我一动不动得站在那，不知过了多长时间，还能听到厨房里东西移动的声音。最后，我转身回到了卧室。