The phantom of the building
George used to work for a big company located in a very old building downtown. He
usually finished work at 5:00 p.m. as almost all the employees, except the security guards, but
that day he had to stay working late on the 13th floor. It was around 9:00 p.m. and everybody
in the company had already gone home; everybody but him. However, he hadn’t noticed it
until unexpectedly he felt a strange silence. He couldn’t hear anything else than his breathing
and the sound of his typing on the computer. He felt exhausted and sleepy so he decided to go
to the kitchen for a cup of coffee. He was getting the coffee-pot ready when he saw a woman
coming towards him.
“Good evening, Mr. Welsh. Let me help you”, the woman offered him help to make the
coffee and he was very thankful. “I’m not alone at all”, he thought and went back to his office.
Five minutes later the woman brought what seemed to be steaming and tasty coffee, put it on
George’s desk and left the office. He stood up in order to drink his coffee but as soon as he
swallowed the first sip he spat it on the floor as it was disgusting and as cold as ice.
Immediately he felt a strange and frightening cold around him and the image of that woman
came to his brain as a horrifying memory.
At that very moment he recognized the woman. He couldn’t believe his eyes. She had
been murdered two years ago in one of the toilets of the company. Terrified, he left the office
running. He could feel the woman’s footsteps behind him. He was about to faint when he met
one of the watchmen of the building coming towards him with a lantern because he had heard
some strange noise. George could hear no one following him anymore and in the end he
realized he was safe.
1.The number 13 has a magical power. NS
2.A strange thing happened to George one day late in the evening. T
3.George wasn’t alone to stay late to finish the project. F
4.The secretary helped him with coffee so that he could finish his work. F
5.The coffee was hot and good and completely woke him up. F
6.The woman that served George came to him in a dream. NS
7.The feeling of fear made George forget about his work and rush home. T
8.Suddenly he realized that it was not a ghost but a watchman who was
following him. F