"White" pertains to a color which is pure or bright and "Lady" is a polite term for any woman, hence, the nomenclature White Lady. Sounds harmless? Perhaps.
Have you heard of some old wives' tales concerning a mythical creature called the White Lady? It is a creature conjured by the imagination that has been around for several centuries. Here in the Philippines, it is one of the most popular topics in the countryside since it is usually seen, according to many, in the hinterlands. In fact there have been countless accounts regarding White Lady sightings and some are even documented in writing and in video.
One tale worth imparting is the experience of my colleague back when she was just a toddler. Her family was living in an area adjacent to the City of Iligan Cemetery. But contrary to what one would expect, the incident did not happen at the cemetery rather it happened at the vacant lot a few steps from their home. It happened unexpectedly, the shy girl of five years was playing with her siblings. They were running around chasing each other in the yard when all of a sudden she saw a white figure standing at one corner facing her. She could not figure out the face of the lady dressed in pure white. According to her, she did not know that she was supposed to be afraid of the apparition. She just stared back at the woman and was shocked. She was unable to speak for several minutes that her siblings went to their father because they were already alarmed for she was rooted on the spot, frozen. Nobody else saw the figure but it stayed there at the same time that she was speechless and wide-eyed. Tears were streaming down her face and nobody knew why. Her father even slapped her to shake her out of her catatonic state.
The next time she saw the figure was more appalling because she saw the eyes of the figure. Blood-red eyes staring at her with such intensity that she could not fathom in her tender age. It was full of rage and she was scared. She went into a panic state and was shaking and crying uncontrollably. Eversince that day, she was always haunted by the eyes belonging to the lady dressed in white. The figure was just a fleeting image of something dressed in white with long hair. Up to this moment, she could not accurately describe in detail what she saw on those several occasions. One thing for sure though, the apparition followed her wherever she went even until recently. from the moment she told her father about what she saw on that day, her father made sure that she was protected by always going with her wherever she went and even to the extent of moving to another house just to make her feel safe. But no matter where she went she would always have an encounter with the "White Lady." One night, she was laying down her bed in their new house, staring up the ceiling when her attention was riveted to a small hole by the window. There, staring right back at her was the same blood shot eyes of the "White Lady." She caught glimpses of the "White Lady" even while she was growing up anywhere she went.
Everything went well when she got married or that's what she thought. The "White Lady" never bothered her anymore. Until one night when she was awakened by a soft and caressing voice calling out her name. It was the "White Lady" rekindling their acquaintance.
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