Let's Play

A story from the past (about 10 years ago?). Behind the house I lived in back then, there was a children's park across a chain-link fence. Kids would come home from school and others would come with their parents to play. It was a small park with just a sandbox, swings, and a jungle gym in the middle of the sandbox, but many children still came to play. One night, I was asleep when I heard children's laughter. 'What irresponsible parents,' I thought, 'bringing their kids out to play at this hour,' and I started to sweat. I felt like I had slept quite a bit, and it was past 10 PM. 'There's no way they'd be here at this time,' I thought, and at that moment, a voice in my head said, 'Let's play...'. I saw the ankles of two children in my mind. Terrified, I chanted 'Nam Myoho Renge Kyo,' and the laughter replied, 'Nam Myoho Renge Kyo♪' before fading away. Relieved, I checked the clock by my pillow. It was past 1:30 AM... the witching hour. It sounds too dramatic, but it really happened. It was scary, but it felt like I played with ghosts.