The Ghost of Clarity

"Why is that a spooky ghost story? That's my daughter!" -Neviah Ismene upon hearing the story

Story

There once lived a beautiful young teen whose name was Clarity. She had long dark hair, and bright green eyes. Every Afternoon, she would go into town to run errands until the evening, where she would return home to her mother and father to enjoy dinner. Every time she was in town, men all around would be interested in her, and every woman would talk about how beautiful she was. There was a man who, everyday, would wait for Clarity by a tall oak tree to declare his love for her, only for Clarity to politely reject him, saying she was too young.
This would make the man angry, and storm off. But the next day, he would be there again to declare it, thus repeating his routine. Whenever there was a guy waiting to declare his love, the man would scare him off, for there was no competition for her love.
However, one afternoon, the man had seen Clarity fall in love with a teen boy. He grew furious. Later that evening, a fog had rolled into town, and people scurried to go home. Clarity, who had forgotten to get something from the bakery, was hurrying to the store, her bracelet jingling with small bells decorated on it. As she walked home, she heard a noise behind her and walked faster, but heard the noise catching up to her. Clarity turned to face the noise, shocked to see the man she had continuously rejecting. “If I can’t have you, nobody can!” His voice boomed. The young teen ran away from him, fearing for what’s to happen. She had almost made it home when he struck her down, then strangled her to her death. Her bracelet had been furiously jingling, causing neighbors to come outside to hear the commotion. But the man had took off after he had realized what he done, leaving Clarity to lay on the cold stone road.
If you are walking home alone on a foggy night, you will hear a faint sound of a bell jingling. If you hear this noise, you better run home. The longer you take to get home, the jingling will begin to get louder and louder, before the sounds of footsteps will stomp rapidly behind you. When you turn around, the ghost of Clarity will scream, “Go home! Or he will get you too!”

Appearance

Clarity has long black hair, down to her lower back, with a white bow in her hair. Her nightgown is a white cotton laced gown that goes down to her ankles, and on her right wrist, a silver bell bracelet that Neviah has given her to signal she is home.

Spread

This ghost story is known everywhere on the West side of Eudora, especially in California. People promote challenges to record themselves walking on the same road Clarity died on, or sometimes even pranks occur.

Date of First Recording

1930