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What I Saw

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This is my entry for the Staircase Incident challenge at :iconcreatebyweek:

This is a true story:
Many years ago I was working as a chambermaid in a Scottish country house hotel. We had to wear the old Victorian-style uniforms - which were extremely uncomfortable and didn't 'move with you' - so you started out the day looking quite smart, but finished up with everything where it shouldn't be!
We had it drummed into us that no matter how far up/down the stairs you were, if a guest was going the other way you had to go back to allow them to continue - NEVER, EVER pass on the stairs.
On this particular day I was going up the stairs and a guest was coming down - I was more than half way up, but turned around and went back down to allow the guest to continue - she wished me 'good morning' as I turned.
I got to the bottom, turned around to see there was no-one there.
Now.... do I believe in ghosts? Well... I am still undecided. I have to question - Was I over-tired? Definitely, I was working 14 hours a day, 6 days a week - of course I was over-tired!
Was my imagination running away with me? Possibly - although it was not a shadow of a person I saw... it looked like a real person - although not dressed as most guests and I have to say that didn't occur to me until later... so maybe it was my imagination and maybe not - I will never know!


Stock used:
Background from :iconzhaana: [link] (Required stock)
Maid from :iconmjranum-stock: [link]
Model/White dress from :iconfetishfaerie-stock: [link]
Texture from :iconbrixstock: [link]
Broom from :iconindeed-stock: [link]
Image size
1500x1747px 2.49 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 550D
Shutter Speed
1/49 second
Aperture
F/4.0
Focal Length
23 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Jan 23, 2011, 3:26:50 PM
Sensor Size
6mm
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Swedefan's avatar
Is that white collar from a blouse worn under the dress? (talking of the girl in maid outfit)