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AN IRISH GHOST STORY

This story happened awhile ago in Dublin, and while it may read like
an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it's allegedly true.

John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was on the side of the
road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst of a big storm.
The night was rolling on and no car went by. The storm was so strong
he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him.

Suddenly, he saw a car slowly coming towards him and stopped.

John, desperate for shelter and without thinking about it, got into the
car and closed the door.... Only to realize there was nobody behind
the wheel and the engine wasn't on. The car started moving slowly.

John looked at the road ahead and saw a curve approaching. Scared,
he started to pray, begging for his life. Then, just before the car hit
the curve, a hand appeared out of nowhere through the window, and
turned the wheel. John, paralyzed with terror, watched as the hand
came through the window, but never touched or harmed him.

Shortly thereafter, John saw the lights of a pub appear down the road,
so, gathering strength; he jumped out of the car and ran to it. Wet
and out of breath, he rushed inside and began telling everybody about
the horrible experience he had just had.

A silence enveloped the pub when everybody realized he was crying.
And wasn't drunk.

Suddenly, the door opened, and two other people walked in from the
dark and stormy night. They, like John, were also soaked and out of
breath.

Looking around, and seeing John Bradford sobbing at the bar, one said
to the other... "Look, Paddy. There's that idiot that got in the car while
we were pushing it!"
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