SMALL VOICES

 This story was told by my team lead in my present job. Our building is one of the oldest buildings in Valero located in Makati Philippines. It is a 7 story building but we usually occupy the third floor. It is a call center by the way. One night our shift starts at 9 o’clock pm but my team lead usually comes early to updates our daily stats and answers some emails. It was around 7 or 8 in the evening and agents are not allowed to use the stations on the third floor because we follow a seat plan and the 4th floor stations are the first to be occupied. 

My team lead fond of using the third floor supervisor station goes on with his usual stuff. He always plays loud music using his phone to nullify the silence of the whole 3rd floor. There are a few people and supervisors on the third floor but my team lead is stationed at the isolated area at the west corner so the music is not that bothering. My team lead is busy updating our stats then suddenly on his phone while the music is playing a tiny laugh was heard on his phone as if it was giggling. The giggling sound grew louder and louder as the music comes to an end. My team lead was startled and plays the song back because he knew that it is not a part of music. When he played the song it is still there the eerie giggling as if a child is laughing over the music. He then asked other team leads to listen to the sound and they also heard it. When we came around 9pm he asks us to listen to the music and to the sound of the eerie laugh it was gone. The music plays smoothly and no other sounds were heard. My team leader and even the others that heard the laughing sound was wonder-struck. Then he then told us more stories about the building and the stories of the guards that roam the area. That they also heard the laughing sound and sometimes the chairs will just roll without anyone touching them.

(Retold: iamdarky)