I worked the opening shift (started at 4am) in a busy coffee shop. While we set up, we kept the overhead lights off because otherwise people would try to get in before we opened the doors at 5. There was enough light from the back room and a few accent lights to work peacefully.

One of my coworkers had been targeted by a mentally ill man who stalked her. She eventually left the area entirely, and he was so distraught that he ended his own life. The week after that, I was setting up a bakery case and through the glass, I saw him sitting in his usually chair, staring toward the counter as he used to. I stood up and he was gone. It happened several times. One day I wasn’t there and a coworker saw him and freaked out! My next shift I walked over to that chair and said kindly but firmly, “Xxxx isn’t here any more, she’s fine but she’s moved on and isn’t coming back, and you should too.” He never appeared again.