Living with the unseen

How do I say this? For the past few years we are being increasingly convinced that there are "people" (?) living with us that we cannot see. If you know what I mean. I think you do..

Many incidents have happened. The living room sliding door rocking back and forth, kitchen cabinet swinging open, tv turning on with no one in the room, bathroom door closing by itself, etc.

And the newest one for me.. when I saw what I thought was Lily (her elbow or edge of clothing just disappearing out of view) walking out of the living room and down the hall. I called out to her several times, and when I got no answer I walked towards the living room to see she'd been sitting on the couch with a blanket the whole time (sick with a cold). That is really what did it for me.

As the other things had happened and I couldn't debunk them.. I knew something was.. I don't know.. "here" somehow, but the latest thing? It makes my stomach queasy.

I talked to Jason about it. And it came up again last night, as we talked about the plans for our newly empty room- that we both "hear things" coming out of there. Then he tells me, among other things, he thought he saw someone peek in on him while he was sleeping. I don't want to hear that. Don't want to talk about it. Don't want to think about it.

So, I watched Ghost Hunters this morning. Which is only natural. When you don't want to think about something.. to watch a show about people actually seeking it out. And of course.. one of the things their client tells them is that the security guard in the library they are investigating saw someone peek out at her from the shelves of books as she was turning all the lights off. Oh God. So I keep watching.

Jason and Steve start talking about it as they are walking around in the pitch dark. About how they really don't want that happening while they are there.. because who wants to see that? Who wants "something" peeking out at them? Steve says that it's like everyone's nightmare fear to have happen- like in a horror movie. Awesome. Why don't you just take my purposely unspoken fear, right out of my head, and shiiiit.. you are a "professional" actually looking for ghosts.. and you are terrified of that?

Of course they end up getting footage of it happening while they are there. Because- of course they do. And show it over and over. So.. I'm all set. And also realized why our electric bill went up a little this month.