Not Even Waiting Until Full Moon Halloween

Paranormal shenanigans have been on the rise this month. Maybe something even bigger will happen ON Halloween. I'm hoping not!

 

A couple weeks ago, The Pony was home alone while I was in town. He was lolling about on his bed, laptopping (submitting job applications, I'm sure!), and eating cookies. He had the plastic tray from the empty cookie package sitting on the other end of the bed. All at once, IT SHOT ACROSS THE ROOM!

 

I am not one to cast doubt on another's tale of paranormality. I've seen and heard too many things for myself. The ex-science-teacher in me wonders if maybe The Pony moved, and pulled the comforter, which in turn moved the crinkly plastic cookie tray. I can't imagine he could recreate a projectile path across the room, though.

 

Speaking of seeing and hearing things...

 

Last week, The Pony asked me what time I got up.

 

"About 11:15. You didn't come wake me at 11:00! So I overslept."

 

"You weren't up around 10:00? And in the hall closet to get toilet paper or something?"

 

"Nope. I was up and in my bathroom at 9:30, then went back to bed. I didn't come out of my bedroom. Nowhere near your end of the house."

 

"Well, I heard someone walking, and standing outside my door. I thought it was you."

 

"Not me."

 

I haven't noticed anything specific. Just a feeling that something was in the master bathroom with me when I go in there in the dark around 5:30 a.m. I've had that feeling before, but not every "night." 

So... I write this Wednesday evening, after The Pony sent me a text.

"Hey Mom. Just ran a laptop by Genius. I might ask Dad to take me down to get it soon, since there's one in stock down in Casino Town. Also, you are going to be horrified..."

"Yes....?"

"I was sitting here in the tub, heard a thud. Saw something in front of the toilet when I turned around. There's a toothpaste tube on the ground in front of it."

"That is Dad's toothpaste, off the top rail of the shower door frame."

"Yet is hasn't fallen any other time."

"I know. Never when I'm in the shower, sliding the door open and closed."

"Spooky."

"Your devil music..."

"Uh huh. Sure." 

 

 

Something is afoot! That toothpaste should have fallen straight down beside the shower, onto the tile between the toilet and shower. Not jumped way out in front of the toilet, on the rug. It is DIRECTLY in front of the toilet! Like, it would have needed to jump off the top shower rail, fly OVER the toilet, and land there. That green border at the top is the edge of the rug beside the shower. The toilet is out of frame, to the right. The Pony took this while sitting in the tub. I gave it a tight crop. No need for you to see my toilet!

I'm going to be on edge when I go upstairs tonight. Maybe I can beat that entity. I have to go up early, around midnight or 1:00, to get up early for a doctor's appointment tomorrow. It won't be expecting me yet. 

Wait a minute! That might be bad. I might catch it in the act of something...