This week, we have a story sent in by a fan who may have encountered the spirit of a cat!
I want to start this story by saying outright: before this, I was a deep skeptic. Almost a slightly cynical skeptic. At the time, I’d had zero encounters of any kind, so when I watched shows about ghosts or listened to stories, I was always intrigued, but ready to find another reason for someone’s experience. It goes to show that you really should listen to people once in a while.
I was staying at the house of some friends for a few weeks and I’d gotten pretty used to the patterns of living there. There were two adults, three teens including me, and one chunky black cat named Jimi.
It was really just a regular day, and it was just a regular occurrence. We were all watching television when I got up to use the restroom. I opened the door and turned on the light. The shower curtain was pulled all the way across, but I could hear the sounds of little kitty feet scurrying in the tub. I could make out the pitter-patter of soft pads sliding and jumping on the slick surface. Every few seconds, a section of curtain would suddenly jut out, retreat, and then jerk on the other side – the tell tale signs of a troublemaking kitty.
I remember saying out loud: “Jimi, get out of the tub!” and pulled the curtain aside.
Two things happened at once. I heard one of the girls call out from the living room saying “Jimi’s on my lap!” right as I stared down at an empty bathtub.
Empty. Nothing. Nothing between the curtains. Nothing darted out for safety. There was just… nothing there.
In the moment, as harmless as it was, I remember my gut sinking into my toes. It made no sense. There had been a cat there, I’d HEARD it, I’d SEEN it! The almost tangible slide of kitty piddies on the tub! How could there be nothing there? The movements of the curtain hadn’t been subtle, they’d been deliberate, almost violent. But… how?
Because, in my mind, that wasn’t possible.
And so, I opened my mind to the possibility of… what if?
The incident led me to taking a second look at several stories I had in the past. I felt silly – it had just been… what ? The ghost of a cat?
But much like all of the people I’d once made fun of… I couldn’t deny what I’d seen.
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