Your True Tales
January 2005 – Page 21

Animal Spirits
by Stuart

I have lived in my house here in Santa Cruz for the past seven years. Over these years I have had a few strange things happen, like a loud knock on my bedroom door when I was the only one home and my dog was asleep with me in my bed. Also, various loud bangs suddenly waking me at night. But nothing compared to what has been happening for the last year.

It began as something walking on my bed. I felt like it was some kind of animal spirit, but I didn't know what kind. When I felt it, I would just stay real still with my heart pounding through my chest. I was pretty freaked out until one time when I felt the tell-all sign of pleasure pawing near my arm. It's a cat. At first it was pretty shy, just like a cat you would come across on a sidewalk. It took a few months of visits here and there, but now this cat ghost loves me. It is on my bed every time I sit on it.

Recently, I have discovered that it is at least two cats. They have even been hanging out with me on my couch in my living room. I have never seen either of these cats, but I feel them as real as a living cat. Every now and then I will feel a whisker or a wisp of a tail on my skin. I have grown to love these cats and feel very privileged to have been chosen by these spirits. My friends still shake their heads when I tell them about the visit I just had. I swear this a true story.

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