Your True Tales
May 2004 – Page 12

Imaginary Friend
by Tanya

My best friend Kezzy has a three-year-old little brother named Jimmy. Jimmy always plays by himself because there is no one his age to play with him. One afternoon I was over at their house and I noticed Jimmy was talking to someone, but no one was there. I assumed that he was talking to himself. A little while later, Jimmy came up to me and said, "Mike wants to meet you." I asked him, "Who's Mike?" He replied, "On the chair. Mike likes you." I told him I didn't see anyone. He said, "Mike says that's okay. You can see him later."

I went and told Kezzy. She said that Jimmy saw people all the time and I shouldn't worry about it. Imaginary friends for a little boy, ya know? So I put it out of my mind and went home.

A few nights later I was staying over at their house. I was in the guest bedroom down the hall. I went to bed at about 1:30. At about 3:00 I heard someone say my name. I didn't reply and then I felt someone touch my face. I opened my eyes and saw a man of about 19 looking at me sitting on the bed. He smiled at me and I smiled back. I didn't feel afraid. I actually felt, for lack of a better word, loved.

He lay down next to me and began to whisper things in my ear. I don't remember what he said now, but it made me giggle. I asked him where he came from and he said from the light. I asked him what he meant and he just laughed and told me to go to sleep. He said to me that he would see me later. I fell asleep, but didn't tell anyone about what happened. I never heard from him again.

A year or so later I moved across town. One day while I was unpacking things the doorbell rang. My mom answered it. I heard a woman say she was from next door. My mom invited she and her family over for dinner the next night. I was in the kitchen preparing food when they arrived. My mom called me out into the foyer to meet them. When I walked in, I saw him. The boy from that night. I was speechless - just staring until he smiled. He was introduced to me by his mother and, coincidentally, his name was - you guessed it - Mike. Later, when we were alone, he asked me, "Have I ever met you before?" I replied that no we hadn't met, but he looked very familiar. To this very day I cant explain why Jimmy saw Mike, why he came to me or why he wasn't a ghost as I first thought him to be.

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