All My Ghosts

My First Encounter

My first encounter with what I can only explain as paranormal happened when I was around six to eight years old. 

I had no knowledge of any paranormal activity in my families history much less my own house. 

It was late at night, well into the early morning hours as I remembered. 

I had woken up for whatever reason and as soon as my body came to awareness, I felt as though I was being watched. 

This feeling instantly startled me and I rolled over from my bed which was pushed up against the wall opposite of my door. 

As I focused my vision, I noticed the door was not closed entirely as it always was. 

Then I noticed someone or something peering in at me. 

Nowadays my curiosity wouldn't have gotten the best of me, but back then it did, and I flopped the blankets off my body and made my way over to the door. 

Grabbing the gold colored metal handle, I pulled the door open to find my cousin standing in the doorway. 

At the time, my cousin would come over for days to weeks on end and we were very close.

But that night he wasn't sleeping over. 

He was home over an hour away. 

I was absolutely frozen in shock that he was standing in my doorway. 

Not more than a few seconds passed and he turned around and walked away, disappearing into my large wooden entertainment center. 

I stood there for a few seconds more until the shock wore off and I slammed my door shut and ran to my bed, covering myself as a scared young child would. 

I have never forgotten that day. 

To this day, I still have to keep my bedroom door closed at all times because of the fear that something will once again be peering in at me.