The Magic Carpet Ride

This was where I first recall being visited at night by beings not of this world. This phenomena started from the age of 4. The nights they came I would be awoken with their presence. I was too scared to open my eyes for once I saw them everything would change. Spontaneously I would not be in my bed anymore. The round purple rug in my room would be floating above blackness, me in the middle with a group of beings around me. I remember watching a movie screen where my window used to be. I was shown pictures of a boy around the same age as myself. I felt a bond with him like a brother. I felt content when I saw him on screen. Next thing I knew I would wake curled up on my purple rug, the floor was back underneath me & I was in my room. It was tricky jumping from my rug to the bed, in case the floor disappeared again. I thought of running to Mums bed, but I was too petrified that there would be no floor to stand on between my bed & the door. This was when I would usually wet the bed as I was too scared to move. The warmth comforted me long enough to fall asleep. The nights the beings didn’t show up I would wake, sense for any movement, if it was clear I would throw my bedclothes off & run as fast as I could down the hall to jump into Mums bed. Once in her bed I didn’t feel safe until I was touching her, with my foot, arm or even just one finger. I thought as long as we were touching, Mum would wake up if they try to take me. I could then relax knowing I was safe & undisturbed. This went on for many years along with the embarrassment of bed wetting. I had a plastic mattress protector that crumpled when it was sat on, letting everyone know I wet the bed.

Mum tried numerous incentives to prevent me from wetting the bed. No drinks after dinner, or a present if I did not wet the bed for a week. I got a couple of presents, but little did Mum know that on those particular weeks I didn’t get visited at night. I never knew when they would show up. There were times between visits that I almost forgot about them. I thought it must have been a dream. I lived in one world by day & another at night.