The original post: /r/aliens by /u/wukedypuk on 2024-10-07 06:21:21.
Hi all, i don't post much so apologies if this is too long. I've tried to cut it down while keeping all the necessary info in.
Context:
When I (38m) was 18 I lived in a suburb of South East Melbourne, Australia - Noble Park.
Our house was the odd one out. On a street of 70s/80s brick homes, ours was an Alpine style weatherboard home with a steep roof built in the early 20th century. It was old, cold and noisy, and you could see the ground through the gaps in the floorboards.
We had a big dog who stayed outside until everyone was home, and then slept outside in a big pen/doghouse at night - mostly in the summer. We also have an indoor cat.
The week it happened I was home alone. Dad was overseas, mum and sis were visiting family.
What happened:
One night when walking home from work, I rounded the corner and noticed a figure standing on our carport roof, looking through a window into one of three upstairs bedrooms.
The sun was setting so all I could see was a dark silhouette. I yelled at it from the top of the driveway and it was gone. I remember thinking it odd that my dog didn't bark or notice anything.
I went inside, checked the house, the dog, the windows and doors etc. and everything seemed in place. I assumed I had just seen a shadow from a nearby tree at sunset.
The following night I walked home from work and everything seemed normal. I checked all windows and doors, let the dog inside for the evening and eventually put him and myself to bed.
My bedroom was upstairs, down the hall from the room next to the carport roof. Before bed I had a routine of shutting all doors in the house, as they were all squeaky, and the drafts would often blow them closed if left open.
This night, I closed all doors, checked locks, turned off all the lights and went to sleep.
In the middle of the night I was awoken by something, not sure what but when I came to, focused my eyes and looked around, I saw the hallway light coming in under my door. I thought I turned it off, but perhaps I forgot.
Right then, my doorknob started rattling. Like someone was struggling to open the door. I immediately lay back down on my side, facing the wall opposite my bed, and my heart starts beating hard.
I hear the door open and close my eyes, I figured if someone is breaking in, I'll pretend I'm asleep and maybe they'll take what they want and leave.
I slowly open one eye (the one against the pillow so it's less obvious), I see the light from the hallway on my wall. My bedroom door is fully open. My heart is beating harder.
I lay still.
I see the digital clock on my CD player and a little after 2.00am.
Then, I hear the door creek again and watch as the light on the wall slowly starts to disappear. The bedroom door is closing. At this point I'm positive we're being robbed but I continue to pretend I'm asleep.
Keeping one eye open, everything is heightened. The loudest noise is my heartbeat, but I try to listen through it and can't hear anything. No breathing, no footsteps, nothing.
At this point I begin to feel pressure around both my feet. The blanket is getting tighter around them, and I realise that something is now sitting on the end of my bed.
I look at the clock again and it's now a little before 3.00am.
I'm frozen, scared, and have no idea what's happening. At some point I have the idea to slowly readjust my position in bed and move my feet a little to see if something moves or happens. So, I do this but as I slowly readjust my feet I feel one of them hit something solid. Something is definitely sitting on the end of my bed.
I don't know what to do at this point so I stay still and listen, while looking through one eye at the clock and the bedroom wall.
The next thing I remember is hearing the first birds starting to chirp before sunrise. I look at the clock and its now a little before 6.00am, and I notice the room is a little brighter. The sun is coming.
Shortly after this, I feel the pressure lift from the end of the bed, I hear the bedroom door open, I see the light from the hallway on the wall again, and then the door shuts and the sun starts to rise.
I got up shortly after this and checked the whole house. All doors and windows were locked. The dog had slept through the night and nothing from the house was missing. My cat was stuck in the bathroom overnight, he must've followed my in when I brushed my teeth without my noticing.
I'm not sure what happened, but I won't forget that night in Noble Park.
