Things That Go Bump in the Night – Part One

I got up around 3:15 “last night” to assist my son, C. For a little background and not 100% relevant to the story here, but important to know. C is 16 with Muscular Dystrophy. He is wheelchair bound. It is not uncommon for him to need help adjusting during the night as he is too weak to do it on his own.

Back to the topic at hand, 3:15am… I walk down the hall and instantly hear music coming from the Alexia in the kitchen. My house is modest. You can definitely hear from room to room. Having an Alexia in every room is probably so unnecessary, but here we are.

As soon as I hear the music, I said out loud “oh that’s weird!” Dan (my spouse) heard me and asked me what was going on. I told him Alexia is playing music and he basically shrugged it off rolled over and went back to sleep.

I took two or three steps down the hall, again, modest house. I am almost to the kitchen at this point. The music stopped. It was so weird and absolutely possible that the song was over. I honestly have no clue what the song even was. Not anything that Dan or I listen to. But it stopped. I verbalize that it is weird again and again Dan asks what. I tell him the Alexia stopped. He said “Weird!” and that was that. He was back to sleep in moments.

I stopped in the bathroom, since it is right there. I knew C didn’t need urgent assistance. When I came out of the bathroom, the kitchen light was on. I didn’t turn it on. C couldn’t have turned it on. Dan was sleeping and I would have seen him walk past the bathroom door if he would have turned it on. The kitchen light that was turned on is not connected to Alexia. We do have some smart bulbs, but the light that was on is not.

I did take a quick look around thinking maybe the 6-year-old was up and messing with me. But nope, I didn’t find anyone lurking about.

So naturally I ask C if he asked his Alexia to play any music or anything that may have triggered the Alexia in the kitchen. He said he didn’t. He only had asked for his sleep sounds, which isn’t music, but white noise.

I make note of it all. I help C and go back to bed.

This experience may scare some, but for me it was a normal Thursday. The amount of weird, strange experiences I have lived in my thirty some years has made this experience totally normal. Does it still catch you off guard, yes, absolutely. Can it still be scary, yes, absolutely.

As a human, my mind usually goes to human things. Even though I eat, sleep, and breath paranormal and acknowledge spirits and entities are always around us, I try to keep a levelheaded space. Honestly, my first thought was, “who is in my house?” Second thought is A (the 6-year-old) is out of bed. This is the importance of awareness and investigation. Validation is important for research.

Mysteries surround us, particularly the unexplained phenomena that occur at night. While some occurrences can be explained away by rational explanations, others are more difficult to dismiss. This experience could have absolutely been just a technical glitch. That can happen with any electronic, especially a smart device connected to the internet.

Phenomena are a reminder that there is still much we don’t understand about the world around us, and that our perception of reality is more fluid than we might think. Keep an open mind. Stay curious.