There’s a lot of talk about children with imaginary friends. But what happens when the line between what is imaginary and what is real, is crossed? I don’t like to talk about my paranormal experiences. For one, I don’t want to believe them, and two, I don’t like to talk much. But there are times where I can’t just wave away the obvious truths. This is one of those times when it really wasn’t just “a part of my imagination.”
When I was in elementary school, I had little to no friends, because I was the most timid little thing you could find on the playground. Nobody wanted to play with the “quiet girl” who didn’t know how to play ball or climb monkey bars. So I often found myself sitting on the swings, looking out at the green field to watch the other kids fool around.
One day, I finally noticed another loner wandering around in the field by himself. He was around my age, eight at the time. I don’t remember exactly what he looked like, besides his sad, blue eyes, and that he never looked at anyone but me. It was probably a week or so later when I finally got the courage to walk over to him and ask for his name. I only remember that it sounded like, “Cody.” So ever since then, I’ve only remembered him as Cody.
Cody was the only person I could talk to, because he hardly ever talked back. It was weird, because it was like he was in some kind of trance the first time I saw him. In fact, he didn’t even acknowledge me until many days after our first meeting.
I had begun to consider him as my only true friend when he asked me, “Where are my real friends?” I was saddened, but at the same time, I wanted to help him. He told me their names, so when recess was over, I asked a teacher. She gave me a strange look, and asked how I knew the names of her past students.
When I reluctantly told her that “Cody wanted to know,” she started to cry really hard. She asked me how I knew about a boy who died several years ago in a bus accident. When I asked again about his friends, she told me that they had all grown up and were probably already in college.
The day after that, I saw Cody again. And it would be last time I’d see him. He was at our usual meeting place, at the boundary between the field and the swing set. I remember feeling a rush of jealousy when I saw him, because I was reminded about his “real” friends. Running up to him, I told him that his friends were gone and that they were never coming back. He looked so shocked when I explained what the teacher told me, but then he smiled at me for the first time.
I was in tears by then, because I didn’t know why he would still smile at me when I had meant to hurt him. By the time I had gotten rid of the tears, he was gone like he had never been there.
To this day, I regret being so childishly cruel to him. If I could see him again, I would tell him how sorry I am. But I don’t know where the dead go. Wherever he is now, I just hope that he knows how much his presence meant to me when I didn’t have a friend.
Sent in by Jun, Copyright 2008 True Ghost Tales
That is so sad and i hope you make lots of friends soon, i’m your friend!!! BIG TIME.
Lots of love Jackie xxxx
Hi Jun that is really sad, Just pray for his sould that hopefully he is in peace, or maybe go to that school you used to be and see if you see something. But thats really sad
sounds to me like you let him free.
I think when you told him, he smiled because he could finally see the light and that’s why he dissapeared.
That is amazing.
You gave him freedom from the life he thought he was living…
go you !
Thanks. I will keep that in mind.
you set a spirit free and now it shall not suffer anymore good job
you did the right thing to set him free! *clap*
I know Cody wouldn’t mind. He is free now and walks within heaven knowing his friends are ok and safe.
Take this with you Jun, you was his friend because you asked where he could not and he was expecting you to tell him You set him free and should not feel guilty at all that you told him.
He came to you because he felt you could be trusted and that you would ask the teacher and wouldn’t talk to anyone else about it. He knew you was lonely and needed a friend as he did then. Put it this way, you was his earth friend and not many people have that honor in life to have spirit come to them to make friends. Take care Jun. Kitty
Yeah i agree , i think that you set his spirit free, and that he had unfiinished business just think if you had not done that he would still be trapped their in a limbo so yeah u definitely freed him im sure hes greatful.