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The original was posted on /r/truescarystories by /u/AbstractAmbition on 2025-05-26 06:19:23+00:00.

This is the first time I’ve ever posted on Reddit. I had an experience when I was very young and wanted to share it. I’ve told close friends and family before (like a handful), but even if they say they believe you, you can tell that they don’t.

This happened somewhere around the age of 3 or 4 years old. My parents divorced when I was 2 and my mom didn’t get remarried until I was 4. I wasn’t in my crib anymore at this point and was in my own bed. At this point it was just my mom, sister (1 year older) and I in this house. Everyone had their own bedroom on the 1st floor of the house and it had a basement. I have so many memories from that first house, even some from before this event. I still even have a couple memories of when my parents were still together. Even though I was very young, this is a true story. I’ve haven’t had anything paranormal or unexplainable since then happen. It’s a memory that pops up every so often and I just wanted someone to hear it. I also want to know if anyone else had a similar experience.

This took place in Emporia, KS, in mid 90’s. It all started in the middle of the night when I felt my bed shake/move. It wasn’t nothing more than just one good shake. This woke me up and I remember just laying in my bed a little confused. I wasn’t scared at this point and was just laying there awake. I would wake up in the middle of the night around this time and go play in the basement. At this point I wasn’t scared of the dark or anything. So, I was just laying there when all of a sudden I started hearing a rattle noise coming from under my bed in short burst. The rattles were soft, normal tempo and would have a pause in between burst. I was confused and had an overwhelming feeling of looking underneath my bed to figure out what was going on. I leaned over my bed and took a peak. That’s when I made eye contact with a grey being with big eyes that had a red tint to them. I remember them being fly like (many lenses) and the light from the street light coming from the window was reflecting off of them. I was completely frozen in fear and was unable to move for what felt like forever. When I finally was able to lift myself backup on the bed, I was in shock. I tried to scream out for my mom, but my voice wouldn’t work. I finally worked up the courage to jump off my bed as far as I could towards the light switch to turn it on. After turning on the light I looked underneath the bed to see a baby rattle under the bed, which validated that I was hearing the rattle noises. I ran to my mom’s room and tried to explain to her what happened. Obviously she didn’t believe me and I slept in her room that night.

I never knew what exactly what was underneath my bed. But a few years ago I was watching a documentary called the Phenomenon. In that documentary they tell the story of Virginha Brazil ufo incident in 1996. The two women that encountered the being had an artist draw what they seen. It was exactly what I seen underneath my bed that night and brought me some clarity. I truly believe this story is true and have nothing to gain from it. I’m mostly curious if anyone had any similar experiences or if anyone got any ideas of why this being would do this. If you got this far, thanks for reading. There is a part of my that just wants someone to hear my story