No, Mr. Ghostie.
Unless your name happens to be Casper,
you most certainly cannot keep me!
Picture this:
You're lying in your comfy bed at night contemplating something or other, half asleep, when suddenly the mattress shifts underneath you as if someone's weight had just settled beside you, but you KNOW that you're the only one there...
Or are you?
Ghosts or spirits aren't bound to
darkness, they don't just come out at night. In fact, they can show
themselves whenever they want. The thing is that people who are not
as sensitive to their presence as a medium would be, mostly
experience them at night. Especially when they're in that
semi-conscious state between sleeping and awake. It's then, in that
transition between sleep and wakefulness, when our cold brains begin
to warm up or vice versa, that we become more receptive to everything
around us and often notice things that we normally wouldn't.
When they have enough energy in them,
spirits try to communicate with the living. Most choose the
passive-aggressive method and just jump into our dreams and manifest
themselves as a series of signs or symbols with which they convey
their message. Others are less preoccupied about preserving our
mental health and go about things in a more direct manner, like Bruce
Willis' character at the end of the Sixth Sense when he talks to his
wife while she's asleep.
The problem is that a few of them tend to exaggerate or get frustrated when they receive no obvious reaction or acknowledgment of their attempts. That's when the real fun starts. Beds shake, covers come off, a grab here or there and coldness ensues.
What can one do in such a situation?
Personally, I've recurred to the “shut your eyes and hope it goes
away quickly” approach. Thankfully, it has worked out well thus
far.
Here's a little diagram to help you out before you go to sleep tonight: