Unexplained Feeling
“Dog-sat for a co-worker overnight. Maybe around 9 pm or so, turned off the lights, and wanted to settle down for sleep in the guest bedroom. Something IMMEDIATELY felt off. I have no idea how else to describe it. There’s the unease of being in a new place, but this wasn’t it. I shrugged, went back to the living room, watched TV for another couple of hours, and tried to go back to the guest bedroom. Same thing. Something was telling me NOT to fall asleep …
… Came back out into the living room, left the TV and some lights on, and tried to close my eyes– Feeling came back. Could not fall asleep all night. All the doors were locked, curtains closed, etc. This was not an unsafe neighborhood and the co-worker’s house was entirely unremarkable. As it got later into the night, I got less, not more, comfortable. The feeling of GTFO got stronger. Did the crazy make-sure-there-wasn’t-anything-under-the beds-or-in-the-closet thing. At 0430, I fed the dogs a very early breakfast, topped off their water, and got the F out. I have never had a feeling like this before or since. I have no explanation.”