Jimmy was told by his friends to wear a special hat tonight because tonight was the anniversary of uncles death. Jimmy’s uncle was not a nice fellow and if Jimmy could help it he would definitely prefer not to be haunted by him. Jimmy was assured that hat would make him undetectable to ghosts.
That night Jimmy didn’t sleep at all. This wasn’t because the hat was uncomfortable, quite the contrary in fact. It was actually quite soft and head shaped despite its metallic glint. Jimmy failed to sleep because throughout the entire night he was plagued by the sensation that he was not alone. At least he had the hat on, otherwise whatever presence was lurking would surely discover him, even if he stayed perfectly still all night.
The next day, Jimmy’s friends ask him how he slept. Jimmy says that he didn’t because something was in his room all night. His friends laugh out loud in his face. Jimmy doesn’t understand. They explain that the hat has magnets in it that affect the sides of your brain and make you feel like their is something there when there isn’t. Jimmy is betrayed and confused. He doesn’t say anything for the rest of the day. Some of his friends feel guilty.
The next morning Jimmy is woken up early by his parents. They tell him that his friends are on the morning news. Apparently they were all hospitalized last night. It seems that some sort of animal somehow got into their rooms. Jimmy stared at the hat on his desk, perplexed. Had the hat worked after all?
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