So the important thing here is that there were a lot of people in the café. The wall over the doors that lead directly into the café from outside is all glass, and then the roof above is a skylight. It can make for some dramatic lighting at the right times, and in general keeps the atmosphere light.
Today though, while all of us were eating, there was a loud "thunk" that came from the skylight above. For most of us who work there, it's sad that birds hit the glass, but not unknown. So Hal and I didn't immediately look up. Until it was followed by a second thunk. Hearing that we raised our heads and looked around, and of course everyone was looking up and the place had gone quiet. I turn back to Hal, and he's looking up, but he looks back down to me and just shrugs. So I look up.
Pulling themselves off the glass are two tiny winged, I want to say men but as small as they are I want to say boys. And they were clearly of the male persuasion as the only thing I saw being worn was a hat. I'm sure my eyes went wide, and I looked back down and to the crowd because of course there were children present. But everyone had already gone back to their meals and conversation. I looked over to Hal and met his eyes. He just asked "What?"
Before I could respond though, there was another thunk from above. This one wasn't as loud, but it did still cause people to look up. And of course it got my attention, I was thinking that another fairy had hit the window. But no, the fairy with a hat had stomped on the glass and it looked like he was now pointing and yelling at the glass. I laughed because the whole thing was ridiculous, which got another "What?" out of Hal.
I looked to him, and looked up to see the second fairy now also yelling at the glass, and then back to Hal. Hal just watched me with a puzzled expression. So I ask him, "Are you not seeing this?" He shook his head and asked, "Seeing what?"
So I quickly explained what I was seeing. Though now cautious that I might be overheard, I also did so quietly. "There's a couple of fairies arguing with the skylight." He asked if I was serious, I said "Yea, don't you hear them stomping?" And they were, it was a very animated one sided argument. And they were making noise, I did look around to see people looking and reacting to it. One guy asked one of the café staff if they knew what was going on. And even Hal mentioned hearing something. But noone was seeing the fairies. Hal stated as much.
I looked back up just to confirm what I was seeing. Both of the fairies were still there, but only the fairy with the hat was still stomping and yelling at the skylight. The fairy without a hat was watching his companion. Quick as lighting he suddenly slapped the hatted fairy across the back of the head, grabbing his hat in the process, and then flew away with the hat he had taken. It didn't take but a moment for the now hatless fairy to come to his senses, and then he took off as well following his companion.
With their departure, the sounds stopped, and people calmed down and went back to normal. When I looked back to Hal, he asked "You're being serious, aren't you?"
I told him I wasn't kidding, that they had just flown away. Then I explained what all I had seen. Hal listened quietly, but the whole time he had this look on his face. One part amazed and interested in what I'd seen, one part disappointed that he hadn't also seen it, and one part disbelief because he hadn't seen it. Once I'd finished, that disbelief became concern.
Something was making noise, everyone heard it, even Hal admitted he'd heard the thunks. But the ready explanation was that some birds had struck the skylight, or that something had been blown by the wind. And it was windy, I'll admit that, but nothing was seen that would have made that kind of noise. As for birds, as windy as it was and this time of year, I don't think bird's would be out to fly into anything.
I just don't know, and the scariest part is knowing that I'm expecting to start hallucinating due to my tumor. What if my brain was just filling in the otherwise missing information? What if it was grasping on to images that fit what we've been talking about for months now? What if there weren't actually any fairies there?
And I want to scream out, "But I saw them!" They were there, they had to be. I saw them. But noone else did.
The one's wings looked like birds wings, with blue feathers. He was also the one that had the hat, it was red and looked more like a hood without the sweatshirt. With the way his wings folded up against his back, it almost looked like he was wearing a hooded sweatshirt. The other's wings looked like a butterfly's wing, if they were made out of snowflakes. And when he flew away, it's almost as if he wasn't using his wings to fly. As much as anything, they were just there.
They were so vivid, I can't believe I imagined them. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it, so I don't know where I'd come up with those images. And they were the ones making the noise, they had to be there.
But noone else saw them.
I just don't know what to think, or what to do. I had someone with me to confirm what I'd seen, and they didn't.
I told Hal that I should probably call my doctor, schedule an appointment. He asked me to let him know when it was, that he'd be there if I wanted.
I keep playing the whole thing over in my mind, over and over again. It's like I'm looking for the tell tale sign that it's an illusion. Or barring that, something that can confirm that what I'd seen is real. But now I think I'm just dwelling on it out of fear.
The rest of my day has been a blur. Hal was out with Tim tonight, so I had to take the bus home. Even one of the drivers mentioned how quiet I was being. Mom asked if everything was alright when I got home. I admitted that I thought I needed to see Dr. Laurie, and then had to explain why. I didn't tell her what I'd seen, only that noone else had. She was holding me when Dad came home. Then he held me while Mom called to make an appointment.
I'm scared.
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