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The original was posted on /r/paranormal by /u/ComfortablyNomNom on 2025-06-16 22:05:41+00:00.
So last night around 8pm my best friend was supposed to drop by to drink a few beers and shoot pool. Let's call my friend Brian for anonymitys sake. After all the fathers day ruckus ended we were gonna relax and wind down. Perfect Sunday night.
At 5 minutes to 8 I hear a knock on my side door (our main entrance), so I get off the couch and head over to let him in. I open the door and it's Brian, same guy I've known for more than 15 years at this point. A slight smile on his face. Only thing missing was the 12 pack of beers he told me he was bringing.
"Whats up? You forget the brews or did you drink them all on the drive over??"
No response. Just this calm smile but he says nothing. I'm perplexed to say the least. Before I can tell him to come in or ask about the silent treatment he does a quick turn to his right and begins to walk back up my driveway.
This is when I noticed his truck is not in the drive, not in any of the "parking spots" or anywhere parked on the drive where I can see. I live in a rural area with a long gravel drive and he's just walking back up it, no vehicle in sight.
I finally snap out of it and say something like "Hey! Yo! Brian! Whats up??". Again no response. He continues up my driveway until he reaches a bend and walks out of my sight. Heading towards the road.
I'm left dumbstruck. Did I offend him some way? Is this a prank? I've known this dude for over a decade, never been a prankster to my knowledge. I close the door and head back to my living room. I grab my phone off the armrest and call Brian. No answer. Wait a few moments, call again. No answer.
I'm home alone, my wife and kids are still at her father's house, we celebrated earlier in the day so they could spend the evening with him. The house is unusually quiet with just me there. A couple minutes pass.
My phone rings. It's Brian. He says he's still on his way over, but he got pulled over on the way to the liquor store, got a seatbelt ticket. He's laughing about it and sounds like his usual self. He saw my calls but didn't want to answer while sitting on the side of the road with an officer writing out his ticket.
I'm still confused but I just tell him we're still on, come on over and we'll shoot pool like we planned. Little over 10 minutes later and I hear a vehicle door close. I'm a little jumpy so Im already out the side door and looking to meet him halfway. It's Brian, holding up his ticket for the seat belt in one hand, an entire case of beer under the other arm. He's joking that I have to pay the ticket now since he paid for the beer.
I didn't tell him what happened. I haven't told anybody. I tried to forget about it and just went about our night as if nothing happened. I couldn't think of what to say, how do you explain something like this? I was flummoxed and just went with it.
I hadn't had a drop of alcohol all day. I don't smoke weed or do psychedelics and I've never had any kind of hallucinations or other mental health issue. I wasn't asleep or sleep walking. I know what I saw and I know who it was (or was supposed to be).
I'm actually kinda hoping it was all some kind of prank because I honestly have no other explanation.