Identity-Part I

"I was going up the stairs one day
I met a man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I wish I wish he'll go away..."

These few lines had made me go cold when I first watched John Cusack speak them a year or so ago, in "Identity". Because I had only caught bits of it, I wasn't sure if it was a thriller or a horror show but it was frightening enough in that it rips your sense of reality apart.

So there I was, gripping tightly onto a cushion and peering at the screen from behind it, when suddenly I felt this intense wave of giddiness. I was literally swaying. So i grabbed another cushion, and because I was glued to the set, I refused to take my eyes off the screen, trying to fight that wave of giddiness. I thought it'll pass but it didn't.

And I remember I placed the second cushion behind my head to lean on and thinking, "Shit. I feel horrible." and wondering why.

I was still horribly afraid of what was happening on TV though I hardly understand it because I hadn't watched it from the start. Just know that something bad is happening and something dark is unfolding.

AND THEN I heard sizzling noises to my left, near the altar, kitchen and door. I went cold literally and didn't know what to do. THEN the lights started flickering.

*FREAK OUT!!!*

I took a breath and turned to confront the source of disturbance. And I saw something (I forget what) that was hanging from my ceiling/wall moving.

In that moment, and thank God for that, it occurred to me these must be from the tremors of an earthquake. I say thank God it occurred to me in that moment cos I was going into shock from the movie and its accompanying effects in my home.

That was the first time I experienced tremors. Scary. Cannot even imagine how it must feel like where the quakes are.