Was My Imaginary Friend an Angel?

From:  (alice.uthornooks.ogorman16@gmail.com)
Story type: Angel
Location: Home and nursery
Source: Form Submission
Date submitted: Sat Jan 22 11:13:02 2011

I'm like normal teens. I'm 15, I read, I watch TV. But I had an imaginary friend for 13 years. It started when I was two. My parents told me I kept talking to thin air. I always told them, "That's Phil." They asked who. I said he was my new friend. It happened in my nursery school as well. My nursery school is near a church, so maybe that's why Phil was strong there. Phil was often in a t-shirt and trousers and was about fifty or so. i remember being in my first year at school and I asked him, "Is it scary?" he only came when I was worried about something or anxious or happy.

Everyone, my teachers, my parents, friends, asked who i was talking to and I told them, "Phil." the adults always assumed it was just me. After all, isn't it cute that a child has an imaginary friend? When I grew older, I was told by Phil that I should take care of my dad. Not long after, I learnt he was ill.

He's still with us but when he asked, "How did you know I would be ill?" I answered, "Phil told me." When I began Year Seven, I didn't talk to Phil so much. I'd almost forgotten him. He mostly appeared in dreams or when I was younger, remember.

Then, about four months ago, I was deciding what to do for my GCSEs. I couldn't choose. Then, in my dream, I saw Phil. I'd forgotten his name then. It had been three years since my last dream and at least five since I'd seen him in person. He told me, "Follow your heart." And my teacher said the same thing the next day.

Before Christmas, when the snow was awful, I was going out for a walk when Phil told me, "Don't go." he was right in the street next to me. I asked, "Why?" he answered, "Don't." I went home and on the news later there was a piece about how a car had skidded on the ice and crashed. I'm sure it would have hit me.

I haven't seen Phil since. But I know he's real. I've told my parents and they say I'll have to wait. i don't know if I'll see Phil again. But I do know that I've had a great life because of him. He's helped me through the hardest times in my life and I'm moving on from what happened for thirteen years. If Phil comes back, I'll be thankful for what he did.