Woman asks friend to visit her after death—2 weeks later, she hears an eerie knock on her window

Losing someone we love is never easy. Even after they're gone, many of us find ourselves sensing their presence in small, inexplicable ways. A familiar scent, an unexpected song playing at the right moment, or a sudden feeling that they're still near. While these experiences may be brushed off as coincidence, those who have felt them know they can be deeply real and meaningful.
This is exactly what happened to Dyana Klein, who claims she can still feel the presence of her best friend, Christine Hallas, even after her passing. Their story is one of friendship, love, and a bond that seems to have transcended death.
As People first reported, Klein met Christine Hallas eight years ago through an animal welfare nonprofit she had founded. What started as a donor-volunteer relationship quickly blossomed into a deep friendship.
"She was one of those people everyone loved, and I loved just sitting with her," Klein, 54, told People. "She used to tell me stories about how she grew up, even writing a book about it for her family to read." "She and I had an 'Ask me anything and tell me anything' relationship. I was asking her questions about what dying felt like physically, about her cancer, all the things some people think you should never ask. And I said, 'Okay, I have a request. I've been thinking about how I want you to come visit me. I don't want butterflies or ladybugs because they are always around. I need something where I absolutely know it's you,'" the Carmel Valley, local says.
Then, Hallas fell ill. Klein recounts that Hallas had always been healthy and full of life, so it was a shock when she was diagnosed with cancer and given just three months to live. Defying the odds, she survived for six months. During that time, Klein visited often, trying to keep her emotions in check, bringing along samples from her glass photo art business to keep things light.

But as Hallas's condition worsened, the two women shared a deeply personal conversation that would set the stage for what happened after her passing.
About a week before Hallas died, Klein made a special request.
"I told her, ‘I don’t want butterflies or ladybugs because they’re always around. I need something where I absolutely know it’s you.’"
Hallas was quiet for a moment, then smiled. "Okay, I’ll see what I can do," she said. On May 5, 2024, Hallas passed away.
Two weeks later, Klein found herself talking to her late friend while driving, reminding her of the promise. "Well, don’t do it now," she joked. "I don’t want you to hit my windshield." The next day, her husband rushed to get her—a bird was tapping on their window. And it didn’t stop.
Day after day, the bird returned. For a full month, it tapped persistently, fluttering around as if trying to get her attention. Klein and her husband set up chairs outside, worried the bird would hurt itself from its efforts. Eventually, they even installed a camera, calling it the "CHRIS-CAM."
"As summer came and I got busy, she kept coming," Klein said. "She even brought friends a couple of times. I sobbed because I knew. I mean, you never know, but I knew."
The bird didn’t just come to her—it visited her husband’s office window too, as if making sure Klein wasn’t the only one who noticed.
"It was exactly, exactly what I asked her to do—except times 100," she added. "I could literally hear her in my head saying, ‘See? There... you wanted a bird, I gave you a bird... now you know.’"
Curious to see if others had experienced something similar, Klein posted a video on TikTok of the bird’s visits. She thought little of it—until it went viral. She posted more about her experiences and recieved quite a response from netizens.
"Chris loved to watch my TikTok videos and started using it herself," Klein said. "I knew in my heart it was her and wanted to share it with others who might have a similar story or just needed to believe."
The response was overwhelming.

"In the comments, so many people said they don’t share their stories because they’re afraid others will think they’re crazy," she said. "Some of them really stood out. One person said a butterfly landed on her lips during a funeral service. Another asked her late mother to send glitter, and somehow, it happened."
Even months later, the bird keeps coming back. Just last week, Klein’s husband sent her a text: a video of the same bird at their door. She ran upstairs to see it for herself.
"Of course I cried and chatted with her, as I do," Klein said. "Sometimes, don’t laugh, I even flap my arms. And I swear, she sat there and stared at me like I was a nut job. Same Western Bluebird, doing the exact same things. Jumping, swooping, flying in place."
For Klein, this experience has only deepened her belief that the bonds we form in life don’t disappear after death.
"I hope people recognize that while there is so much we don’t know and don’t understand, it is a proven fact that energy never dies," she said. "It transfers.This, to me, isn’t actually that crazy when you think about it. It has to go somewhere."