Mason
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Podcast Appearances
I could see darkness outside and a pale strip of moonlit dirt.
I backed away from it.
Ray was still talking.
He said they were leaving Albuquerque right then, but they were hours away.
He told me to call 911.
I asked him what I was supposed to say.
There's a deer pretending to be your wife?
He said.
Say there's someone trying to break in.
So I called.
The dispatcher was calm, which helped a little, and also made the whole thing feel more insane.
I gave the address.
I said I was house sitting and someone or something was outside trying to get in.
She asked if I could see the person.
I said no.
She asked if I was armed.
I said there was a shotgun in the room, but I didn't really know how to use it.
She told me to put it down somewhere safe but keep it nearby, stay on the line, and not approach the door or windows.
While she was talking, something tapped on the bedroom window.
Three taps, not loud, not hard.