Matt
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
That night, the escalation was subtle but personal.
I went to bed exhausted from adrenaline.
I slept for maybe an hour.
Then I woke up because I thought I heard someone in the room.
I lay still.
The air felt wrong, too quiet, like the sound had been turned down.
I listened for breathing besides my own.
I didn't hear it.
I told myself I'd dreamed.
Then I heard a slow scratch against the outside wall near the window, like nails on stucco.
Three scratches.
Pause.
Three scratches.
I didn't move.
I didn't reach for my phone.
I didn't want the screen light to make me visible.
I stared at the ceiling and tried to control my breathing like I'd learned in anxiety therapy.
In.
Hold.
Out.