Megan

So I'm frantic. I'm like, what am I going to do? I'm alone in this house. There's no one here except me and this sleeping baby. I tried calling my parents to let them know that I have this situation going. And back in the day, my parents were real fond of taking the phone off the hook so that they couldn't have incoming calls coming in that would wake them up. There was no way to reach them.

So I'm frantic. I'm like, what am I going to do? I'm alone in this house. There's no one here except me and this sleeping baby. I tried calling my parents to let them know that I have this situation going. And back in the day, my parents were real fond of taking the phone off the hook so that they couldn't have incoming calls coming in that would wake them up. There was no way to reach them.

911 didn't exist back in those days. I didn't know what to do. I...

911 didn't exist back in those days. I didn't know what to do. I...

made a split second decision that i'm not proud of but the baby was sleeping and i thought i need to race over to my parents house and wake them up and have them help me because again i knew i knew i was in trouble i just knew it i left the baby i ran across the street as fast as i could went into my parents uh bedroom i woke them up i told them what was happening uh they didn't

made a split second decision that i'm not proud of but the baby was sleeping and i thought i need to race over to my parents house and wake them up and have them help me because again i knew i knew i was in trouble i just knew it i left the baby i ran across the street as fast as i could went into my parents uh bedroom i woke them up i told them what was happening uh they didn't

do anything they didn't come over um i raced back to the house and i got in and i shut the door and as soon as i shut the door here's that truck racing up that the road i could hear it well before i could see it muffler is very loud High rate of speed. It just came blasting down the road, turned into that house where I was at. And he flung the door open off the truck and hopped out.

do anything they didn't come over um i raced back to the house and i got in and i shut the door and as soon as i shut the door here's that truck racing up that the road i could hear it well before i could see it muffler is very loud High rate of speed. It just came blasting down the road, turned into that house where I was at. And he flung the door open off the truck and hopped out.

And this wasn't a winner, too. And this is important to note. He was standing in a white car. undershirt, those sleeveless undershirts, green workman's pants, those very thin cotton pants, no shoes, no socks. And he came right up to the door, ripped open the screen door and tried to get in. And it was a big, heavy wooden door, but like the top half was glass with panes.

And this wasn't a winner, too. And this is important to note. He was standing in a white car. undershirt, those sleeveless undershirts, green workman's pants, those very thin cotton pants, no shoes, no socks. And he came right up to the door, ripped open the screen door and tried to get in. And it was a big, heavy wooden door, but like the top half was glass with panes.

So I could see him and he could see me. We were right on the other side. It's like he saw me and he started screaming at me. He's like, you fucking let me in this house right now, you goddamn bitch. And I'm just swearing at me. It was like he was a different person. There was a manic anger and a zeal and a mission. The energy with which he arrived on this doorstep. I'll never forget.

So I could see him and he could see me. We were right on the other side. It's like he saw me and he started screaming at me. He's like, you fucking let me in this house right now, you goddamn bitch. And I'm just swearing at me. It was like he was a different person. There was a manic anger and a zeal and a mission. The energy with which he arrived on this doorstep. I'll never forget.

Incredibly aggressive. I really thought he was going to break the door and the glass. I was... almost anticipating a shower and blast that was going to be coming at me because I really thought he was just going to go through it to get in. It was a very predatory feel. I had sound like prey for months. And then here it was, right there. And my heart was racing out of my chest.

Incredibly aggressive. I really thought he was going to break the door and the glass. I was... almost anticipating a shower and blast that was going to be coming at me because I really thought he was just going to go through it to get in. It was a very predatory feel. I had sound like prey for months. And then here it was, right there. And my heart was racing out of my chest.

And he was just looking at me, trying to get in. And I just... The only thing I could think to say is, my dad knows you're here. And he's coming over with his gun. I saw his face...

And he was just looking at me, trying to get in. And I just... The only thing I could think to say is, my dad knows you're here. And he's coming over with his gun. I saw his face...

completely change and there was just this look that came over him almost like someone had shaken him awake is the way i would describe it and the whole energy shifted and then there was almost sort of a panic almost on his part where he thought what am i doing how am i here and he just hightailed it and got in the truck and immediately left

completely change and there was just this look that came over him almost like someone had shaken him awake is the way i would describe it and the whole energy shifted and then there was almost sort of a panic almost on his part where he thought what am i doing how am i here and he just hightailed it and got in the truck and immediately left

I have no doubt that I would have had physical harm if I hadn't gotten back and locked that door in time. I have no doubt that my mom probably sat there with her arms folded in the living room window trying to see what was happening across the street.

I have no doubt that I would have had physical harm if I hadn't gotten back and locked that door in time. I have no doubt that my mom probably sat there with her arms folded in the living room window trying to see what was happening across the street.