So today at about 4:00 in the afternoon, I was sitting quietly at my computer desk, just working. Things were going well; I had started to think about what to make for dinner even though I didn't expect Jeran home for about 2 more hours. Diego the cat was sitting on my lap, looking for attention.
All of a sudden, Diego ran from the room and I heard a noise coming from the kitchen at the back of the house. A door was creaking open. Then the sound of small thuds and footsteps. The door was swinging a little again like someone was trying to decide if it was safe to open all the way and go in - it's got creaky hinges. I listened carefully, thinking the wind must have somehow blown open a half-shut door. But no! More distinct footstep sounds!
I stood up carefully and stood by the door of the office, thinking about what our neighbor told us a while ago about break-ins in the neighborhood where people were robbed by thieves coming in through the back door during the day. Diego stood by the corner of the hall closer to the kitchen, frozen. Panic has about gripped me. I decide to try to scare the intruder away by making them aware that someone was here so I opened the closet door near the office and grabbed a heavy mag-light to whack them on the head. I made sure not to close the door too quietly - but even still! More sounds.
I crept quietly through the front room toward the kitchen, wondering what I was going to do when I get to the point were I have to look around the corner. I was all pumped up on scary terrified adrenaline so I peeked around the edge and saw a person in a dark coat and beanie near the open door. After a second, I recognized that it is Jeran! What on earth?! I almost fainted (literally) with relief and draining adrenaline.
"WHAT are you DOING?! I almost bashed you in the head with this flashlight!" Jeran guffawed and informed me that he was going to sneak quietly in through the back door and into the office to scare me. He did not understand that the whole last part of the plan was completely unnecessary since he had already scared me out of my wits just by walking in the back door unannounced.
Afterward, I had jello legs and arms and was seriously pretty faint and shaky and feeling near tears. The whole time I'm explaining what I heard and did, Jeran was like, "Darn, I really wanted to scare you." HELLO?!!!
Also of note, if any of you are wondering "What is the difference between burglary, robbery, and theft?" this linked article is a good answer.
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