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303When I was younger my parents would go out of town quite a bit and leave me home alone My dad was a manager at a large manufacturing company and he travelled a lot on business If he was going somewhere interesting mom would usually tag along She waited until I was 16 before she started doing this and she never left me alone unless it was summer and I was out of school We had a house that was about a quarter of a mile off the main road Our driveway was long and the house was surrounded by woods so it was rather secluded We didn t have a security system at the time but as far as I know no one had ever tried to break in before this particular day I had just graduated from high school and I was bumming around that summer with nothing to do I had been out in the woods shooting one of my dad s shotguns I had a keen interest for guns in those days and I usually went out shooting at least two or three times a week That was a lucky thing for me I guess I was heading back to the house when I heard a car door slam somewhere up ahead I knew my parents were out of town and I wasn t expecting anyone to drop by so I was very curious about who could be at the house I went jogging down the trail to the backyard and that was when I spotted this guy nosing around on our deck He was big with a lot of tattoos and he was bald My heart jumped into my throat and I was suddenly a little scared I squatted down behind the nearest tree and watched the guy He rang the doorbell and then knocked I was just about to yell out and ask him what he wanted when he suddenly broke a pane of glass and forced his way through the backdoor Holy shit we re being robbed I thought I grabbed my cell phone and dialed 911
He didn t move and I didn t move Still I have to admit that I was scared to death If he dropped the TV and went for a gun I had no idea what I would do We stood there staring at each other for what seemed like years I told him that the cops were on the way and that they would be there any minute
Can I set this thing down He asked Fuck no I replied in my best Eastwood voice I told you if you move I ll blow your fucking head off You just stand right there So we stood there just staring at each other After what seemed like years I finally heard sirens in the distance Our house was off the main road but there was a stone gate and I was hoping like hell that the police would find it In a second or two I heard cars coming down the driveway and I began to relax Two officers came around the side of the house with their guns drawn and I collapsed against one of the deck post They took the dude down and I dropped my shotgun One of the cops picked up the gun and wanted to know if I was okay I nodded Is this thing loaded He asked No I said And then before I could stop myself I started puking I called my mom about an hour later and made her talk to the cops herself She freaked out My parents came home the next day and my dad got a security system the following week The one thing I learned from the experience was that I never wanted to be a cop
