Three years ago, my daughter and I moved into our current home. There is one particular night in January I remember quite well.
The night was colder than most. My new bed and bedding had arrived. I couldn’t wait to sleep in it.
On my way home from work, I picked up my daughter from a friend's house. I scurried home to make us dinner and help her finish her homework. Those chores done, I bathed her and snuggled with her as we read a bedtime story.
It was about 9:30 p.m. when my night started. I made the conscious decision not to go on line, no logging on Facebook or Twitter, no instant messaging, no reading and definitely no writing! I needed to decompress, so I watched the continuing media coverage on the presidential inaugural. Don't ask. The week felt long and it was only Tuesday.
My bed was calling my name and I couldn’t wait to answer. Eventually, I made my way upstairs and into it.
It wasn’t 15 minutes later when I heard stomping around on my rooftop, thunderous and pounding.
A prowler? I was frozen with fear. My baby woke up from the noise too.
“Mommy, Mommy!” she yelled out in a sleepy but petrified voice.
“I’m here, my angel face!”
“Did you hear that, Mommy?”
“I sure did, baby!” I exclaimed, with fraudulent courage.
The noise grew louder and scarier. My little girl scrambled furiously atop my bed and into my arms.
I called my new next-door neighbor four times. Four! First on his mobile, then on his home phone, then again on his mobile and home phones, until he finally answered. “I’m sleeping,” he groaned, annoyed.
Clearly he didn't hear a thing and, obviously, this didn't ease my worried mind. I dialed 911.
The gentle voice of a strange man patiently talked with me as helicopters and police arrived—while a shining beam of light as bright as Luke Skywalker’s light saber illuminated my bedroom.

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I just died in your arms tonight~
RT @: Cutting Crew - I just died in your arms tonight
Cutting Crew - I just died in your arms tonight
"Who would've thought that a boy like me could come to this? Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight." ~Cutting Crew
@ I love the song I just died in your arms tonight LOL