The following is a LetsNotMeet post by a follower/reader of Reddit Tales of DBZ Part 1, Dee Dee Zedmen, and is based on a true encounter they had. For this story, she'll be portrayed as Android 18
THE INTRUDER IN THE NIGHT
By Android 18
Yes, I'm back again with another story for you guys. I don't know why, but my life before I became an android was just really crazy, with all sorts of freaky stuff happening to me. The story I posted on here before was pretty creepy; it doesn't bother me anymore, of course. But, there were a few more incidents from my childhood that were extremely terrifying, even to a hardcore chick like me. Just to preface, I was twelve when this happened, and, at that age, I was one to act fast. In this story, my quick thinking may have played a part in saving my life.
This happened one night when I was home alone with my little brother (yes, another shocker). I remember my mom used to work as a teacher at a night-school, so my dad went to pick her up. There wasn't a problem with that since I actually liked having the house to myself – well, minus my little brother, of course. I can't remember exactly what time this was, but me and my brother sat down to do some homework. I pretty much just skimmed through the entire thing, but whatever. After some time of us sitting there, I hear a noise. It sounded like someone was trying to open the front door. My brother looked up and asked, "What's that?" "Don't mind it; it must be Dad." I wasn't very concerned about it, just figured he was getting back from picking up mom a little earlier than usual.
Then… I realized something. The noise I heard sounded like the doorbell jiggling, like someone was trying to turn it but couldn't since, obviously, it was locked. And that's when I remembered: my dad had the house keys, so there was no need for him to even try the knob. There was only one thing that came to my mind at that moment – someone was trying to break in. This next part may seem so unlike me, but keep in mind I was both twelve and very much human, and like any other human child would, I began to panic. There was a door that separated the kitchen from the area where the front door was; I locked that door and told my little brother to shush, telling him that it would stop soon. It didn't; whoever it was still at the door, growing more desperate from the noises we heard. I cursed; my phone was in my room, charging, so I couldn't call the cops or my parents.
So, quietly, I unlocked the door and left the kitchen, with my brother right behind me. We got to the front door, where the would-be intruder was still trying to open the door. I honestly had no idea what to do – I had no real plan for this, but I knew I wasn't stupid enough to open the door. My brother, who was like eight when this happened, was pretty scared too, and for whatever reason, the first thing that came to his mind was to grab his plastic toy bucket and chuck it at the door as hard as he could. He screamed "Who are you? Go away!" at the person.
Now, this part may seem strange to all of you, but after my brother did that, the guy ran off; I mean it, he really just bolted out of there, which makes me think it was probably someone really young and inexperienced to get scared so easily. I grabbed a knife from the kitchen and searched all over the house to make sure he didn't use any windows or anything to get in. Nope, everything was clear and the guy was long gone. I called my parents and told them what happened (probably should have done that before checking the house), and they told me to stay inside, and if anything else happens to call the cops. But that was it; nothing else happened that night, it was just some random guy that I was sure was trying to break in. I know this was years ago but since everyone is back with more stories, I figured I'd give it another shot too.
I still don't know who it was, but lil' would-be burglar, let's not meet.
Thanks again for the story Dee Dee! And if anyone else has a story they'd like to be on here, feel free to PM me! That's it for now - until next time guys!