I read a quotation that said,"Man is born to live not to prepare for life." I really don't see how you could prepare for life when you don't know what's coming next! Life is just one adventure after another. I seem to have more than my share but that's Ok. I think life would be mighty dull if there were no adventures.
My latest adventure really livened up an otherwize mundane Friday evening. I was planning to watch "Blue Bloods" at 10 PM and so I prepared for bed so that I could just watch the show, and then read my current book until I fell asleep. I had turned all the lights off downstairs and locked all of the doors and planned to watch from my bed.
I had not yet completed my nightly rituals when I noticed the Police helicopter circling the neighborhood. That routinely happens every month or so. I soon became aware that the circles had become smaller and smaller and seemed to be concentrated on or near my property. The spot light on the plane was shining down on my area. Now, that is not routine so I started to become alarmed. More and more lights were being focused on my house. The living room and kitchen were targeted and as I looked out through the slats in the shades I could see many police with their flash lights in my yard, driveway, Tabb's driveway, the ditch and all the surrounding yards. Many patrol cars were gathered on the streets.
I was very, very frightened! I tried to call the Abrahams and they were not home. I left them a message and hung up and then decided I would call 911. I didn't think about what I was going to say when the dispatcher answered so when she asked the ,"Do you need fire, police or ambulance?" I said I just want information! I'm sure my panic came through in my voice and she, the dispatcher, said,"Tell me what you need to know." I said I wanted to know what all the police and police vehicles and the helicopter were doing. She quickly asked where I was, what my name was, and if I was alone in the house.
She said, "Do not go out of your house!!" She went on to say that the police were chasing someone and then she went on to assure me that I would be safe. She said not to hang up, she said,"I know how scared you are so I am going to ask one of the officers to come to your door, do not hang up! The officers will have flashlights and will identify themselves." At that point I heard them come to the porch and in my nervous state, was trying to get the door unlocked and I dropped the phone and it hung itself up. She immeciately called again and said I could open the door because it definitely was the police. Then she hung up.
I had heard what sounded like a gun shot and I had also heard a 'thump' on the deck. I told the officers about that and they went out back and checked the deck and shined their lights all over the area. They said there had been officers with dogs up and down the ditch and around the yards.I had seen four to six police cruisers on my street and on Sunder. They encouraged me to 'be not afraid'.
About 5 minutes later the Abrahams came home and they were surprised to
see their lights in the front and back yards, and to see an officer walking away from their yard to get in his patrol car. They have sensor lights. They walked back to Chatham Rd. before going into their house. The neighbor back there said he had thought he heard someone shooting off a firework and had come out in time to see all the patrol cars leaving. He was in his basement.
Of course when the Abrahams entered their house they heard my message to them and called to get the details. One neighbor said he heard that the police were chasing an escaped convict. No report on the news nor in the paper today!
Mystery,Nu nee,nu,nee! I hope we find out someday what it was all about.(Probable not about the Hokey Pokey).
P.S.
It did say in the paper that Karen Sypher has already filed papers to get a retrial if and when she gets out of prison in six years or so. She never got to tell her story! (she says).
Stay tuned for the next adventure. Ciao
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