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Elysium · Aug 09, 2011, 08:25 PM

My day started at 3am this morning when I was awakened from a very nice sleep by the sounds of a woman screaming. My bedroom window was open and at first I thought I was dreaming and I was only half awake, but she kept screaming and crying and it kept getting louder. Then I heard someone yell "Call the Cops!!" When I heard this, I bolted awake because I knew that I was really hearing this and not dreaming. I ran to my window and I could hear men yelling too. After a minute, I saw a woman come running from behind one of the buildings in my complex, out into the street and she was still crying and screaming as she ran. I called out to her and asked if she was okay....Duh, but I was still sleeping I think...and she screamed "No, No" and kept running down the street until I couldn't see her anymore. I had my cell phone and was on the phone with 911 telling them what I was hearing and what I was seeing. Then, a man came out from behind the same building and just stood across the street staring at my window and I realized he was listening to what I was saying on the phone.

The police and paramedics came, and ultimately the woman was found. I guess there were a couple Marines who didn't live in our complex and they were in this lady's apartment. They shoved her in a closet and then barricaded her in her bedroom. She was on the second floor and ended up popping out her screen and jumping from her window. I was soooo scared for her, and this was totally triggering to me....not to mention by the time I got done giving the police my statement, it was 5am, which is the time I have to get up for work. I was irritated too because when I walked close to the woman and asked her if she was alright, one of the Cops said in a nasty tone "We don't need you over here right now!!" I was miffed because I was awakened from a dead sleep at 3am, scared out of my mind over what I had just heard and witnessed, and I want to make sure my community stays safe. I have a difficult time living somewhere where violence or trauma has taken place. I get triggered and want to run away. I really hope that the woman is okay tonight....and I hope I never wake up like that again.

The day didn't get much better. When I got to work, me and my co-workers were informed that two of our Staff members had been in a car accident on Friday night. One was ejected from the car and survived, but needed emergency surgery; the other one died at the scene. He was only 25 yrs old.

Sorry for the downer...I just needed someplace to get this out. It was just a long, triggering, and sad day...