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scream. I continued to scream as the fee t pounded into my room. "Police!" I screamed louder when the bed was pulled away and the covers pulled off of me. I didn't stop screaming until a lady police officer crouched down on the floor in front of me and pulled me into her arms. Then I cried, clutching her desperately.
    Someone gently took my phone away and spoke into it briefly. Several officers searched the apartment, yelling "Clear! Clear!" to each other.
    The lady police officer held me whispering, " Shhh , you're safe now. We're here. You're safe. He's gone, long gone." She rocked me gently. I continued to clutch at her, quivering and crying.
    One of the officers walked over and wrapped my blankets around me gently.
    Slowly I calmed down as the lady police officer whispered soothingly to me. "What's your name, honey?" she asked me quietly, still holding me.
    "Fe-Fe-Felicia," I stammered.
    "Felicia," she said. "My name is Sally. My partner, Daniel, is the one who wrapped the blankets around you. You're safe now. We won't let anything happen to you."
    Someone spoke, "Lock was jimmied."
    She held me for a little longer before I pulled away and looked at her. "Was it a dream?"
    "No, Felicia. Someone was here. You're safe now."
    I clutched at her again but willed my heart to slow down. I pulled away and looked at her. "Thank you."
    "You're welcome," she said.
    She gave me another minute to calm down further, inspecting my face. She must have seen what she needed to see. "Are you ready to get up? We need to ask you some questions."
    I nodded. She helped me stand up.
    "Can I- Can I get some clothes and clean up a little?"
    "Of course, Felicia," she said. She let me go. I walked to my closet. The door hung open and the clothes were disarrayed.
    "He was in here," I said. "Do I need to leave it?"
    She walked over and said quietly, "No one was hurt and it doesn't look like anything was taken."
    "And police investigations are expensive," I said.
    "I'm sorry," she said.
    "I understand." I stepped into the closet and retrieved jeans and a sweatshirt. Holding the blanket tightly around me, I walked out of the bedroom and to the bathroom and closed the door.
    I was in there for several minutes, and when I came out, I was still wrapped in the blanket. But I had proper clothes on underneath and my hair wasn't such a fright.
    Officer Sally was standing with three other police officers. As soon as I exited the bathroom, she stepped over to me and put her arm around me again. "Where would you like to sit?"
    I pointed to the sofa and pulled her along with me. We sat down together, and I clutched at her through the blanket.
    "Daniel is going to ask you some questions," she said gently. "Do your best."
    I nodded.
    Her partner walked over slowly, pulling one of my dinette chairs with him. I think he was trying to avoid startling me. He sat down a couple of feet in front of me and offered a concerned expression. The other two cops hovered around, listening, but giving me some distance.
    I took a deep breath and said, "I won't start screaming again."
    "No one blames you for being scared," he said. "I am Officer Irwin. I need to ask some questions."
    I nodded.
    He asked my name, then whether anyone lived with me.
    "My cats. They're probably hiding."
    "We haven't seen them," he said.
    "They're small. I wouldn't stick my hands under the sofa if I were you."
    He smiled.
    He asked me where I worked. When I answered, I noticed the other two cops offer each other a look. One of them stepped outside the apartment.
    Then he asked me to explain what happened. I told him the story, starting with waking up and hearing a noise and ending when I started screaming.
    When I finished, he went back to clarify a few points. Then he asked if I had a boyfriend or if I'd recently broken up with someone.
    "No, no boyfriends in a long time." I paused. "I'm not really girlfriend material."
    He frowned, then asked more questions.
    I heard voices in the hallway. I looked up