The man who came into my house

In 2016 I moved to a new house in a new state. The man next door was friendly, in his late 30's, had a daughter around 4 and a baby boy. He was in the military, his wife worked in a nearby city. The family was very friendly. <br><br>One day while I was in the kitchen I noticed a man standing outside the French doors. He was late 30's, bearded, kind of dirty. I noticed him because he was looking right at me. I stood stock still, my heart pounding as he didn't seem to be aware I was there. He didn't move for about ten minutes, then he walked around the house. I called the police and my neighbor.<br><br>I hid in my bedroom while I waited for the police to arrive. The police arrived after about 20 minutes and I gave them a description of the man. Then I told them about my neighbor and they said they would check with him.<br><br>About 15 minutes later the police and my neighbor came in the front door, my neighbor was holding his rifle. My neighbor said he saw the guy walking down the street. He said the man was walking right towards my house and my neighbor yelled to get his attention, he just kept walking. He said the man walked right up to the door and started looking in the windows. My neighbor said he pointed the rifle at the man and yelled again, the man looked surprised and ran.<br><br>I was really shaken and thanked my neighbor and the police. They said they would drive around for a while to see if they could find him.<br><br>The next day I was talking to my neighbor and I asked if they had found the guy. He hadn't but a few of the neighbors had called to say they saw a man walking around that matched my description. One woman said the man came to her door and asked if a family was living there, she said yes and the man said he used to live there. My neighbor and I were confused because none of the houses on the street were more than 10 years old. <br><br>I didn't think about the man again until about 3 months later when I had company over. I was in the kitchen getting some wine when I saw the man again. He was looking in the windows right at me. I froze, my friends noticed something was wrong but didn't see the man, by the time they did he was gone. Again I called the police and my neighbor.<br><br>The police came right away but didn't find anyone. They said to call if I saw him again.<br><br>I didn't see him again until about 6 months later when I was out in the front yard. I was behind some trees and couldn't be seen from the street. I heard a man talking to someone and it sounded familiar, it sounded like the man who had been at my house. I looked around the tree and it was him, he was talking to my neighbors little girl. <br><br>I didn't know what to do, so I rushed out from behind the tree and tried to sound as angry as possible. I yelled "what the [expletive] do you think you are doing, that is a little girl, get out of here" he turned around and looked me dead in the eye and said "I know you" and walked away. The little girl was upset but ok. Again I called the police and my neighbor, but they didn't find him.<br><br>I never saw him again, but my neighbor did. He said the man used to sit in a park about a block away and just stare at our houses. <br><br>I learned to always look out for my neighbors and to never open my door to strangers.<br><br>So guy who came into my yard, lets not meet again.