I came home to people inside my house, one of them was smiling at me

I’ve never shared this and I’m just gonna put it out here as fast as I can and then show myself off this post so I don’t have to think about it anymore.<br><br>When I was 17 I came home from school early one day, I had cut and was going to walk home, this was the early 2000s. <br><br>I came through the back door, opened it, walked through, and closed it and as I did, a few feet away, just a few, stood two men and a woman. They were in my kitchen, one of the men was making a sandwich, and the other was leaning against the fridge and he smiled, he had a knife in his hand and blood on his lips as he smiled at me. <br><br>The woman was as shocked as I was, she let out a small shriek and she ran, she ran through the open back door with the other man and left the smiling man standing there, still smiling, with his bloody lips and he started to move towards me and as soon as he did, I came around, I did the same as the woman, I shrieked and ran as fast as I could out the door, across the yard, into the well used hole in the fence and over the five fences between my house and the road, I landed on the road and ran until I reached a public phone box, called the police and waited there for what felt like an eternity as I watched my road and wait for them to come and arrest whoever was in my house. <br><br>But when the police arrived, my house was empty, there was no one there and when they asked me what happened, they just laughed and said “kids eh” and one of them said “maybe you should stop smoking that wacky baccy” and that was it, nothing, they didn’t care, it didn’t matter, and I didn’t want to push as I would’ve been in a whole world of pain, so I just stood there as they left and went back inside.<br><br>I have never forgotten the man with the bloody lips and his smile.<br><br>For obvious reasons, I never go out after dark and I don’t answer the door unless I know whoever is there well, so you sir, you with the knife and your dead eyes and your bloody lips, lets not meet again.<br><br>ETA - Thank you all for the awards, they were very unexpected, well, this has been fun, and I appreciate all your comments, but I think it’s time for me to go, thank you all very much.<br><br>Edit 2 - as I’m just about to delete my account, I’d just like to say, the response has been amazing! Thanks everyone for your help, advice and well wishes. <br><br>After reading the comments and talking to my husband, it looks like Poof is gone, but I may keep this account and come on every now and then so I can lurk and enjoy your stories as they come, I’ve really enjoyed reading your comments, some have made me cry, a few have made me laugh, but most have warmed my heart.<br><br>So as I go, I’d like to thank you all, I wish you all the best, and stay safe out there people, lets not meet again.