In February of 1996, I was twenty-one years old, studying nursing outside Buffalo, New York.
My family lived near Hilo, Hawaii.
Almost five thousand miles away.
I had moved across the country alone because my parents wanted me to have opportunities they never had.
Money was tight.
I attended classes during the day, worked evenings at a small restaurant, and rented a cheap basement apartment beneath an older woman's house.
It wasn't much.
A small bedroom.
A narrow kitchenette.
One tiny bathroom.
And a separate entrance that I locked every night.
I thought I was safe there.
Until one freezing February night.
I had worked late and was completely exhausted.
By the time I got home, snow was falling.
I locked my basement door, checked it, and went to bed.
The last time I looked at the clock, it was 12:47.
I don't know how long I'd been sleeping when a small sound woke me.
Click.
Then I heard my door opening.
Cold air entered the room.
I lifted my head slightly.
A man stepped inside.
Then another.
Then a third.
I had no idea who they were.
Or how they had opened my locked door.
I closed my eyes before any of them noticed I was awake.
And I pretended to be asleep.
They began searching my room.
Opening drawers.
Moving my belongings.
Whispering to each other.
I could hear their footsteps getting closer.
Then one of them stopped beside my bed.
I could hear him breathing.
He was standing inches from my face.
I wanted to scream.
I wanted to run.
But I knew there were three of them.
And I was completely alone.
Almost five thousand miles from everyone I loved.
Then I felt someone touch my hair.
I didn't move.
I didn't even open my eyes.
Because I was terrified of what would happen if they realized I was awake.
And the worst part of that night was still ahead of me.
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