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Friday night into Saturday morning around 1am someone rang my doorbell. (I have NEVER had my bell ring that late) Whenever my doorbell rings anytime of the day, I will not answer it unless I knew who it is before hand. My wife was working the overnight shift so when I heard the bell, I got excited instead of scared. I automatically thought it was my wife with an arm full of fast-food.
I ran down to the door and opened it to be face with a late teen/young adult. He asked me if I was the lady with the small dog? (I am). I asked him why and he mumbled something about looking for his mother. I hurried and closed my door and put all the locks on. I watched them through the window. The kid got into SUV mini-van type car. ( I do not know one thing about cars, makes or models). He was the passenger and he was talking with the driver. I saw the kid look through his phone. I tried too see if there was anyone in the back but I couldn't see anything. It was too dark. (I live on the second floor).
I texted my wife and explained what happened. She told me it was probably just that, someone's kid looking for their mother at closing hours in the middle of the city, and how our neighborhood has a lot of new people.
Last night at 730, I took my dog for a walk. Before I got to the end of the street a man dressed in all black with a poffy jacket was walking down the main street looking ahead of him. ( I was to the left of him on my street). When he go to the crossing of the end of my road, he noticed me. He slowed his walk down and kept looking back at us.
By the time my dog was done with her business, I crossed the road to get onto the main street. At that point the man in black was just feet away from the intersection. I didn't walk far because the corner apartment building has a beautiful small lawn with two trees on it. My dog loves that lawn and the first thing she does is jump on it to sniff everything and roll around.
While my dog was doing her thing, I look down to the end of the intersection to see what was happen with man in black. He had stopped walking and was watching me. I grabbed my dog and ran back to my place. I threw her waste away under my dark carport. I thought to myself I better get my pepper spray ready. I looked to make to sure it was off safety and aimed.
When I come out from under my carport, the man in black was standing across the street watching me and my dog!
I ran to my apartment which was unlocked because I couldn't find my house key. I locked up the house and explained to my wife what happened. She blamed it on my anxiety, agoraphobia, unrealistic ability to measure distances, time, and situations.
But this was way too clear for me. I KNEW he was after me. She wouldn't listen to me and was becoming as what I thought she may have been angry, frustrated and rude. I ended the conversation and this morning went to Facebook. I explained what happen and my sister, who is the only relative that knows where I live, said that it was unsafe and very scary. I asked her if I should go to the Police and tell them. I was scared he would hurt someone. She thought it was a good idea to let them know. It was an action I wanted to take for the safety of others and myself.
I ran to the police station ( two to three blocks from my house) and explained everything. During a texting conversation with my wife, I explained about going to the police. When she comes home she abruptly says to me well are we going to talk about you going to the police. It was the way she used her words and the tone. It felt like she was mad.
She tried to tell me that it was my anxiety and I was over reacting and she had to figure out if I needed to go back to the hospital. She said it was impossible for someone to get where he was in that amount of time. I told her I knew that unless he walked really fast or ran. She continued to argue with me so I walked away from her and we haven't been in the same room.
What should I do? How can I convince her it was the same guy?
I know for a fact it was because of his 'puffy' black jacket. I laughed because my mother brought me one something like it and I hated it.
I ran down to the door and opened it to be face with a late teen/young adult. He asked me if I was the lady with the small dog? (I am). I asked him why and he mumbled something about looking for his mother. I hurried and closed my door and put all the locks on. I watched them through the window. The kid got into SUV mini-van type car. ( I do not know one thing about cars, makes or models). He was the passenger and he was talking with the driver. I saw the kid look through his phone. I tried too see if there was anyone in the back but I couldn't see anything. It was too dark. (I live on the second floor).
I texted my wife and explained what happened. She told me it was probably just that, someone's kid looking for their mother at closing hours in the middle of the city, and how our neighborhood has a lot of new people.
Last night at 730, I took my dog for a walk. Before I got to the end of the street a man dressed in all black with a poffy jacket was walking down the main street looking ahead of him. ( I was to the left of him on my street). When he go to the crossing of the end of my road, he noticed me. He slowed his walk down and kept looking back at us.
By the time my dog was done with her business, I crossed the road to get onto the main street. At that point the man in black was just feet away from the intersection. I didn't walk far because the corner apartment building has a beautiful small lawn with two trees on it. My dog loves that lawn and the first thing she does is jump on it to sniff everything and roll around.
While my dog was doing her thing, I look down to the end of the intersection to see what was happen with man in black. He had stopped walking and was watching me. I grabbed my dog and ran back to my place. I threw her waste away under my dark carport. I thought to myself I better get my pepper spray ready. I looked to make to sure it was off safety and aimed.
When I come out from under my carport, the man in black was standing across the street watching me and my dog!
I ran to my apartment which was unlocked because I couldn't find my house key. I locked up the house and explained to my wife what happened. She blamed it on my anxiety, agoraphobia, unrealistic ability to measure distances, time, and situations.
But this was way too clear for me. I KNEW he was after me. She wouldn't listen to me and was becoming as what I thought she may have been angry, frustrated and rude. I ended the conversation and this morning went to Facebook. I explained what happen and my sister, who is the only relative that knows where I live, said that it was unsafe and very scary. I asked her if I should go to the Police and tell them. I was scared he would hurt someone. She thought it was a good idea to let them know. It was an action I wanted to take for the safety of others and myself.
I ran to the police station ( two to three blocks from my house) and explained everything. During a texting conversation with my wife, I explained about going to the police. When she comes home she abruptly says to me well are we going to talk about you going to the police. It was the way she used her words and the tone. It felt like she was mad.
She tried to tell me that it was my anxiety and I was over reacting and she had to figure out if I needed to go back to the hospital. She said it was impossible for someone to get where he was in that amount of time. I told her I knew that unless he walked really fast or ran. She continued to argue with me so I walked away from her and we haven't been in the same room.
What should I do? How can I convince her it was the same guy?
I know for a fact it was because of his 'puffy' black jacket. I laughed because my mother brought me one something like it and I hated it.
