That Time S.W.A.T Came to My House

A cautionary true tale about showing up unannounced

Photo by Norbu GYACHUNG on Unsplash

During my second year at a small-town university, I lived with three female friends in a small house near campus. One night, my roommate *Sophie ran into my bedroom, shutting and locking the door behind her.

She urgently whispered for me to hang up the phone with my boyfriend. “Someone’s…