The narrator shares three terrifying experiences. The first is a story about a woman who was home alone at 13 when a strange man came to the door. Despite her attempts to stay safe, he continued to try and get in, eventually banging on the door and screaming. The woman's mom arrived home before anything further happened, but the man was never found.
The second story is about the narrator's own experience as an eight-year-old in Ecuador. He was left alone in the backyard at night while his family fixed a water pipe, and he saw a figure that he describes as a demon. The creature didn't hurt him but instead said, "You can't hide." The narrator had nightmares about the creature and eventually told his parents, who took him to see a priest.
The third story is about another experience the narrator had at age 10. He heard a noise in his closet, which turned out to be a man who had escaped from a mental hospital. The man tried to lure the narrator outside with candy, but the narrator's dad chased him away. The police were called, and the man was caught. The narrator still wonders how the man got into his house.
The narrator also mentions a friend's experience in Vancouver, where a face was imprinted on a window, making it seem like someone was watching her.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator's mom is out with her friend's mom.
2. The narrator is home alone and was watching TV and eating ice cream.
3. Someone knocked on the front door.
4. A man standing at the door with his hands in his pockets said hello.
5. The man asked if the narrator's parents were home.
6. The man replied "okay" and told the narrator to have a nice night.
7. The man walked away, but 10 minutes later, there was another knock at the door.
8. The narrator opened the door with the chain on and saw the same man again.
9. The man pushed the door open, but the chain stopped him.
10. The narrator was scared and shut the door.
11. The narrator's mom came home 30 minutes later and the narrator told her everything.
12. The narrator's mom didn't find the man.
13. The narrator was 30 years old when telling the story.
14. The narrator used to live in their grandma's house in Ecuador.
15. The neighbors would talk to the narrator's parents about seeing weird stuff in the house.
16. The neighbors thought the house was haunted.
17. The narrator would hear someone going up the stairs at night.
18. One night, someone started knocking on the door and screaming.
19. The narrator's dad said it was the neighbor, who informed them that a water pipe had broken in their backyard.
20. The narrator was left alone in the backyard to dig and fix the pipe.
21. The narrator saw something moving quickly at the corner of their eye.
22. The narrator froze and wanted to run, but didn't.
23. The narrator looked to their right and saw something that haunts them to this day.
24. The narrator thinks it was a demon.
25. The narrator's parents took them to a priest after they had a nightmare about the demon.
26. The priest said he would help the narrator in three days.
27. The narrator's grandparents sold the house, and the narrator left the experience in the past.
28. The narrator had another nightmare about the demon in their sophomore year of high school.
29. The narrator was 10 years old when another incident happened.
30. The narrator heard a noise coming from their closet.
31. The narrator saw a figure outside their window and heard a loud tap on the window.
32. The figure smiled and said "hey, want some candy? Come outside, and I'll give you some."
33. The narrator's dad chased the figure away and installed security cameras.
34. The narrator heard someone laughing in their closet and ran to their parents' bedroom.
35. The narrator's mom called 911, and the police arrived, yelling "police, drop your weapon, and put your hands up."
36. The figure turned out to be a crazy mental guy who escaped from his mental hospital.
37. The narrator doesn't know how the guy got into their parents' house.
38. The narrator lived in Vancouver and experienced another scary incident.
39. The narrator heard a noise outside on a stormy night and saw a face pressed against the window the next day.
40. The narrator didn't sleep well in that house after the incident.