Dee's Scary Moment

 

It was a beautiful October morning as Dee left Bible study at church and headed to a luncheon for widows and widowers. Dee had lost her husband two years earlier.

 

Everything seemed normal as she neared the stop sign at the end of the street. Two teenage boys in hoodies approached her vehicle.. The younger of the two tapped on her window. She lowered the driver's side window an inch.

 

"May I borrow your cell phone to call my mom," he asked?

 

She said, "give me her number and I'll call for you."

 

She dialed the number and while it was connecting she asked, "what is your  mom's name?"

 

"Judith."

 

A woman answered the call and Dee asked, "Judith?"

 

"I 'm calling for your son and he wants to talk with you."

 

Dee passed the phone through the narrow opening to the

boy's waiting hand. He turned from the vehicle and said something in a low voice.

 

After ninety seconds  Dee said impatiently, "I have a doctor's appointment and I need to leave.(she lied).

 

The boy turned toward the window and seemed  to be having a hard time sliding it through the narrow opening. Feeling a little guilty for her behavior Dee lowered the window. Mistake.

 

The older teenager reached through the window putting a handgun to hear head.

 

"We want your car lady. Get out of the car."

 

"Oh my God,"  I thought, "I'm a dead woman like Andrea Crooker," (who had been killed in her car west of the city couple of weeks before.

 

At that moment the Spirit reminded me I had never taken my car out of gear. I slid my foot from the break to the gas pedal and  the car bolted forward.

 

The boys tried to run after me but they were no match for my Honda Pilot. When I was safely away I realized I was too shaken to go to my luncheon meeting.  I decided to return to my church for comfort and to call the police.

 

On the way a  truck forced me over. I was really afraid. A woman came to my car and said they had seen the whole thing and had followed the boys and called police. Later I  identified the boys for the police.

 

  In December I testified at the hearing for the 14 year- old who seemed remorseful. He was fined and given probation. In January the 15-year-old glared at me during his trial. He was put on house arrest and has to wear a bracelet. Police never found the gun.

 

God was truly with me though out all of this.

 

Dee Kendall

Omaha,NE.