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“Hello Sophia,” my jaw dropped. I wondered how she knew my
                 name,  I  wondered.    Apparently,  I  recognized  her  from  the

                 television. Next, she went into the neighbor's house, I assumed.

                 Then, I saw in the distance, a horde of angry people. They were
                 coming  towards  me  from  the  same  direction  of  the  woman.

                 They probably were whom she was avoiding.
                 I was not afraid of them because I knew they were not looking

                 for me. Therefore, I stood there and did not run. When they

                 reached  me,  they  grabbed  me!  I  regretted  not  running.  I
                 realized I should have run, but it was too late.

                 They proceeded to tie my hands behind my back and to a pole
                 or tree. It probably was a giant streetlight pole.

                 Within the angry people's group, the people were of different
                 cultures, genders, and ages. The children were angry, equally

                 well.  They were so furious that I got afraid. I realized I was not

                 going to make it. They scattered about looking for weapons.
                 Finally, they found glass bottles of assorted sizes, patterns, and

                 colors.
                 This was the first time I saw glass bottles of different colors:

                 clear bottles, blue bottles, green bottles, brown bottles, and red
                 bottles.    Today,  I  think  the  various  color  bottles  were  a

                 prophecy because back then I never saw colorful bottles.

                 They  were  in  unity,  but  disorganized.  They  simultaneously
                 started hitting me with their bottles. Some of them hit me so

                 hard the bottles lodged in my flesh and they broke them off
                 leaving fragments of glass. Little kids also deliberately twisted


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