Literally, I was shot while attending a party in a private home in Philly.
Two other friends were shot also and much more critically than me. I was LUCKY, they were not. Truly beyond stupid, ridiculous and a shame that such a senseless act of violence was committed on my two friends, me and the other 30 people in attendance .
We were all there to celebrate a birthday, peaceful, beautiful, soulful house music birthday party. And with the answering of the door, the simple act of going to the door to see who this "guest" could be, 3 shots rang out with the sound of popping balloons.
As I sat in the comfortable chair facing the front door I watched Tony followed by Randy go to the front door, which is behind a curtain. The curtain hangs in the doorway to keep the noise level down so we can pump the music. Within a second I saw my friend Randy slam to the floor at my feet, I thought he tripped on the carpet at the door or stepped on a couple of balloons and fell. That would explain the "pop...pop". I heard the door slam and another "pop". I felt something hit me in the chest. Then I saw Tony behind him crouching as he rushed in saying, "Get down ya'll...This is for REAL!!".
As the reality quickly hit that I was in the line of fire sitting in this chair directly in front of the door, I jumped up and ran. Behind the chair I sat in was a screen that blocked the view of the stairs that are behind the screen. I ran up the stairs.
Up stairs I could feel a stinging on my chest. I looked at my white t-shirt and saw a little blood stain. I lifted the shirt and could see the blood, the wound on my chest. "Fuck...I've been hit..I hope this is just a graze...I don't see blood pouring out....this is not hurting that much...maybe I'm not really.....I never been shot, I don't know how it is supposed to feel.....I hope this is just a fuckin graze..a scratch!!!!"
Coming back down I see Randy laying and bleeding, Tony sitting and bleeding. I grabbed some hand sanitizer and a paper towel and cleaned my wound so I could see it better. I think I'm grazed!
Tony and Randy were not grazed. They were shot and it was NOT good. REALLY SHOT!!
2 comments:
WOW!!!! All I could really think to do is to go into PRAYER for all of YOU and your families and your friends and the sick soul who committed this act of violence.
Oh my God, Glenn!!!
I can't believe it. It seems like a dream but yet I know that it really happened. I'm so thankful that you will be O.K., and I pray that your two friends will recover O.K. as well.
I don't know how a person can be so twisted up inside to do something so terribly messed up like that to other human beings.
Let me know if there's anything I can do to help.
Take care,
Frances
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