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to remember. We all got close to him and let him know that we were there
for him. We told him it was ok to feel confused and disoriented; to not
comprehend the situation entirely; and to feel anger and rage for the act that
was committed against his will. Oscar was the first to come out and ask if
he remembered what happened to him that night and if he felt comfortable
to tell us. Mr. Toño sighed and started to talk.
- I was out late that night with a friend. My wife had died of cancer a
few years ago. I don’t remember the exact hour but it was past one in the
morning by the time I dropped of my friend off at her house in San
Germán. I’d had a few drinks that night and did feel a little drunk. I feared
losing control of the car so I pulled up to the side of the road to wait a
while. I was felt very drowsy so I decided to lock the doors close the
windows and take a little nap. I turned off the engine and headlights and I
reclined the seat. When I was about to fall asleep I felt the car move. It was
as if someone had gotten on top the rear side of the car. Then suddenly the
movement and the noise stopped. I thought for a moment to go out and take
a look but the alcohol and drowsiness won over. When I was almost out of
it I felt someone trying to open the door. I tried to open my eyes but I
couldn’t. Whoever it was he was determined to open the door. After
struggling a bit I was able to slowly start to open my eyes. They felt like
bags of cement. When I looked to my left I saw what looked like a child.
He had something in his hand that looked like a screwdriver and he was
using it to try and open my car. With the knuckles of my left hand I was
able to knock on the window a few times but the “little boy” didn’t
respond. He kept doing his thing and ignored me. This made me mad and I
remember thinking that if I hadn’t been that drunk I’d gotten out of the car
and give him a good kick in the, you know where. I then heard noise on my
right side. Trying to get the right side door open was another boy. This one
had some sort of wire hanger and was putting it through the top side of the
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