We're All Very Not Okay

Story Sent in by Jessica:

Andy told me to meet him late afternoon at a particular street corner for our first date. I arrived there right on time, but there was no sign of him anywhere. I waited around for about 10 minutes when a green SUV pulled up next to me with its windows rolled down.

There was a man driving and a woman in the passenger seat, around my age (I was in my late twenties). Both were in sunglasses. The woman said, "Are you waiting for Andy?"

I replied, "Yes. Is he okay?"

The woman glanced at the man and then asked me, "Are you okay?"

"Yes."

The woman then turned to the man and said, "Let's go."

The woman looked at me one last time before they drove off. It put me immediately ill at ease. Not long after, Andy showed up, all smiles.

He must have been able to tell that something was up, because he asked, "What's wrong?"

I related the incident to him and his mood suddenly changed. He muttered something I didn't hear and then brightened. "Ready to go?" he asked.

I thought he was asking me if I wanted to go eat, so I said, "Yes."

"Where'd you park?" he asked, and I told him. He went on, "The place isn't too far, but I need you to follow me."

Still thinking that he was talking about a place to eat, I didn't think anything of it, although in retrospect, I should have asked him why he wanted to meet me at that particular corner if the place he was taking me to eat was elsewhere.

I followed his car to a residential neighborhood and parked behind him, in front of a house that had a green SUV in its driveway.

I didn't step out of my car, but watched as he strode up the front walk of the house, rang the bell, and crouched on the porch, beside the door.

The girl who had been the passenger in the SUV opened the door. He sprang and grabbed her head. She screamed and in a flash, the guy who had been the driver was through the door. He pummeled Andy with his fists, but Andy wouldn't let go of the girl. He swung her back and forth by her head on the porch, using her as a human shield from the guy.

I jumped out of my own car and ran onto the lawn. "Andy, stop! What are you doing?" I yelled.

He faced me and said, "Get back in the car! This isn't about you!"

The guy smashed a punch onto Andy's jaw and Andy let go of the girl, who hit the porch floor. Andy ran at me. I jumped away and he sped right by as the guy chased him back to his car. Andy yelled, "I'll get you both for this!" He made it to his car and shot away.

The guy then advanced on me and said, "What are you looking at? Get out of here!"

I hurried to my car and drove off as he went to help the girl on the porch. I have no idea what the confrontation was all about, and I didn't hear from Andy ever again.