... I walked into the kitchen barefoot to have a drink of water, wearing only a pair of panties and my sleep shirt, a large t-shirt that reaches down to my knees. I uncapped the bottle of chilled water to drink directly from it, only for someone to clear their throat to notify me of their presence. Out of reflex, I turned rapidly and poured out the contents of the bottle, almost emptying it at the intruder. The intruder —a male intruder to be specific —hissed in reaction to the cold effect of...