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Story

A comedian recalls dating Jessica in high school after they met in morning detention. Everyone warned him not to get on her father’s bad side, but he didn’t take the advice seriously—until they skipped class to hang out at her house and heard her father come home.

Jessica panicked. Her father didn’t know she had a boyfriend, and he was already suspicious, calling upstairs to ask whether there was a boy in her room. While she distracted him, her boyfriend hid under the bed. When she returned, she told him he had to escape through the second-floor window.

Terrified of heights but even more afraid of Jessica’s father, he jumped, landed safely, and sprinted all the way home—a run that took an hour. He jokes that he’s still running from Jessica’s house.

People

• The narrator: A comedian recalling the high school story.
• Jessica: His girlfriend, who helps him escape.
• Jessica’s father: An intimidating presence.