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I put the tip of the blade right over my heart and he just watched the handle vibrate.

Real people.

The chimp, just screaming, teeth, the fangs on this thing were huge, and his eyes, I mean, you could, they have expressions.

Who faced death.

I could hear myself out loud saying, is this what death is like?

And live to tell how.

They say the eyes are the windows or the soul.

You know, when I looked in his eyes, it was just, you know, I just saw evil.

This is I survived.

It's September 1994 in Gallion, Ohio.

15-year-old Maggie is a member of her school cross-country team.

At 6.30 a.m., Maggie and the team are on a four-mile practice run before school.

I wanted to get back to the school.

I don't remember if I really had a leg cramp or, you know, I just had enough.

And I wanted to get back to the school.

And I decided to turn around at the three mile mark, you know, up until that point, all the girls have been together.

I had my headphones on.

I was in my jolly jogger mode listening to Paul Abdul's The Promise of a New Day.

Not so much the song, but I love that title.

And I was up on the sidewalk, and again, I'm within the city limits, so there's light overhead.

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