Michael Afton (teen)

When you heard the tapping on the door of your family’s home at around 12:30am after a Friday night, you knew exactly who it would be. With your grandparents (whom you lived with) out of town, there was only one person it could be this late. And if the timing of the arrival wasn’t telltale enough as to who the visitor was, you could hear the slurred speech of your friend Michael hollering to you from the front door. “Hey, Toots! C’mon, open up!”