Vlad Skuridin was playing video games at his Texas home on July 7, 2026, when something truly terrifying happened. Lightning struck and traveled into his family’s Cypress home. Vlad, 13, who was playing on a metal desk, felt the strike in his abdomen. “I was just sitting here, everything was going fine. I was playing games, I was not expecting anything, and there is a metal part right here, and my skin was touching it, so I got shocked,” Vlad told KPRC. Vlad Skuridin Thought He Might Die Vlad Skuridin told the news station that the jolt knocked him off his feet and left him positively terrified. “I just jumped out really fast, and I started screaming. It was crazy. I honestly thought I was gonna die. I did not think I was going to survive that. I don’t know how I survived it,” he said. Vlad’s dad called 911, and first responders arrived at his home shortly after. They evaluated the teenager and concluded that he didn’t need further medical attention. The incident left him feeling extremely grateful. “I’m feeling fine, but I’m still a little shocked and dizzy. Not from the shock, from the lightning, but just everything that happened here is crazy,” Vlad said. Vlad Skuridin added that he never expected to be struck by lightning, certainly not while sitting in the comfort of his own home. The incident made him reevaluate his life pretty darn quickly, “Anything can happen at any moment. You just got to be ready for it. You got to be nice to everybody. It can end whenever. It can end whenever you want, man,” Vlad said. This story’s featured image can be found here