Girl Calls 911 and Says: "mom Sleeps All Day" - When Police Arrived They Were Shocked
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Sophie woke up one morning to find her mother still asleep. For her, this was very unusual as her mother always woke up before her. And when she tried to wake her mother, she noticed nothing worked. As the hours ticked by and her mother was still asleep, Sophie started to feel something could be wrong. So, she called the only number she knew to remember…
Calling 911
This was the only number she knew to call because her mother had told her to memorize it for emergencies. Tears welled up in her eyes as she paused before she answered. “My mommy has been asleep all day,” Sophie said. Her heart was pounding in her chest as she talked to the operator.
Helping Sophie
The 911 operator was shocked to hear such a small child on the other side of the line. He quickly got an image of the situation and sent police and an ambulance to her address. But when the police arrived at the apartment building, getting inside seemed to be harder than they thought…
Shocked at the sight
Time was ticking, and everyone knew this. They knew there was only one thing they could do to get inside. But when the officers were finally able to enter the house, they were shocked by what they saw…
But what shocked the officers? What was going on with Sophie’s mother? And will she get better?
Sophie and her mother
It was just the two of them, Sophie, who was only four years old, and her mother, Hanna. Sophie’s father had never been in the picture. He’d left them as soon as Hanna told him the news about her pregnancy. But he wasn’t missed. Hanna had always made sure that Sophie was cared for her duaghter.
Dancing in the kitchen
ornings were their favorite time of the day. They would wake up, eat breakfast together, and Hanna would play music and dance in the kitchen with her daughter. Then, Sophie would go to daycare, and Hanna would go to work. But today was different, and Sophie could sense it from the start.
Still asleep
As soon as Sophie woke up, she felt something was different about her mother. She wasn’t her happy self and could barely open her eyes. Usually, Hanna would turn off the alarm clock, but she hadn’t moved an inch since it went off. So, Sophie got up to turn it off.
Too young to understand
Sophie stood next to her mother's bedside and stared at her. “She must be very tired,” Sophie thought. She was too young to understand something could be terribly wrong. So, Sophie took it upon herself to get dressed and go to the living room. Expecting her mother to follow her shortly, but she never did…
Time ticked by
Time ticked by, and Sophie’s mother was still sound asleep in bed. Sophie had turned on the Tv and watched her usual morning show. But her tummy eventually started growling. Why wasn’t her mother up and dancing in the kitchen? So she decided to check up on her one more time.
Trying to wake her
Sophie slowly opened the door to her mother's bedroom. “Mom?” she asked worriedly. “Mom, are you awake yet? I’m hungry.” But there came no response. She carefully walked over to the bed and climbed on top. “Mommy,” she said again while shaking her mother's shoulders. She now began to feel really worried.
No response
Her mother did not respond. Sophie’s heart began to race. Panic rose in her little body, and tears started to well up in her eyes. She felt helpless and didn’t know what to do. But by now, she knew somethin.
A number for emergencies
Her mother had told her about a number she could call if something were wrong. She had no idea who this person was, but that didn’t matter at that moment. She ran downstairs and grabbed the phone. She had to think very hard about the number but eventually figured it out.
Talking to the operator
“9.. 1.. 1..” she dialed with trembling fingers. She held the phone by her ear and ran back to he mother. “Don’t worry, mommy,” she said. “I will get you some help.”
“911, what’s your emergency?” a man asked her.
“Uhm, my mommy has been asleep all day,” she said.
Talking to Sophie
The man on the other line seemed to be surprised by Sophie's voice.
“What’s your name, darling?” he asked her kindly.
“Sophie,” Sophie said confidently. “Can you come and help me?”
“You said your mommy is asleep all day? Is your daddy around, Sophie?” the man asked, not reacting to Sophie's question.
Explaining the situation
“No,” Sophie said. “It’s just my mommy and me. But she never woke up this morning.”
“Alright, Sophie, I need you to stay on the line, okay?” the operator said. “Where is your mommy now?”
“She’s in bed in her room.”
“Alright, darling, you’re doing really well. Do you know where you live?
Waiting
Sophie told the operator her address and waited. She stayed on the line with the operator the whole time and answered all his questions. He asked her if her mother was hurt, if she was breathing, and other important questions. But it was taking a very long time for the ambulance to arrive.
Taking very long
She was only four years old, so Sophie had no track of time. But even she could sense that the ambulance should’ve been her by now, but she didn’t even hear the sirens yet. She was still by her mother's side and told her reassuring words, not knowing if her mother could hear her or not.
Hearing the sirens
Finally, after what felt like an eternity, Sophie heard the sirens. She ran to the living room to wait for them to arrive. She could hear heavy footsteps running up the stair of their apartment building and stopping in front of their door. “Sophie?!” one of the men yelled. “I’m in here!” she answered.
A locked door
Sophie's heart was pounding in her chest. She had never experienced something like this before. “Sophie, we need you to open the door for us,” someone yelled from the other side of the door. But that wasn’t as easy as they thought. Sophie was way too small to reach the door handle.
Couldn’t reach
She tried to stand on her toes to reach the handle, but she could only touch it with her fingertips. “I can’t reach it,” Sophie said. But she wasn’t about to give up. She knew she had to open the door for those men. Otherwise, they could never help her mother.
Finding something to stand on
There was a little black box in the middle of the dining table. So, Sophie climbed on top and put the box in front of the door. She stepped on it and tried again, but she was still too small. There had to be something she could use, she thought. And suddenly, it dawned on her.
A chair!
A chair! Of course, why didn’t she think of that before? Sophie quickly ran back to the table and grabbed the chair. But it was way too heavy for her to lift up. She tried tugging it toward the door, but the chair got caught on a rug and slowly began to tilt.
Trapped by the chair
Because the chair began to tilt, Sophie tripped. She fell on the ground face first and couldn’t turn around fast enough to see that the chair was slowly leaning her way. And before she knew it, the chair fell on top of her. Sophie screamed as the hard wooden chair trapped her on the ground.
Can’t get up
Luckily, she wasn’t hurt, but she couldn’t get up anymore. The chair was too heavy for her to get off. She tried to get on her hands and knees and push the chair up with her back, but she couldn’t. “Sophie? Are you okay?” the man asked her. They could hear the rumbling noises and Sophies scream through the door.
One more way
“I’m stuck,” Sophie cried. She felt devastated. Her mother was still asleep in the room, and all she wanted was to help her. And now, she got stuck under a chair, and there was no way of her opening the door from under there… But little did she know, there was one more way the men could enter her house.
Another way
The police knew what to do next. “Don’t worry, Sophie! We will be with you in a few minutes!” one of the officers yelled through the door. But Sophie couldn’t help but feel panicked. How were the officers going to enter her house if the door was locked? But then, she heard something.
Walking down the stairs
She heard the police officers mumbling outside of the door, and it almost sounded like a few of them were walking down the stairs again. Sophie’s little mind instantly feared they had given up and were about to leave her, but of course, that was far from true. “Please don’t leave me!” she cried.
A loud bang
“We won’t leave you, darling!” an officer responded. “We’re just grabbing a few supplies from downstairs. Hold on tight, and don’t be scared! You will hear a loud bang in a couple of seconds.” Sophie listened carefully and tried to stay as calm as possible. “Alright, Sophie,” A second officer said. “Cover your ears.”
Covering her ears
Sophie closed her eyes and put her hands over her ears. She had no idea what was going to happen next but trusted the officers. Her heart was beating in her chest, and suddenly, the officers started counting down from three to one. What were they going to do? Sophie thought.
Opening one eye
“3.. 2.. 1!” A loud blow echoed through the living room. Sophie felt the floor shake a little. She was just about to lift her hands off her ears when another blow pounced through the apartment. Sophie wanted to see what they were trying to do, so she carefully opened one eye.
Breaking down the door
She heard a third blow and could see the door move a little. Then, she realized they were trying to break down the door with something. A fourth blow was slammed against the door, and she could now see splitters flying off. Sophie quickly closed her eyes again and waited for it all to be over.
A sudden stop
But suddenly, the blows stopped. Sophie opened her eyes and was worried to see the door was still in its place. Why did they stop? Well, breaking the door down didn’t seem to work, so the police had to think of another way. Sophie could hear the police speak to each other, but it didn’t sound good.
Taking matters into her own hands
She heard rumbling noises, and they were clearly trying lots of things to get inside. But it was taking way too long for Sophie. So, she decided to take matters into her own hands. She was done being trapped on the floor and wanted to help her mother. So, she carefully looked around her.
Trying to get out
Suddenly, Sophie noticed that the legs of the chair were still on the rug that it tripped over. She reached with her arm to see if she could get her fingers in between the chair and the carpet, and to her surprise, it worked. Sophie took a deep breath because she knew the next part would be very difficult.
Mustering up all her strength
Sophie had to muster up all her strength to push the leg away. It hadn’t worked before, but she didn’t want to give up. She figured the chair only had to move a small part for her to be able to crawl away. So she counted down in her head and gave the chair one big push.
Crawling away
To Sophie's surprise, the chair began to move, and Sophie was finally able to crawl away. She cheered herself on and was so proud of herself for pushing through. She immediately ran to her mother to tell her what she had accomplished but was painfully reminded that she was still sleeping.
The police were in
Then, all of a sudden, Sophie heard a loud bang. She ran to the living room to see if the police were finally able to come inside, and they were! Sophie ran into the arms of one of the officers and quickly led them to her mother. Within seconds their apartment was filled with police officers and paramedics.
Not so happy
But none of them seemed happy. The officers looked around them with shocked looks on their faces, and the paramedics hurried her mother onto a stretcher. Sophie didn’t understand why everyone seemed to be in such a hurry to get out of this room. But she would later find out the truth.
Taking them to a hospital
They put Sophie and her mother into an ambulance, and they drove to the nearest hospital. Sophie knew her mother would be well cared for, but she still wondered why the police were so shocked when they entered their house. She knew she made a bit of a mess, but it wasn’t that bad, was it?
Something else
But little did she know it wasn’t about the mess at all. There was something else inside their apartment that explained everything, but Sophie was too young to understand. She had to wait for her mother to wake up, and only then would the police explain everything as well as they could.
A scary scene
At the hospital, they hooked Sophie’s mother onto various machines, which looked terrifying to Sophie. She had no idea what the machines were for. Luckily, Sophie’s grandmother arrived soon after. They had contacted her about what had happened and asked her to come.
A familiar face
Sophie was ecstatic to see a familiar face after such a hectic day. She ran to her grandmother, snuggled up in her arms, and told her everything. It didn’t seem to get any better with Hanna for a while, but after a few hours, she slowly began to wake up.
Waking up
Hanna moved her head from side to side and slowly opened her eyes. She was very confused about what had happened and didn’t realize she was in a hospital at first. But Sophie told her proudly how brave she had been all day and that she was the one who called 911.
No memory
Shortly after Hanna woke up, police entered her room. They began to ask her what had happened, but Hanna had no idea. She went to bed feeling a bit sick, but the rest was all very blurry. The officers looked very serious and wrote everything down. But then, they finally explained everything.
A specific smell
When the officers were finally able to get inside the apartment, they immediately noticed something. There was a specific smell lingering around, but they didn’t connect it to anything yet. But as soon as they entered Hanna’s bedroom, they were shocked to realize the smell had worsened and probably had come from there.
Molt
They immediately investigated the situation and found mold growing behind the bed, behind the closet, and in some corners of the ceiling. The mold was slowly spreading throughout the house and was probably the reason why Hanna was so sick and drowsy. The molt was toxic, and if Sophie hadn’t called 911, it could’ve ended badly for them both.
Proud of her daughter
Hanna was so proud of her daughter for handling the situation so well. She felt stupid for not noticing the molt sooner. Sophie was also checked for any symptoms, but luckily for her, she was perfectly healthy. The doctors don’t know why the molt only infected Hanna and not Sophie, but they were happy it didn’t.
Checking the other apartments
As soon as Hanna started to feel better, she called the concierge of the building to explain the situation. There was no way they would go back there if there were still molt inside. The owner of the apartment building was shocked to hear something like this had happened and immediately checked the other apartments for molt as well.
A big molt outbreak
It turned out that there was a big molt outbreak in the building, and every apartment had to be cleaned. It was a big operation that took several weeks to be finished. Everyone in the building was shocked that this had happened and sent their good wishes to Hanna and Sophie.
The end
Sophie was forever changed after this eventful day. But in a positive way. She felt more confident in who she was and more independent as well. She was very proud that she had saved her mother. The molt never returned to their apartment, and Sophie grew up to become a paramedic herself and continued to save lives. The end.
This story is a work of fiction created for entertainment. Characters and events are the products of the author’s imagination. The images shown are used for illustration only.
