Chapter 4 - The Police Arrive at the Hospital
I nodded numbly, leading the officers into a quiet family consultation room near the nurses' station to explain the horrifying sequence of events.
I told them about dropping the girls off, the hospital emergency call, my parents' cold phone admission, and the brutal reality of the walk.
The officers listened in grim silence, exchanging glances that signaled my parents had crossed far beyond family discipline into felony child endangerment.
“We spoke briefly with your father at the residence, and he admitted they watched the girls walk down the driveway,” the officer revealed.
“He actually admitted that to you?” I asked, my voice cracking with disbelief.
“Yes, ma'am. He claimed it was a domestic matter and that they had no legal obligation to shelter uninvited guests,” the officer replied coldly.
“They are eight and three years old! They almost froze to death on Christmas Eve!” I shouted, unable to contain my outrage.
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“We are filing an immediate protective custody report and dispatching units to your parents' estate right now,” the officer assured me.
My heart hammered against my ribs as I realized the nightmare was escalating into a full-scale legal and criminal war.
