Chapter 2 - Mark Dials Nine-One-One In Absolute Panic And Terror

Mark yanked his smartphone from his pocket with shaking fingers, jumbling the numbers as he pressed the screen. He slammed the phone against his ear, his voice cracking with absolute desperation.
"Nine-one-one, what is your emergency?" the dispatcher's calm voice cut through the terrified silence of the dining room. "My daughter has been poisoned! Send an ambulance immediately to 442 Oakridge Estates!" Mark roared into the speaker.
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Sarah pulled Emma tighter against her chest, sobbing uncontrollably as her daughter's breathing grew faint. "Stay calm, sir, paramedics are already being dispatched to your location," the dispatcher instructed quickly.
Mark dropped his phone onto the polished wooden dining table, turning his furious gaze back toward Rachel. "If she dies, Rachel, I swear to God I will watch you rot in a maximum-security prison!" Mark bellowed, his face flushed with rage.
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