Chapter 4 - THE EMERGENCY CONNECTION
The phone’s battery indicator glowed at a fragile twelve percent, flashing a silent warning in the dark.
Chloe dialed three digits with lightning speed, her voice cracking as the call connected to the county emergency dispatch.
"911, what is your emergency?" a calm, professional voice answered through the speaker.
"My name is Chloe Miller... my mother and sister locked me inside a burning bedroom... please send help!" Chloe choked out.
"Where are you located, ma'am? What is your address?" the dispatcher demanded with urgent clarity.
Chloe rattled off her suburban address, listening to the horrifying sound of structural wood beams snapping overhead.
"Units are dispatched. Stay low to the ground and unlock the door if possible," the dispatcher instructed.
"The door is deadbolted from the outside! They left me here to die!" Chloe whispered in sheer horror.
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Down the hallway, the sound of heavy footsteps approached the bedroom threshold.
Evelyn’s cold voice drifted through the wooden panels, laced with mocking amusement.
