911, What's your emergency?

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--Riley Lewis--

Hey, I'm Riley Lewis, I'm 27 years old, I'm a Lesbian, I'm also a 911 call dispatcher and I also live in LA so yes I do get a lot of calls for celebrities and high-end people, it is a very stressful and emotionally draining job but I love it, I'm the person you call when you want to end your life or when life is just starting, I'm the person you call when someone you love is in trouble and I help try to keep you calm and talk you through what you need to do, I'm also the person that heart breaks when the phone drops or gets disconnected and it's horrible but I wouldn't change it for the world and speaking of my job I'm on my way to it now.

as I pull up to work it is busy as always LA never stops you can take between 200 to 500 calls on a super busy day, and that's between 8 to 12-hour shifts, it is hectic at times. as I'm walking to my desk I see a card on it with big bold letters saying 'HAPPY 1 YEAR SOBER' i look around confused and see everyone in the office looking at me and smiling, "aww thanks guys I appreciate it I didn't think anyone would remember" my best friend comes up to me and wraps her arm around me "how could we forget our hearts broke when we got the call for you saying you had OD'd and had alcohol poisoning, we thought we were going to lose you that's why we all chipped in to get you into rehab so that you could get the help you needed so that we would never get a call like that again and now we're happy to say you are 1 year sober and we are all so bloody proud of you" I wipe away a tear that had formed and hugged her while thanking everyone else who also had tears in their eyes.

The next thing I hear is the phone on my desk ringing "ill get it guys" I run over and sit down putting my headset on and answer, 

"hello 911 what's the address of your emergency please?" 

"(demi's address) we need someone here now my friend has overdosed bad and she's not waking up" 

"Okay miss, we have an ambulance blue lighted on its way, is she breathing?"

"yes but barely and I can barely feel a pulse as well but can you not have the ambulance blue-lighted?"

"I'm sorry that is out of my control as its an emergency and they need to get there quick, can you tell me the name of your friend please and how old she is and can you grab the medication that she's on if she is on any to help the paramedics get her the right help"

"her name is Demi Lovato is 25 and yeah we've done that already, we all got ready for something like this"

"Okay well I'm assuming this is Natalie, you have done great informing me, you should hear the ambulance in a matter of minutes, now I want you to stay on the phone with me in case anything else happens while you're waiting for them, but you might want to grab some things she will want when she's in the hospital, I try to keep a positive head on for people so grab things she will like when she wakes up"

"h-how did you know my name?"

"well Natalie I'm a Lovatic and don't worry this is strictly confidential I won't tell a soul, even if it wasn't in my job contract I still wouldn't as it's not my business to tell people"

"thank you, iv collected things she will need and want but can I let your name, just in case information does get out and I cant to try and contact you or something? I hope you understand"

"yes I completely understand my name is Riley Lewis and if you'd like I would send you my email to your phone after my shift, not that you'll need it but you still have it in case"yes that would be great thank you, and thank you for getting the ambulance here so quick iv heard it can take longer"

"no worries Natalie take care of yourself and I know demi she's a fighter she will come out of this even stronger than before"

I Iang up after she says bye and sigh and rub my face, I Iant believe this my idol has overdosed when she was meant to be sober, I mark my one year sober as she nearly lost her life she's on the edge I can't celebrate my one year of being sober when the very person who inspired me to get help has struggled again.

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