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30 May 1997
112 call: Christiana Hawkins, 282 Kensington Street
Operator: 112, what's your emergency?
Hawkins: MY HOUSE IS SHAKING– (static)
Operator: Your house is... shaking?
Hawkins: ...(static)... There's a boy outside...
Operator: Hold on, milady, you said your house was shaking–?
Hawkins: Yes. My house was shaking... and I was standing next to the windows in my living room. And the next thing I knew... my windows completely shattered (static).
Operator: Your windows just... shattered?
Hawkins: Yes.
Operator: And you said you saw a boy. Did he throw something at your windows–?
Hawkins: (inaudible) I hear sirens... oh, blimey... oh, blimey... (static)
Operator: What's happening?
Hawkins: (frightened) I have to put the phone down...
Operator: Stay with me–!
Hawkins: OH, NO! OH, DEAR...!
(Mrs. Hawkins, age 23, disconnected for reasons unknown. She was later found on Bloomsbury Street, three blocks away, with a broken foot. She was one of the many dozens who were injured in the prom night tragedy.)
112 call: Becki Morris, Rocket Union Jack employee, Gardens Boulevard
Operator: 112?
Morris: Yes. I'm at the Rocket Union Jack CD & DVD store on Gardens Boulevard, and we... have people down.
Operator: What? You said... you have people down?
Morris: Yeah. They... (inaudible) Oh, blimey, they just, like, collapsed.
Operator: How many people have collapsed?
Morris: I don't know – like fifteen or something?
Operator: All right, we're sending paramedics over.
Morris: It's a huge mess over here. (static) We've got a major situation, you've got to hurry! There are kids crying for their mums and one man isn't moving–!
Operator: I'm... I'm doing everything I can, miss, you've got to stay calm!
Morris: My manager is on the floor as well... oh, blimey (sobs)... a few of them are moving...
Operator: Do you know how they collapsed?
Morris: (frantic tone) Uh... I thought (sobs) it was a gas leak or something... but I didn't smell any gas – and the next thing I knew, it was like every customer in the store was having a seizure!
Operator: What's your name, sweetie?
Morris: ...(crying)... My name is Becki... I'm so scared!
Operator: Becki, where are you now?
Morris: I'm – right outside of the Rocket Store (inaudible)
Operator: Are there other employees inside?
Morris: Yeah, like, two... (pause)
YOU ARE READING
HENRY
Mystery / ThrillerInspired by Stephen King's "Carrie," HENRY tells a similar story, but in reverse with every character gender-swapped. It will keep the reader on the edge of their seat until the very last page.
