Nine-One-One

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"911. What's your emergency?"

"H-Hi, my name is Reneé. What's yours?"

"Hi, Reneé. My name is Arvin. You sound so young. How old are you? Where's your parents?"

"I'm seven..."

"I see. Where's your parents? Is there any problem at home?"

"I'm playing hide and seek with my brother... errr... I'm here inside the closet..."

"All right, Reneé. Can you go out from that closet and give the phone to your parents?"

"I can't..."

"Reneé, I want to make sure everything is fine before I hang up the call."

"No! Don't hang up!"

"Tell me what's happening, Reneé."

"My brother... he can't see me. It's annoying. He's so stupid."

"It's time to get out of the closet and give the phone to your parents."

"I'm starting to get hungry. It's very dark in here..."

"Your parents and brother must be looking for you now."

"They're all stupid."

"Reneé, pay attention—"

"I'm just here inside the closet and they can't find me!"

"Reneé, I want you to lis—"

"No! I'm hungry and thirsty!"

"Reneé, it's getting late. I need to hang up and take care of all the incoming calls. Get out of the closet and give the phone to your parents, do you understand?"

"I can't..."

"This is not an emergency. But I want to be assured everything is fine. Let me talk to your Mom and Dad."

"My battery is dying. What a stupid phone!"

"It's must be a sign that you should now get out, Reneé."

"I can't..."

"What do you mean you can't? You just don't want to?"

"I don't know..."

"Reneé, there's a lot of incoming calls. I need to hang up now."

"Arvin!"

"Just get out of the closet and go to your parents."

"I can't. It's locked..."

"Locked?"

"Yes. The closet is locked..."

"You locked it?"

"I didn't..."

"Then, who?"

"I heard my brother last, last day..."

"You mean you've been locked inside that closet for how many days?"

"I guess it's three now... I'm hungry and thirsty."

"Have you tried calling your parents and kicking the door?"

"Yes. But no one can hear me... they're very stupid! I guess the game is over and they don't want me anymore..."

"Reneé, how old is your brother?"

"He's twelve? I don't know..."

"..."

"Arvin? Don't hang up. I called 911 because I'm hungry and thirsty. That's considered as an emergency, right?"

"Give me your address."

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