The phone reception in Murkwood was so terrible that the call dropped twice.
By the time it finally went through, my hands were shaking so badly I could barely hold the phone and then the bad news started coming out right after the other.
The operator explained that the ambulance couldn’t drive close to the apartment complex. The road was too damaged and wouldn’t be safe for the vehicle to pass. I’d need to bring Anna outside and meet them on the street so late at night.
I screamed back into the phone.
“I’m alone with three children! Three! I can’t carry her by myself! It’s so dangerous because of the stairs. She could fall and get even more hurt!”
“I understand, ma’am,” the operator replied gently. “But waiting could be dangerous. You need to bring her out now because the medics a
