An hour or so after we went to bed last night, I'd just started drifting off when Beanie awoke. Twenty minutes later, after a cuddle and booby, Bean was snuggled in next to me and we were drifting off again.
All of a sudden a car's headlights were lighting up our bedroom, the sound of car doors closing and then torches were being shone around as footsteps clomped across our front verandah and someone knocked sharply on the door. Not what I was expecting at 1.30 am, particularly living in a very small, very quiet rural town! I gave The OH a shove and he went to investigate, stumbling over buckets of toys trying to get to our little used front door.
I was trying to reassure Beanie that everything was okay and at the same time listen to what was going on. I was alarmed to hear a male voice loudly say "It's alright, it's the police. We'll go around the back."
OMG. The police making house calls is never a good thing, especially in the middle of the night. It took about 5 seconds for my brain to run through a number of scenarios. The only people we're listed as next-of-kin or emergency contacts for are the people in our house, safe. The next likely thing was probably some localised emergency.
I grabbed Beanie and went round to the back door to see what was going on. The police had already left. The OH said they had given him an unfamiliar girl's name and asked if we knew where her parents lived.
The adrenalin rush ensured that we didn't get back to sleep for ages. I just hope that, whoever she is, the girl is safe and well. And my heart goes out to her parents... that kind of midnight police visit is something we all fear I think!
All of a sudden a car's headlights were lighting up our bedroom, the sound of car doors closing and then torches were being shone around as footsteps clomped across our front verandah and someone knocked sharply on the door. Not what I was expecting at 1.30 am, particularly living in a very small, very quiet rural town! I gave The OH a shove and he went to investigate, stumbling over buckets of toys trying to get to our little used front door.
I was trying to reassure Beanie that everything was okay and at the same time listen to what was going on. I was alarmed to hear a male voice loudly say "It's alright, it's the police. We'll go around the back."
OMG. The police making house calls is never a good thing, especially in the middle of the night. It took about 5 seconds for my brain to run through a number of scenarios. The only people we're listed as next-of-kin or emergency contacts for are the people in our house, safe. The next likely thing was probably some localised emergency.
I grabbed Beanie and went round to the back door to see what was going on. The police had already left. The OH said they had given him an unfamiliar girl's name and asked if we knew where her parents lived.
The adrenalin rush ensured that we didn't get back to sleep for ages. I just hope that, whoever she is, the girl is safe and well. And my heart goes out to her parents... that kind of midnight police visit is something we all fear I think!
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