Late at night, a little girl called the police and said that her parents wouldn’t wake up: when the officers arrived, they found something horrifying 

The duty officer was sitting at the station, staring at the screen of an old monitor. The clock on the wall showed ten minutes to three in the morning – the quietest time of the night. Not a single emergency call had come in all night. The officer was already yawning when the phone suddenly rang.

– Police station, this is officer speaking, – he said, picking up the receiver out of habit.

On the other end, a thin, slightly trembling child’s voice was heard:

– Hello…

The officer frowned. The voice belonged to a little girl, no older than seven.

– Hello, sweetie. Why are you calling so late? Where are your parents?

– They… they are in the room, – she replied hesitantly.

– Okay, give me the phone to your mom or dad.

There was a pause.

– No… I can’t, – the girl’s voice grew quieter.

The man’s hands began to shake.

– Alright, then tell me what happened. You know you only call the police for something important.

– It’s important… – the girl sobbed. – Mom and dad are in the room… and they aren’t moving.

The officer’s sleepiness vanished immediately.

– Maybe they’re just sleeping? It’s late at night.

– No. I tried to wake them. Usually Mom always wakes up when I enter the room… but not now.

The officer sensed immediately that something was wrong. His instinct told him: this is serious.

– Are there any other adults in the house? Maybe grandma or grandpa?

– No… only Mom and Dad.

– Okay, give me your address, – he said quickly, already signaling his partner to get the car ready.

The girl dictated the street and house number. Before hanging up, the officer said firmly:

– Listen to me carefully. Stay in your room and wait for us. Don’t go anywhere, okay?

– Okay… – came the quiet reply.

Ten minutes later, the patrol car stopped in front of a small two-story house on the outskirts of the city. The door was opened by the little girl herself.

– They’re there… – she pointed to the bedroom door.

The officers exchanged glances and entered the room, but what they found there shocked everyone  Continued in the first comment 

The bedroom was silent. On the bed lay a man and a woman. Both – motionless, with deathly pale faces.

– My God… – one of the officers exhaled.

They immediately called an ambulance and an investigation team. The experts quickly determined: no signs of violence, no traces of a struggle. But when they checked the air, everything became clear. There was a gas leak in the house. The parents had suffocated in their sleep.

The little girl survived by a miracle – her room was on the second floor, where the heavy gas rose more slowly. Her habit of getting up at night and opening the door also saved her: a little fresh air entered the room.

Nevertheless, the doctors said that the girl had also inhaled dangerous fumes – she was immediately taken to the hospital, where her condition was later stabilized.

If the duty officer hadn’t believed the girl, if he had thought it was childish imagination or a silly joke – she could have shared her parents’ fate.