“9-1-1, can I help you?”
“Help me! There’s a–
“Where are you calling from?”
“–woman who’s– What?”
“Where are you calling from, please?”
“Uh, Christ, I don’t know, I’m in Rockwell Park, by the… by the bridge, I guess? Look, there’s this woman who’s been following me, I’m really kind of–”
“Are you on the bridge, or near the bridge?”
“–scared that she, oh, uh, I’m under the bridge?”
“You’re under the bridge, sir?”
“Yes! I don’t know where she is now, I ran through this shadowy area and she just–”
“On the north side or south side of the bridge, sir?”
“I don’t know!”
“I need to know where to send emergency response, sir.”
“Right, right, right, um… South side? NORTH! North side, as you come through the–”
“An officer is on the way, sir. May I get your name?”
“Yeah, yeah, right, it’s [redacted]. God, hurry!”
“Thank you, Mr. [redacted]. Now, please tell me what’s going on.”
“What? I told you, I was jogging and this woman–”
“Was the woman white, black, or Hispanic, sir?”
“White! Like, really, really white. Oh, God. And she–”
“And where is she now?”
“I don’t know! She was behind me, and once I thought I saw her ahead of me, and, and, I kept seeing her while I was running, and her hands were like–”
“Do you need medical assistance, sir?”
“No! I mean, I don’t think, I mean, I… AAAAAAGGGHHHH!”
[sound of scuffling]
[muffled voice]
“Sir? Sir?”
[long pause]
“Hello?”
“Sir? Is everything all right?”
“Oh yes. Everything is wonderful.”
“The officer is nearly on the scene. He’ll be looking for you.”
“Excellent. We’ll wait right here for him. Thank you.”