Harden nearly died today. I know because I was there. I saw her slumped on her kitchen floor looking white as an egg. I wasn’t there from the beginning, though. Only from the time my little brother, Parker, went missing. THE BEGINNING It seems Parker wanted to drive somewhere on his new trike. He’s only allowed to go one house up each way. And only if he tells someone where he’s going. He obeyed the first rule. (Mrs. Harden lives next door.) But he forgot the second rule. He told no one. He drove to Mrs. Harden’s. He parked in her driveway. He knocked at her back door. She invited him in for a cookie. That’s how it started. THE SPELL Before Mrs. Harden could reach the cookie jar, she had what grown-ups call “a spell.” Parker saw her collapse. He remembered his safety lessons. He climbed on a chair. He reached for the phone. He dialed 911. This is where I come in. I find him shouting to the dispatcher: “Emergency! Emergency!” HELP IS ON THE WAY I’m here because Mrs. Harden and I are supposed to paint posters for her women’s club bake sale.
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