Thursday, September 4, 2008

talk about a nightmare

last night, we went to visit my cousin in the hospitol (she had her appendix out). Anyway, it was after visiting hours, so we had to sneak in. After succesfully getting in the first key pass doors, we got to the elevator. As we got to the elevators, we pushed the button, then realized we didn't know her new room number. As we got on the phone (directly across from the elevators) the doors must've opened. Unbeknown to Chloe, we weren't getting on. Guess what! She did. And when the doors closed and we were not there...you can only imagine the feeling she had. Well, the blood curdling scream made me turn around and not be able to find her, in a flash, I knew where she was...panicking, I started pushing the down button and yelling back, letting her know I could hear her, and Aaron ran to the steps to get her upstairs. Well, I heard her screaming alllll the way up and down. When it got to my floor I was frantically trying to pry the door open. Aaron came back because he couldn't find any steps. I got it open just a smidge, but only to lock it all down. All the lights were on, no buttons would work. I was in no state to try to calm her down, soooo Aaron got on his knees to get her attention and calm her while I went for help. Hosp. security wasn't in there office, the door to E.R. was key pass only so I couldn't get out there...it felt like eternity. I turned around to run somwhere else imagining that at 9:00 things were slim. There were these 2 guys down the hall, so i yelled to see if they worked there..."no, but what do you need?" He said radiation was right there, go ask them to call security. I got there and told them my daughter was stuck in the elevator by herself. She was real calm, and then asked how old she was. When I said 4, well, that was a different situation..As this was happening, a janitor was walking and stopped. He pushed and slammed the doors together which made them open. Poor Chloe, even Micaiah was edgy about getting on anymore elevators..and I'm sure they'll be that way for a long time...She's been talking about it all day and tearing up...

6 comments:

Amy Fichtner said...

Oh my goodness!!! I would have been so scared. I bet she will NEVER do that again!! I am so glad she is ok.

NO TURNING BACK-the life of a very blonde Baptist said...

poor little Otis...............that is like one of my BIGGEST fears!!!! aaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww I feel so bad for her :*(

NLT said...

Wow! I couldn't imagine! Poor little girl! I guess you guys won't be sneaking into anymore hospitals anytime soon! j/k I'm sure it was traumatic for her, and you guys!

Carri said...

otis..i was wondering without reading your title, who remembers that..or calls her that! Had to be my bestest little very blonde baptist buddy Kelly!!

Shelly said...

Poor Chloe! She must have been really afraid. I bet you were afraid yourself, too! Glad all worked out fine.

Anonymous said...

AWWW. That's awful! When Hope was 3 she locked herself in a bathroom at some office building! Matt had to take the door handle off! She was scared to death! I couldn't imagine her being on an elevator! That would have been awful if she had gotten off of the elevator when it stopped!Probably been wondering around the hospital! Poor girl is gonna be afraid of elevators the rest of her life!