Terrifying 911 Call
"911. "What's your emergency?" I said as I answered the phone. "There's a bat in my house." A loud scream came over the speaker. "Send someone to come and get it." "Alright ma'am, I will send animal control over as soon as possible." The caller thanked me and said she would be waiting outside. I pressed the button to dispatch the nearest unit. I sat in my cubicle, doodling with my ballpoint pen on a piece of blank white paper. Being a dispatcher isn't always easy. Especially in the middle of now