A Mothers Worst Nightmare

A Mothers Worst Nightmare

On a very cold March day my son Garrett and my daughter Jordan were playing ball in our backyard when Garrett’s ball went into the neighbor’s yard. Garrett proceeded to go into their yard to get the ball not realizing how long their dog’s chain was. The dog lunged forward and grabbed Garrett by the back of his jacket and pulled him in and then proceeded to viciously attack him.

This colossal fury wolf like dog began to assail my feeble little boy. While running out to save my motionless child, screams from a distance, “Help”, “Help My Brother” stood my panic-stricken daughter. Running as fast as possible, which seemed to be a never ending road? Screaming the whole way “No”, “No”. “God Help”, Someone Help Me”. Nobody came to my calling. From a far the vicious dog continued to growl and howl.

Upon reaching my frail diminutive boy, there was vast amounts of blood every where. Snow covering the ground making it looks as though someone just slaughtered something. This colossal fury wolf like dog stood proud starring at me hovering over my son. Screaming to my son Garrett you need to run. With blood bucketing out, his reply, “He Won’t Let Me”. Again! Garrett you need to run. He looked as though he was in another world. He jumped up and began to run. This beast lunged forward trying to grab him again but thank god his chain was to short. Garrett ran all the way into the house. Following this trail of blood to my door, me and my daughter ran inside and shut the door.

Grasping for air, Garrett sat on a little bench in the hall way. I grabbed the phone and dialed 911. Screaming in a frantic voice my son, my son he was attacked by a dog and there is a lot of blood. Crying out for help, the operators replied calm down Mrs. Coleman and tell me what happened? My son was attacked by our neighbor’s dog. Mrs. Coleman I’m sending an ambulance and police, they should be there any minute. I want you to stay on the phone with me until they arrive. Please let me call my husband? “I will do that for you” the operator replied. Within 5 minutes the police arrived to help me with Garrett. The officer said let’s take a look. The officer removed the towel from his face and said “We need to get him to the hospital”.

The ambulance finally showed up and began to check Garrett from head to toe. They removed his saturated bloody winter coat to find out that he had bit him on his back, neck and tore his ear lobe off. My son’s