[Foiled Kiddnapping Story]
This was written a little while ago, (cause if you haven't noticed, i've been migrating my posts from Facebook over here to my blog)
First off... let me state that I have a serious Testimony for Spiritual Promptings, and that you always need to be listening. Cause I almost didn't.
Ok.
So. Yesterday for lunch, I was slightly lazy, and didn't want to go back to work on time.. (bad, yes, i know) And i went to my house in Orem to play the piano. After hanging out there for a little while, I made my way back to work.
So.. 800E. If you head north on it, it curves around the technology buildings and turns into 1600N. ( see picture below )
As i came around this corner, I noticed a little girl. (The blue dot). ( Actually, looking at the picture, the blue dot was closer to the red dot... but i'm to lazy to change it. )
The girl was... hmmm.. probably 5, maybe 6. My first thought was, "Wow, that's kind of odd that someone that young is sitting there" Literally, she was sitting on the edge of the curve, her feet on the street, hugging her legs, just sitting there. And this was a busy street. I thought to myself..." She's probably waiting for her mom, or maybe she's lost.... " and me, attempting to get back to work in time, went with the first option and continued onto work. A little ways down the road... I was hit with a feeling of pure dread. I was so frightened for this little girl, and i had no clue why. I had what i can't describe other than a feeling, that was like.. "Get your butt back there and talk to the girl." Literally my heart was pounding, and I was shaking.. for no reason whatsoever. After calming down a bit, i couldn't figure out why I had overreacted, and continued on my way to work.
After crossing 400E, I realized, that yes, there WAS no reason that I had overreacted, which is why it was important that I listen to it. You just don't have feelings like that for no reason. You might worry about the kid, but you aren't going to have that kind of feeling for no reason. So.. I pulled a U-turn and made my way back up to the merging point of 1600 and 800 and pulled another U turn and pulled up next to the girl. I kept my distance, so as not to frighten her, and asked her if she was lost.
Me: Are you lost?
Little Girl: mmmm .. no.. I'm ok
Me: Do you want to use a phone?
Little girl: Sure!
I handed my cell phone over to her, and she attempted 3 times to call her mom. ( apparently my phone has problems :S) As the phone was ringing for her mom's cell phone, she suddenly hung up and was like.. she's here. I looked in my rearview, and saw a white car pulling up, with her mom in it. She did not look happy with me. I got out of my car and held up my hands, and my cell phone as if to say, "I'm not trying to take your daughter, i was letting her use my phone." Her mom continued to glare at me, and i slowly got back into my car and drove off.
That was the weirdest thing. I couldn't figure out why I was sent back to that area, and wondered again, if i had completely over reacted like i originally thought i did. Then i remembered something that i wasn't paying any attention to because i was focused on getting next to the little girl. There was a man, in a car near by, in the strangest place to be. (The red dot) Its where the streets merge, and his car was off. He was just.. sitting there. He was there as i came up around the corner, and he was definitely there when i pulled my u-turn right in front of him. (He even gave me a weird look when i did it, and i remember thinking, Its utah, people make u turns all the time, stop looking at me like that) As i pulled up next to the girl, He had turned on his car, and drove away.
Feeling a strange confirmation, I was driving away feeling a little panicked about what possibly could have happened had i not turned around. I got back to work, and thought about this mom, and how frightened she must have been when she got there to see a car next to her daughter. I remembered that the girl had called her mom, using my phone.
So i dialed up the number, and left a message.
"Hi, my name is Laura Wilkinson, and i'm the person who pulled up to your daughter 20 minutes ago. I thought i'd call and explain what happened. I drove past her, and felt like i needed to go back, and so i did. I offered to let her use my cell phone. A little ways away however, there was a man in a car, who seemed to be watching your daughter. He drove away when i pulled up. I just thought i'd let you know that your daughter was safe, i wasn't going to touch her..."
I recieved a text message about 10 minutes later that said:
"Thank you so very much! I'm very grateful to you for stopping cuz i was still at her school clear down the road, when i suddenly got the feeling i need to get to her. Thank you for keeping her safe"
Apparently, her mom had felt the same feeling that i had. But wasn't in the vicinity to do anything. I can see why she was upset that i was nearby when she first pulled up. She was terrified for her daughter and when she got there, her fears were confirmed when she saw a car next to her daughter.
After talking to my mom about the incident, she thought i should call and report what i could remember of the man to the police. So I did, and there's now a car patrolling the area.
^__^
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