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Girl, 4, leaves home at 3 a.m. to get a Slushie
- Published_at:2015-03-28
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:TVReport200
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- description: PHILADELPHIA (WPVI/CNN) - A 4-year-old Pennsylvania girl hopped a bus in the middle of the night to get a frozen treat. Thanks to strangers, she's back home safe. "My mind's wanting to go places... What if, what if, what if?" father Timothy Ridgeway said. "Yeah, you'll drive yourself crazy like that, with all the what-ifs,” mother Jaclyn Mager said. The two very grateful parents are coming to grips with their 4-year-old daughter's overnight adventure. At 2:58 a.m., driver Harlan Jenifer was behind the wheel of SEPTA's 56 bus. A man told him there was a little girl out alone. Moments later, in a purple coat and snow boots, in pops a 38-inch tall strawberry blonde. “I was like, ‘Whoa, you've got to be kidding me! Not this time of night. 3 a.m. A little girl?' She's a small little thing. Kind of just shocked me." As Jenifer called the authorities, passengers comforted the tiny visitor, who at this point sort of shrugs and tells them what her mission was at 3 a.m. "She had her mind set, because I knew what she wanted. ‘All I want is a Slushie.' That's all she said,” Jenifer said. Police arrived, but not before the youngest rider checked out the bus. Within an hour, Annabelle - that's her name - was home safe and sound with her shocked mom and dad. Today, they say they reconfigured their home's locks. As for Slushies, mom says they are a favorite for sweet, loving and obviously independent Annabelle. “Mommy, will you take me… and buy a Slushie? “I will take you to… and buy a Slushie, but listen… Promise me next time you'll wait for me, okay?” Mager said. Mager said this will be Annabelle's first and last such solo travel. She repeatedly thanked all those who helped bring her home safely. “There's no words. He saved my daughter's life. I'll be forever grateful,” Mager said.
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