Mike Boudet

Windows stay open in most homes, and the people inside are asleep.

The fans humming in the background.

But on this street, as June 21st turns to the 22nd, something bad is happening.

The call almost sounded like a hoax.

The child calling in was so calm and said she lived on Chicken Saw Avenue.

But this was no joke.

She was trying her hardest to stay alert and get the street names right.

In this part of Cleveland, the streets seem to have Native American names.

Note to parents, make sure that your kids know where they live and how to pronounce the street names.

That's a small safety tip that rivals all of the canned goods and toilet paper you hoard in your Cape Cod summer home.

Yeah, I know my audience.

The dispatch operator told the EMS responder she had a 10-year-old who had a knife wound.

It was hard to tell if his response was disbelief or mere frustration.

Sadly, it's probably not the first time a kid called in about being stabbed.

By this time, the polite little girl who was stabbed and trying not to pass out was getting frustrated.

You can hear her in the background desperately pleading for help.

She was probably wondering when the questions would stop and an ambulance would arrive.

The victims were two 10-year-old cousins who managed to escape outside.

They were making their way to a neighbor's house, but all the time struggling just to stay alive.

Thank God, some kind people in the next street over were still up and looking out their window when they heard crying.