A four-year-old girl grabbed her purple raincoat , slipped out of her house alone and hopped on a Philadelphia bus in search of a snack . The only problem was , it was 3am . Bus driver , Harlan Jenifer , says the girl swung her legs in a seat as she chanted : 'All I want is a slushie ! ' Authorities say the girl 's family did n't know she had awoken and unlocked the backdoor to start her trek during a downpour early Friday . 'All I want is a slushie ! ' : Little Annabelle decided to go on a little adventure in Philadelphia on Friday morning . All aboard : She woke up , put on her raincoat , unlocked the backdoor and headed out in the rain for the bus stop four blocks away . The only problem was it was 3am , and she was alone . Thanks : As Annabelle hopped on the bus , helped by another passenger , the driver was understandably shocked and asked what she was doing and where her parents were . She said she was going to get a slushi . Independent : The confident Annabelle hopped aboard the bus all by herself at 3am Friday . Comfortable : Dressed up in her raincoat , Annabelle initially took a seat near the front . Wandering : Annabelle wandered around the bus for a while also , as the driver questioned what to do with her . Good times : Annabelle is seen in security footage from the bus swinging her legs and chanting : 'All I want is a slushie ' They found nothing amiss at the house and have no plans to file charges . The bus driver is a father-of-three . He says he was scared for the girl but found her adventure funny . He says he knew she was in good hands . He stopped the bus and called police . They took the girl to a hospital , where she was reunited with her mortified mother , who only realized Annabelle was missing when the hospital called . Her father , Timothy Ridgeway , told 6 ABC that he keeps thinking how differently the situation could have turned out and how lucky his family is . My mind is wanting to go places , it 's hard not to , ' Ridgeway told the network . Mortified : Mom Jaclyn Ridgeway did not know her daughter had left the house until she received a call from the hospital saying they had Annabelle and that she was fine . Worried : Father Timothy Ridgeway says she keeps questioning what might have happened to Annabelle . Ridgeway added : 'Thank God for the bus driver . ' Annabelle 's mother , Jaclyn , was just as grateful , and became emotional during the interview . 'There are no words , ( the bus driver ) saved my daughter 's life , ' she told 6 ABC . ' I 'll be forever grateful . ' The couple say they have reconfigured the locks on all their doors . Safe and sound : Annabelle was reunited with her parents , but never actually got her slushie .
Annabelle left her house in Tacony , Philadelphia , alone at 3am . She walked out the backdoor and four blocks down the street to a bus stop . Got on the bus chanting : ' All I want is a slushie ! ' Comment: There she was reunited with her parents , who did n't know she was missing .