No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

We were rescued.

The driver who picked me up to visit Jefferson at the detention facility was among those who saved us. I knew he was one of Ernest's guys.

The car was a wreck; it took breaking it apart to pull Conrad and the driver out. And they even found our phones.

"Hey, this one's still on a call," he handed me the phone.

But it wasn't mine; it was Conrad's. I had used it to call Ernest earlier. Could it be he never hung up?

Taking the phone in a daze, I looked down just as the call ended-67 minutes and 12 seconds.

Ernest had been on the line the whole time. Did he hear everything Conrad and I said?

Not that Conrad and I said much of anything worth eavesdropping on.

Before I could ponder any further, I was whisked away in an ambulance to the hospital for a barrage of tests.

I got off with minor scrapes, but Conrad and the driver were in bad shape-Conrad with hemorrhagic shock, the driver concussed and unconscious.

Out of the three of us, I was the least injured.

had shielded me with his body

or next of kin for Conrad Wagner here?"

Wagner family around. I had to

to make matters worse, he has a rare RhD negative blood type. Our hospital doesn't have any in stock, which puts the patient in critical condition. If we can't transfuse him soon, might... Please, prepare yourself for

shock, both at the doctor's grim prognosis and

blood type? Does anyone else in your family have this blood

hard, unable to

My parents' words echoed in my ears, "Licia, promise us you'll be careful. Don't get hurt, don't

was RhD negative-rarer than the so-called 'panda blood with fewer than 50 known case's worldwide. It

I ever needed a transfusion, finding a match

always taken my parents' advice to heart, despite

his blood type was AB," I interjected,

doctor's expression darkened. "We've conducted blood

how could

had lied, perhaps under similar

in a world so

in critical condition due to

loss. If you know