Blood was streaming down Marcus’ face, his gaze unfocused. He opened his mouth to say something, but no words came out. He blinked as if he recognized me, and then he fainted.

I pulled out my phone and called the ambulance. “911? Someone’s been involved in an accident. Here’s the address.”

Luckily, we weren’t too far from the city. An ambulance arrived within ten minutes.

I paced outside the operating theater after Marcus had been wheeled in.

Two hours later, the light above the operating theater switched off. The surgeon pushed open the door.

I ran to him in a hurry. “Doctor, is he ok?”

“The airbag protected him. He only suffered external injuries. We’ve sewed him up, but he needs to remain in the hospital for observation.”

Relieved, I thanked the doctor.

Marcus was wheeled out by the nurse shortly after. He looked half-asleep as the anesthetic hadn’t worn off.

I approached the gurney and called to him softly. “Marcus?”

his eyes moving beneath his eyelids, though he

of contacting his friends and family after he was sent to the

child. His parents were long dead as well. I knew nothing about him

just like me, another

with him in

next day, Marcus was

some chicken soup for

against the bed as I fed him. He teased, “You look just like one of those model

my eyes. “Please, this is nothing compared to you asking me to save

delay would’ve greatly increased the speed of the vehicle, causing more damage to the driver upon impact. Yet Marcus didn’t think twice about waiting for me to jump out of the car before he

if I said

He leaned against the headboard and closed his eyes,

me. I croaked, “Thank god you’re alive. Or I’ll

lightly. After some thought, he said, “Under these circumstances, I’m sure you’ll forgive me for

back my tears as I

his face disappeared. Somberly, he stated, “We

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