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?”

eyes moving beneath his eyelids, though he

of contacting his friends and family after he was sent to

His parents were long dead as well. I knew nothing about him beyond this. I didn’t know his relatives or

just like

him in

day, Marcus was finally

chicken soup for

against the bed as I fed him. He teased, “You look just

compared to you asking

damage to the driver upon impact. Yet Marcus didn’t think

if

the soup quickly. He leaned against the headboard and closed his

croaked, “Thank god you’re

circumstances, I’m sure you’ll forgive me for anything I’m

held back my tears as

on his face disappeared. Somberly, he stated, “We

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