Trapped by Forest Evergreen (best books to read fiction .txt) 📕

sending an ambulance right away. But until they get there I’m going to stay on the phone with you.”
“Ok.”
“What’s your name?”
“Andrew.”
“Alright Andrew is your friend breathing?”
“No, I don’t think so.”
“Alright they’re going to be there any minute. What’s your friends name?”
“Violet Boatright.”
The door downstairs was kicked open and paramedics rushed in.
“Oh my God. Ok, we have to get her there quickly.”
“Is she breathing.”
“I don’t know.”
“Alright, we’re going to need to get her down to the ambulance immediately.”
“I’m not leaving her!”
“Don’t worry she’ll be fine.”
“I don’t think you heard me. I’m not leaving her!”
“Alright kid come on then.”
Still in his arms he picked me up and carried me down the stairs and laid me on the stretcher as they rushed me inside the ambulance.
“Quick, hop in kid.”
He jumped inside the back with me and sat down with my hand in his.
“We’re not to far from the hospital so this is gonna be a short ride but we need to get her breathing.”
As the EMT tried to get me breathing but there wasn’t enough time, we were already at the hospital.
“Alright let’s get her to emergency care.”
“Kid you’re going to have to wait outside.”
“She needs me.”
“Look, I don’t know what happened but I do know that you want her to be alright and for her sake you’re going to have to wait.”
Reluctantly he turned around and sat down along a row of chairs. A couple of chairs over was more of a middle aged man.
“They told you to wait to?” Andrew said to the guy.
“Ya.”
“Who are you waiting for?”
“My wife...”
“I’m sorry, what happened?”
“She’s a home nurse and was just getting in her car leaving a patients house...apparently there was a drive by on that street and she got caught in the fire.”
“Wow...I’m sorry.”
“I just hope she’s alright.”
“Me too.”
“What about you?”
“My friend got beat up and she’s not breathing. I don’t even know what happened.”
“It seems like you care about her more than that.”
“She’s just really special to me.”
“Well, it’s a good thing you found her when you did. These people know what they’re doing, even though it is treacherous...I’m sure she’ll be alright.”
“I’m hoping to God she will.”
They both waited there for a while till the man was told by a nurse he could see his wife. Andrew smiled at him and waved a goodbye. After a few hours of pacing the floor and fighting to stay awake he fell asleep in a chair.
“Sir?” A nurse said shaking his shoulder.
“Oh, yes?”
“The girl you brought in, you can see her now.”
“Is she alright?”
“She’s doing better we stopped the internal bleeding, but she’s still unconscious with a few critical injuries.”
Walking into my hospital room he drew his attention to my face. Still bruised but not bleeding out the mouth anymore, he pulled up a chair right next to me and took my hand in his resting his head on them. After a few hours he woke up from a horrible dream and then looked up at my pale sweating face. I’ll never leave you alone again...ever.

He got up and kissed my forehead then sat back down and watched me sleep with a sling and a cast on my left arm and fading hand markings on my neck.
I think I love you...

Awake and Alive

I don’t even remember what time it was but I just remember waking up in a pitch black room, in a hospital bed and someone next to me.
“Where am I?” I said almost on the verge of panic.
“You’re finally awake.”
“Who are you?”
“Andrew?”
“Andrew...why am I in a hospital?”
“You were beat up pretty bad...”
Then everything came back to me like a baseball bat hitting me in the side of the head.
“How am I even alive?”
“I don’t know I’m glad that you are though.”
“I’m not...”
“Why?”
“Did you forget about what I have to live with till I die?”
“I refuse to believe you can’t defeat it.”
“You have more faith in me than I do.”
“Because I believe you can defeat it.”
“If you say so.”
“I do.”
“Wish I could get out of here.” I said struggling to get up but then stopped with a wince of pain.
“Take it easy. You’re not all better yet.”
“How long have I been out?”
“6 days, 14 hours, and 22 minutes.”
“Wow...that’s precise.”
“I’m the one that found you so ya, I would know.”
“I’m sorry for making you all ...on edge.”
“Hey, at least I found you when I did.”
“True...”
“Honestly when I finally did find you ...I thought you were dead.”
“I..I don’t know what to say.”
“Can’t say it didn’t freak me out a little...”
“And you’ve been by my side ever since?”
“Ya, you could say that.”
“I’m sorry for what I’ve put you through..”
“Don’t worry about it, believe me I wouldn’t be here unless I really wanted to. So, I’m still here.”
“Thank you.”
“No prob.”
“Guess I have a broken arm...”
“Hey that’s not that bad you’ll be all healed up in no time. And I’m gonna help you.”
“Really?”
“Uhuh.”
“I don’t know, that’s a pretty big commitment.”
“Ya, that’s true...How about I make it up to you?”
“Wait what? ...Make it up to me?”
“Well you know I shouldn’t have left you alone.”
“Ya, I guess. Don’t blame yourself though... please.”

“I don’t but anyways, back to making it up to you.”
“Ok, continue.”
“Would you like to go to the dance with me?”

“Are you being serious?”
“Do I have to get down on one knee to make it official?
“Ok, you’re serious... Hm yes.”
“Yes, I have to get down on one knee? Or yes, you’ll go with me?”
“...Both.” I said almost laughing, so he got down on his knee.
“Violet Boatright will you go to the dance with me?”
“(laughs)This isn’t getting married. But yes, I’ll go with you.”
“I almost thought you’d say no.”
“Really? How could I?”
“I know, I’m quite a dashing man.”
I started to laugh but it made my insides stab with pain.
“Ouch.”
“Take it easy, we want you to get better, not worse.”
“Ya...”
“You should get some more rest.”
“That might be good.”

“No might, it will be. Sleep.” So with that I closed my eyes and slowly drifted off as Andrew did his best to watch me as I slept but he drifted off too.

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