Couple: A Fictional Narrative
The tears didn’t stop. Since they lived in such a small town, the ride to the hospital was a little over half an hour long, but every time Dan tried to regroup himself, he broke down again. One single thought kept running through his mind: Phil could have saved his life.
Dan wanted to think this through. He wanted to analyze every inch of the situation. But every time he tried, he saw a flashback of the crash or looked over at Phil’s unconi and began sobbing again. No matter how hard he tried, the ride was gone by the time Dan could even begin to think.
Dan walked down the hallways of the crowded hospital beside the paramedics wheeling Phil’s stretcher. They directed Dan to a room before returning to Phil and pushing him down the corridor. …show more content…
“Excuse me?”
“Oh, hey, what?”
“Do you know where I could find Philip Lester?”
Leaning on one elbow, she checked her server. “Yeah, he’s in room 528. Just got out of surgery.”
“Surgery?” He took off down the hallway, checking the time. Noticing his mom would be arriving in about 15 minutes, Dan shot her a text saying where he was. As he walked, he heard constant shrieks of small children writing in pain somewhere in the wing. The whole experience made Dan even more thankful that Phil pushed him out of the way of that bus. Arriving at the room he was told Phil was in, he took a deep breath before pushing the door open.
“Dan?” Dan had to fight back tears at the sight of Phil. His broken leg was adorned with a bright white cast and propped up on a sling. His right hand was also sporting a cast, an IV tube attached to his left forearm. Worst of all, his head was wrapped in bandages and he seemed a bit out of it. Dan couldn’t help but feel like this was all his fault.
“Phil?” Dan walked over to stand beside Phil.
“Oh, Dan... Thank God you’re okay. The last thing I remember was pushing you out of the way of that bus and when I woke up here, I was
Dan wanted to think this through. He wanted to analyze every inch of the situation. But every time he tried, he saw a flashback of the crash or looked over at Phil’s unconi and began sobbing again. No matter how hard he tried, the ride was gone by the time Dan could even begin to think.
Dan walked down the hallways of the crowded hospital beside the paramedics wheeling Phil’s stretcher. They directed Dan to a room before returning to Phil and pushing him down the corridor. …show more content…
“Excuse me?”
“Oh, hey, what?”
“Do you know where I could find Philip Lester?”
Leaning on one elbow, she checked her server. “Yeah, he’s in room 528. Just got out of surgery.”
“Surgery?” He took off down the hallway, checking the time. Noticing his mom would be arriving in about 15 minutes, Dan shot her a text saying where he was. As he walked, he heard constant shrieks of small children writing in pain somewhere in the wing. The whole experience made Dan even more thankful that Phil pushed him out of the way of that bus. Arriving at the room he was told Phil was in, he took a deep breath before pushing the door open.
“Dan?” Dan had to fight back tears at the sight of Phil. His broken leg was adorned with a bright white cast and propped up on a sling. His right hand was also sporting a cast, an IV tube attached to his left forearm. Worst of all, his head was wrapped in bandages and he seemed a bit out of it. Dan couldn’t help but feel like this was all his fault.
“Phil?” Dan walked over to stand beside Phil.
“Oh, Dan... Thank God you’re okay. The last thing I remember was pushing you out of the way of that bus and when I woke up here, I was