“if only you could see”

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Is this the end? Was all her life amounting up to this one fateful moment? Head on the ground, the sideways view of the world about her was only blurred by the blood that ran down her forehead. She felt weak but at least the ground was warm. Traffic continued slowly around her and she took a slow, deep breath. Her head was ringing, but maybe it was the sirens she heard in the distance. Time suddenly stopped around her as a small crowd gathered about her. "Is she alive?" "Someone call an ambulance!" "Hey! Can you hear us? Can you sit up?" There he was. Tall. Slender. Dark brown eyes. He waved a hand in her face but she continued to stare at a point beyond everything. It felt like every sound was distorted, as if listening from below the water's surface. His hand waved again and she blinked. She turned her gaze at him and she felt dizzy as he pulled her up in a sitting position. "What's your name?" She heard him ask. Suddenly she realized just how many people were crowded around her. There was a dull pain but mostly she felt numb. "What..." she said softly. "You were hit by a car crossing the street. They didn't stop. I saw everything over there." He pointed in some direction but she couldn't follow him. She continued to stare at his face with a dull expression. "The ambulance should be here soon." He said, sitting now on the ground next to her, supporting her weight. She lifted a hand to her face and ran her fingers across her forehead. It felt sticky and warm. This was her life leaving her. It didn't matter that she felt like it might be too soon. The sound of the ambulance jarred her from her trance. Soon two more were added to the crowd and they pleaded to give them space. They moved quickly and spoke too fast for her to understand. One moment she was sitting, the next she found herself lifted onto a gurney, being strapped in securely as they worked swiftly about her. She felt the world was spinning but there was one thing she wanted. She scanned the crowd and he was standing off to the side. She stretched out her hand in his direction. He took a step towards her but an EMT held him back. "Please.." she said, and both the EMT and the guy turned to look at her. "Don't leave me." "Can I ride with you to the hospital?" The medic seemed doubtful but shrugged and told the man he could but had to sit in the front. The man smiled then looked at the girl, who now seemed so small laid out on the stretcher. "I promise I won't." He smiled warmly. She nodded and took one last look at his deep brown eyes and then closed her own. Shared from Google Keep