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Edward
hiked throughout the night. He helped a few people along the way, providing
medical care when he could, but his destination was still Harborview Medical
Center. He was getting closer. He saw signs for it, but the hospital itself was
missing from the skyline. The damage was overwhelming. Buildings were in ruins.
He could only imagine the people trapped in them. He wanted to help, but he was
being selfish. After pushing his needs to the side for four years, he was done
waiting.
“Guys,
be careful,” he heard. He looked over, seeing a familiar face. “We don’t want
to cause a cave-in!” He walked, stumbling over rubble and saw Emmett and
Jasper, working with their team.
“Emmett,”
Edward called.
“Masen!”
he barked, hopping down and hugging his friend. “Dude, what happened to you.
Your head is all bruised.”
“During
the initial quake, I had a bowl fall on my head. I’m okay,” Edward said, waving
his head. “I’m going to Harborview.”
“It’s
gone, Ed,” Jasper frowned.
“Bella’s
there,” Edward said. “I got her text, but I was unconscious. I couldn’t reply.”
“I
texted her, telling her to stay where she was at, but I didn’t hear back from
her,” Emmett said.
“And
what about the patients?” Edward asked. “I’m assuming that they tried to
evacuate them. I’ve got to try.”
“Harborview
is our home base, Edward,” Jasper said. “While it’s gone, they set up an
emergency room in the street. Everyone’s on call and they’re working.”
“Well,
I’m going to get her,” Edward choked out. “Do … do you have a radio? A spare
coat?”
Emmett
narrowed his eyes, nodding and leading Edward to the nearby fire truck. He
handed Edward a radio and a spare firefighter’s coat. He slipped it on. “We’re
going with you. Can you wait five minutes while I tell my lieutenant that we’re
going to work on the Harborview evac?”
“Yeah,”
Edward said, taking a slug from his water bottle. He watched as Emmett spoke to
his boss, but he nodded, jerking his finger over his shoulder. Emmett walked
toward them. “Well?”
“We’re
good to go. The hospital is higher priority than where we’re at,” Emmett
replied. He picked up a bright red first-aid bag and some tools. “Ready, Jas?”
“Let’s
go,” he nodded.
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