The Ambulance Ride The moment the ambulance doors slammed shut, Emma finally allowed herself to look at the blood. There wasn't much.
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Chapter 2
Chapter 2: The Truth Beneath the Silence
The ambulance doors slammed shut behind Noah, sealing out the chaos of my parents' house and replacing it with the sharp scent of antiseptic and fear.
I sat beside my son on the stretcher, gripping his small hand as paramedics worked around him.
"Stay with me, buddy," I whispered.
Noah's face was pale now. Every breath seemed to cost him something.
Across from us, one of the paramedics watched the monitor attached to Noah's chest.
"Possible fractured ribs," he said quietly to his partner. "Maybe more."
The words hit me like ice water.
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Fractured ribs.
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