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A/N: Dan has his heart attack!!!
A bright sun peaked over the mountains, washing the world with its beauty. Shining light on every dark corner, making some believe that a new day can mean anything is possible.
Dan watched as the pale light grew brighter. He looked down at Karen and for the first time in many years, he felt a sense of peace wash over him. Embracing the calmness, he relaxed his tense muscles.
Last night, he'd relived their entire high school relationship and had been able to see what kind of man he'd been back then, before basketball had corrupted him and made him the hateful person he was now. I want to go back and be the person I was then…………..but I think too much time has passed.
Karen stirred in his arms, jarring his line of thought. Her big brown eyes opened. Her hand fluttered against Dan's chest, as she awoke more, she tore her hand away as if she'd been burned.
Dan felt something sharp pierce his frozen heart, a flicker of warmth extinguished some of the bitterness binding his heart. Looking down at Karen, he wished he was still young with the possibility of their love framing their future. Instead of being middle-aged and only now realizing that she had been right in front of him for seventeen years and he'd denied himself.
Bitterness raged inside of him. Slowly, Karen got up out of his arms and went into the bathroom to brush her teeth.
Dan sat up on the bed, a tightness formed in his chest, causing him to clutch his chest and fall to the ground. As the tightness intensified, he gasped softly, unable to make a sound. The pain was excruciating. His arm went numb, his head swam dizzily.
The bathroom door opened, Karen stepped out. She ran over to Dan, when she saw him lying on the floor clutching his chest, his face pale.
She ran to the phone and dialed 911.
"I need an ambulance, a man is having a heart attack." She dropped the phone and ran over to Dan. She ripped the blanket off the bed, wrapping it around him.
A couple minutes later
Sirens blared and flashed as the ambulance raced down the street. Karen raced down the stairs to unlock the door and direct them upstairs.
As the paramedics propped Dan up on the gurney, she clasped his hand. "I'll be right behind you.""Promise?" Dan wheezed, still half out of it.
"I promise." Karen said. Dan was whisked down the stairs. Karen grabbed her purse and ran down the stairs.
A clock rang seven times in the silence as the sirens raced away to the hospital.
An empty house stood alone in the brightening dawn waiting..........
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