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Sweat streaming down his face, Jake sprung up in
the bed as if something had bitten his back. Slowly and miserably, he
trudged into the shower and let the water fall down his body. Getting
ready for work was so hard to do that morning. The day after Abby's
death. He eventually made it to the El and managed to hide his tears
once he got in range of the hospital. He then hurried because he
noticed his watch already read 7:31. At the door, he hesitated to
enter. He didn't want to see the hospital when he knew Abby would
never step foot in there again. All he could think about was her
letter. "If you find this in time… you guys know how to treat
this. So, I guess, I'm putting you to the test." He tried
ignoring every noise around. It could only remind him of Abby. But he
couldn't ignore it all; in the back of his head he heard Sam's
voice.
"Head on collision on the El… don't know how! 83
vics! 22 DOA. 34 went to Mercy. 27 are here… 19 critical 8 severely
injured."
It sounded all too familiar. Was this really
happening again? Or was it deja-vous? But it did really happen! He
saw her die! He read her letter! Thinking about it, Jake could no
longer remember what the page said. 27 gurneys then wooshed by him
catching him off guard. He wheeled around and words could not
describe his shock.