“I Answered an Emergency Call as a Paramedic — The Patient Was My Wife”

mouth opened but no sound came out, as if her voice had simply stopped working.

“I’m fine,” she finally managed, her voice shaking in a way Tristan had never heard before. “This is… we were just…”

Tristan set down his medical bag with careful, deliberate control. His hands didn’t shake. His voice stayed level, professional, the mask he wore for every continue reading …