Life and Death

The phone rang for a long time before Williams picked up. My voice trembled as I spoke to him, "Williams... where are you? Check for me... Joy had an accident... a car accident on the airport highway..."

"Grace, don't worry. I started looking into it as soon as I got the news!" Williams, perhaps sensing my frantic state, tried to comfort me, "Where are you?"

"I'm at the hospital!" I took a deep breath, "Please, tell me the results as soon as you have them."

"Absolutely! Stay safe. Do you want me to send Luna to the hospital to be with you?" he asked, likely sensing my distress.

"I'm fine!" I quickly said, and then asked, "Do you know how badly he's injured?"

Williams was silent for a moment before saying, "According to eyewitnesses, it's... very serious."

The world seemed to darken around me. If they said it was serious, it must be grave.

"How... how serious?" I asked, my voice trembling.