Chapter 343 Emergency

A nurse came running with a stretcher, her shoes squeaking on the floor inside the entrance. "Emergency! Bring him here!" she called to another doctor who appeared from behind the triage desk.

Together, Ruby and Julian lifted Milo onto the stretcher. Milo's hand slipped from Julian's wrist, falling limply to his side. The sight nearly made Ruby's chest cave in. She quickly tucked Milo's arm back against his chest, brushing his forehead once more before the nurse wheeled him through the glass doors toward the emergency room.

Ruby could feel the tense cold of the hospital hallway seeping into her bones. The sound of the stretcher's wheels echoed in her ears—every turn of it felt like a countdown, a race she couldn't help Milo run on his own.

He'll be okay, she told herself over and over. He has to be okay.