She Was Dead

I watched as blood started to bubble out of the hole in the paramedic's neck as she struggled to take in oxygen. She turned her head to look at me, a desperate plea for help in her eyes, but there was nothing I could do. 

She was dead; she just didn't know it yet. 

I reached for one of the tranks I had in the pocket of my hazmat suit, ready to stick it into the boy, but all of a sudden, the entire ER department was plunged into darkness.

And that was when shit really hit the fan. 

Screams rose all around me, both patients and staff, as I could hear people fighting each other in the darkness. 

"The generator will kick in in a few seconds. Everyone remain where you are!" I shouted, just as I was grabbed from behind and spun around.