Not My Reality

That single horizontal line and the urgent alarm it carried were akin to all of his greatest nightmares combined into one, draining the life out of his body. No… It was not real. Tell him that this was not real. How could Lu Yizhou possibly be—

He did not even know how he managed to survive the next few minutes. Amidst the buzz of the car machine that was floored to the maximum, there was only Dr. Xiao's harsh breathing as she fumbled to cut open Lu Yizhou's clothing and prepared the defibrillator to rouse Lu Yizhou's still heart.

"It's okay…" she murmured again and again. It was unknown whether she was saying it more to Zeke or herself. "It's okay, everything will be fine."