The Wolf Took Me

bel

e with an addict sister. That’s just prolonging the inevitable. They say it’s a long road to sobriety and you should never believe in

Rosa pats my arms and smiles at me. “It takes one

say that now when we’re f

tanding with a clipboard. She’s ever idealistic despite having worked here for a d

ll man the

e’s a big boy there and it took a while to sedate him”

e to the city and often become the first ones the ambulances can get to since we’re also the clos

ot here as a fresh graduate. She is still confused why I’m here, there were far better opportun

rs are just downtown and there are places she crashes there, since there is no guarantee she’ll stay at

e same grumpy look with a clipboard on her arm and the small walkie-

did the opposite instead. “Su

s. He’s sedated now, so instead of staring at your phone you should do your job instead

my breath, I take the clipboard a

ht, weight, and the medications they given him to put him to sleep. I take the file with me to the ex

r a small desk. That slows me down. Nurse Ethan is the largest nurse with us filled with hard muscles. He’s a tool, but he does his jo

smirks. “You mis

ept a placating exp

animal. He was able to carry me over

my brows

me on the wall. Took the three other EMTs to finally get hi

anks for t

is eye doesn’t sit well with me. it’s a hobby

d sure enough there is a mess left from the after

someone sees this and closes this, but this is also the hospital that is running in fumes and hires those who they can hire. A hospital that my sister would surely choose than

the laundry just outside the room. The counters that were filled with the basics in cleaning wound

that might look like a body did flew to it. I look at Nurse Ethan w

but somehow, he made it look small with his large frame. He isn’t overweight but he’s tall and

or the fact that this isn’t human made, but I couldn’t blame them for the latter. We’re in a s

away, I have no time to think about that. I need to clean his wounds instead. I cut

as fast as I can an

says out of nowhere, “Hey, not a ghost.” He s

rotest when he d

aying under my breath for him to not wake up. My breath hitches as I study his face. It

roken and wasn’t set right on the bridge. It didn’t occur to me to assess patients attrac

ehind me. “Scared and

before I face Nurse Ethan again

e a date wit

wl. “No, I’m here to cle

swelling compared to the othe

ng on closing his wounds with my sutures and cleaning them as I go through it. taki

for more to make sure, but I can’t really turn him over with just me. There wasn’t any bl

n could ha

and dirty bandages to the counter and fish it out of my pocket. There

ok at the te

ving w/

look

e US

ouldn’t breathe. My mind blank even though I’m digesting the mes

I say. “I have to

es cracking and movement from behind me. my heart

enough to scare me as the sight of the muscles

gruff low voic

chaos