hammer inside my skull. I tried to move, but a groan was the only thing that escaped my lips. I was at the botto

pushed me down the stairs and then left me bleeding on

I managed to pull it out, the screen cracked, and with trembling hands, I dialed 911.

I rasped. "I've fallen...

oaded me onto a stretcher, one of the paramedics, a kind-faced woman, looked at m

n my chest. Maybe when she heard it was serious, she wou

e tinny sound of the phone ringing. Then, a

s?" Liam's voice w

d, Ethan Miller. He's had a serious fall. We need his

just drunk and looking for attention. Don't worry about it. Ol

is not a joke. He has a severe leg injury an

ely. "But she's not going anywhere. She kn

A few minutes later, my phone rang. It was Olivia

alled an ambulance? Are you trying to ruin my night completely? Liam's an

choked out, the pain in my leg a roaring fir

napped. "I have to go. Liam needs me to get him some

d was heavier than a tombstone. The hope in

'm very sorry. Your tibia is fractured in two places. It's a severe break. You'll need

o, on our first anniversary. We were hiking. Olivia had slipped near a cliff edge. Without a

had cried, held my good hand, and told me I was

e bottom of the stairs? The realization hit me with the force of a physical blow. This wasn't new.