Emergency

He rushed over to her immediately, his heart pounding harder than it had ever pounded in his life.

He lifted her head up and checked for a pulse, calling her name over and over as though that was going to make her get up, laugh, and tell him that it was all a prank.

He did find a pulse, although it was a very faint one, and when he found it, he sagged with relief, reached for his phone, and called