Helicopter: A Short Story

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“ A child got hit by a car, and it looks like Eric!” As Debbie drove toward the accident, she kept hoping her neighbor’s phone call was not reality. Debbie followed a fire truck and an ambulance that were heading the same direction. The more she drove, the more afraid she became. She began to fill up with fear, sensing the accident was very bad. She then saw that Eric’s moped was in a lot of pieces. Then she saw the paramedics working on his body. She didn't know what to do. When her husband David arrived, they both watched the paramedics try to keep Eric alive. They loaded Eric in the back of the ambulance because they couldn't get a Life flight Helicopter. Debbie rode in the ambulance and David drove close behind. Debbi looked at Eric,

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