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Josh
“The ER is only four blocks away. It’ll be faster if we walk.”
Serge said nothing, just followed me onto the sidewalk and allowed me to guide him to the hospital. He still hadn’t told me what was wrong with his aunt. I figured now would be a bad time to ask, especially when he kept walking through a crosswalk and was almost hit by a cab. He didn’t even flinch at the sound of the horn, just kept on hustling forward, his shoulders and neck drooping. He was like a zombie, ignoring everything around him, so when we got to the next traffic light I took his arm in mine to stop him. He turned toward me and opened his mouth to speak but I cut him off.
“It’s a red light. Serge, let’s get there alive, okay?”
He hung his head and said nothing. When the light turned green, he didn’t even
