Both of our families beat me to the hospital, not to mention the cops. Everyone was talking at once. But I ignored all of them as I made my way through the emergency room. Looking for a bed or a stretcher or just anything to lay her on.
She hadn't awakened yet and her breathing seemed even shallower than when I'd found her. A doctor and his team soon came running and she was snatched from my arms.
I had to give the cops an account of what happened and knew from their looks of suspicion that they found the story preposterous at best.
I can't say that I blame them. The damn dog had done what none of us could. I wasn't too worried about their suspicions. If there's one thing I was sure of it was that everybody knew my whereabouts that night.
When they were through with their questions and
