CHAPTER FIVE Sixteen weeks had flown by, and Tim arrived at the training facility at seven-forty-five on a crisp October Friday morning, even though his last day of class to complete his EMT program didn’t start until eight a.m. The final written exam and practical he’d studied for was mere moments away. He strode with purpose toward the front door, the laptop he’d invested in tucked safely as always in the backpack slung across his right shoulder. “Hey, Stacy,” he called out as he passed the reception desk on his way to the classroom. “Looking forward to the weekend?” “When am I not?” she answered with a smile. “How about you?” “Yeah, me too,” he grinned. “Hey – when does the Advanced EMS set begin?” “We won’t schedule you into that program until the test scores come back,” she advi

