It was 2 in the morning when Halle ran inside of the hospital’s emergency room. She limped her way to the front desk gasping for air. She fought to get her words out. After each word she would take a deep breath. Five minutes later a man came running in. He looked left and right and then his eyes met Halle's. He was confused. He thought she would have had a room already. The woman at the front desk handed Nia a clipboard and said “Here. You have to fill out this paperwork first, m’am”, with attitude in her voice. The man was Jared, Halle's boyfriend of five months. He swiftly walked toward her and asked her in a concerned voice, "Why aren't you in a room yet?". "I don't know", she struggled to say. They both looked around the emergency room and realized it was pretty full and a bit chaotic. There had to be at least twenty five other people waiting to be seen.
Both Halle and Jared looked at one another and knew that it would be a long night. The receptionist looked at them and then the paperwork Halle had filled out. She put the clipboard in a pile of others. Halle nor Jared knew what was wrong with Halle specifically. This didn't help Halle in any way. The receptionist gave Halle a ticket with a number on it; she was 316 and they were only on 292. The receptionist then gave both of them a look as to take a seat because there were people behind them. Halle stared at the number in awe. There was nothing that they could really do. The next closest hospital was at least 15 miles away. All they could do is wait and remain hopeful.
The couple looked around to find some seats. Everyone else in the room just stared. Meanwhile, Halle is wheezing and trying her best to keep breathing. "I don't think I'll be able to make it Jared", Halle said inconfidently. "Please, don't think that way Halls" , he said. Halls is what he called her. Jared grabbed her hand and held it tight. Halle slowly began to close her eyes. She just wanted the pain to go away. They both agreed to take a nap to ease her pain until her number was called. An hour had passed. Jared awoke and looked at Halle while she was sleeping. He saw that her breathing had slowed down and he got nervous. He woke Halle up but neither of them knew how much time had passed. Halle was still in a lot of pain. They both got up out of their seats and walked to the front desk. They asked what the number was of the last ticket called. "319", the receptionist said. "But we're 316", they both said. "Yes, we called your number several times so you'll have to take another number", replied the receptionist. Halle and Jared couldn't believe what they were hearing. Once again there was nothing they could do so they took another number and walked back to their seats. Again people were staring. Halle was tired so Jared decided to stay awake while she slept so they wouldn't miss hearing her number again. Two hours passed and finally they call Halle's number. Jared tried to wake Halle up to tell her that they could finally see a doctor but Halle wouldn't wake up. There was nothing Jared nor the doctors could do.
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