The ambulance's siren echoed across the night, its red and blue lights flashing.
Janet sat in the back, holding Ethan's hand tightly. She wasn't badly injured, save for some small cuts and bruises on her knees.
Ethan, on the other hand, had a serious wound on his back. It hadn't stopped bleeding, and he hadn't woken up yet.
Beal and Johanna rushed to the hospital.
"Oh, my God! Are you okay, Janet?" As soon as Johanna heard that the cinema collapsed, her heart practically stopped in her chest. It got worse when she couldn't get through to Janet. So it was a great relief when she saw her dear daughter safe and sound.
Beal was also on the verge of breaking down. He looked Janet up and down carefully and wanted to have her examined twice. "Have another MRI scanning maybe. What if you have internal injuries?"
Johanna nodded in agreement. "Your father's right. Let's have you checked again."
Tears welled up in Janet's eyes. "I'm fine, Mom and Dad. It was Ethan who got badly injured. He hasn't woken up yet."
Just then, a nurse came in and put Ethan on an IV drip. Seeing that Janet's eyes were swollen from crying, she tried to comfort her. "Don't worry, Miss. The doctor said that this gentleman's wounds aren't as bad as they look. He'll be fine." Hearing this, Janet calmed down a bit. "Thank you. How're the others from the cinema?"
The nurse checked the papers on her clipboard and sighed slightly. "You two were the luckiest The collapse caused heavy casualties. The ceiling fell right on top of your row, killing the two people sitting next to you. Everyone else was injured, some worse than others. If it weren't for your husband, you two would have been crushed in an instant."
Hearing this come from the nurse, Beal and Johanna exchanged glances. They finally knew that it was thanks to Ethan that Janet was alive.
In the blink of an eye, Johanna's attitude toward Ethan changed completely. Instead of being indifferent, she asked with great concern, "When will he wake up?"
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