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Rachel raised an eyebrow at him this time.
“Okay, okay. It might be a bit of a wait. But better safe than sorry,” he argued.
“I don’t know about that.”
Within a few minutes, the EMTs were rushing to the stage, clearing a path as Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Humphrey led the students to seats in the theater near the back, unsure of what to do. Zander stayed put, still holding Rachel’s arm. The EMTs started asking questions and assessing Rachel’s condition before loading her on a stretcher.
“This is unnecessary,” Rachel argued.
“You may have sustained a concussion, and your ankle is swelling. We don’t want to take any chances. Now come on, we just need to get some tests run,” the larger of the EMTs argued.
“Is there someone you want me to call for you?” Zander asked. Rachel shook her head.
“No, there’s not really anyone to call. My friends are all at work, and I don’t want to bother them for something silly. And my parents are hours away. I’ll be okay.”
But Zander could tell by the look on her face she wasn’t feeling okay. She was already eyeing the EMTs with suspicion.
“I can come with you if you’d like,” he offered.
She stared into his eyes, and he could tell she wanted to say yes, if for no other reason than to have a friendly hand to hold in the back of the ambulance.
“I don’t want to trouble you,” she argued, but her words lacked resolve.
“Nonsense. It’s the least I could do.”
“What about the kids?” she asked as the EMTs started wheeling the stretcher out of the theater. Zander followed.
“Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Humphrey have it under control. They’ll just hang out here until the show. It’ll be okay.”
“The show. Ugh. I really need to call my director.”
“We can do that once we get to the hospital. It’ll be okay,” Zander assured her, still keeping up with the EMTs.
“Sir, you’ll have to meet us at the hospital.”
“Please, please let him come along,” Rachel begged. The EMT eyed the larger guy again. He just shrugged.
“It’ll be a tight squeeze,” the EMT informed Zander.
“Luckily, I’m not a big guy,” Zander replied, grinning, before realizing how it came out. Rachel just smirked as the larger EMT glared. Well, at least if he got pummeled into the ground, he had made Rachel Winters smile.
He supposed it would be worth it, he decided as he climbed into the back of the ambulance, headed to the last place he ever thought he’d end up today.
