Chapter 1: News, News and More News

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Sirens were heard everywhere. Panic was filling the hearts of the witnesses around. Pain was felt in every body involved in three major accidents that occurred.

— "I need you to calm down. We'll get you out soon." — a paramedic informed the driver.

— "Hello! Can you hear me?" — a nurse asked the patient being brought in a stretcher.

— "Where am I?" — he wondered.

— "You are at the hospital; we'll take care of you." — she responded.

— "The firemen and rescuers are trying to get in and look for survivors." — the reporter explained on his broadcast.

Mostly we take days for granted; we live in a constant routine. We don't appreciate the blessing of another day. We don't consider some dangers out there. Maybe it is to live happier, or maybe because we are so used to them being around. Sometimes we don't think how ten minutes can change our whole life, for better or worse. These people didn't have that in mind either. And in this case, it changed for worse.

In different parts of the world, some victims were connected and neither had an idea of each other's status.

In Atlanta, Olivia and Priyanka got rescued and taken to the nearest hospital. Priyanka was in this constant fight to stay conscious. Her body was in pain, specially her temple. It had a deep cut from crystals. But the most painful thing was seeing her best friend unconscious.

In London, there was also a new patient at the hospital. Tom woke up, slowly opening his eyes and closing them with the instant hit from the bright lights on the roof.

— "Hello! Can you hear me?" — a nurse asked the patient being brought in a stretcher.

— "Where am I?" — he wondered.

— "You are at the hospital; we'll take care of you." — she responded.

Harrison, Harry and Sam were seated on the waiting room. Their minds were overwhelmed with everything that happened, especially Harrison's.

— "Tom is going to be alright, Haz." — Sam tried to cheer him up.

— "It's not just Tom that I'm worried about. I have the sound of the explosion in my head. The sound of the cars crashing again and again." — Haz explained with his eyes teary and his heart broken.

— "Everything will be alright. It has to be!" — Harry commented, not so convinced himself.

— "Woah, what happened in Berlin?" — an old but healthy man asked pointing at the TV.

Harrison and the twins instantly looked at it. The reporter was explaining a little bit about the explosion at the Mercedes Benz arena and how the situation was being handled.

— "The firemen and rescuers are trying to get in and look for survivors." — he explained on his broadcast.

The three boys looked at each other. Their eyes were screaming one emotion: worry. The feeling of uncertainty, not knowing what was happening, how their friends were... It was all too much.

—— Three hours later ——

Dom, Nikki and Paddy had arrived at the hospital and were waiting with the other family members. The nurse called for the Hollands to talk to them privately.

— "So how is he?" — Nikki asked nervous.

— "Tom had a little injury, but no fracture and no concussion. In other words, he'll be fine very soon. But it's better if he takes it very easy this week." — she kindly expressed.

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