“He saved my life. If he didn’t make it through the crisis, I wouldn’t be able to leave for a day.”

Crystal went back to the intensive care unit to see Eric in the afternoon. He was still in a coma, and the doctor had just come out of the room.

“Doctor, how’s Eric?”

The doctor turned over his medical history and said, “He’s still in a coma. We have tried our best. Whether he wakes up or not will depend on his own sense of survival.”

“What if he doesn’t wake up?”

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