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MAXINE

Ella was startled, immediately clutching her stomach. She dropped the bags of groceries in the process.

"Oh, my!" She exclaimed.

We looked in the direction of the crash and saw a car, slammed into the side of a building. People were screaming. Without hesitation, I dropped my bags near Ella and told her to wait.

I ran towards the accident and checked who was in the car. "Nadia!" I screamed, seeing her in the passenger seat.

She was passed out. I tried to unlock the door but it wouldn't give way. "Help me!" I screamed.

"Out of the way." A man said. He turned his elbow to the car and smashed the window.

He wrapped a shirt around his hand and swiped his arm on the glass to break off pointy ones at the bottom of the window. He reached into the car and unlocked it, removing Nadia's seat belt and taking her out.

He carried her to the sidewalk, away from the car. I immediately began to check her vitals. She was good but she was only unconscious.

I tapped her cheek lightly. "Nadia, Nad