A Surgeon's Unraveling
he said tenderly, "I never stopped worrying about your safety. Now that you're finally back, I can finally breathe again."
The crowd erupted with cheers, urging me to say yes. Everyone thought I'd burst into tears and nod in acceptance, because Scott had been the man I adored for eight years.
But they all forgot.
Three years ago, when the rebel forces surrounded the entire Red Cross team, it was Scott who shoved me forward to take the bullet, just to protect his patient, Piper Ellison.
I was captured and dragged into the abyss of a rebel prison while Scott took my passport and returned home with Piper. They carried on with their lives as if nothing had happened.
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