Mr Carlos Huo, She's Your Wife

Carlos had been nice to Debbie all this time, and she really couldn't die like this.

Her will to live was so strong that she found the strength to swim upwards again.

After what felt like an eternity, she could breathe again. She took several breaths and shouted for help. "Help me..." Her voice could hardly be heard. She grabbed onto one of the concrete supports of the bridge and hung on for dear life.

Many people gathered on the bridge, and more people were arriving. A first-aid team arrived as well.

The moment she emerged from the water, someone saw her. "Look! Someone's there!"

Debbie was too tired, and when her fingers slipped from the concrete and she sank into the water again, she heard several people jump into the river.

Her chest burned like fire. She had no strength left at all; she closed her eyes and stopped struggling.

'Carlos Huo, I'm sorry...' Then she lost consciousness.

Debbie was awakened by the cold. She blinked, but the light was so blinding that she closed her eyes to stop the headache she felt coming on.

She heard people talking in her ear. Opening her eyes slowly again, she saw the blue sky.

'Am I still alive?' she thought.

"She's awake!" said a strange voice. "Is the ambulance here? She woke up!"

"Girl, are you all right?"

Debbie nodded by instinct. But she felt very cold, both physically and mentally. She was shivering, and for some reason, she was getting hot flashes. She wasn't sure why.

Someone helped her to her feet. She then noticed that she was wearing a man's coat. It was part of a uniform and had patches on it as well as a name badge. It must belong to someone on the first-aid team. Underneath, she was still wearing her wet knit shirt.

She heard the ambulance approaching, and some men gathered around her when it arrived. She was bidden to lie down on a stretcher and was carried into the ambulance by several men.

In the hospital

intake hall. The wards were fully occupied, and even the hall itself was overflowing with patients. A nurse bound her head, and then set her up with an IV. The IV rack had wheels, so she could walk with it if she had to.

need to pay for your treatment!" the nurse demanded in a loud voice with

it, and didn't hear the nurse at first. Not until the nurse called

of IV fluid," the nurse said impatiently. She was practically yelling, like Debbie was deaf or something. Debbie

it?" She raised her head to

to stop meeting like this, ' she thought.

was Portia, staring at her

she needs more IV fluids, that's a total of $2,

and said with a friendly smile, "Thank you for taking care of my friend. I'm

face and his impeccable manners. Although she was wearing a mask, you could tell from her reddened ears that she blushed

at Debbie. "Are you okay? What

mood to talk, Debbie just shook

the first floor to settle the bill. Wait for me here," he said softly and stood up.

she croaked. After her experiences, she was

Hayden. "Why did you help her?

back home, okay?

until Hayden and Portia were out of earshot did Debbie look away.

and ask her

Debbie said to her, "Excuse me, miss, may I borrow your phone? I fell into the river and lost my phone. I need to call

her head. The woman took out her phone and gave it to

and dialed Carlos' number.

other hand, went directly to his office after he

up. After he lit the first one, he took a drag and let his chagrin float away with

whistled at his buddy and sat on the desk. "Hey, bro. It's rather smoky in here. Isn't there a

Who had the guts to

knew Carlos well, and he

sat on the couch and fixed his eyes on Carlos, wondering why

them stared at Carlos, who had just tapped his cigarette on the ashtray to get rid of the cherry.