Life at Firehouse 51

The Rush Of A Memory

(This chapter is taking a twist and I'm doing it in Matt's P.O.V.)
One moment your planning out your whole life..and in the blink of an eye..everything can change. At 10:11 pm. I was still breathing. Living. Hearing. But I couldn't respond. They were removing pieces of chrapnel from my body. I was laying on the operating table. I could hear the doctors talking about the plan they had to try to save my life. I knew I was gonna die. But I tried to keep it off my mind. I kept thinking. Gabby....my girlfriend.. and then I remembered. I was going to propose to her when we got back from the call. The ring. Was in my jacket. I started to panic. And I heard the doctor yell. Stats are dropping. 86 percent. I stopped thinking about it. And my stats were stable. Every memory came to my head. When I was a kid. My father was killed. By my own mother. My childhood was never the same. My dad and I relate to so much. In fact he was a firefighter. And I thought to myself. Gabriela Dawson. I want to be with her for the rest of my life. She is beautiful. And I remember the day i met her. We have known each other for over 10 years. When she first arrived at our firehouse. She walked up looking for Leslie Shay. "I'm the new paramedic on ambo 61." she said. From that point on I couldnt stop thinking about her. I admired her whenever I got the chance and I memorized who she was. Gabriela Dawson. She was shorter and had medium length hair. Which she had curled almost every day. She had a flat stomach that she didn't like to show off. But at the same time every time we would swim. She would wear a bikini. Her brown eyes. She could use them as a weapon. To make you feel any emotion. Love, hate, sadness, guilt.
And at that point I heard the doctor say. "The last piece.." they got it out. But then I started to flat line.
Ever memory of her came back to me in that last minute. Every memory from the past ten years. I heard her calling my name but I couldnt respond. I didn't want to die.
I wanted to get married to this woman.
I want our children to have a father.
I can't die.
Not today.
Then. After they called it..
My heart started beating again.