What the Camera Didn’t Capture
Paramedics arrived. Eli briefed them and stepped back, remaining in her sight. They worked with practiced care—vitals, splints, gentle lift to the gurney. She reached for Eli’s hand.
“You have kind eyes,” she said. “My husband was a firefighter. He always said, ‘We don’t walk past.’”
Eli smiled. “Mine says the same.”
The teenager hovered. “I’m sorry,” he blurted. “I was going to post it.”
“Learn from it,” Eli said quietly. “Then do better next time.”
