A Life Debt Repaid

Ryan’s other senses were still intact, and he could feel everything except for his right leg!
’Calm down, Ryan.” Sam did his best to calm Ryan down. ’You’re just hallucinating from the morphine. You’ll feel it once the
effect passes and you’ve recovered.”
“No, I really can’t feel it. It’s really gone...” Ryan started to convulse, losing control of himself right then.
Whatever Sam said, Ryan was dead sure he had lost his leg.
At the same time, the monitors attached to him begin to blare in the ICU room, while Sam promptly called for the doctor.
All the medical staff rushed to the scene immediately, checking the instruments for a moment before quickly wheeling Ryan to
the ER.
Sam was actually spooked that Ryan would react like that-he seemed to have seen Ryan almost flatline right there!
As he followed the medical staff hurrying to the ER, Marvin, Lindsay, and Quinn just happened to arrive at the hallway outside.
They were there to visit Ryan since they could not stay calm. In fact, Marvin and Lindsay were up before daybreak, and it was
difficult for Quinn to persuade them to come after having breakfast.
And yet, they arrived to see Ryan being wheeled into the operating room— was he not supposed to be in a stable condition?
What was happening? Judging from the grim looks of the medical staff, it was serious!
Lindsay almost collapsed from fear, while Marvin had to keep assuring her as Quinn helped her stand.
They hurried to the ER, where Sam stood outside, restless and not even noticing that they were all behind him.
“Sam,” Quinn called out to him.
Sam realized with a start and turned toward them, his hands trembling, and he inadvertently touched Ryan’s hand when he
helped the medical staff wheel Ryan to the ER.
It was so cold...
’What’s wrong? You’re scaring me,” Quinn said, a little scared when she saw his pale face.
On the other hand, Lindsay did not notice Sam’s reaction since all she cared about was Ryan. ’H-How’s Ryan?”

Sam had no idea what to say.
That Ryan was in denial of losing his right leg, and that was why he was in danger?
“What happened?! Wasn’t he stable?! How did this happen?!” Lindsay kept pressing, looking like she could fain in an instant.
Thankfully, the surgery was short this time, and the doctor stepped out in twenty minutes.
Sam hurried toward him. “How is Ryan, doctor?”
“The patient’s heart seemed to weaken and showed signs of arrest, but we managed to resuscitate him in time,” the doctor
replied. ’He’s stabilizing, but he’s not in the best state of mind. You were the one who spoke to him, weren’t you?”
When Sam nodded, the doctor promptly snapped, “What did you tell him? He’s already in a bad state, and I can’t promise that
he’ll survive if this continues!”