The crowd scattered in panic, "The car's about to explode! Run! Get out of here! Don't just stand there watching, you'll be blown to bits!"
Alma trembled in fear but forcefully pushed me away, "Forget me, Eleanor. Go … just go!"
Dizzy from blood loss due to my coagulation disorder, my body felt weak. I pinched my thigh hard to steady myself temporarily and used all my strength to help Alma to her feet. Together, we staggered toward the nearby woods.
We had barely moved ten meters when a deafening explosion shook the air. The explosion's shockwave flung both of us half a meter away, landing hard on the frozen ground.
I hunched over, shielding Alma tightly with my body as I took out the emergency kit to help deliver her baby.
Kindhearted bystanders took off their padded coats, laying them on the snow as makeshift bedding and forming a human wall around us to shield us from the cold and the onlookers.
I lost track of time, but eventually, the sound of a baby crying filled the air. As cheers erupted around me, my vision went black and I collapsed onto the frostbitten grass.
Excited voices rang out, "She gave birth, it's a baby girl!"
"Oh my God, look at that woman's back, it's completely burnt from the fire. All the skin is gone."
"She's pregnant too! Looks like she's about four or five months along!"
Alma was sobbing uncontrollably, her voice choked with emotion, "Last time, your brother saved my father's life. And now, you've risked your life to save me and my child. Eleanor, how can Barren Family ever repay such a massive debt of gratitude?"
As the Barren Family's ambulance sped toward us, my strength finally gave out and I lost consciousness. When I woke up, I found myself in a VIP ward arranged by Alma.
The nurse changing my dressing informed me that the hospital had used up to 5,500 milliliters of blood to save me, dragging me back from death's door and managing to save my unborn child.
She comforted me, explaining that Alma was undergoing a full-body examination at the postpartum care center but would come to visit once she was finished.
Her eyes reddened with indignation as she asked, "Miss White, the ambulance arrived within five minutes. How could your injuries be so severe?"
"How did those paramedics ignore such massive blood loss? I'll report this to the director immediately. It's a disgrace to our hospital to have emergency responders like them!"