General Fiction posted February 7, 2019


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When your worst nightmare becomes a reality

Dead On Arrival

by Rachelle Allen

"Please don't let her die here," I implore the emergency technician whose tag reads 'Jim.' I weep as lights strobe and rust-colored fluid pulses onto the pavement.

He attempts another jolt of resuscitation. Nothing. Not one spark of life.

"I'm sorry," says Jim. "You definitely need a new battery."



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