And this music is so familiar! Where exactly is it coming from?
Sonia's mind was so foggy that she couldn't recall that the music was Toby's ringtone.
It wasn't until after the phone rang for quite a while that she finally remembered.
Oh! It's the phone!
Someone is calling Toby!
She anxiously moved her body to look for Toby's phone.
Her vision was already unclear as though a thin membrane was covering her eyes. Hence, she could only use her hearing to locate the phone.
Luckily, she managed to find the phone and answered it. "Hello?"
She had breathed in so much smoke that her voice was utterly hoarse, yet Tom on the other end of the line could still recognize her voice. "Miss Reed, it's you! You are all still alive! That's great!"
He was so happy that tears began to fall.
Throughout his entire journey here, he was genuinely concerned that something would happen to both Sonia and Toby.
Especially when he arrived and saw the raging fire, he was so terrified that he felt as though his soul was leaving him.
Now that he heard Sonia's voice, he finally felt relieved.
They are alive! That's good enough!
"Tom?" Sonia took a moment to recognize Tom's voice and when she did, she became agitated. "Tom, is that you?"
"Yes, Miss Reed. It's me!" Tom answered while nodding his head.
Sonia was nearly in tears from happiness. "Quick, Tom, come and get us now! Open the factory door. Toby has passed out and he even threw up blood just now, so please be fast!"
Tom could hear Sonia's desperation and pleas in her voice.
She sincerely hoped that someone would hurry to open the door and take Toby to the hospital.
Any delay would cost Toby his life.
When Tom heard that Toby had fainted and even vomited blood, his countenance changed as he dashed to the firefighters while shouting, "Someone fainted in the factory! Save them now!"
The firefighters were already prying open the door. When they heard that someone had fainted, they quickly sped up and severed the door lock with their machine.
In no time, the door was open. Tom wanted to rush inside to save those trapped within, but the firefighters stopped him since he did not have the tools nor the knowledge necessary to do so. The remainder of the team then hurried inside to look for those who were trapped.
Meanwhile, Sonia knew that Tom was outside when she heard the door being forced open and let out a feeble smile before finally passing out in relief.
At that moment, she knew both Toby and she wouldn't die.
She had been monitoring Toby's condition. He was still breathing, albeit weakly.
But she believed he would be fine.
They had successfully gone through so many difficult situations, and she believed that he wouldn't be defeated this time as well.
Sirens wailed loudly as the ambulance sped down the road toward First World Hospital.
Tim had earlier received Tom's call about the incident and had arranged for the emergency room to be available. He was also waiting for the ambulance at the hospital entrance and quickly hurried up when the ambulance arrived.
Sonia alighted from the ambulance first. Tim approached her to see how she was doing, but Tom stopped him. "Please check President Fuller's condition first, Dr. Lancaster. Miss Reed's condition isn't that complicated. She has inhaled too much smoke and just needs to clear her lungs. President Fuller's condition is way more serious. He vomited blood and the doctor in the ambulance said it has something to do with his heart, so please give President Fuller a check-up first!" Tom gripped Tim's sleeves tightly and pleaded with reddened eyes.
"What?" Tim wanted to shake off Tom's hands since he was a stickler for hygiene. However, as soon as he heard Tom's words, he was stunned for a while before hastily moving forward to check Toby's situation.
Toby was already put on a drip. The medical equipment in the ambulance was limited, so they could only utilize the drip to temporarily stabilize his condition.
His condition did not get any better.
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