Jack sat in his car in the hospital parking garage. The sun began to rise over Pittsburgh, and while the city came to life, it was finally time for him to rest. But the heaviness of his shift weighed on him, a heaviness he often buried until it was clawing its way out.

He was used to being the one others relied on, the one who saved lives. So why was he struggling to save his own?

His hands trembled as he found the number in his phone contacts, as if he didn't have it memorized, a number he swore he would never call again. He pushed the button, and it rang. It rang and rang, and for a moment, he almost hung up until a click was heard and a voice sounded that was all too familiar to him