Gut Feeling

Todd saw an outline on the floor in the hallway. It was his friend lying on the floor. The UPS driver stood there in shock he didn’t even know if the man was alive or not. Todd blamed himself for not following his gut feeling the last Friday.

Calling For Help

Todd’s heart was buried under the heavy stone of guilt. He knew there was nothing he could have done to turn back the time but he did what he could. He was trained long ago and accordingly, he kneeled down to check the elderly man’s pulse by touching his neck gently.

Holding His Hand

Todd took a breath of relief when he found the man was still breathing. The man slightly started to speak and his first words were, “I love you.” Todd immediately called 911 and the man held his hands. The help arrived but before the man was wheeled away the 88-year-old man uttered the horrifying truth of the past weekend in front of Todd and the paramedics.

Alone And Afraid

The elderly man told the paramedics that he had been unable to get up from the past 7 days! He lived alone and all his efforts to get up went in vain. He cried at the top of his voice but no one came for his rescue. The paramedics were in disbelief after hearing his story. They told Todd that had he not reached for help, his friend wouldn’t have survived that night.

Did He Survive?

The help arrived and the within a couple of days the 88-year-old man recovered and was said to be in a stable condition. Even though everyone thanked him, Todd was left with one biggest regret of all time.

Regrets

“I started beating on the door, hollering his name, calling the house again. I tried the door and it was unlocked, so I opened the door and stuck my head in. That’s when I saw him, laying in the floor…I just wish I could have found him Friday,” recalled Todd with tears in his eyes. But his friend had a different view of the tragic incident.