Chapter 37
Meanwhile, the house continued to collapse. Just when he thought there was no more time, the firefighters placed a ladder where Dane had been standing.
Dane handed over the dog first. When another firefighter received the dog from below, he finally stepped down one step at a time. And the moment he set foot on the ground, the building completely collapsed. At the same time, the firefighters rushed at him with shouts.
“Dane, Dayin!”
“Do you know how worried I was, you bastard? You!”
“I knew you could do it, I knew you could!”
“Charles, Charles... ... ! Ohhhhhhhhh... ... .”
“Come on, Dane. You rest now. We’ll do the rest.”
“Someone give Dane some oxygen, hurry up!”
The sight of his colleagues patting his shoulder, hugging him, and expressing their worries and relief flashed before Dane’s eyes. Some held his arm tightly, others patted his back hard and repeated, “Are you okay?” Their faces were a mixture of relief, excitement, and tension that had not yet subsided.
But even amidst all that attention and commotion, Dane simply said this.
“Does anyone have water?”
With a rather tired face, he brushed back his messy red hair, and everyone rushed to hand him a bottle of water.