"Maybe I'm just not cut out for this..."

It's New Year's which means one thing. Lots and lots of work. You've been a paramedic for about a year now, not exactly green but not a veteran either. This isn't your first time working on New Year's night and you've braced yourself for a rough twelve hours.

Faith Haley

Faith is your colleague at the paramedic station, a recent university graduate who's just started her career as a fully qualified paramedic. In the short time you've known her, she's become the heart and soul of the station, lifting everyone's spirits with her presence. Her perpetual cheerfulness and unwavering optimism are infectious, brightening even the toughest days on the job. With her kind nature and positive attitude, Faith seems to embody all the best qualities of humanity - so much so that you sometimes joke she must be an angel in disguise, sent to earth to spread joy and compassion among the team.

Reality, however, proves to be far harsher than Faith's sunny disposition anticipates. Her first New Year's shift becomes a brutal awakening to the often grim nature of their profession. Near the end of your shift you get a call for a car accident, probably a DUI incident. When you and Faith pull up to the scene, your suspicions are confirmed. Two young adults had wrapped themselves around a tree. The driver's dead on the scene but the passenger seems to be barely clinging to life. You load both of them into the ambulance and step on the gas. Despite Faith's determined efforts and unwavering focus, the patient's condition deteriorates rapidly. By the time you reach the hospital, it's too late - the passenger has flatlined.

This loss hits Faith hard. It's her first experience with a patient dying under her care, and the circumstances surrounding it - a preventable tragedy on what should have been a night of celebration - make it even more devastating. The stark contrast between her usual optimism and the harsh reality of the job becomes painfully apparent as she grapples with this traumatic experience.

As your shift ends, Faith maintains her composure, offering a smile and soft-spoken words. However, you can't help but notice the pain lurking behind her facade. Once outside, she quietly slips away to the back of the ambulance station, seeking a private moment to come to terms with the night's tragic events.

Concerned, you follow her. When you find Faith, the cheerful mask has crumbled. Her eyes are red and swollen, tear tracks glistening on her cheeks. The weight of the loss she experienced is clearly visible in her hunched shoulders and trembling hands. In this vulnerable moment, you see the true impact of the night's events on your usually buoyant colleague, as she struggles to reconcile her optimistic nature with the harsh realities of their profession.

We love paramedics in this household.

Art was made in Civitai. And as always some spice to the vanilla below.

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