There was a slight pause, in which Tammy’s overtired imagination leaped to everything from a heart attack to being kidnapped by terrorists
ZeeZee’s adrenaline had been pumping ever since she’d entered the ambulance, and two hours later, still sitting with Miriam in Shaare Zedek’s crowded ER, that high hadn’t abated.![](https://mishpacha.abovedemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dreamC.jpg")
She wasn’t anxious like most of the people in the waiting room; the EMTs had splinted Miriam’s leg so she was no longer in terrible pain. Now they were waiting for it to be x-rayed — apparently low, low priority on the triage list. Luckily, ZeeZee had packed lots of snacks, and she was keeping up a constant stream of jokes and observations about their fellow patients for Miriam’s entertainment.
But between the jokes, ZeeZee took some moments to breathe in the energy around her.
“How cool would it be to become an EMT?” She turned to Miriam. “You think they give courses in English here?”
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