The young man, Jacob guessed, was the son of some Westbrook State conglomerate. His face struck Jacob as familiar, but he couldn't place him. More importantly, the injury was severe; blood seeped from a crude bandage over his left eye, the bleeding uncontrolled despite the emergency staff’s efforts.
Jacob paid the man no mind. The hospital saw cases like this every day. To him, one patient was the same as the next; rich or poor, they were all