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When given the opportunity to save a hit-and-run victim's life, a conflicted man has to decide between contaminating the victim with HIV or letting the poor thing die before his eyes.
SYNOPSIS:
George drives along a deserted road when he notices a motorcycle and a body lying in the grass. He stops and finds Victor, a biker gravely injured after being hit by a car and left behind. Victor is bleeding heavily, barely conscious, and struggling to breathe. George panics but stays, calling for help and doing his best to keep Victor alive while they wait.
As the minutes pass, Victor’s condition worsens. He speaks about running out of fuel and asking for help before the accident. He is certain he is dying. George tries to comfort him, offering words of faith and placing the silver cross from his own neck into Victor’s hand. Sirens finally appear in the distance, and an ambulance arrives.
The paramedics quickly assess Victor and realize his injuries are critical. He is bleeding internally and needs an immediate blood transfusion to survive. Victor states his blood type is O negative. The paramedics do not have O negative blood. Time is running out. George steps forward and says he is O negative. For a brief moment, there is hope. Then George admits he is HIV positive. The air shifts. The paramedics argue, weighing protocol, legality, fear, and the certainty of Victor’s death without blood. Victor, fully aware of the risk, refuses the transfusion and chooses to die rather than accept infected blood.
Victor collapses. The paramedics perform an emergency procedure to relieve the pressure in his chest, stabilizing him just enough to breathe again. Faced with no other option, they make a final decision and proceed, choosing life over consequence.
A funeral follows. Bikers gather around a closed coffin. The paramedics are present. As the mourners leave, one biker mounts his motorcycle and rides away. It is Victor.
At sunset, Victor stands alone on the same stretch of road where he was left for dead. He takes out the silver cross George gave him, holds it tightly, and quietly says thank you. He gets on his motorcycle and rides off into the fading light.