I took my crush on a date. All was great—until she got a call. She went pale and said, “Sorry! I’ll be right back.”
30 mins passed. She never returned. The waitress rudely said, “Sir, you need to leave. Now.” I thought I was ghosted, but then I heard sirens.
I froze when I saw my date in an ambulance. I ran over, panicked, and asked what was going on. Turns out, she had suddenly gotten very dizzy and fell. A paramedic told me they had given her medication, and she was doing better now—but they advised her to avoid stress.
She smiled weakly and assured me she was okay, that there was no need to worry. Then she explained that she has a medical condition that causes dizziness when she’s under too much stress. The call she’d gotten during our date was from work—they told her she’d made a serious mistake and was being laid off. The shock overwhelmed her.
I gave her a hug and made sure she was alright. After she was cleared to leave, I took her home. We ended up dating for a while after that.
