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Write a story about a character who is faced with a moral dilemma and must make a tough decision.

Medical Emergency

“It’s a simple question.” It wasn’t. I suppose it never is when you’re face to face with evil incarnate. How did I find myself here? One second I’m at a vending machine and the next I’m in this basement. I have to choose between two people, a doctor who has been tampering with her patients' records to get them their treatment faster, and a nurse who has been euthanising his terminally ill patients. If I don’t choose it’ll be me he takes. I don’t want anyone to die, but the pressure is on. I have no doubt he means what he says, there is no calling his bluff. Pick or die. Those are my options. I have to weigh them up. Patients need medicine, if tampering with their records, exaggerating gets them their care faster I can understand it. If the nurse's patients are terminally Ill who does it matter if he helps them? It’s a difficult decision, and it has fallen to me because as the guest of a patient I’m supposed to be impartial. “Choose” he pushes. I look over at both the choices and sigh. “The doctor” I say. “Very good,” the killer says as he begins approaching her.
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