He Survived The Shooting At Pulse.. But What Would His Life Become?

He Survived The Shooting At Pulse.. But What Would His Life Become?

ORLANDO “Are you ready?” asked the woman in the white coat.

Angel Santiago nodded, then immediately regretted it. The nurse grabbed the back of his hospital bed and, with a jerk, wheeled it into an auditorium at Florida Hospital Orlando, front and center before a crowd of reporters from around the world.

Their cameras fired. Angel winced. Just the sound of shutters, he told himself.

It had been 60 hours since a nurse washed other people’s blood off his body. He felt nauseated sitting there in silence, blanket cocooning his long legs. The 32-year-old used car salesman was often too shy to close a deal. He kept much of his life private, didn’t tell acquaintances he was gay.

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