Sams POV
Colby, Jake and Corey were goofing around somewhere in the backyard whilst I was climbing the rocks beside the pool. I somehow lost my footing and let out a loud scream as I lunged head first towards the deep body of water. My face hit the water and I felt as if I had been stabbed by a dozen needles all over my body. Upon impact, I hit my head on what I'm assuming was the bottom of the pool, before everything faded away...
Colbys POV
"AHHH!" Sam screamed as he fell face first into the pool. We all burst out into laughter at the sight, Jake clinging onto me for support as he laughed like there was no tomorrow. We all couldn't stop laughing, and at this point, we were on the floor, wheezing. After about 2 minutes, we calmed down and I stood up, looking around for what I expected to be a wet, blonde boy. But there was no sign of him.
"Wait where is he?" I said, becoming concered as Jake and Corey brought themselves to their feet.
"SAM?" I shouted, frantically looking around. My eyes shoot towards the pool, spotting traces of blood and the figure of a small body. I ran to the pool, diving in towards the body. I clutched it, wrapping both my arms around it as I reached the surface of the pool.
"Oh shit-" I heard Corey say as my eyes adjust to the sun. I see Jake pull out his phone to call someone as Corey kneels beside the pool, putting his arms out towards me. I pass him the unconscious body, unsure if Sam was breathing or not, before getting out the pool myself. I crawl over to him, Corey checking for a pulse. He had a large gash on his head and small cuts all over his face, his lips and eyelids were blue and his body was stiff. Large amounts of froth lined his nostrils and lips.
"Fuck..." I whimper, tears flooding down my face.
"He hasn't got a pulse" Corey announces as Jake calls 911. I look to see that Sam's chest wasn't rising.
"Sam? Cmon dude stay with me" I sob, starting cpr on his chest. From time to time, I would preform mouth to mouth, trying to revive him.
"Sam please! Dont leave me!" I cry out, Corey wrapping his arms around me. I heard sirens whirling in the backround as I begin to punch his chest. Corey and Jake led the paramedics to Sams body, pulling me away. I kicked and screamed, sobbing as they huddled around him. They put on an oxygen mask and continued cpr.
"No pulse, no signs of breathing, get him on the stretcher" I heard one of them say as Jake clutches me tightly. They lift Sam's basically dead body onto the stretcher before continuing cpr.
"How long has he been in the pool for?" Another of the paramedics asks.
"Around 2 minutes I think" said Corey, panic in his voice as he watches the scene unfold. They wheel the stretcher into the ambulance, not stopping cpr. The ambulance whirls off and I'm left on the floor in Jakes arms, sobbing at the fact that Sam is basically dead.
"He'll be okay, Colby, he's the strongest person I know" Jake said, rubbing my arm as he hugged me tightly. Me and Jake then drove down to the hospital to meet Sam; he was finally breathing again. We went to his room to find him peacefully sleeping, hooked up to a few machines that made him look so small. He also had a bandage wrapped around his head. I felt awful.
"This is all my fault" I sobbed, Jake hugged me again, rubbing my back and telling me comforting words. Once I calmed down, I sat beside Sam, grabbing his hand. I just started at him for a while.
"It should've been me"
"Colby don't say that. It didn't deserve to happen to anyone, and its nobody's fault" Jake sat down beside me, rubbing my shoulder. We sat in silence like this for about an hour before I went to get a drink. Suddenly, my phone started to ring.
Jake
"Hello?"
"Colby! Sam's awake!"
Immediately put the phone down and drop what I was doing, running to Sams room.
"No running in the halls please" I just ignored them, wanting to see my best friend. Finally, I arrived.
"Sam!" He was sat up on his bed, smiling whilst talking to Jake. He immediately sees me and opens his arms. I rush to hug the blonde, immediately sobbing from the relief.
"I thought I lost you!" I choked through the sobs.
"Of course not!" He replies, squeezing me tighter.
"I'll leave you two alone, Jake says, walking out of the room.
"Sam?"
"Colby?"
I pull out of the hug and grab his face, pulling him into a kiss. At first he hesitated, unsure of what I was doing, but then he leaned into the kiss, running his fingers through my hair. I ran my arms down to his waist before pulling away, his arms losely around my neck.
"I love you"
"I love you too"
