As I make my way over to the circle of people around the fire I notice that there is another circle on the south side of the fire, and they are looking down to the ground at something. Katie is the one screaming my name and waving me towards the second circle. Katie was part of then group of girls that I came here with. I finally make it over to the middle of the clearing.
" NINA IT'S KENNY !" Katie explain VERY loudly.
I break through the crowd of people to find Kenny on the ground soaking wet. As I get to my knees to inspect whats going on, an obviously drunken mess of a fuckboy starts making a sloppy explanation of what happen.
" He almost made it-it, we're all cheerin and it was lit but then he, he he um disappeared in the water. I dared him, I bet him that he could go across that and back. He gonna be okay? PLEASE!" he says yelling the last part.
" Was he drinking ? What do you mean he disappeared?!?" I say quickly as I examine his chest and abdomen for any movement to give a sign if he was breathing or not.
"Yeah dude! this guy just won the beer chug" some other male voice explains from behind me. Then when a girl spoke up " He did body shots of all our Boobs." pointing at her and her four friends. " Great " I thought to myself. Okay well he isn't breathing, and sadly I don't think I can get this crowd to go away so this is gonna be a scene. OKAY
" He isn't breathing, how long has he been out of the water?" I say reaching to his neck to get a pulse.
"A couple minutes, then she start screaming whatever your name is." he says sitting next to what now look like a lifeless body. He's crying whether he realizes this or not I have no idea but i'm not bother myself with it. He's gonna be the second one I blame if Kenny doesn't make it through this.
"Okay. GRANT!" I yell as I move Kenny's head to the side to drain from his mouth and start compression " starting compression'' I say. Not that any of these people understand but then Katie can relate that to 9-1-1 when I ask her to call.
" Already ahead of you, here is the jump bag. Move back! Give some space! Drink else where!" he yells to the crowd making motions with his hands. He sets my bag next to me.
" KATIE! Come here grab the mask and the bag. Lay the mask in front of me and unzip the zipper. But put the bag by his head. Then call them 9-1-1, tell them to meet me at the trail maker off of 24 in Muckly." I say as loudly and calmly as I can. I hear an "okay" from the side of me. She does as I instruct. Before I roll his face back upright I put a pair of gloves on. Whatever buzz I had going on is now a cold feeling that I might lose Kenny. I put the mask on to his face so that it covers his mouth and nose. I give four strong breaths into the make watching as I breathe out that his chest rises. Grant is next to Kenny's head now hooking up the bag to the mask. I start counting compression out loud for the last 7 counts I tell Grant to give 4 big squeezes to the bag, he nodes in understanding. But as i finish my last compression and look at Kenny's face he jolts. " Move his head to the side . Let him get all the water out." Kenny sits up, spewing out water from his mouth.
"Where are we on with 9-1-1?!" I tell back to Katie took a step back due to trying to explain the on going situation.
" They said that they have sent an ambulance to meet us. We need to get Kenny in the truck. "
"Okay ! Who has a pick up truck ? And extra hands?" look around at all the people still surrounding us. They all look shocked at me now yelling at them, but snap out of it mildly and start stating what they have and can get around two guys run off to where most of the vehicles are parked. I try to comfort Kenny now that he is breathing normal again and responding to people.
" Do you know where you are? " I ask.
" Yeah kinda the woods next to our tubing spot." he says softly and looking around.
" Do you know what happen?" I asked placing my hand on his back sitting next to him.
" Uh .. I think I remember being on the other side of the river, then uh uh I was back in the water but i'm sucking in water when I try to breathe." he says looking at me now with a torn face I can tell that he was scared but trying to cover it totally with shock.
"Yeah your stupid ass got in the water after drinking all night, Over a GOSH DARN BET!" I let out because my worry turns to anger now that he is consciously with us now. Time had slowed so much as I raced to save Kenny.I was starting to feel it too.
" So I lost, damn, owe this dude twenty-dollars " he says pointing to the drunk kid more sober in every aspect now. Good maybe one of these stupid asses will learn something to night.
" Twenty-dollars! Are you kidding me Kenny! You just pretty much died and THATS what your worried about!" Oh gosh the mom is really coming out in me, but I can't help it, he has like no care or regard to his life. This isn't the first threatening pickle I have gotten him out of.
He motions for me to sit down next to him and I do." Nin, I knew my girl was here, you always got me. I am sorry Nin that I scared you. Thank you." he plants a kiss on my cheek and I suddenly remember the moment I just had with Grant in the woods, and the hot wave has returned.
"Are you blushing Nina" Kenny joke as he pokes my cheeks. " I kissed that cheek before and never got this response."he laughs.
" Well if you haven't noticed it's been a crazy night" I shrugged off.
Thankfully with the best timing the men who ran off to the truck have come back. Two other people help Kenny into the truck bed. I hop up also. Grant reaches up to grab the bed liner to get up but i signal for him to stop.
"Actually will you find my DD and her car and tell her that I need her that I'm riding to the hospital with Kenny, and not to worry about me i'll find away back home. Thank you for your help with him." I say pointing at Kenny.
" Bu-t-, okay yeah I'll so that, better if it ends here. bye Nina." he says turning away. He just shut down from the Grant I saw tonight. And what does he mean better if it ends here? But my train of thought changed the man in the driver seat yells " READY?". I respond with a " YES!" as Grant closes the tail gate. Right now i'm worrying about Kenny. I get out of he way of the EMT's when we meet at the end of the seasonal road. They load Kenny up and I request to ride along and they oblige thankfully.
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