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felt someone tug at my arm. It was as if I was jolted out of a deep
sleep, and when I looked up, the rush of water was coming over
me. I couldn’t catch my breath. I was underwater. I was going to
drown. I tried to pull myself up, but my sweater was hooked on a
branch. I managed to keep my head above the water but didn’t
know how much longer I would be able to hold on because the
water was so cold that my fingers were numbing.
“Don’t move, hold on,” Cassie cried as she tried to inch closer,
but the ground was soft from the rushing water. If she moved any
closer the current would pull her in.
“Here, hold this,” Nick said, wrapping his jacket around his
waist, then linking it to his sweater and handed it to his brother.
Mason walked as far out as he could until he reached me. “Don’t move,” he said, looking me in the eye. “Just keep
looking at me. Don’t look anywhere else. Okay? Just look at me.”
He stretched out towards me. I held on to the branch as best I
could. Blood stained the water, from the laceration on my palm.
“I’m so cold.” I muttered, teeth chattering.
“I’ve gotcha, Lauren. Just hold on,” Mason said, pulling me out
of the water. I wrapped my arms around his neck, holding tight. “It was you,” I whispered, looking him with wide eyes. “Thank
you,” I said through chattering teeth. “You saved me.” My body
shook.
“Yes, I did.” He smiled, brushing the hair from my eyes. With a
trembling hand I reached up and touched his cheek. His breath
quickened and his lips parted.
“It was you,” I whispered, and then everything went black.
When I woke later, machines beeped randomly, the sound filled the room. I looked up to find Nick sitting in the corner by the window and Cassie at the head of my bed, holding my hand, fast asleep. Tears trickled down my cheeks.
When I sniffed, Cassie’s head shot up her first response being. “You’re going to be okay.” She smiled and hugged me.
“Mason?” I asked.
“He’s around.” She smiled.
I nodded, then drifted back to sleep.
