He was terrified, stood waiting for her to come up out the water, to see her black head of hair bob on the surface, his mind getting more and more frantic. Finally he went running in, the water going all over, splashing around him as his feet hit its surface. He reached near her and dived in, pulling her into him a in a lifeguards swimming position, thanking his mam mentally for making him take swimming lessons. He dragged her onto the lake side, onto dry land, although it took a bit longer than he would have expected, his lack of strength slowing him down. He turned her over, her hair fanned out behind her head, he face turned up to the skies, although Effy could see the stars above her head, as her eyes were closed. He knelt over her, one leg on either side of her too still body, and placed his hand on her chest, locking them together like he remembered being told all those years ago in a first aid class at school one time. He pushed down on her chest, making water escape from her lungs, making the heart he longed for so much beat, making the blood run around her veins. He bent down over her face and pressed his lips to hers, not in the way he had envisioned doing it, but pushing his life into her body. He repeated this over and over; he kept going even when he could not feel his arms. But he would not give up on her
"Effy don't you fucking dare die on me!" He shouted, while he pressed down her chest once again, starting the rhythmic movement again.
"I need you Eff, I bloody love you!" He shouted again, it was if her body reacted to those words, her eyes flew open, he body arching off the floor into his as her body coughed and spluttered trying to get the remaining water out of her lungs. He jumped off her, using his arms to support her as she sat up trying to cough. After a few minutes of coughing, whilst he simply sat there rubbing slight circles on her back; she was leaned against him, breathing deeply.
"Thank you." She said faintly before she went limp in his arms again, fainting as her body caught up her.
He burst through the doors, after running with her on his back all the way to the hospital.
"Help me, please." He shouted. Straight away there was a wheel chair put next to him for him to lower the passed out Effy into.
"She drowned, I did CPR, but she passed out and I brought her here and..." A doctor had placed a hand on his shoulder.
"You brought her to the right place; you have done the right thing." He nodded slightly.
"What is her name?" asked the Doctor
"Effy, I mean Elizabeth Stonem." He said, not used to saying her full name.
"Okay" said the Doctor
"And yours?"
"Freddie Mclair"