Chapter Three
Alvin started crying again, and held onto Simon's hand. As he kissed it, he could hear voices coming through the woods.
"Hello? Who's there? Help me!"
"Alvin? Is that you?" Theodore said as he ran from behind a tree.
"It is you! Wait… what's wrong with Simon?"
Alvin managed to dry his tears long enough to talk to his brother.
"He fell from the tree… and he … he.. he's dead!"
Theodore began to cry and hugged his brother. An idea then came to his head. Theodore let go of Alvin and rushed over to Simon.
"I have an idea. I saw this on tv once. This one guy saved another person's life. Let me try it!"
Alvin watched as Theodore placed both of his hands onto Simon's chest and pushed down as hard as he could.
"Theo? What on earth are you doing?"
"Trying to save our brother, that's what. Now just watch…"
Alvin took a seat, but quickly stood back up as Theodore placed his mouth onto Simon's. Theodore exhaled, hoping to revive Simon. He tried again, but was not getting any response.
"Theo, it was a good try but let's face it. Simon is gone!"
"No! I'm not giving up and neither should you. Simon wouldn't want us to give up."
Theodore spent the next five minutes repeating the process again. In between bouts of crying, Alvin thought he saw Simon's hand twitch. Theodore placed his ear to Simon's chest and quickly turned to Alvin.
"Alvin! I hear his heart! Come on, Simon. Breathe for me. Please!"
Theodore again placed his mouth to Simon's and exhaled. This time, Theodore could see his brother's chest rise and fall as he started to breathe again. Alvin nervously waited for Simon to come to, hoping that he would not simply perish again.
"Ughhh…."
"Huh? Did you say something, Simon?"
"Ugh….. Theo…"
"He did! Alvin, Simon's alive! We did it. He's alive!"
Theodore rushed over and hugged his brother. Still not fully conscious, Simon mumbled to him.
"Huh? Say that again, Simon?"
"Lo…. I lov….. love you, Theo…"
"Come on, Alvin. Let's get him to safety."
"You mean back to camp?"
Theodore stared at the ground, then back to his brother.
"I have no idea where camp is. I went out looking for you after Dave fell asleep. I spent the night soaking wet up in a tree all alone with a noisy squirrel."
Together, they lifted Simon up and started carrying him toward a small creek. Alvin got a drink of water while Theodore was busy trying to get Simon to take a drink of his own.
"Come on, Simon. You have to get something to drink."
"Why… does my … arm hurt?
"Probably because you broke it falling from that tree." Alvin commented.
"I fell from a tree?" Simon asked, becoming even more conscious.
"Yes. I tried so hard to pull you back up but I just couldn't do it. I'm so sorry, Simon."
"Oh, don't… don't be. Could you tell me what happened again?"
"Of course. I had just kissed you when you stood up and started walk toward the middle of the tree. That's when you fell. I tried pulling you up but my hand slipped. When I got to you, you were dead."
"I died? How am I alive now? Unless, you two are dead as well."
"No, you are alive. Thanks to Theodore. He saved you."
"You did? Thanks…"
Theodore gave his brother a hug.
"I'm just happy you are alive, Simon. I love you so much."
"As do I, Theo."
The trio's ears perked as they all heard a familiar voice in the distance.
"Hello? Dave, is that you?"
"Yes. Boys, where are you?
"Over here, Dave. Follow the sound of my voice."
The chipmunks waited for Dave to come into view. When he did, Alvin jumped up and ran for him, with Theodore close behind.
"Simon? Are you coming? Dave asked.
"Simon had an accident, Dave. He fell from the tree. He has a broken arm and probably several others as well. Can you carry him home?"
"Of course. Boys, I apologize for taking you out here. I knew it was going to rain, but not that bad."
Simon stood up and managed to walk over to Dave.
"Don't be sorry. You didn't know things would get this bad. Can we just go home now? I am really sore."
"Of course, Simon. Firstly, we need to get you to the doctor and get those broken bones fixed. Theodore, I want you and Alvin to hold onto Simon while I get him to the doctor."
Dave gently held onto Simon while Theodore and Alvin walked beside him. To their surprise, Dave had already gathered their things and placed them back into the car. Alvin jumped inside and held onto Simon's hand as Dave lowered him into the seat. Theodore took hold of Simon's other hand as Dave fastened his seatbelt and began to drive away from the campsite. While Alvin couldn't help but feel guilty about Simon's condition, he knew that soon enough his brother would be just fine and back to his normal self
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