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Chapter 4
"Where the hell is Jess," said Jack.
Mary replied, "I don't know, why don't you go look for him."
"Fine," said Jack. "I hope he's ok." Jack walked out of the room, and went out of the house. He closed the door. He thought were Jess could be, it was Sunday, and Jess's family went to church on Sunday's because they were Christians.
Jack decided that Jess was in the forest with his friend, Leslie. Somehow he guessed that. Jack still was trying to decide if what Jess had told him last night was true. Or if Jess was crazy.
Jess walked down the steps, and walked through the dirt road, and through the green field. He went into the forest, and stopped when he saw an arm in front of the ground that was in the water.
Jess swam to Leslie; he put his arms around Leslie's waist, and around her arm, he swam, and turned around, and went to the surface with Leslie. He went above surface with Leslie, and reached his arm up. He felt someone grab it, and a voice said, "Don't worry Jess I got you."
The man pulled Jess up, and out of the water, and onto land, Jess was still holding onto Leslie.
The man said, "Oh my God, Jess! She needs C.P.R., and to get to the hospital, now!"
Jess looked up, he saw his dad's face.
Jess got up, he let go of Leslie. Then he turned to her, went down, picked Leslie up, and moved her to two feet away from her dad.
Jess's dad, Jack got up, and walked a foot back.
Jess laid Leslie on the ground, and put his lips on hers, and breathed.
He moved his lips off of hers, nothing! Jess wasn't about to give up, he didn't even think, he put his back on Leslie's, and breathed. Then breathed a few more times, then he moved his lips off of Leslie's, still nothing.
Jess put his hands on Leslie's chest, and did compressions. Then he moved his hands off of her chest, and looked at her face, no breathing.
Jess thought as he reached his head back to Leslie's lips, "Please Leslie, live. I can't live without you!"
He put his lips on hers, and breathed, then a few more times, he moved his lips off of hers, still nothing.
Jess put his hands on Leslie's chest, and did compressions, he moved his hands off of her chest, and put his lips back on Leslie's, then breathed, and a few more times.
He moved his lips off of hers. Leslie coughed up water, and breathed. Jess moved his head away from Leslie's, and looked at her forehead, there was a hole in her forehead, and blood was coming out.
Jess stood up, and took his jacket off, and put it on Leslie's forehead. Jess picked Leslie up, and said, "Dad, let's go now!"
Jess and his dad were running through the green field. Jess didn't want to lose Leslie again, and then repeat thirty-seven years of his life without her.
He couldn't the first time was too painful, if Leslie died again, then Jess would commit suicide.
Jess and his dad ran to their house, and went inside, and Mary walked into the room.
Jack said, "Call the Burkes now! Then tell them to call 911, no, call 911 now! I'll go over to the Burke's place, and tell them what happened."
Mary nodded, and ran to the telephone, picked it up, and called 911.
Jack ran out of the house and to the Burke's house.
Jess held Leslie in her arms. Leslie opened her eyes, and looked up to Jess, and said, "Jess, I love you…"
Jess said, "You're going to be fine Leslie, I won't lose you this time. You're the only friend I got, and I love you too." Jess wouldn't let Leslie die.
Jess had lost Leslie once, but this time he had saved her.
An ambulance appeared in front of Jess's house, some people came in the house with a stretcher, and Jess put Leslie on it. And she was secured down.
The people took the stretcher out of the house, Jess wouldn't leave Leslie's side, he ran out of the house, and saw the people put the stretcher with Leslie on it in the ambulance.
One of the doctor's who was in the ambulance walked back while pulling the stretcher in, and it went to the back of the wall, while the other person put the other side of the stretcher with Leslie in. And went in the ambulance after the stretcher was all the way against the wall. The doctor's sat on two seats.
Jess said, "Wait!" He ran over to the ambulance, and went inside, and sat next to one of the doctor's, Jess and the doctor closed the doors, one of the doctor's said, "Alright, let's get to the hospital."
The driver rode the ambulance out of the driveway, and turned in the direction of the hospital. And drove away in that direction. Jess reached his hand out to Leslie's, and held it. He was glad Leslie was alive, but Jess was also scared, and frightened that Leslie could die. He shook the thought away from his head. He just looked at Leslie's face.
Jess had felt guilty when Leslie had died, before he had been sent back. But the guilt was now gone since he had saved Leslie's life.
Leslie opened her eyes, and looked up to Jess, his jacket fell off her head.
Leslie said, "Jess…thank you for saving me…"
A tear went down Jess's face, he wiped it away with his shirtsleeve, and said, "You're welcome."
Jess looked up to the doctor, and said, "Is she going to live?" Jess had to know if Leslie was going to live or not.
The doctor said, "If we get her to the hospital in time, then she'll be just fine."
Jess was relieved. He sat back, and let go of Leslie's hand. He hoped that they got there in time. If they didn't…I'm not even gonna type that.
The ambulance rode at a fast speed, it finally reached the hospital. It stopped.
Jess and one of the doctor's opened the doors, Jess went outside of the ambulance, and a few feet back.
The doctor's took the stretcher with Leslie on it out of the ambulance and rolled it to the doors of the hospital.
Jess ran to them, luckily, he was a fast runner. One time in when he was younger, Jess had won a race, not just one. But the whole racing event.
Jess reached the doctors as one of them opened the doors, and they both had gone inside with the stretcher with Leslie on it. Jess stopped the doors from closing, and kept it open.
He went inside the hospital. Jess hoped Leslie, his Leslie, his angel, his queen, the only person Jess was really even thinking about at this moment, would live.
Less then a few minutes later, Jess went back to the lobby.
He had seen Leslie one last time before the door the room were she would have surgery done on her head closed.
A few minutes later, Jess and Leslie's families arrived at the hospital, and walked into the building.
Bill Burke saw Jess sitting on a chair, he walked over to him, and said, "Jess, thank for saving Leslie."
Jess looked up and said, "You're welcome."
Bill stepped a few feet back.
Jess got up and hugged Bill; he put his head on his stomach.
Bill said, "She loves you, you know."
Jess moved his head off of Bill's stomach and looked up. Bill said, "Leslie never really had any good luck making any friends. When we moved down here, we were hoping…Leslie said that if it weren't for you…" Bill was having a hard time talking.
He was devasted by his daughter's injury. Jess had remembered what Bill had said when Leslie died before he was sent back. And he was using the exact same words. But they still had an emotional impact on Jess.
Bill continued, "Jess, you're the best friend she's ever had. And I want to thank you for that."
Jess said, "You're welcome. I hope she lives though." Jess couldn't stand it if Leslie died. Tears ran down Jess's face, he put his head on Bill's stomach.
Jess said, "Bill, I don't want to live without Leslie. I…" Jess had to say it once and for all. He had to tell Bill he loved Leslie. Jess said, "I love Leslie, she's my angel. Without her, I would die. I LOVE LESLIE!"
Jess broke into tears, he was crying, his face covered in tears.
Bill hugged Jess, and said, "Jess, you saved her. I'm sure she'll live. If it weren't for you, she would've…" Bill burst into tears.
Bill said, "Jess, you and I both love Leslie, and so does my wife Judy. Jess, you're the best friend Leslie ever had. Thank you, so much. I would be glad, if in the future, when you and Leslie grew up, that you married each other."
Jess moved his head off from Bill's stomach, and said, "Aye, I will marry her when we grow up."
A/N: Ok, Jess would never say "Aye," but I couldn't help myself. It just sounds so funny. I'm laughing my head off. Probably the Mountain Dew I drank.
Jess let go of Bill, and Bill let go of him, Jess walked back, and fell, he sat back in the chair.
Jess sat on the chair. Bill walked away from Jess, and to his wife.
Maybelle ran over to Jess, and said, "Jess, are you alright?"
Jess looked up, and at Maybelle's face, and said, "No, not right now. But I maybe later."
"Jesse," said Maybelle. "What's wrong, it's not your fault that Leslie got hurt."
That was true, but before Jess was sent back, before Leslie died, Jess thought it was his fault that Leslie had died. If it was his fault when she died, was it Jess's fault that Leslie, even though she was alive now, was hurt?
Jess shook the thought out of his head. He was just glad that Leslie was alive. But sad at the same time. For Leslie died once, but this time she was alive, but injured, Jess was sad.
The thought that Leslie could die again was too painful for Jess.
Jess said, "Yeah, you're right Maybelle, it's not my fault Leslie's hurt. I'm just scared, I want her to live. She's my friend, I don't want to lose Leslie."
Maybelle said, "Don't worry, she'll be fine. I'm sure."
Maybelle turned, and walked away from Jess.
Jess sighed, and thought, "You succeeded Jess, but now what? Is Leslie going to live, or will you lose her again?"
Jess ignored that thought; the last thing he needed to worry about was if Leslie was going to live or not.
Jess yawned; he closed his eyes, and fell asleep.
Leslie woke up a few hours later after the surgery was over, and after her the hole on her forehead had been stitched, and after her head had been wrapped in a bandage. Her head had been shaven clean of her blond hair.
Leslie sat up; her mom was sitting on a chair, her dad standing next to her bed.
Leslie looked at her dad, and said, "Where is Jess?"
Bill said, "You can see him in a little while. But for now, rest."
Leslie didn't want to wait awhile, nor did she want to rest. She said, "Dad, I want to see Jess now, please. If you can see me, then I don't see why he can't see me."
Bill thought that did make some sense. He said, "Yeah, you're right, I'll go ask someone if Jess can see you."
Bill turned, and walked out of the room, and saw a doctor, and said, "Doc, is it alright if Jess Aarons sees my daughter now?"
The doctor replied, "Sure, I don't see why not."
"Good," said Bill. The doctor walked away. Bill walked down the hall, he thought, "Jess sure is going to be glad to see Leslie. He can't keep his eyes off her. The way he looks at Leslie is almost disgusting. But whatever, he loves my daughter deeply. So, hey, who really cares?"
Bill walked down the hall, and opened the door, and stepped into the lobby. He walked over to Jack, and said, "It's alright for Jess to see Leslie now."
Jack nodded, and said, "Alright, I'll wake him."
Jack walked over to Jess who was asleep on a chair, and shook him, and said, "Jess, wake up. You can see Leslie now."
Jess woke up; Jack moved his arms off of him. Jess said, "What? I can what now?"
Jack said, "You can see Leslie now."
Jack got out of the leaning position, and stood all the way up. Stepped back, and walked away.
Jess got up; a smile went on his face. He was happy; he really wanted to see Leslie.
Jess walked over to Bill, and said, "Where's Leslie?"
Bill replied, "She's in her room right now, I'll take you there."
Jess said, "Alright."
Bill took Jess to the room Leslie was in, and opened the door, Jess looked inside. He saw Leslie sitting on her bed.
Jess ran in the room, and over to Leslie. He said, "Are you alright, Leslie?"
Leslie replied, "Yep, thank you for saving me." Leslie smiled; she looked so gorgeous to Jess with that smile on her face.
Jess stepped to the left side of Leslie's bed. Bill said, "Judy, why don't we let these two be alone, and talk for a few minutes?"
Judy said, "Sure." Judy walked over to Bill. Bill put his arm around Judy, and they walked out of the room, and Bill closed the door behind him.
Jess turned his head to Leslie, smiled, and said, "You look funny with a huge bandage on your head."
Leslie smiled, and said, "Oh, I do not. You're just being silly."
Jess said, "Hey, just being honest."
Leslie replied, "Yeah, well, that's ok. I guess I do look funny."
Jess turned around, and walked to the other side of the bed, and sat down in the chair next to the bed.
Leslie said, "Jess, thank you for saving me, that was nice of you."
Jess said, "You're welcome. I couldn't let you die. Not after those thirty-seven years." Jess turned his head away, and a tear went down his face. He had saved Leslie, but he didn't want to lose Leslie again. If she died again…Jess didn't want to know. Jess started crying.
Leslie said, "Jess, it's ok, I'm here."
Jess said, "Leslie, I love you. I lived for thirty-seven years without you. My life was hell, pure torture. My heart was broken, I felt pain."
Leslie said, "Jess, relax. I'm fine."
Jess stopped crying, leaned over and hugged Leslie. She hugged him.
Jess let go of Leslie, and sat back in the chair.
