Okay, so I am sorry that it took me a while to post this. I wasn't really in the mood for writing for a few days, and then when I did get in the writing mood I couldn't get on the computer. Right now I have the next few chapters written up in my notebook and ready to type up on the computer, but there really is one question that I need you to answer and I will post this again at the end of the story: Do you want this to be a story aimed more at kids or teens? This question is one that will cause a major change to the outcome of the story and I need to know what the readers want from the story… Thanks and enjoy!
I struggled to grasp what was going on as Sonny ran away from me and down the beach. She was running toward something… a rock? My breathing slowed as she began climbing the massive stone. By the time I realized what she was doing, weird Random was already back on the sand.
I smiled a little now, as I saw her silhouette descending, and that she was coming down slower than she had gone up. I watched her every step, while she made her way down the big rock. Still, I was making my way slowly across the sand toward her, making sure everything stayed okay.
"Aaah!" A scream pierced through the air, through me.
I furiously ran toward the water, which was trying to hold me back from her as soon as I stepped into it. I cursed it as I continued to her as fast as the pull of the water would allow me to. Weird Random was back on the shore screaming for Sonny.
"Sonny!" I screamed as loud as I could, "I- I- Sonny!" I screamed again, pushing my way through the water. I couldn't get myself to say anything else. Now the current was carrying her out, faster than I could walk. She looked- "Sonny!" my voice cracked as I dove into the water towards her and swam desperately towards her.
Holding her close to me with my arm, I began to swim back to the shore, struggling to keep her above water. Once I got close to the shore, I scooped her into my arms and walked her as quickly as I could through the water and to the sand, without a clue as to how I could help her once I got there. I kept calling her name over and over, nearly shouting with anxiety. Her head bobbed lifelessly with every step I took.
"Zana!" I shouted as the little girl ran towards me, "Zana, I- I don't know…" my voice faltered; I couldn't finish.
I sprawled Sonny out on the shore and held her hand tightly. Zana began to check for all the things that they teach a Blossom Scout to do. After a few seconds she looked up to me with wide eyes.
"Ch-Chad." Tears flooded her little eyes. "She- I-" She gasped for air and breathed deeply, "She's not breathing." I let go of Sonny's hand and stepped over to Weird Random, who wrapped her arms around my waist and squeezed me tightly, "I- I- What do we do?" She said between sobs into my shirt.
"What- What about CPR?" I breathed, pulling her from me so that I could see her face, but leaving my hands on her shoulders.
"I- My lungs are too small." She said softly, but looked like she was thinking hard, "You do it!" Her little tearstained face lit up. "I can do the compressions and everything else, you just breathe when I tell you to- We have to hurry!" She jumped around to face Sonny again and fell to the ground beside her.
Zana had already gotten Sonny to cough-up all the water earlier when she was first checking Sonny. Now she was just getting Sonny ready.
I jogged over to the side of Sonny opposite from Weird Random and sat down beside her. I bent over top of her and removed her hair from her face and gently pressed my lips to the center of her forehead, holding back tears and a racing heart. Reluctantly pulling back up, I met Zana's gaze.
"You really love her, don't you?" my eyes were now brimming with tears as I watched her little hands hurriedly move around Sonny. "Just breathe about a lung-full of air into Sonny when I say so." I nodded and leaned back over Sonny.
"Breathe!" I met Sonny's cold lips and hoped with all that I could that she would come back- I needed her- We needed her. There was so much she had to stay for.
I thought about this as I continued to breathe as I was told to. Everything had seemed so slow, but had taken place over only a few minutes, two or three.
My heart raced as her eyes fluttered open, "Breathe!" Um, okay, I guess she knew what she was doing, right? The beautiful, brown, chocolate eyes widened as I brought my lips to hers and then I was suddenly falling backwards.
"Chad!" She screamed hoarsely. "Zora!" She looked to her side to see the red-eyed Random, before her eyes flashed back to me and she slowly tried to stand up. "Chad," Quietly, she said as she began walking towards me, "Why were you kissing me and- Ow!" I caught her as she fell forward.
"Sonny," my voice cracked as I struggled with my emotions. I was going to tell her something, but bailed out and just said, "What hurts?" and met her eyes again.
"Everything." I heard her mutter before walking past me, toward her big bag. "Chad, what happened?" She spun around and looked at me with a scared expression.
"S- Sonny…" I breathed, stepping closer to her, then turning around. "Zana!" I called; from the corned of my eye, I saw Sonny hold her head in her hands, "Get Sonny two Tylenols and find Dakota!" Bending down, I picked-up Sonny's sandals before taking her hand with my free hand. "Let's go rinse these off," We began walking towards the ocean.
"Chad…" she turned her head and looked at me, her eyes were worried, chocolate orbs.
"Sonny, you- you were on the rock-" she nodded as if she remembered. "Then, you were- you were falling and the water…" I dropped her shoes and held each of her hands in mine. "And I ran, but I just couldn't… and I- I'm so sorry, Sonny." My voice was cracking and my eyes were watering; I gave myself over to my emotions. "And then, I just held you and I- I thought you were-" I sighed. "I thought you left me, Sonny." Meeting her eyes again, I saw tears.
"Chad-" she breathed and then grabbed me and held herself tightly to me, burying her moist face into my neck. I wrapped my arms around her and leaned my head on top of hers. A single tear rolled down my cheek and into her hair. God, Mac Falls even had me crying dramatically. Psh, not that CDC does tears or anything… it's just- it was Sonny.
She backed away from me and began to bend over for her shoes which were on the ground beside us. Wincing, she took a sharp breath and I pulled her back up, picked up her shoes with one hand and wrapped my other arm around her waist. She leaned on me as we slowly walked down to where the tide was going in and out.
I rinsed off Sonny's shoes as she stood next to me, thinking about something. Suddenly, someone up the beach screamed and I jumped. I shook again as I felt something on my shoulder- Sonny's hand. Her eyes were wide and she looked a little scared. Pulling her in, I held her close to me.
"Ch- Chad…?" She sounded worried- for me.
"No more Superman stunts, 'kay?" Leaning away, she wiped tears from her face. Pressing my forehead to hers, I whispered, "I don't think either of us wants to go through that again." She squeezed her eyes shut as I kissed the tip of her nose gently and a faint smile spread across her face.
Okay, so remember… Homework: Recommend place to go and answer this very important question: Do you want this to be a story aimed more at kids or teens?
Just click the lonely little green button and type two simple words: Name of a place (state or city), and kids/teens. Thanks and I will be sure to have the next chapter up, Friday at latest!