CHAPTER TEN
LUCY'S POV
Of course, my parents weren't home. Just because my world had stopped turning for about twelve hours didn't mean theirs did. They were at the infamous "office" until nine o clock, just like every day. My house suddenly had this weird wacky threatening vibe. It worried me, and I wished I'd asked Gerard to come inside with me. I'd never felt weird in my house before, and I just walked upstairs slowly, deciding to take a bath in my parents bathroom. Of course, I'm not allowed to do this, but I figured what the hell. I walked upstairs and into my room and got undressed, wrapped my body in a towel and grabbed my CD player, putting a CD of Frankie's old band Pencey Prep inside. I walked back downstairs and into my parents bathroom. It's huge. It's like...bigger than their bedroom with a huge walk in shower, and a tub that's a cross between a pool and a Jacuzzi. It has jets, its got to be at least seven feet by seven feet, and had little benches built in the sides. The damn tub had STEPS leading into it. Steps with a BANISTER! The whole room was lined with brown marble and faux gold as well as real silver. I turned on the tap and turned it all the way to hot. Steam started to rise from the water and I sat on the edge in my towel, waiting for the tub to fill up, which was going to take at least five minutes. Eventually it filled up and I stepped in, burning my skin from the hot water. I slid into it, but gritted my teeth against the heat and turned the knob to cold, just to even things out. Once it cooled off a little I shut off the water, plugged the drain, and switched on the CD. "19" came on. God I love that song. I sat down on one of the little benches and squirted some bubble bath soap into the water, swirling it slowly with my hand until a thick purple coating of bubbles sat on top of the water. I just sat back, leaned my head against the lining of the tub, and shut my eyes. I don't remember falling asleep, I don't remember going under, but I do remember waking up on the floor of the bathroom, naked, in a huge puddle of water, with someone taking their mouth off of mine, then pushing in on my chest. I realized I wasn't breathing, and took a huge gasping breath. Lots of water poured up my throat and out of my mouth. I spit it straight up and it landed on my face. My chest heaved as I sucked in as much air as possible.
"SHE'S AWAKE!" shrieked Ray towards the door. He suddenly realized that I was naked, and ran and grabbed a towel, which he covered me with. He blushed bright red. "Sorry. I mean, I wasn't exactly concentrating on your...I mean you...sorry." he said. I just sat up and smiled.
"Thanks Ray." I said. "Now you want to tell me what happened?" I asked. Gerard came bounding into the room, and as soon as he saw me, ran and fell to his knees, kissing me hard. I pushed him off, my breathing not quite right yet. "Again. What happened?" I asked. Gerard and Ray started to explain.
"See we all came over because we weren't sure if you were okay, because of the whole thing last night and with your parents." said Gerard.
"And we came in through the window." added Ray.
"Right and we didn't see you in your room, so we started searching the lower levels, and I saw your arm through the door to your parents bathroom and came in to say hi." added Gerard.
"And your head was under the water." said Ray.
"You weren't breathing, and Ray pulled you out because he knew CPR." finished Gerard.
"Oh." I said, smiling. "Thank you so much Ray. I guess you saved my life." I added. Wow. Ray saved my life.
GERARD'S POV
"SHE'S AWAKE!" I heard Ray shout. I came running into the bathroom and saw Lucy sitting up, her head against the wall. I couldn't stop myself, I just jumped on her and kissed her as hard as I could. What would you have done? I mean, she could have died! I was just so glad she was still there to kiss. But then she pushed me off. She had her hand on her chest and her breath was heaving. Wow, stupid Gerard, you kiss a girl whose still trying to get oxygen. She sat back, and we explained exactly what'd happened.
"Again. What happened?" asked Lucy. Ray and I started to explain.
"See we all came over because we weren't sure if you were okay, because of the whole thing last night and with your parents." I started.
"And we came in through the window." added Ray.
"Right and we didn't see you in your room, so we started searching the lower levels, and I saw your arm through the door to your parents bathroom and came in to say hi." I added.
"And your head was under the water." said Ray.
"You weren't breathing, and Ray pulled you out because he knew CPR." I finished. I suddenly felt the bottom of my stomach drop out.
"Oh." Lucy said, smiling. "Thank you so much Ray. I guess you saved my life." she said. That's why I felt bad. Ray saved her. Not me. I wasn't Lucy's hero. Isn't a girl's boyfriend supposed to be her hero or something? And what was I now? I was the boyfriend who called on his friend because he didn't know what to do when his girlfriend started to drown. Stupid me. I mean, why didn't I at least try? Well, technically trying, if I'd done it wrong I could have killed her, but still! Wait...okay I'm not making sense anymore. Oh my god. Lucy and Ray are hugging. I guess he's going to become Lucy's new best friend now right? And then what? Is she going to fall for him or something? Oh wow, Gerard stop you're jealous of one of your best friends. Stop it.