"Just get Jane by a fire." I said not thinking about myself or Tim. "I'll be fine." I said as I jumped in. I swam over to where I was breaking the ice, Damn I was freezing, My mind started to wonder, "What the hell am I doing down here?!"I wanted to get out, Get by a fire, But I knew I couldn't. There by where I was breaking the ice I saw Clem's body floating, Her face was blueish, Must've ran out of Oxygen I thought. I got scared, I really did, I was terrified and freezing & running out of air quick, I grabbed her & swam with her over my shoulder, I pushed Clem onto the ice, Then climbed out myself. I did CPR, Everything, Nothing was working,
"C-C-C'mon Clem!" I yelled as my tears rolled down,
"You can't die!"..."Ya- Ya just can't!"
"I won't lose another person this easy!" I yelled crying into her shoulder. I took her hat off of my head and held it in my hands looking down,
Sure, It was the only thing keeping my head warm, Yeah, I was freezing and still in shock from how cold the water was. But that didn't matter. I sat there, And waited for her to come back, You know, As a lurker, To signal she didn't make it, But she didn't turn.
I sat there crying sitting next to her in my soaked freezing clothes, Just, Just feeling sorry for myself.
"L-L-Luke?" I heard someone say. I looked around but saw no-one
"Luke," I heard someone say again then cough a few times, I looked down,
"CLEM!" I yelled,
"Oh jesus, Clem I'm so sorry, I- I never should've let you jump in like that,"
"I- I- It's my f- fault." She quietly said.
"Oh, fuck!" I said remembering, "I gotta get you by a fire," I told her as I picked her up in my arms
"J-Just don't drop me this time." She said smiling & looking up at me, I smiled back & continued to run towards the Ski resort busting the doors open with full force,
"Luke!" I heard Nick yell, "I thought I lost ya man!" I heard Nick say but I didn't pay attention, "Man what are you doing jumping into ice water like tha-" He looked down into my arms as I ran past him to the fireplace
"Well I'll be damned," I heard Nick mumble as I got to the fireplace and set Clem down taking her soaked coat & shoes off.
"I need somethin' ta burn, ANYTHING!" I yelled towards Nick,
"Yeah that's what I'm tryin' to look for," He said as he looked towards my pockets,
"Got anythin' in there?" He asked pointing towards my front pockets, I checked & pulled out a paper back scrap folded up several times, I slowly unfolded it scared of what it might be, I really did want to get a fire burning but, I was terrified of what I might have to burn. I stared at the paper scrap as tears rolled down my face, A picture of my dad, Oh GOD, did I miss him,
"W-What is it?" Nick asked nervously knowing what it probably was.
"That doesn't matter now!" I snapped at him. I quickly threw it in the fireplace along with the logs & set them on fire, I stared at the fire, & watched the picture burn up & disappear. Tears rolled down my face, God was I freezing, But I didn't care, Clem was all that mattered to me right now. She was all I had left besides Nick! I quickly picked her up in my arms & carried her closer to the fire, She looked up at me from the fire.
"Y- You didn't have to do that for me," She said.
"I- I sorta wish that was true" I said shivering as I looked down towards her. Her head now resting on my lap.
"What do you mean?" She asked raising an eyebrow. "Did someone make you?" She asked innocently.
"N-No," I said, "But something did." I said. Clem stared into my eyes, I looked down at her, And quickly looked away when we made eye contact. I felt my face heat up, Clem chuckled.
"Why do you look like a maraschino cherry right now?" She asked playfully. This made me blush harder.
"I- I, What do you mean?" I asked nervously.
"Why are you blushing?" She asked teasing me.
"I- I'm not!" I said suddenly. I could feel I really was though.
"Really?" She asked giving me an odd look.
"Really," I replied starting to turn from a reddish color to a pinkish color.
"Now you look like cotton candy," She said smiling up at me. I smiled back & chuckled.
"I'll be right back. I'm gonna go, Eh, Get a juice box." Clem said scratching the back of her neck well standing up.
"You?" "A juice box?" I asked her skeptically
"Y-Yeah," She said as she walked down the hallway. After she left I stood up to walk upstairs to my room,
"Luke," I heard Tim's voice behind me.
"Yeah?" I asked staring back at him.
"I think she likes you." He said smiling towards me. I thought about it. Then I smiled back for the first time. I walked upstairs and grabbed the blanket off of my bed, I wrapped myself in it
& made my way back down the flight of stairs. Clem was already settled in.
"Hey," She said smiling at me well drinking out of a juice box.
"Hi," I said chuckling at the fact that she got a juice box even though that's cleary not what she was actually doing. I looked over at Tim, He smiled at me again, closed his eyes & fell asleep with Jane under his arm. Once I sat back down Clem shivered again,
"A-Are you still cold?" I asked her,
"Kinda," she replied. I picked up her hand, Cold as an icicle.
"Here," I said offering her my blanket.
"N- No, It's okay" She said blushing at the offer. "You'll get cold" she told me.
"Nah," I said. "You being warm is more important to me." I said smiling. She smirked & raised and eyebrow.
"What?" I asked. Then I realized. "Did I REALLY just say she was more important to me then myself?! GAH I can't go five minutes without thinking about her! What's wrong with me!" My face turned bright red because everyone knew how important I was to myself, She laughed as she figured out I realized what I did. Well, At least I made her happy. Right? THAT's something, Right?
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-Nuke4Lyfe
