Chapter two
Carly again thought about the past, she remembered when it was she in the cold, dark water. She remembered how, even though she knew how to swim, she wished there was someone to come to her rescue. She had even passed out at one point, but the water was so cold that she wasn't out for long. She eventually washed up to shore, and passed out again. When she passed out it was night, but by the time she had awoke it was daytime, and she was shivering violently. She didn't even know who she was.
She couldn't let that happen to Liz, not because she liked her, though she did have regard for human life, but because Jason and Sonny would never forgive her. That was something she couldn't live with.
She took off her shoes and immediately made a dive into the water. She immediately regretted it. This is how she almost met her death before. But she made up her mind to find Elizabeth. Liz had stopped flailing her arms and bobbing her head. Carly swam in a circle around where she last saw Liz, but she could not see her. Carly had to have been in the water for at least 15 minutes when she got a cramp (probably from the five glasses of wine), she was only seconds away from the pier but she couldn't move, now she was the one bobbing in and out of the water.
Jason had cooled off some. He had come to two conclusions, one-he would never be with Carly again, and two-he cared about Elizabeth and was ready to let her know he would do anything for her. "I've got to tell her tonight while I have the nerve" he thought. He decided to head to her studio. He parked his bike and decided to walk the rest of the way.
As he reached the dock, he could hear water splashing loudly. That was unusual for this type of area, no birds would be in the water at this time of night. He looked into the dark water and saw a body floating on top of the water.
He took his phone out of his jacket pocket and called 911, "there's someone floating in the water, I'm on the docks. What, yeah pier 51. Hurry, I'm going to try and get them. Just get here now this person might not make it."
Jason tore of his jacket and jumped into the water. He swam until he reached the body, he didn't even look at the person, he just put his arm under their neck and started swimming back. When he reached the pier, paramedic's were there waiting for him. Two of the men reached for the body and pulled the body onto the pier. They placed the body on the ground and then reached for Jason. "Don't worry about me" he said as he used his upper body strength to pull his self up onto the pier.
Jason looked down at the body, and his heart almost stopped. It was Carly, she was the one laying on the ground.
The paramedics checked for a pulse and found none. They started doing CPR immediately. Jason just stood there, staring down, wishing he could take back the argument they had had just a few hours ago. That's all he could think about, is the last time he had talked to her, and the rage he had felt for her. And how he just wanted her to stay out of his life.
He was so into his thought's that he didn't hear a third paramedic, calling the police on the ambulance radio. "We have a possible homicide, a woman found possibly drowned off of pier 51. We need all available police units."
But the police had already gotten wind of the possible drowning from the dispatcher, and were on their way. Taggert was the first on the scene. "What happened here?" he asked anyone who knew.
One of the paramedics responded "no time, we have to get this woman to GH we've got her breathing again, but she's unconscious. He's the one who saved her" the paramedic said pointing to Jason. The paramedics got Carly on the cart, put her in the ambulance, and started to drive off.
"What happened here Anger boy?" he asked with a bit of malice in his voice.
"Look I was walking by, I heard noises, so I looked into the water, and saw a body floating. I jumped in and pulled the body out." Jason said in a rushed voice as he watched the ambulance pull off. "Look I have to get to the hospital, I need to be there for Carly when she wakes up" He said as he started walking away from Taggert. Taggert grabbed him by the arm "not so fast Jason, we need to talk, I'm taking you down to the station. You can tell me exactly what happened there."
"Are you charging me with something, cause if not than I'm not going anywhere with you" Jason said in a challenging tone to Taggert. This happened every time Taggert responded to something involving Jason or Sonny, when was Taggert going to get it that Jason knew the rules, he knew Taggert couldn't haul him to the station without charging him with something.
"Look it's better for you to come willingly than for me to come and get you" he said in a slightly defeated voice. He knew Jason wasn't coming and Taggert couldn't see arresting him, because anything he arrested him for right now would be false, and Alexis would have harassment papers going to the judge by daylight. He backed off. "Fine, you already know not to leave town." And with that Jason ran off, leaving his jacket behind.
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Carly again thought about the past, she remembered when it was she in the cold, dark water. She remembered how, even though she knew how to swim, she wished there was someone to come to her rescue. She had even passed out at one point, but the water was so cold that she wasn't out for long. She eventually washed up to shore, and passed out again. When she passed out it was night, but by the time she had awoke it was daytime, and she was shivering violently. She didn't even know who she was.
She couldn't let that happen to Liz, not because she liked her, though she did have regard for human life, but because Jason and Sonny would never forgive her. That was something she couldn't live with.
She took off her shoes and immediately made a dive into the water. She immediately regretted it. This is how she almost met her death before. But she made up her mind to find Elizabeth. Liz had stopped flailing her arms and bobbing her head. Carly swam in a circle around where she last saw Liz, but she could not see her. Carly had to have been in the water for at least 15 minutes when she got a cramp (probably from the five glasses of wine), she was only seconds away from the pier but she couldn't move, now she was the one bobbing in and out of the water.
Jason had cooled off some. He had come to two conclusions, one-he would never be with Carly again, and two-he cared about Elizabeth and was ready to let her know he would do anything for her. "I've got to tell her tonight while I have the nerve" he thought. He decided to head to her studio. He parked his bike and decided to walk the rest of the way.
As he reached the dock, he could hear water splashing loudly. That was unusual for this type of area, no birds would be in the water at this time of night. He looked into the dark water and saw a body floating on top of the water.
He took his phone out of his jacket pocket and called 911, "there's someone floating in the water, I'm on the docks. What, yeah pier 51. Hurry, I'm going to try and get them. Just get here now this person might not make it."
Jason tore of his jacket and jumped into the water. He swam until he reached the body, he didn't even look at the person, he just put his arm under their neck and started swimming back. When he reached the pier, paramedic's were there waiting for him. Two of the men reached for the body and pulled the body onto the pier. They placed the body on the ground and then reached for Jason. "Don't worry about me" he said as he used his upper body strength to pull his self up onto the pier.
Jason looked down at the body, and his heart almost stopped. It was Carly, she was the one laying on the ground.
The paramedics checked for a pulse and found none. They started doing CPR immediately. Jason just stood there, staring down, wishing he could take back the argument they had had just a few hours ago. That's all he could think about, is the last time he had talked to her, and the rage he had felt for her. And how he just wanted her to stay out of his life.
He was so into his thought's that he didn't hear a third paramedic, calling the police on the ambulance radio. "We have a possible homicide, a woman found possibly drowned off of pier 51. We need all available police units."
But the police had already gotten wind of the possible drowning from the dispatcher, and were on their way. Taggert was the first on the scene. "What happened here?" he asked anyone who knew.
One of the paramedics responded "no time, we have to get this woman to GH we've got her breathing again, but she's unconscious. He's the one who saved her" the paramedic said pointing to Jason. The paramedics got Carly on the cart, put her in the ambulance, and started to drive off.
"What happened here Anger boy?" he asked with a bit of malice in his voice.
"Look I was walking by, I heard noises, so I looked into the water, and saw a body floating. I jumped in and pulled the body out." Jason said in a rushed voice as he watched the ambulance pull off. "Look I have to get to the hospital, I need to be there for Carly when she wakes up" He said as he started walking away from Taggert. Taggert grabbed him by the arm "not so fast Jason, we need to talk, I'm taking you down to the station. You can tell me exactly what happened there."
"Are you charging me with something, cause if not than I'm not going anywhere with you" Jason said in a challenging tone to Taggert. This happened every time Taggert responded to something involving Jason or Sonny, when was Taggert going to get it that Jason knew the rules, he knew Taggert couldn't haul him to the station without charging him with something.
"Look it's better for you to come willingly than for me to come and get you" he said in a slightly defeated voice. He knew Jason wasn't coming and Taggert couldn't see arresting him, because anything he arrested him for right now would be false, and Alexis would have harassment papers going to the judge by daylight. He backed off. "Fine, you already know not to leave town." And with that Jason ran off, leaving his jacket behind.
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