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(All the sections in the brackets aren't exactly a part of Simon's flashback, it's just background information of what Tia was going through, and the reason she was being the way she was.) I explained about the chapter at the end of the last one. Hopefully it will be clearer than my explanation. Oh yeah, and each paragraph of the flashback has a few days in between. Like one paragraph is on a Saturday, and the next paragraph is on a Tuesday, if you understand what I mean that is (and 'fm' means 'freshman')..
Emma aka doyles-always
Simon watched helplessly as the ambulance made it's way to the hospital. There was nothing he could do but wait for his parent to come pick him up and take him home.
He sat down on the on the sidewalk with his head in his hands going over the details of the past week, trying to work out the details that lead to this happening.
888888888888 -flashback three weeks ago -888888888888
Things had been going great between Simon and Tia. They'd been spending more and more time together, doing stuff that wasn't only related to schoolwork.
One Saturday (the day Simon thought was the best day ever) they drove out to the countryside, and had a picnic under a big Birch tree. It was on that day that Simon realised how strong his feelings were. It was on that day she fell asleep ion his arms, as he leant with his back against the tree. It was also on that day Simon decided to ask Tia to go steady.
He asked her when she was by her locker at school, but nothing could prepare him for her answer. This was when things began to go wrong.
She wasn't ready; she only turned 16 a month ago, things were moving to fast.
That wasn't the reason, and he knew she liked him as much as he liked her, but when he pressed she snapped at him. She told him to get away from her, and to leave her alone. She said that she didn't want anything to do with him anymore, and with that she left him standing there. All eyes in the hallway were on him as he choked back the tears her words caused, as he made his way to the men's room.
(He didn't know how guilty Tia felt, she didn't want to make a commitment because she was sick. She knew she'd never get better, but she didn't want to hurt Simon by telling him. He'd try to make things better, but it wasn't going to help. When he asked her to go steady she had to make not like her anymore; he had to hate her, at least that way if something happened he wouldn't feel so bad.)
Tia stopped getting rides with them in the morning and began catching the school bus. They ignored each other in their classes, there was nothing anyone could do to make things ok between them again. Not even their parents could come up with the right words to say.
Simon decided to move on, as the saying goes, 'plenty more fish in the sea.' He started flirting with some girls, even scored himself a date with one girl (Cindy - cheerleader, not really his type but he was on the re- bound).
888888888888 -- an hour ago (this time each paragraph only has a few minutes of time between them) -- 888888888888
He was talking to Cindy in the hallway after school with no one else around (so he thought). He was going to the library studying, and she had cheerleading practise. She tried to kiss him, normally this wouldn't have bothered him, but he decided he had to come clean. He didn't feel anything for Cindy, and she was a lot smarter than he thought she was.
'I understand, when you're on a date with me, with you want to be with her,' she said to him, he knew when she said 'her' she meant Tia.
She gave him a hug, and then left him standing there, he watched her turning the corner, when he turned around he saw Tia standing there, tears forming in the corner of her eyes. She'd seen the whole thing, but got the wrong idea. She turned and ran down the corridor, turning the corner.
Simon ran after her, calling her name, pleading with her to stop, and the hug wasn't what she thought it was.
When Simon turned the corner he saw her lying on the floor. He knelt down beside her, and saw that her eyes were closed. When Simon saw she wasn't moving he looked to see if she was breathing, she wasn't. He checked her pulse, but couldn't find one.
A freshman walked around the corner and stopped when he saw. 'Call an ambulance!' Simon shouted, his voice cracking slightly. Simon began CPR, praying as he did it that she was going to be ok.
He kept checking to see if he'd made any progress, by the time the paramedics arrived she had a very weak pulse, which made him feel a little relieved.
The paramedics arrived, they moved him out the, one told him he did the right thing and it may have saved her life.
*May have. may have. may have.* the words echoed in his mind as he sank slowly to the floor, he had no idea what was happening, all he could do was watch as the continued to do their work. They put her on a stretcher, and put a breathing mask over her face. He watched as they lifted it up and made their way to the ambulance waiting outside. They wouldn't tell him whether or not she was going to be ok, as he wasn't a family member; the only thing left to do was hope and pray.
Numbly, Simon got to his feet and followed, all of it seemed like a dream. He thought if he pinched himself he'd wake up any moment, but the red marks on his arm proved it was no dream.
He wasn't allowed inside the ambulance because he wasn't family, but the paramedic that spoke to him before let his use her phone to call his parents to come pick him up. She kept assuring him he did the right thing, but he couldn't get rid of the feeling it was his fault.
The fm that phoned the ambulance walked up to him to see if he was ok, but Simon was too numb to answer.
By this time a group of staff and pupils had gathered around the ambulance, as Simon went and sat on the sidewalk to wait for his parents. The fm sat by him, telling everyone to go anyhow asked questions about what happened to go away, it was clear Simon wasn't in the mood to answer any of them. Although Simon wasn't aware of the students that had gathered around him, he just put his head in his hands and began taking deep breaths.
88888888888888888 - present - 88888888888888888
A car pulled up in front of Simon, Annie rushed out and gave him a hug, and helped him into the car.
'You want a ride?' Eric asked the kid that was sitting next to him.
'Sure thanx,' he answered getting into the passenger's side. Annie was in the back arms around Simon who'd just began to cry silently.
The freshman, whose name was Steve, thanked the reverend again as he left the car and walked to his house. He said bye to Simon, but he didn't get an answer, neither did he expect one.
The only thing that kept going through Simon's head were the words of the paramedic. 'May have.'
(All the sections in the brackets aren't exactly a part of Simon's flashback, it's just background information of what Tia was going through, and the reason she was being the way she was.) I explained about the chapter at the end of the last one. Hopefully it will be clearer than my explanation. Oh yeah, and each paragraph of the flashback has a few days in between. Like one paragraph is on a Saturday, and the next paragraph is on a Tuesday, if you understand what I mean that is (and 'fm' means 'freshman')..
Emma aka doyles-always
Simon watched helplessly as the ambulance made it's way to the hospital. There was nothing he could do but wait for his parent to come pick him up and take him home.
He sat down on the on the sidewalk with his head in his hands going over the details of the past week, trying to work out the details that lead to this happening.
888888888888 -flashback three weeks ago -888888888888
Things had been going great between Simon and Tia. They'd been spending more and more time together, doing stuff that wasn't only related to schoolwork.
One Saturday (the day Simon thought was the best day ever) they drove out to the countryside, and had a picnic under a big Birch tree. It was on that day that Simon realised how strong his feelings were. It was on that day she fell asleep ion his arms, as he leant with his back against the tree. It was also on that day Simon decided to ask Tia to go steady.
He asked her when she was by her locker at school, but nothing could prepare him for her answer. This was when things began to go wrong.
She wasn't ready; she only turned 16 a month ago, things were moving to fast.
That wasn't the reason, and he knew she liked him as much as he liked her, but when he pressed she snapped at him. She told him to get away from her, and to leave her alone. She said that she didn't want anything to do with him anymore, and with that she left him standing there. All eyes in the hallway were on him as he choked back the tears her words caused, as he made his way to the men's room.
(He didn't know how guilty Tia felt, she didn't want to make a commitment because she was sick. She knew she'd never get better, but she didn't want to hurt Simon by telling him. He'd try to make things better, but it wasn't going to help. When he asked her to go steady she had to make not like her anymore; he had to hate her, at least that way if something happened he wouldn't feel so bad.)
Tia stopped getting rides with them in the morning and began catching the school bus. They ignored each other in their classes, there was nothing anyone could do to make things ok between them again. Not even their parents could come up with the right words to say.
Simon decided to move on, as the saying goes, 'plenty more fish in the sea.' He started flirting with some girls, even scored himself a date with one girl (Cindy - cheerleader, not really his type but he was on the re- bound).
888888888888 -- an hour ago (this time each paragraph only has a few minutes of time between them) -- 888888888888
He was talking to Cindy in the hallway after school with no one else around (so he thought). He was going to the library studying, and she had cheerleading practise. She tried to kiss him, normally this wouldn't have bothered him, but he decided he had to come clean. He didn't feel anything for Cindy, and she was a lot smarter than he thought she was.
'I understand, when you're on a date with me, with you want to be with her,' she said to him, he knew when she said 'her' she meant Tia.
She gave him a hug, and then left him standing there, he watched her turning the corner, when he turned around he saw Tia standing there, tears forming in the corner of her eyes. She'd seen the whole thing, but got the wrong idea. She turned and ran down the corridor, turning the corner.
Simon ran after her, calling her name, pleading with her to stop, and the hug wasn't what she thought it was.
When Simon turned the corner he saw her lying on the floor. He knelt down beside her, and saw that her eyes were closed. When Simon saw she wasn't moving he looked to see if she was breathing, she wasn't. He checked her pulse, but couldn't find one.
A freshman walked around the corner and stopped when he saw. 'Call an ambulance!' Simon shouted, his voice cracking slightly. Simon began CPR, praying as he did it that she was going to be ok.
He kept checking to see if he'd made any progress, by the time the paramedics arrived she had a very weak pulse, which made him feel a little relieved.
The paramedics arrived, they moved him out the, one told him he did the right thing and it may have saved her life.
*May have. may have. may have.* the words echoed in his mind as he sank slowly to the floor, he had no idea what was happening, all he could do was watch as the continued to do their work. They put her on a stretcher, and put a breathing mask over her face. He watched as they lifted it up and made their way to the ambulance waiting outside. They wouldn't tell him whether or not she was going to be ok, as he wasn't a family member; the only thing left to do was hope and pray.
Numbly, Simon got to his feet and followed, all of it seemed like a dream. He thought if he pinched himself he'd wake up any moment, but the red marks on his arm proved it was no dream.
He wasn't allowed inside the ambulance because he wasn't family, but the paramedic that spoke to him before let his use her phone to call his parents to come pick him up. She kept assuring him he did the right thing, but he couldn't get rid of the feeling it was his fault.
The fm that phoned the ambulance walked up to him to see if he was ok, but Simon was too numb to answer.
By this time a group of staff and pupils had gathered around the ambulance, as Simon went and sat on the sidewalk to wait for his parents. The fm sat by him, telling everyone to go anyhow asked questions about what happened to go away, it was clear Simon wasn't in the mood to answer any of them. Although Simon wasn't aware of the students that had gathered around him, he just put his head in his hands and began taking deep breaths.
88888888888888888 - present - 88888888888888888
A car pulled up in front of Simon, Annie rushed out and gave him a hug, and helped him into the car.
'You want a ride?' Eric asked the kid that was sitting next to him.
'Sure thanx,' he answered getting into the passenger's side. Annie was in the back arms around Simon who'd just began to cry silently.
The freshman, whose name was Steve, thanked the reverend again as he left the car and walked to his house. He said bye to Simon, but he didn't get an answer, neither did he expect one.
The only thing that kept going through Simon's head were the words of the paramedic. 'May have.'