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Kaci sat at her junior lifeguard tower (where she was working for that summer), scanning the ocean with her binoculars. She was silently cursing her 'father', just because she's a 17 year old strong swimmer doesn't mean she want to spend her summer on the beach. 'I must be crazy,' she thought. 'My friends would be so jealous of me spending the whole time at the beach, working on my tan,' she laughed a little to herself. Kaci with a tan? Now that would be something to see. She never went out because she hated the sun, and right now she had so much waterproof sun block on, you could drain her skin and get at least six bottles out of her.
She'd been there for a week, and had already dragged out six people from the water. She could do it on her own too; she'd trained a month before hand, and had already gotten a first aid certificate. The guy in charge told her she was as qualified as any other lifeguard on the beach.
She laughed at the memory of when she told her friend about her summer job. Her friend had told her she wouldn't last in the sun for a second. Kaci has always tried to keep her skin as pale as possible, which is why she stood out like a sore thumb at the beach.
She scanned the ocean for what seemed like the hundredth time that morning. it was early, a little too early for her liking. Never did she ever think she could be up by 7am, especially in summer vacation of all times. The only people here were surfers, very keen to grab the best waves.
That was when she saw him, she'd noticed he'd wiped out before, only he'd come back up the first time. But he hadn't come back up the second.
She quickly grabbed the yellow body board, and headed for the beach.
Someone else had seen him fall too; he'd already made it to the spot before she did, and was ready to dive.
Before she had a chance to tell him otherwise, he dove under the water, where she followed.
That guy hadn't been trained to hold his breath for long, and went up not long after he went down.
Kaci had dived down for the second time, deeper this time, and caught sight of something. She swam a little closer and could make out the guy she saw through the binoculars. She quickly grabbed him, and swam with him to the surface.
By the time she'd reached there a rescue boat had arrived, and pulled the other guy aboard. The driver, Tony, helped get the blonde haired guy on the boat.
'Simon!' the other guy said. 'Hey Simon,' he tried to get to his friend's side, but Tony held him back.
Kaci could see that is was only Tony who had bought the boat, there was no one else but him and her, besides the two boys.
Kaci knelt by Simon, and felt his wrist. There was no pulse, and he wasn't breathing.
She turned his head upwards, and tilted his face back. She pinched his nose, and breathed into his lungs. She pumped his chest, and breathed for him again. 'Come on please,' she whispered, tears springing to her eyes. This was the first time she'd done this to a real person, and was praying for it to work.
After what seemed like forever, Simon coughed up a lung full of water, sucking air into his lungs.
It was only then that Kaci recognised him, Simon Camden, and Robbie Palmer was his friend. She wandered if they'd recognised her.
'Simon,' Robbie struggled out of Tony's grip and was by his side in less than a second.
Simon sat up and looked him. 'Hey Robbie,' he said weakly, as Robbie gave him a big hug. 'Guess I wiped out, huh?' he joked.
'Very funny man,' Robbie told him, thankful his friend hadn't lost his sense of humour as well as his life.
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As Tony was manoeuvring the boat towards shore, Kaci found them some towels, wrapping one around her own shoulders, she made her way to the front of the boat where Tony was.
'You ok kid?' he asked.
'Yeah, I'm ok.' she said sitting down on the side of the boat.
'I've called in an ambulance, it'll be waiting for us when we get to shore, which will be in about. well now actually,' he laughed at his own lame joke.
Kaci smiled back, and looked at Simon, he seemed to be doing ok, but it was precaution to take all drowning victims to the hospital after each accident, jut in case something was wrong. It was obvious that the two didn't recognise her, even if they had, they didn't say anything.
Kaci remembered all the times that Simon had snubbed, and ignored her. made her feel like she didn't exist.
She felt a tear begin to fall, recalling the times he and his had made her, and her friends feel like nothing. Just because of her 'father.' She brushed it away quickly with the towel, silently wishing it wasn't her that was on the tower that morning.
Kaci sat at her junior lifeguard tower (where she was working for that summer), scanning the ocean with her binoculars. She was silently cursing her 'father', just because she's a 17 year old strong swimmer doesn't mean she want to spend her summer on the beach. 'I must be crazy,' she thought. 'My friends would be so jealous of me spending the whole time at the beach, working on my tan,' she laughed a little to herself. Kaci with a tan? Now that would be something to see. She never went out because she hated the sun, and right now she had so much waterproof sun block on, you could drain her skin and get at least six bottles out of her.
She'd been there for a week, and had already dragged out six people from the water. She could do it on her own too; she'd trained a month before hand, and had already gotten a first aid certificate. The guy in charge told her she was as qualified as any other lifeguard on the beach.
She laughed at the memory of when she told her friend about her summer job. Her friend had told her she wouldn't last in the sun for a second. Kaci has always tried to keep her skin as pale as possible, which is why she stood out like a sore thumb at the beach.
She scanned the ocean for what seemed like the hundredth time that morning. it was early, a little too early for her liking. Never did she ever think she could be up by 7am, especially in summer vacation of all times. The only people here were surfers, very keen to grab the best waves.
That was when she saw him, she'd noticed he'd wiped out before, only he'd come back up the first time. But he hadn't come back up the second.
She quickly grabbed the yellow body board, and headed for the beach.
Someone else had seen him fall too; he'd already made it to the spot before she did, and was ready to dive.
Before she had a chance to tell him otherwise, he dove under the water, where she followed.
That guy hadn't been trained to hold his breath for long, and went up not long after he went down.
Kaci had dived down for the second time, deeper this time, and caught sight of something. She swam a little closer and could make out the guy she saw through the binoculars. She quickly grabbed him, and swam with him to the surface.
By the time she'd reached there a rescue boat had arrived, and pulled the other guy aboard. The driver, Tony, helped get the blonde haired guy on the boat.
'Simon!' the other guy said. 'Hey Simon,' he tried to get to his friend's side, but Tony held him back.
Kaci could see that is was only Tony who had bought the boat, there was no one else but him and her, besides the two boys.
Kaci knelt by Simon, and felt his wrist. There was no pulse, and he wasn't breathing.
She turned his head upwards, and tilted his face back. She pinched his nose, and breathed into his lungs. She pumped his chest, and breathed for him again. 'Come on please,' she whispered, tears springing to her eyes. This was the first time she'd done this to a real person, and was praying for it to work.
After what seemed like forever, Simon coughed up a lung full of water, sucking air into his lungs.
It was only then that Kaci recognised him, Simon Camden, and Robbie Palmer was his friend. She wandered if they'd recognised her.
'Simon,' Robbie struggled out of Tony's grip and was by his side in less than a second.
Simon sat up and looked him. 'Hey Robbie,' he said weakly, as Robbie gave him a big hug. 'Guess I wiped out, huh?' he joked.
'Very funny man,' Robbie told him, thankful his friend hadn't lost his sense of humour as well as his life.
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As Tony was manoeuvring the boat towards shore, Kaci found them some towels, wrapping one around her own shoulders, she made her way to the front of the boat where Tony was.
'You ok kid?' he asked.
'Yeah, I'm ok.' she said sitting down on the side of the boat.
'I've called in an ambulance, it'll be waiting for us when we get to shore, which will be in about. well now actually,' he laughed at his own lame joke.
Kaci smiled back, and looked at Simon, he seemed to be doing ok, but it was precaution to take all drowning victims to the hospital after each accident, jut in case something was wrong. It was obvious that the two didn't recognise her, even if they had, they didn't say anything.
Kaci remembered all the times that Simon had snubbed, and ignored her. made her feel like she didn't exist.
She felt a tear begin to fall, recalling the times he and his had made her, and her friends feel like nothing. Just because of her 'father.' She brushed it away quickly with the towel, silently wishing it wasn't her that was on the tower that morning.