Chapter 5: Shifting to Cold
A/N: Ah, Chapter 5. smells the chapter Smells Like Teen Spirit to me. Thx for the reviews. On with the story.
Tommy stood on top of the bridge, mouth agape. He couldn't believe what just happened. His brother... jumped... maybe dead. He turned his head slightly, and saw Jake climbing over the wall of bridge, plunging into the chilly waters below. The crowd ran to the edge to viddy [1] the sight.
Jake felt the water rush over his body on impact. When his head surfaced, he saw Dil, a few feet ahead, face down. Jake swam, fast as he could. He reached Dil, and flipped him over. Grabbing him by the shirt, he began to pull the lifeless body to the shoreline. In doing so, he felt a new pain. It was left ankle. He had sprung it upon hitting the water. He didn't know if he could make it to shore, but he was going to try.
The crowd above began rushing off the bridge to the shore.
Tommy was horrified; a horror-show had just taken place in front of his eyes. He couldn't believe it. He was being dragged along by Kimi, pushed into the SUV of Angelica's. He couldn't move, couldn't speak, couldn't blink. His skin was going pale.
Jake was clawing through the waters of the Muldoon River. Kicking with all of his strength. He was about 30 feet from shore, people were descending down to banks. He kept going. Pushing on, keeping the alternative in mind.
Tommy and Kimi reached the banks of the river after the police had arrived. They were hauling the two out the waters. Tommy sighed a breath of relief.
Jake hopped on one foot off to the side. He was exhausted, and tired. He looked at the crowd gathering around Dil. Then he saw Tommy. Tommy was trying to fight through the crowd, but no one was moving. Jake stood, on both feet, and began to make an opening for his friend.
"Back, get back!" he shouted, "Make a path, you bastards!"
Tommy finally made it to Dil. Rescue workers were administering CPR. Tommy noticed Jake was put on a backboard and carried up the hill to the road.
Dil began to spit water. He coughed, then spat water again. His eyes opened slightly.
"T?" he muttered.
His eyes rolled into the back of his head, and he feel unconscious.
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On the Brink of Extinction
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On the this particular night, the local hospital was sleepy. Patients were thin, and most of them were asleep anyway.
When the ambulance pulled up, the emergency crews were slightly hesitant to react. It took longer for them to get Dil onto a stretcher and to get an IV line into him. He was immediately rushed to the ER.
Jake came out of a patient room, walking with a cane. He had an ace bandage on his foot. He walked right by Tommy and his family, and headed outside.
Tommy decided to follow. He found Jake sitting in the front seat of his Grand Prix, his friends gathered around him.
"You alright?" Tommy asked, crouching down beside him.
Jake looked up, "Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little shaken, a little worried."
Silence endured. Jake spoke, "I'm sure Dil will be fine."
"I hope. I'd hate to lose him." Tommy's eyes began to fill with tears at the thought.
"Calm down, take it easy. He'll be alright. His lungs didn't get filled with water." Jake continued., "Do you know why he jumped?"
"He said he had a date with Lil. Maybe that has something to do with it.
A pause. "If that is the case, he's messed up." Jake said. "I've seen this so many times, I've lived it so much, I can't bare to think of it in a time like this."
"You've lived it?"
"My first true love broke up with me during my freshman year. I slit my wrists. That failed. I tried to hang myself. The wood beam shattered and I feel on ass, the beam pelted me in the head. When I woke up, I realized suicide is gay. No one should ever think of it, or try it for that matter." Jake shut the car door.
Jake leaned back in the seat of his car. "Tommy, if you will, leave a man to catch a few winks. Wake me up when Dil comes out of the ER."
He was soon asleep.
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Living and Crying
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The moment Lil got word of Dil, she broke out in tears. Dil was one of her best friends, and to think he would try suicide was unheard of. She wondered aloud, through her sobs, if she had anything to do with this. She finally calmed down enough so she could put on her clothes and head to the hospital with her family. She kept sobbing on and off the entire way. She was meet by Phil, Chuckie and Kimi when she arrived.
"Where is he?" Lil asked through sobs.
"In the E.R. He hasn't come out yet." Chuckie said.
"I'd like to know," Phil spoke, "why did he jump?"
"I think we all would like to know." Kimi said.
"I think it's because I turned him down." Lil sobbed. "He asked me out, and I told him no." The four walked into the waiting room and grabbed a seat. Tommy appeared and took a seat. They sat in silence for nearly half an hour until the doctor appeared.
"Mr. and Mrs. Pickles. Your son Dil is fine, though he was broken neck and bruised ribs. We did pump a little water out of his lungs, nothing major. He'll be ok, but he won't be able to move his neck for at least a month."
The group begin to cheer. Dil was gonna be alright. Kimi decided to give the news to Jake.
Jake had a rude awakening thanks to Kimi's shaking and yelling of "Dil's fine! Dil's fine!" Kimi dashed back to the hospital. Jake and his band followed, but at a much slower rate.
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A New Beginning?
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Everyone but Lil was in Dil's room, talking to the survivor as he attempted to spoon ice cream into his empty stomach. He said nothing but "Leave me alone" and "Go away." After a few moments, everyone but Tommy left the room.
"Hey T." Dil said, taking another bite.
"Dil, you had me going grey for a moment. What we're you trying to prove?" Tommy asked.
"I don't really know. I've been after Lil for so long, I just couldn't stand the thought of not having her." Dil replied.
"Dil, that was no reason for you to try to kill yourself."
Dil said nothing.
"D," Tommy cried, "never do that again. You had me so damn scared. I love you bro. I wouldn't want anything bad to happed to you."
Tommy walked over to Dil, and the two embraced.
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After Tommy left, Lil walked into the room. She sat down beside Dil, and began to speak.
"Dil, I am... am... I am so sorry. I never knew you felt that way about me. I... I..."
Lil leaned over and kissed Dil, full on the lips.
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Jake was heading back toward the elevator alone when something caught his ear. He walked into a room and found the T.V. on, a woman of his age stretched out on one of the beds. Surprising she was wearing a hospital uniform, her hair was dyed a crimson red with a blue streak off to the side. She wore glasses, and a single earring. She looks good, Jake thought.
"Do you mind?" Jake asked, pointing to an empty bed.
"No, not at all." She replied.
Jake took a seat, and stared at the T.V. The news was running their story about the now ruined Teen Fest.
"I was wanting to go to that. Tickets were outrageous though." The chick said.
"If you think tickets were bad, you should've seen the food and drinks." Jake replied.
"You went?"
"I was in one of the performing bands."
The chick leaned up and looked hard at Jake. Suddenly her face lit up.
"Oh. My. God. You're Jake Petrucci of the Metal Militia. My God, I LOVE your band."
Jake managed a small smile. "Thanks, the band and I get that a lot."
"I can't believe I'm getting to meet you. Oh God, will you sign my copy of your first CD."
"Sure. Um... got a pen?"
Jake signed the CD. She put it back in her pocket.
"I wish I had something else for you to sign. I... wait... I do have something."
The girl unbuttoned her top three buttons of her blouse. "Sign my bra. Make it out to Lorelei."
Jake swallowed hard. This was a first, signing someone's bra. He quickly signed, then looked up at Lorelei. She had a smile on her face.
"Thanks." She whispered.
She began to hug Jake, but the man lost his balance and feel back onto the bed, Lorelei landing on top of him. The two looked at each other and giggled. Lorelei leaned down to kiss Jake, and he opened his mouth to receive her.
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As Tommy and Kimi headed out to Angelica's car, they felt the cool fall air rush against their bodies.
"Sure is cool out tonight." Tommy commented. It was quite chilly for an October evening.
"I know how we can keep warm." Kimi said. She turned Tommy to face her, and stood on the toes of her feet to kiss him.
As the two kissed, the wind began to gently blow. First of cool air, then it suddenly warmed for a few moments. As if Kimi and Tommy were warming the very earth with their passion.
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A/N: Whew... glad that's over. CrazyLake, honey, you have your chapter. I'm dedicating this one to you. You've earned it. Heh. BTW, viddy means watch. Check out 'A Clockwork Orange' sometime, it'll make sense then. Well guys, the next chapter is coming. Keep an eye out for it. Trav signing off.
A/N: Ah, Chapter 5. smells the chapter Smells Like Teen Spirit to me. Thx for the reviews. On with the story.
Tommy stood on top of the bridge, mouth agape. He couldn't believe what just happened. His brother... jumped... maybe dead. He turned his head slightly, and saw Jake climbing over the wall of bridge, plunging into the chilly waters below. The crowd ran to the edge to viddy [1] the sight.
Jake felt the water rush over his body on impact. When his head surfaced, he saw Dil, a few feet ahead, face down. Jake swam, fast as he could. He reached Dil, and flipped him over. Grabbing him by the shirt, he began to pull the lifeless body to the shoreline. In doing so, he felt a new pain. It was left ankle. He had sprung it upon hitting the water. He didn't know if he could make it to shore, but he was going to try.
The crowd above began rushing off the bridge to the shore.
Tommy was horrified; a horror-show had just taken place in front of his eyes. He couldn't believe it. He was being dragged along by Kimi, pushed into the SUV of Angelica's. He couldn't move, couldn't speak, couldn't blink. His skin was going pale.
Jake was clawing through the waters of the Muldoon River. Kicking with all of his strength. He was about 30 feet from shore, people were descending down to banks. He kept going. Pushing on, keeping the alternative in mind.
Tommy and Kimi reached the banks of the river after the police had arrived. They were hauling the two out the waters. Tommy sighed a breath of relief.
Jake hopped on one foot off to the side. He was exhausted, and tired. He looked at the crowd gathering around Dil. Then he saw Tommy. Tommy was trying to fight through the crowd, but no one was moving. Jake stood, on both feet, and began to make an opening for his friend.
"Back, get back!" he shouted, "Make a path, you bastards!"
Tommy finally made it to Dil. Rescue workers were administering CPR. Tommy noticed Jake was put on a backboard and carried up the hill to the road.
Dil began to spit water. He coughed, then spat water again. His eyes opened slightly.
"T?" he muttered.
His eyes rolled into the back of his head, and he feel unconscious.
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On the Brink of Extinction
---------------------
On the this particular night, the local hospital was sleepy. Patients were thin, and most of them were asleep anyway.
When the ambulance pulled up, the emergency crews were slightly hesitant to react. It took longer for them to get Dil onto a stretcher and to get an IV line into him. He was immediately rushed to the ER.
Jake came out of a patient room, walking with a cane. He had an ace bandage on his foot. He walked right by Tommy and his family, and headed outside.
Tommy decided to follow. He found Jake sitting in the front seat of his Grand Prix, his friends gathered around him.
"You alright?" Tommy asked, crouching down beside him.
Jake looked up, "Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little shaken, a little worried."
Silence endured. Jake spoke, "I'm sure Dil will be fine."
"I hope. I'd hate to lose him." Tommy's eyes began to fill with tears at the thought.
"Calm down, take it easy. He'll be alright. His lungs didn't get filled with water." Jake continued., "Do you know why he jumped?"
"He said he had a date with Lil. Maybe that has something to do with it.
A pause. "If that is the case, he's messed up." Jake said. "I've seen this so many times, I've lived it so much, I can't bare to think of it in a time like this."
"You've lived it?"
"My first true love broke up with me during my freshman year. I slit my wrists. That failed. I tried to hang myself. The wood beam shattered and I feel on ass, the beam pelted me in the head. When I woke up, I realized suicide is gay. No one should ever think of it, or try it for that matter." Jake shut the car door.
Jake leaned back in the seat of his car. "Tommy, if you will, leave a man to catch a few winks. Wake me up when Dil comes out of the ER."
He was soon asleep.
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Living and Crying
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The moment Lil got word of Dil, she broke out in tears. Dil was one of her best friends, and to think he would try suicide was unheard of. She wondered aloud, through her sobs, if she had anything to do with this. She finally calmed down enough so she could put on her clothes and head to the hospital with her family. She kept sobbing on and off the entire way. She was meet by Phil, Chuckie and Kimi when she arrived.
"Where is he?" Lil asked through sobs.
"In the E.R. He hasn't come out yet." Chuckie said.
"I'd like to know," Phil spoke, "why did he jump?"
"I think we all would like to know." Kimi said.
"I think it's because I turned him down." Lil sobbed. "He asked me out, and I told him no." The four walked into the waiting room and grabbed a seat. Tommy appeared and took a seat. They sat in silence for nearly half an hour until the doctor appeared.
"Mr. and Mrs. Pickles. Your son Dil is fine, though he was broken neck and bruised ribs. We did pump a little water out of his lungs, nothing major. He'll be ok, but he won't be able to move his neck for at least a month."
The group begin to cheer. Dil was gonna be alright. Kimi decided to give the news to Jake.
Jake had a rude awakening thanks to Kimi's shaking and yelling of "Dil's fine! Dil's fine!" Kimi dashed back to the hospital. Jake and his band followed, but at a much slower rate.
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A New Beginning?
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Everyone but Lil was in Dil's room, talking to the survivor as he attempted to spoon ice cream into his empty stomach. He said nothing but "Leave me alone" and "Go away." After a few moments, everyone but Tommy left the room.
"Hey T." Dil said, taking another bite.
"Dil, you had me going grey for a moment. What we're you trying to prove?" Tommy asked.
"I don't really know. I've been after Lil for so long, I just couldn't stand the thought of not having her." Dil replied.
"Dil, that was no reason for you to try to kill yourself."
Dil said nothing.
"D," Tommy cried, "never do that again. You had me so damn scared. I love you bro. I wouldn't want anything bad to happed to you."
Tommy walked over to Dil, and the two embraced.
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After Tommy left, Lil walked into the room. She sat down beside Dil, and began to speak.
"Dil, I am... am... I am so sorry. I never knew you felt that way about me. I... I..."
Lil leaned over and kissed Dil, full on the lips.
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Jake was heading back toward the elevator alone when something caught his ear. He walked into a room and found the T.V. on, a woman of his age stretched out on one of the beds. Surprising she was wearing a hospital uniform, her hair was dyed a crimson red with a blue streak off to the side. She wore glasses, and a single earring. She looks good, Jake thought.
"Do you mind?" Jake asked, pointing to an empty bed.
"No, not at all." She replied.
Jake took a seat, and stared at the T.V. The news was running their story about the now ruined Teen Fest.
"I was wanting to go to that. Tickets were outrageous though." The chick said.
"If you think tickets were bad, you should've seen the food and drinks." Jake replied.
"You went?"
"I was in one of the performing bands."
The chick leaned up and looked hard at Jake. Suddenly her face lit up.
"Oh. My. God. You're Jake Petrucci of the Metal Militia. My God, I LOVE your band."
Jake managed a small smile. "Thanks, the band and I get that a lot."
"I can't believe I'm getting to meet you. Oh God, will you sign my copy of your first CD."
"Sure. Um... got a pen?"
Jake signed the CD. She put it back in her pocket.
"I wish I had something else for you to sign. I... wait... I do have something."
The girl unbuttoned her top three buttons of her blouse. "Sign my bra. Make it out to Lorelei."
Jake swallowed hard. This was a first, signing someone's bra. He quickly signed, then looked up at Lorelei. She had a smile on her face.
"Thanks." She whispered.
She began to hug Jake, but the man lost his balance and feel back onto the bed, Lorelei landing on top of him. The two looked at each other and giggled. Lorelei leaned down to kiss Jake, and he opened his mouth to receive her.
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As Tommy and Kimi headed out to Angelica's car, they felt the cool fall air rush against their bodies.
"Sure is cool out tonight." Tommy commented. It was quite chilly for an October evening.
"I know how we can keep warm." Kimi said. She turned Tommy to face her, and stood on the toes of her feet to kiss him.
As the two kissed, the wind began to gently blow. First of cool air, then it suddenly warmed for a few moments. As if Kimi and Tommy were warming the very earth with their passion.
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A/N: Whew... glad that's over. CrazyLake, honey, you have your chapter. I'm dedicating this one to you. You've earned it. Heh. BTW, viddy means watch. Check out 'A Clockwork Orange' sometime, it'll make sense then. Well guys, the next chapter is coming. Keep an eye out for it. Trav signing off.