Okay, wow, I'm really hating myself at the moment. I thought that I had updated with chapter nine, seeing as how I was going to update with chapter 10! And I really left you with a cliffy. I can't apologize enough, so I'm just going to write the chapter up.

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"Somebody call 911!" Roger and Maureen both screamed at the same time. Maureen knelt on the floor next to Collins head, debating whether or not to lift his head onto her lap.

"Maureen, don't!" Emily came over and knelt beside Maureen. She put her ear next to his nose and his mouth. Then with care she tilted back his chin upward and opened his mouth. Plugging his nose with her index finger and thumb, she covered his mouth with her own. She breathed air into his lungs, and then lifted her mouth. She placed her hands in the middle of his chest and began to pump the air out of his chest, giving three short thrusts, before double checking his condition.

"What are you doing?!" Roger yelled when Emily recovered Collins' mouth and had plugged his nose once more. "He has AIDS! You could get it!"

"Well, it's a fate I'm willing to accept to keep him alive!"

"An ambulance it on it's way," a bystander said. Until the ambulance arrived ten minutes later, Emily continued administering CPR.

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Collins awoke being connected to many machines. The bohemians were scattered about the room, the only ones not present were Joanne, Mimi and Emily.

Maureen was the first to notice Collins eyes were open. "Collins! You're awake!" All other eyes in the room darted to the hospital bed.

"So does someone care to fill me in on what happened?" Collins asked.

"That would be my job. Hi, I'm Doctor Bowers."

"Collins; so what exactly happened to me?"

"All the tests point to exhaustion mixed with stress. Since you already have a weakened immune system due to your AIDS, it caused you to pass out."

"And how long will I have to stay here?"

"Were letting you go in twenty-four hours, we want to keep an eye on you." Collins groaned. "You were lucky that one of your friends knows CPR and didn't hesitate in performing it; she saved your life."

"Who is it?"

"I've been asked not to say." Dr. Bowers waved and left the room.

"Will one of you tell me?"

"Not just yet," Mark said, clutching his beloved camera to his chest.

"We'll be back in a little bit," Roger said, pulling Maureen out the door with him.

A few minutes later, Roger and Maureen both reappeared. "So, are you ready to find out which one of your friends saved your life?" Maureen asked giddily.

"I've been waiting; I've been ready."

"Come on in guys," Roger said. Mimi walked in as soon as the words were out of Roger's mouth.

"Mimi?" Collins asked.

"Nope," Mimi replied as Joanne followed her into the room.

"Was it you Joanne?"

"You're getting warmer." Emily entered the room, Roger closing the door behind him.

"Hey kiddo...were you the..." Emily nodded. "Come here," Collins said as her wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead, in a big brother fashion. "You risked getting HIV to save my life?"

"Roger was about to kill me for it."

"Why would you do that?"

"Because this family needs you and loves you. We hate death, and most certainly don't need to be put through it."

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And cut. I should be updating with chapter ten soon, it's just a matter of me typing it up. I'm not sure how much I really like this chapter, but I'll let you decide. Just leave me a review and let me know. Again I apologize for the long delay. -Diva