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Chapter 11: Kevin's Biggest Test Yet

June 16th 2000

Violet and Kevin's Apartment

Kevin was looking at the newspaper and nursing a cup of coffee when I came in the room my hair wet from taking a shower.

"You still nervous about today?" I asked him.

"A little. Deep water rescue is really not my thing," Kevin said.

"You'll do fine just clear your mind and focus and everything will be fine," I said giving him a good luck kiss and going to the bathroom to dry my hair.

FDNY Fire Training Center

West Side Pier 29

"Attention you have been training for this test for four weeks you should have the routine down by now. I will call your names one by one and you will dive in the water after the rescue dummy is thrown in and you will have five minutes to rescue the dummy. This test can not be taken again if you fail so make this one count. If you fail you have to repeat the semester which will push your graduation back to June of next year so good luck," one of the teachers of the fire academy said as he started calling out names. Kevin was swaying back and forth to calm himself.

"O' Donnell, you're up." the teacher said as Kevin got into position. When the whistle went off Kevin dove into the water and started swimming deeper and deeper until he saw an human like object at the bottom of the river. He swam to it and picked it up and started to swim back up but his foot got caught in a vine and he couldn't get free.

"Wait a minute. O'Donnell got caught in a vine. Somebody's got to go get him, no wait, never mind he got free. He's got a minute left," the teacher said as seconds before the time was up Kevin popped his head out of the water and held up the dummy for the teacher to see. Everyone clapped especially Keith who was one of the assistants.

"Okay O'Donnell get out of the water. You almost didn't make time but you did good and therefore passed this test. See you next semester," the teacher said as he went to the next name on the list.

"You did it man! Violet's going to be so happy for you!" Keith said as he gave Kevin a pat on the back.

"Yeah she is going to really happy for me. She was rooting for me all along," Kevin said as he and Keith walked to the training center to change.

7:00pm

Mario's Bistro

"Attention everyone, I like to make a toast. To Kevin, who passed the biggest test of his life today and who also inspired me to be a better firefighter, cheers!" Keith said as he clinked glasses with me, my dad, Keith and Paige, Keith's daughter.

"Thank you Keith that really means a lot. I wanted to thank everyone at this table especially Violet who has supported me all the way and never left my side. Thank you," Kevin said as he gave me a kiss and I blushed.

After we said goodbye to everyone we left the restaurant hand in hand.

"Kevin, I just wanted to say how proud of you I am. You really did great and I'm very lucky to have you in my life," I said.

"Violet, you mean the world to me and I'm so lucky to have you too," Kevin said as we went down to the subway station to catch the subway back home.