"What happened?"
I ask myself, confused by what I just experienced.
from the looks of things, I just awoke on a beach.
did someone rescue me? did I drift up to shore?..
A man walks over me.
"Oh you're awake!"
I simply stare "Uuuhhh...yes...
did you...save me?"
He nods.
"Sure did!
what were you doing out there in your pajama's man?
and how did you even get out that far?"
I place the palm of my hand on my head screaming.
"Uuuugh...you wouldn't believe me if I told you...
can you tell me what country i'm in?"
The man laughs "Haha, America dude, where did you think you were?"
I sigh "That's good at least...
state?"
The man replies again "Dude...did you hit your head really hard? you're in Florida."
I start to smile, for the first time since I fell.
"FLORIDA! ALRIGHT!
That's not that far away...
maybe I can even get Janelle and-...
YOU THERE! I need you to drive me somewhere, and fast."
The man shrugs "What? like...BRAH!
I can't just up and leave, i'm a life guard, i'm supposed to-"
I groan.
"LISTEN TO ME! THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!
Please...you have to help me."
The mans sighs again "Alright brah...
but you've gotta tell me where to go."
and so I tell the man where we're supposed to go,
see, while Madison is my best friend, she's not my only friend,
one of my other closest friends is a young african american girl named 'Janelle' coincidentally, she told me her address, and I happen to be in Florida.
the bad part is, her parents think i'm a friend from her school.
which is why visiting her is unlikely until we're older...
since her parents and my parents might get some conflicting messages.
thankfully however, my parents aren't here, which might just mean there's a chance of us meeting.
i'm away from my family, and any form of communication via the internet, Janelle is my only shot, and while i'm not right now of who to trust after Madison just did... whatever she just did.
but i've got nothing to lose, it seems i'm going to have to trust Janelle, and trust that this will find some way of working out.
I asked the man who rescued me for some clothes, he gave me an extra pair he had brought for himself, it was the best he could do at the time, I got in his car, and we headed for Janelle's house.