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“In the sewer, there’s this worm that you get when your down there” JJ starts talking making Kiara already raise her eyebrows “It gets into your blood and then it has to come out of your pecker”
The fuck
”So, uh.. that would be a hard pass for me” JJ finishes. Oh they’re scared
”That’s gonna be a no for me” Pope adds “No no I get it. I get it. You guys are scared” I grin.
“I’m not scared-“ JJ starts defending himself.
”It’s the pecker thing” “I’m not scared”
Idiots
“You don’t have to be scared, I’ll do it” Yeah I don’t have a problem with swimming in a fucking disgusting dump.
“Okay, just you know, be careful” Pope says. Pope is a good guy and I know he likes me, I tried to like him too but I.. I just can’t, it makes no sense for us to be together.
”I’ll be so careful” Kiara mocks.
”No seriously Kie, be careful” JJ tells me and for some reason I melt, butterflies fill my stomach. “Just, uh holler if you need anything okay? We’ll, uh we’ll holler back” JJ says
“Very helpful. Thank you”
I crawl through the tunnel, shivering because damn it’s really cold here.
”Do you see anything?” I hear Pope ask.
”Nothing” I yell back so far all I see is the cold disgusting water and some spider webs. As I’m crawling I put my hand into something kind of like a jelly feeling “Shit” I whisper.
”Everything good over there?” JJ yells, I was panting as I said “Yeah I’m reaching the end of the tunnel”
At first I didn’t see much just some garbage but then I felt something and when I grabbed it, it looked dead.. whatever it was. I got scared and screamed “Guys there’s something dead”
“Is it a person?” Is It Gavin?” JJ and Pope were asking me. I didn’t know what it was and I didn’t want to know, I brushed it off and looked for the gun. I didn’t want to be here any longer.
”You guys owe me for life!” I screamed and just as I said that I saw the gun a grin appeared at my face but just as it appeared it disappeared when I saw the water come up.
What the hell?
“Guys the water!” I yelled, it was obvious I was panicking I barely heard the boys anymore “I don’t have time! Guys!”
“Oh shit” I half whispered and half yelled. I quickly climbed up the ladder that went to the small manhole “Please! JJ!” the water was going up very fast, I didn’t have a lot of time.
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Me and Pope were running as fast as we could looking for a manhole that could lead us to Kie “Kiara!” Kie!”
“Kie we’re coming” I yelled. When I saw the manhole and Kie’s small fingers wrapping around it, I almost froze in fear.
We needed to get her out.
”Guys! I’m over here!” She yelled and I sprinted so fast I couldn’t feel my legs “The water is coming up!” Me and pope knelt next to the manhole and started pulling as she screamed.
”Hurry! Hurry!” We were grunting and pulling but it wasn’t working “Guys! Please, please!” “Kiara we’re gonna get you out of there I promise” Pope reassured her and I pulled out my pocket knife to try and maybe loosen its force a bit
Nothing.
”JJ!” She yelled and just like that her head was underwater. “Shit shit shit” I whispered. Me and Pope were pulling so hard but it wasn’t working.
I was scared really scared, you couldn’t hear her anymore and then I watched as her hands slowly went numb “No no no!” I grabbed her hand to keep her up as me and Pope pulled as hard as we could.
And finally we managed to take out the manhole but unfortunately Kie wasn’t reacting “Kie!” I reached for her and pulled her out of the water. Her skin was pale and she just felt numb in my arms.
I lay her down on the ground “Kie! Look at me!” I try slapping her cheek. Nothing
Pope checks her pulse and I can see him freeze. It immediately makes me panic “What!? Is she okay!?” “I- I don’t think I can feel a pulse” I get dizzy
“I mean maybe there is but it must be very weak” Pope tells me
Oh no no no, what have I done. I should have went instead of her.
”Stay here JJ, I’ll go get help!” Pope tells me. I turn my attention back to Kie “Come on Kie wake up. You can’t leave me!” I feel my eyes burn and I just start sobbing as I hold Kie in my lap.
“Wake up please” I sob. I have to do something so I do the first thing that comes to my mind, there’s no time for overthinking especially when Kie’s life is on the line.
I count to myself and secretly pray that somehow she’ll come back. My mouth touches hers and I wince at how cold she is.
I do the cpr once. Nothing
I do it the second time. Nothing
For the third time I put every strength that’s in me into it and pray “Please! Please!” I yell desperately and it’s in that moment that I see water come out of her mouth.
My eyes are wide as I stare at her “Kie!” She starts coughing and whimpering “It’s okay Kie, it’s okay..” I wrap my arms around her “Help is coming”
We wait for Pope while I comfort Kie as much as I can but Kie is not really reacting, not really realising what is happening around her.
Pope comes with an ambulance who immediately surround Kie and lay her down on a stretcher. She has a breathing mask on her face as they check her pulse and pull her into the ambulance.
She’ll be okay. She has to be.