"Something happened here last night!Look!," Brian cried,pointing to the hole as Howie knelt down next to Nick and touched his face.Nick's eyes fluttered,and he opened them.His lips were extremely red and chapped,and his cheeks were deep red. He couldn't speak.He had ice on the gloves and sleeves of his jacket.
"Howie,look!," Kevin pointed to AJ,who wasn't moving at all.His whole ski suit was iced over with frost.
Howie reached out and touched his friend,who didn't budge.Then he leaned near AJ's face,and gave Brian and Kevin a horrified glance.
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Kevin and Howie exchanged shocked looks."We've got to get them inside," Kevin said. Nick pushed them away,and pointed to AJ.He wanted them to help him first.
They carried AJ inside the lodge,and were surrounded by five lodge employees with blankets.Then they went back for Nick,with Brian's help. Once they had both boys inside,Kevin called Lou's cell phone and told him what had happened. The ambulances arrived minutes later,and Kevin,Howie,and Brian followed in the Jeep Wrangler they had rented for the trip.
When they arrived at the hospital,they learned that Nick had lost consciousness
on the ride over,and AJ wasn't responsive to any treatments. They had moved
him into ICU,and placed an oxygen bubble around his bed.
Nick was in a private room under strict watch. The doctors had not been
able to find out what had happened exaclty.
"Kevin!," The three boys turned to find Lou,Johnny,and Donna running to
them."What happened out there?," Donna asked.
"We don't know.We won't know until Nick wakes up," Brian replied. The group
exchanged worried glances.Downstairs,in the chapel,Denise McLean said a
prayer for her son.
Yes,this is different from the other stories I've written.This one
starts at the end of the story,and then goes to the beginning,then
back to the end.Hope you'll tune in for the next chapter.
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