JACK AND ROSE PRESENT TIME 2: JUNIOR YEAR
Chapter Six
Rain began to pour down, making it almost
impossible to find Tommy in such a mess. "Tommy!" Dominique yelled,
trying her hardest to look through the rain that was falling from the sky.
Both of the girls were in hysterics. These
kind of problems were supposed to be past their lives...gone with the wind.
Rose wondered if her life would ever be able to be normal? Every time she
thought her life was back on track, another horrible event happened. There was
no more peace.
"Oh my God," Jack muttered, seeing
his friend floating on his stomach near a small, peaceful waterfall.
The four friends got over to Tommy as fast as
they could. Jack and Fabrizio grabbed his arms and pulled him onto the cold
ground, but it was Dominique who saved him. "He's not breathing!"
Rose yelled.
Dominique didn't hesitate. She began CPR.
Now, she was thankful her mother had signed her up for those stupid health
classes last year, they were finally paying off. Dominique breathed into his
mouth, and then listened to his chest. She couldn't let him die.
A few seconds later, Tommy spit water from
his mouth and sat up, coughing hard. Dominique rubbed his back, praying he was
alright. "Are you okay, Tommy?"
Tommy looked up at Dominique, knowing what
she had done. "Yeah...thanks to you."
Dominique smiled, and the two friends hugged.
"Thank goodness," Dominique whispered. "We thought that we lost
you."
"Are you sure you're okay, Tommy?"
Rose asked.
Tommy nodded. He smiled at Dominique and
said, "Thank you." It wasn't what he said, it was how he said it.
Dominique knew that it was coming from the heart, and that meant more to her
than anything else could.
"You're welcome," she replied,
returning the smile.
"Let's get out of here," Fabrizio
said. "We need to get Tommy back to the house."
You could tell that Tommy didn't like how
everyone was mothering him, but he did almost die. He looked over at Dominique,
still not believing that she had saved his life. The preppy, fashionable
gymnast had saved his life.
"We should have never went down
there," Fabrizio commented, thinking about how his friend could have been
killed.
"I know," Tommy said. "But,
it's my fault. It was my idea."
"Don't blame yourself Tommy,"
Dominique said. "It's my fault. I shouldn't have let all of us go down
there. I put all of my friends in danger."
She was doing it again. Tommy wondered why
Dominique wanted to take the blame for this. He knew one thing, he was glad
that he had her as a friend. He was glad that all of the people surrounding him
were always going to be there for him, no matter what. And, he promised himself
that he would always be there for them. That was a promise that he knew he was
going to keep.
*****
As they reached Dominique's house again, they
all went into the living room and scattered out when Dominique went to get her
cordless phone. She was always ready for a phone call. Jack and Rose cuddled up
with a blanked on the big white chair, and Tommy and Fabrizio sat on the couch,
saving a spot in the middle for Dominique.
"What a night, huh?" Dominique
asked as she came back into the room.
"Tell me about it," Tommy said with
a laugh.
"It's past midnight...Today’s October
14th," Jack said, his mind had traveled elsewhere.
Everyone looked up. "So?" Fabrizio
said.
Jack looked over at Rose and she smiled at
him. "You remembered?"
"Oh, Rosie," Jack said as he leaned
over and they began to kiss. Rose still loved the way Jack's arms felt around
her...even though it had been a year. "Happy anniversary," Jack said,
proud of himself for not forgetting.
"Happy anniversary," Rose replied
back. She knew that he would remember! Exactly a year ago today, Jack had asked
Rose out on their first date. Rose would never forget that night. It was also
the first time they kissed...she could still remember that kiss.
"Look in your purse, Rose," Jack
said with a sweet smile. Rose reached into his purse, that was on the floor,
and pulled out a small piece of paper. She noticed that it was not just
paper...it was paper with reservations on them! Reservations for the following
night at one of the richest hotels in Los Angeles.
"Oh my gosh," Rose said as her face
brightened up. "Jack! Thank you so much!"
They hugged again, and Rose kissed him.
"You're welcome," Jack said.
"You're gonna have to wait for your gift
till tomorrow," Rose said, as Jack smiled.
"Happy anniversary," the rest of
the group said to the young lovers.
Tommy watched as Jack and Rose kissed and he
noticed that he missed having a girlfriend. He missed having someone there for
him. But, could he ever find a girl that was as good as Tonya, or Rose,
or...Dominique? Dominique's name stayed in Tommy's mind as he watched her laugh
about a joke Jack made.
Was he falling in love?