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The girl does as I say, wobbling on her high heels She’s all dressed up for a job interview, but doesn’t see to be very, very late for it
What had that instructor said, way back when I’d first trained for this position, about CPR?
Oh, right Stop Look And listen
I stop and see with relief that Jordan’s chest is rising and falling He’s still breathing A pulse beats in his neck, hard and steady He’s unconscious, but not near death--yet The planter has struck a glancing blow, sliding down the side of his head, behind his ear, and causing a huge welt on his shoulder His shirt is torn right through
Blood is still coursing fro whipping off e--that wouldn’t uys in the chess circle--when the li around the car, at the sah the front door of the residence hall
"Here, Heather" He thrusts the reception desk first aid kit at ot an ambulance on the way, too"
"Is he dead?" the limo driver asks nervously, a cell phone to his ear Undoubtedly he’s on with Jordan’s dad
I hand over h the first aid kit, find a rolled up Ace bandage, and shove that into the wound It turns dark red al," I say to Pete, still in this strange, calm voice that sounds so unlike oing to use in ree "There are so in the package rooet me a couple towels"
Pete is off like a shot People have started to gather around, Fischer Hall residents as well as people from the chess circle in the park They all have plenty ofdealers urges me
"No, lift up his feet," someone else says "If the face is red, raise the head If the face is pale, raise the tail"
"His face is red, mon"
"That’s just froht?"
Pete returns with several clean white towels The first turns red after only a ushing out so alarly as I press the towel to Jordan’s head
"How did it happen?" everyone keeps asking
AYou’re lucky you weren’t killed, lady That thing was heading straight for you If you hadn’t jumped outta the way--"
The police arrive before the a, and apparently approve, because the next thing I know, they’ve started shooing people away, telling theently, "Take state didn’t just fall, you know Soerly around the policeht around then that Rachel co on the paveh the shards of ceeraniu to be--"