Ride Along Page #14

it’s over I’m happy and excited, but

ready for what’s next

Kevin:

I know nothing of which you speak.

Stella laughs.

Stella:

Right, right. You’re getting close to

your state boards. Next week, right.

Kevin:

Don’t even remind me. I’ve practically

read that textbook cover to cover in

the last two weeks, and will have to do

it again in the next week. Plus I suck

at tying knots, so I better hope I

don’t have to splint a knee. Also I

still only have nine calls, and have no

more scheduled shifts so I’m gonna have

to find someone in class that does have

ten calls already and still has a

scheduled shift, and get them to give

me their shift.

Stella:

That’s rough. But just think that if

you do all of that, and pass the state

boards, you’ll be an EMT and get to do

cool sh*t and stuff. (To Kacie)How is

you’re teaching assistant stuff going.

What is it, third grade?

Kacie:

I go to elementary school, sit there

and then teach them how to write and

sh*t, and then go back to my dorm and

then split a bottle of wine with my

fellow teaching assistant roommate.

It’s not bad actually.

Mrs. Starr:

So is that where the money I put in

your account every month goes? Bottles

of wine?

Kacie:

It’s at the price of your daughter

getting a good education.

Mrs. Starr shakes her head. Kevin’s phone starts to vibrate on

the table.

Mrs. Starr:

Not at the dinner table.

Kevin:

We’ve got like ten minutes before the

food arrives

Mrs. Starr is giving a stern look that just shouts don’t you

dare.

Kevin:

Fine. I’ll be back before the food

arrives.

Kevin gets up and heads to the bathroom. He opens it and it’s

empty. He looks at his phone and sees it says Chloe called. He

calls her back

Chloe (V.O.):

KEVIN!

Kevin:

Yeah?

Chloe (V.O.):

You’re never gonna guess what happened.

Kevin:

I’m sure I won’t, so what happened?

77. CUT TO FLASHBACK- Int. RANDOM LIVING ROOM- DAY.

Cut to Chloe, and her two preceptors, entering a living room to

find an old man collapsed.

Preceptor 1 walks up and checks for pulse on the neck, places

his head right above the man’s mouth, and is looking at his

chest. He starts CPR. Preceptor 2 pulls out a BAG VALVE MASK,

and hooks it up to oxygen. Chloe walks over to the man and holds

the mask over the man’s face while the second preceptor squeezes

the bag every five seconds.

78. INT. FANCY-ISH RESTAURANT BATHROOM- INT.

Kevin:

That’s awesome. I’m g—

Chloe (V.O.):

Wait I’m not done. So after a minute or

so my preceptor says

79. CUT TO FLASHBACK- INT. RANDOM LIVING ROOM- DAY.

Preceptor 1:

Come here Chloe, switch with me.

Chloe moves from the mouth and shifts down so she’s right next

to Frank. After a few seconds he stops, and moves out of the

way. Chloe begins CPR, and she does it well.

80. INT. FANCY-ISH RESTAURANT BATHROOM- INT.

INTERCUT:
Fancy-ish restaurant bathroom/Fire house parking lot.

Chloe:

I was almost perfect if you ask me.

Kevin:

Wow, Chloe that’s amazing. I really am

happy for you. So how’s the man?

Chloe:

What, oh he’s dead. But it doesn’t

matter because I was spontaneously

asked to do CPR, and I didn’t hesitate

for a second. Learn from your mistakes,

or something like that.

Kevin:

Absolutely. I still need to find

someone to give me their shift. I’m

still at nine calls. You still have a

shift, right?

Chloe:

No can do. I’m in the same boat, have

nine need one. I’ve got one more shift

day Tuesday. Then hell begins Thursday.

Hey, but at least we have off Tuesday.

Kevin:

Yeah I hear ya, but Tuesday will hardly

be a day off. So much to review, plus I

have to retest Module 9 Monday because

I almost failed it the first time.

Chloe:

We’ve reviewed the material enough.

You’ll crush it.

Kevin:

I hope so. Well I gotta get back to

dinner. See you Monday.

Chloe:

Tell Stella I said congrats!

Kevin:

Will do.

Kevin hangs up the phone.

81. INT. EMT CLASSROOM. DAY.

Kevin and Chloe are in the classroom, on the floor, messing with

some splints. A random kid from the class, Mark, is lying flat

on his back, with his knee bent. Kevin is sandwiching Mark’s leg

with the splints. Chloe is tying a knot.

Chloe:

Under the leg, make an x around the

splints, pull tightly, and then tie.

Kevin:

Well, then, I am thoroughly confused.

I’ve been doing around the leg, then

around both boards, and then tie.

Chloe:

That’s only for the knee knot. The

other two knots are what I’m doing.

Where were you when we learned this?

Kevin:

I don’t know. I’m half here right now.

Mr. Broman is grading my Module test

now. He keeps looking over here. I

don’t know if that’s good or not.

Chloe:

You worry a lot.

Mark:

He does. Like a girl on her period.

Chloe tightens the knot on Mark’s leg.

Mark:

Ow, ow, ow. Too tight.

Chloe:

Oops.

Marie (O.S.):

Hey Kevin.

Kevin turns around to see MARIE, someone random person from the

class.

Kevin:

Hey Marie. What’s up?

Marie:

I hear you are looking for a shift.

Kevin:

You heard right.

Marie:

I have one tomorrow that I don’t need,

and, to be honest, don’t really want to

go to because the preceptors are just

weird. You want it?

Kevin:

Yes, yes, absolutely. Thank you so

much.

Marie:

You’re welcome. It’s at Station 9

tomorrow from 9 am to 3.

Marie walks away.

Kevin:

Hey, Chloe, what shift is it tomorrow?

Chloe:

C, I believe.

Kevin puts his hands up, and looks up at the ceiling, as if he’s

celebrating.

Chloe (cont’d):

My shift starts at 8, excellent I found

myself a ride. Who knows, maybe we’ll

see each other in the ER.

Kevin:

That didn’t work out well last time.

Chloe:

You’ll be fine.

Mr. Broman walks up to Kevin. He hands him a SCANTRON.

Mr. Broman:

Congratulations. A 76. You can take the

boards on Thursday.

Once more Kevin puts his hands in the up, and looks up at the

ceiling, as if he’s celebrating.

Mark:

You guys done yet?

Kevin:

Shut up Mark. You’re ruining my moment.

Chloe:

Now if only you can get your English

grade up.

Kevin:

And you’ve killed it.

82. INT. HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA- DAY.

Kevin and Chloe are sitting at a lunch table. Chloe is eating a

sandwich. Kevin has a tray of food in front of him. He takes a

bite out of a chicken nugget. He stops chewing, stares at it,

puts it on his tray, and shivers in disgust.

Kevin:

Have you ever noticed those little vein

things when you bite into chicken?

Chloe:

No. But speaking of, have you seen that

picture on the internet of the live

human brain?

Kevin:

No.

Chloe:

Well there are like hundreds of

vessels, and different shades of red.

It’s really quite beautiful actually.

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