Ride Along Page #20

Rescuer:

How are you two?

Kevin:

We’re fine. She’s just waiting for her

knight in shining armor.

Rescuer:

Here he comes! Alright so are you

trapped or pinned under anything Miss?

Annabel:

No, I can move.

Rescuer:

And I see that wood impalement there.

The Rescuer turns to look at the hole.

Rescuer:

It shouldn’t be a problem. Alright miss

I’m just going to lift you up and then

set you down on that backboard that is

behind me in the hole.

Kevin turns his head and sees a long spine backboard in the

hole.

Rescuer (cont’d):

Alright, are you ready?

Annabel nods. The rescuer gets into position to lift Annabel.

Rescuer (cont’d):

Ok on three. One, two, three.

The rescuer lifts Annabel up and Kevin releases his hands. The

rescuer is on his knees, crouched down, and just shuffles

towards the hole. He extends Annabel onto the backboard and

slides her up.

Rescuer:

Hold onto the backboard. (To the

street) Alright pull her out.

Annabel:

(To Kevin)

Always have faith.

Annabel was pulled up, and out of the hole. And then she was

gone. The rescuer stayed down the hole. He turned to Kevin and

expected his predicament. Kevin, finally not having to hold

pressure, sat flat on his back.

Rescuer:

Well, you are jammed in here pretty

good. I have a few ideas that I’ll go

run by the group and see what we can

come up with. I’ll keep you posted.

The rescuer grabbed Kevin’s hand, and looked at him.

Rescuer:

Hang in there.

And he left. Kevin takes off his bloody gloves and gets his

phone out of his pocket. He sees he has two missed calls from

Stella. He stares at his phone for a few seconds and calls

Stella.

Kevin:

Hey Stella. Just calling to let you

know I won’t be able to make it for

dinner later. You and Kacie have fun

without me and I love you two.

Kevin ends the message, and puts his phone in his pocket when he

looks up and sees Thompson.

Thompson:

I don’t like phone conversations that

end that way.

Kevin:

How do you know I’m not one to always

end phone conversations with “I love

you?”

Thompson:

Who are you trying to fool? Today is

not the day you say your goodbyes, you

hear me? It will be in seventy years,

warm in your bed with your family

surrounding you saying their goodbyes.

Kevin:

We can’t control that.

Thompson:

No, but we’ll be damned if we don’t

believe we can.

Kevin:

Unyielding stubbornness is part of

being human I guess. So how long until

I’m out of here?

Thompson:

I heard a few hours. So looks like

we’ll have some time to talk.

113. TIME PASSING SCENE.

Cut to a shot of the sun in the sky at its highest point, aka 12

noon. Then cut to a tree with no apparent shadow. Then have a

fast forward shot of the tree where a shadow slowly appears to

the right of the tree.

114. INTERCUT CRUMBLED COTTAGE/RANDOM STREET- DAY.

Chloe and Kevin are talking. Chloe has a textbook.

Chloe:

Alright, what drug always require

medical consult?

Kevin sits up and his hands are shaking. His forehead is

drenched in sweat and his face is drained of its color. He

brings his hands over to his trapped leg and rips his pants at

the lowest point that he can. His leg is very swollen and you

can see it pulsating.

Chloe:

Kevin, did you hear me?

Kevin:

Activated Charcoal.

Chloe:

Correct. Alright you ask a question

now.

Kevin:

What is compartment syndrome and what

are its symptoms.

Chloe:

Compartment Syndrome? Oh, I know this.

It’s when pressure builds up in a part

of the body, usually due to it being

crushed. Symptoms are an aching pain,

swelling, and a pins and needle

sensation.

Kevin:

Good. What happens if it goes

untreated?

Chloe:

Uhh, death I believe.

Kevin lays flat on his back. He looks to his left and sees a

wooden beam slowly start to splinter up, as if it’s about to

explode. He looks up and sees that the only thing keeping the

first and second floors in place is a few floor boards above,

buckling under the weight. He closes his eyes tightly.

Kevin:

Correct. (A beat) Chloe I don’t think

I’m going to make it.

That got Chloe’s attention. She stuck her head in the hole very

quickly and just looked at Kevin.

Chloe:

You shut your mouth. You remove every

thought like that from your head right

this instant, and you think rainbows

and waterfalls and sh*t like that, got

it?

Kevin just stares into space, as if he didn’t hear Chloe.

Kevin:

What’s the worst that could happen? (A

weak laugh) I said that to you after

orientation last summer. What’s the

worst that could happen? (A stronger

laugh) Only now can I fully appreciate

the naivety of that statement. If I

could go back in time I’d slap myself

in the face for that. If you could go

back would you do it again?

Chloe is starting to tear up.

Chloe:

Do what again?

Kevin:

This. All of this, the entire

experience.

Chloe:

Knowing what I know now?

Kevin:

Especially what you know now.

Chloe:

In a heartbeat. The last eight months

in this class with you have been some

of the best in my life. I wouldn’t

trade any of it for anything.

Kevin:

Always remember that.

Chloe:

Kevin stop it. You’re freaking me out.

Here, I think I can get down there. I

just have-

Kevin:

Don’t do it Chloe.

Chloe:

No, no. I’m tired of sitting around

waiting. I’ll be down in a minute.

Kevin:

Alright, alright. Before you do, can

you go in ambulance 96 and get me my

cell phone. I need to call Stella and

tell her I won’t be making dinner

tonight.

Chloe’s face looks puzzled.

Chloe:

Uhh, sure. I’ll be back in a minute.

Chloe walks away. Kevin hears more splintering, and feels more

shaking. Kevin reaches in his back pocket and pulls out a bunch

of gloves. He takes one. He reaches into a front pocket and

pulls out a pen. He writes something on the glove.

115. INT. AMBULANCE 96- DAY.

Cut to Chloe opening the door to the ambulance, and looking

around for a phone.

116. INT. CRUMBLED COTTAGE- DAY.

Cut back to below ground. Thompson appears in the hole.

Thompson:

Hey man. How you holding up.

Kevin:

Hey Thompson. . . Brody, promise me one

thing.

Thompson:

Sure. What is it?

Kevin:

Promise me you never forget why you

became an EMT

Thompson:

Excuse me?

Kevin:

You’re a gifted EMT, and a great

person. The world needs more of you.

After today, promise me you’ll always

see that, and that you won’t run away

again.

Thompson:

This sounds like a goodbye.

Kevin:

And please make sure Chloe stays the

course, and completes the program, no

matter how torn apart she is after

today.

Thompson:

Kevin, they’re almost ready to get you…

Kevin:

Just promise me that!

Thompson:

Ok, Kevin, I promise.

There is a chain reaction of very loud snaps from above.

Thompson:

(To the street) Let’s hurry it up! (To

Kevin) I can’t let this happen. I

won’t. It will not end like this.

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