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My Boy Floated Away

Have you ever had anyone really close to you pass away? Have you ever felt like you didn’t know what to do next? Well I have and it all started on a sunny afternoon in the middle of July.
The little ones were out back playing, My mom had been picking weeds, Nana just fixed the garden, and I just mowed the lawn. My Grandmother lived just right next door, so my mom, nana, and I decided to bring her a few fresh cut roses from our garden. The boys did not want to come along, so they decided to stay and play.
My grandmother was delighted to see us. All four of us engaged in our normal girl talk. Clay my youngest brother ran in with a panic, before anyone could say anything he said, “Chancey in the pool.” Of course none of us believed him, again he said angrily, “CHANCEY IN POOOOL”. I ran in panic out the front door, through our back gate, up the stairs of the the deck to see my three year old brother floating face down in the pool. I grabbed his arms and pulled him out onto the deck in panic all I could think was to yell “help” over and over again till my mother reached me. She jerked me away and started CPR.
My nana demanded I go get the phone. She dialed 911 while my mother continued to perform CPR. My nana told me to call my best friend to see if I could stay there awhile. They agreed and said be waiting out front. While I stood in the road out of the way I saw a rush of lights. 15 cop cars,   3 fire trucks, 2 ambulances, and life flight all surrounded me.
It was only a few minutes before my best friend and her mom showed up. It was her dads birthday and their entire family was over. I felt bad for interrupting, but they said I was like part of the family. They tried occupying me to get my mind off of things.
Three hours later we got a phone call from my mom,
she said it was time to come home. So, I said my goodbyes to everyone and thanked them again. The ride home was long and silent. Once we reached my house my best friend and... [continues]

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