From where I’m standing, I can’t see Charles, but as I begin to run towards the rock, I see the water surrounding where he fell turning rapidly turning red. As soon as I see that, I remember that the area had numerous smaller rocks that were submerged in the water.
“Oh, my God! Please, no.” I moan, wading as fast as I can to reach him and splashing water as I try to run. At first, I don’t see him when I get to the spot in which he had fallen, and I go into full-blown panic mode. Finally, I can see him, but seeing him doesn’t lessen the terror that is gripping me.
He is lying facedown in the water, unmoving. I call out his name and reach into the water, grabbing him by the shoulders and pulling his upper body out of the water. There is an ugly gash on his forehead, where the old wound whi
