The one who makes me whole ch. 3
#4 of The one who makes me whole
Petunia has discovered Handy's body barely alive, is it too late?
Damn, first week of school is already really busy. Had to attend a seminar this weekend but here it is.
Petunia froze, not being able to look away from the predicament Handy put himself in. She couldn't look away, like a child witnessing a car accident she was frozen in time. But that all soon changed as she desperately ran to the bathtub, not caring how wet she got her dress or how scared she felt. She tried to lift Handy's unconscious body from the bathtub, feeling her arms giving in, she immediately dragged Toothy's head upwards, resting it on the end of the bathtub.
"Toothy! Wake up! Please!" She yelled at the unconscious beaver but to no avail as tears streamed her eyes as panic and fear consumed her. She lifted the rest of his body off of the tub and onto the cold floor.
Then she remembered her phone which was probably soaked in her dress. "Come on, come on, pick up." as she dialed Giggles' number. "Hello, this is happy tree hospital, how can I hel-" Giggles tried to say before being interrupted by the sobbing voice of Petunia. "Handy, he *sob* he drowned in his house a-and he *sob* he's dead" stated Petunia as she walked around in circles crying and desperate to save Handy. _"Petunia, calm down. We're sending someone over his house so this isn't the time to panic, have you checked his pulse?" _instructed Giggles as Petunia did as she asked.
Petunia put her hands on his wrist and checked his pulse. She felt a the faint vibrations of his heart as she told Giggles his current condition. "Y-yes, its still there" she said hurriedly. "Good, there's still a chance to save him. Now what I want you to do is try your best to stay calm and wait for the paramedics to come and get in with them. You're his girlfriend so you're the closest kin that he has. While waiting I need you to keep an eye out for his pulse and contact me again if something happens. Can you do that?" Giggles' directions stayed in her mind as she placed her middle and pointing finger on his wrist again and said "Y-yes, tell them to hurry please" as she stared at Handy's face, hoping he'd wake up. She wanted to argue that she is no longer his girlfriend but figured it would be a waste of time saying that and focused on Handy's well-being.
After a few minutes, Petunia heard an amublance' sirens and the front door opening as she yelled "We're here! __Please, save Handy!" as the two carried him to a stretcher in the back of the ambulance and told her to get in the back with Handy. The Mole drove while Lammy kept an eye on him along with Petunia.
"Why is there rope tied on his legs? asked Lammy, Petunia having panicked before, never noticed the rope and said "I, I don't know, he was like that when I found him".
"How long was it when you found him?" asked Lammy, "J-just a few minutes ago" Petunia hiccuped in tears.
"What do you think caused him to drown?" continued Lammy, "I don't know, he had this rope on his legs, that's the only thing I know" admitted Petunia.
"Petunia, this rope is tied in a knot that's too complicated for this to be an accident, did Flippy flip out again or did someone else do this?" asked Lammmy.
"No, Flippy was with us during our trip to the carnival. H-Handy was manning the Ferris wheel a few moments ago. Everyone was either riding on the rides or working at stalls." said Petunia. "If everyone else was at the carnival and Handy was completely alone then there's only one conclusion I can think of" hypthesized Lammy. "Wh-whats that?" asked Petunia fearfully.
"I'm still not sure but, I think..." Lammy paused briefly, wanting to convey it to Petunia as gently as possible. "What? What is it?" Petunia asked again
"I think that he tried to kill himself" said Lammy not wanting to look at Petunia.
There, please add any criticisms towards this chapter if there are any inconsistencies with it. I know its pretty short but damn, my professors weren't holding back on giving us all homework.