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"Hey, I wonder where those four have crawled off to in this heavy rain. We shouldn't have come hiking today; playing Crossfire online at home is way better!" Ouyang said while wiping the rain off his forehead. A Fei chimed in, "Exactly! Staying at home is much better than running around outside." "Come on, Comrades, it seems like no one opposed going hiking yesterday!" I joined in, trying to defend myself. Just then, Situ Jianfei and Zhao Bin ran into the pavilion with their backpacks on their heads. "You guys are pretty fast; athletes really are different. We shouldn't have come out today. Knowing there's rain on the mountain and still heading up is just plain foolish!" Zhao Bin said, although his words were a bit rough. But thinking about it, we really were quite "dumb" for deliberately coming to such a far place to get soaked. Sigh! But now that we're here, let's just pray for the rain to stop soon; if it keeps pouring, the steps down will be wet and slippery, making it easy to fall.
"Where are Shuai Dong and Pang Hao? They're so slow!" I shook my head. Situ Jianfei looked worried: "I wonder if something happened on the way..." "No way, they're adults; what could happen? Just two big guys who aren't in great shape," Zhao Bin replied. Just then, my phone rang; it was Pang Hao calling. They must be stuck and need us to pick them up. "Hey, Pang Hao, you can't move anymore, right? Which section are you at? We'll grab an umbrella and come get you." I answered with a smile, but unexpectedly, it was very noisy on the other end. Then Pang Hao shouted, "Jie, save us..." and the phone cut off. I suddenly felt dazed and stood there frozen—something happened to Shuai Dong and them! "Where are they? They can't still be at the foot of the mountain," Ouyang joked beside me. I slowly said, "Pang Hao called for help..." "What?!" They all stood up. Situ Jianfei was impatient: "Let's go! We need to hurry and save them; stop dawdling and move!" He dashed into the rain, and we followed suit out of the pavilion.
We rushed down the mountain in a panic, thinking, Shuai Dong and Pang Hao must be okay! We shouted as we ran until we reached a spot halfway down when we spotted them. Pang Hao was sitting on a stone step holding Shuai Dong, who had a bleeding wound on his head and had passed out. Pang Hao's ankle was also swollen; it looked like he was injured too. Both of them were completely soaked. We didn’t waste any time talking and quickly carried them down the mountain. We took turns carrying them with our backpacks in front of us. Once we reached the foot of the mountain, we still had to walk a bit further to reach the main road. We didn’t even stop to catch our breath as we rushed over. When we finally got to the road, there were very few cars due to the rain. After waiting for a while, we finally flagged down a taxi and headed straight for the hospital.
Once at the hospital, we quickly called their parents. After diagnosis, it turned out that Shuai Dong had fallen into a coma due to a severe blow to his head while Pang Hao had twisted his ankle. When their parents arrived at the hospital, they were frantic and rushed straight to the ward asking how things were going. The five of us stood anxiously in the hospital corridor when I suddenly sneezed; A Fei followed suit with another sneeze. We exchanged glances and realized that we were all completely soaked through and feeling cold. Looking at my watch, it was already 1 PM outside, and the rain continued to pour down. "Alright everyone, go home and change into dry clothes first; then we'll meet back here," Situ Jianfei commanded us before we dispersed. We couldn’t stay in these wet clothes any longer; getting sick again would be even worse.
When I got home, my mom saw me in such a sorry state and quickly handed me a towel for a hot shower. I rushed into the bathroom and quickly washed up before changing into clean clothes. "Mom, I'm heading out for a bit!" I said as I walked toward the door when my mom called after me: "Wait! Why are you going out again right after coming back? It's already 1:30; have you eaten lunch?" "Mom, I'm not eating; I have things to do," I replied as I stepped out.
When I arrived at the hospital again, everyone was already there—A Fei and Shuai Dong's and Pang Hao's parents were present as well. We walked in together; Shuai Dong was still unconscious while Pang Hao seemed fine and was chatting with his parents. When they saw us enter, they stepped out clearly to give us space. We went over to check on Shuai Dong in his hospital bed before gathering around Pang Hao's bed.
"Pang Hao, what exactly happened? How did you get hurt?" I asked anxiously. Pang Hao sighed: "Sigh! Don't mention it; Shuai Dong and I were climbing up when it started pouring rain. We didn't bring an umbrella or any rain gear so we hurried up instead. The steps were too slippery; Shuai Dong slipped and fell down while I instinctively tried to grab him but ended up rolling down with him too. His head hit a stone step and he passed out while his body landed on my ankle which twisted it too... And then you guys showed up; that's how it all happened." After finishing his explanation with another sigh, it was clear how anxious and helpless he felt at that moment.
"I wonder when Shuai Dong will wake up..." A Fei turned his head to look at Shuai Dong lying in bed while Situ Jianfei turned back to ask Pang Hao: "How is Shuai Dong doing? When will he wake up?" Pang Hao looked at Shuai Dong: "He'll be fine; the doctor said he will wake up for sure—he won't end up in a vegetative state or anything—and it's expected he'll wake up within twelve to forty-eight hours; it's not serious so don't worry." Our anxious hearts finally settled down as Pang Hao lowered his head: "It's too bad we can't cheer you guys on at tomorrow's City Finals... What a shame..." We three smiled as we patted his shoulder: "No worries! We'll definitely bring back the city trophy for you—just wait for us!"
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