Ride Along Page #2

Mr. Broman:

Welcome to the class guys. If you would

please sign in over there and then grab

a textbook, a protocol manual, a

stethoscope and blood pressure cuff.

Then take a seat and we will await for

the others.

About 10 minutes passed before everyone had arrived. The date on

the front board reads September 1st. Mr. Broman is at the head of

the classroom and quiets everyone up.

Mr. Broman:

Welcome to Emergency Medical Technician

Basic class. This is my 10th year

teaching this class, and so far it has

been a success. There are 21 of you

guys and girls to start this year. That

number is going to drop, a lot, in the

coming weeks. Some of you won’t be able

to handle the work load. Some of you

won’t be physically handle the demands,

and some of you will have your

priorities in different places. Look at

what is in front of you, on your desk.

We will go through all of that, and

most of it will have to be memorized.

Now then, without further ado, let’s

begin.

8. INT. CHLOE’S BEDROOM- NIGHT.

Kevin and Chloe are in Chloe’s bedroom, not very teenage girl-

like, with their books and equipment from the day spread all

over the floor.

Kevin:

Jesus Christ! This is like 1500 pages

worth of material that we will have to

know for our state boards in May. Mr.

Broman wasn’t kidding at orientation

when he said say goodbye to your social

lives.

Chloe:

Now, I do believe that Kevin Starr is

stressed. This is a sight that we may

never see again.

Kevin:

Oh haha you smartass. We have to get

through 165 hours of in class

instruction, and we have 170 days to do

it. Plus we have our ride times that

start in December, and we need to go on

at least 10 calls. Then consider that

we have to pass 10 module tests, and if

we get lower than a 70 on any of them,

we cannot take the state boards. So how

would you like to get to April only to

fail our last module test before our

state boards? I would be pretty pissed

if that happens. So yes all this

material and all these conditions of

the class do stress me out a little.

Chloe:

Yeah. I’d say that I am a bit scared,

but I know how much that would set you

off.

Kevin glares at Chloe, only to see her smiling back. He then

looks less tense.

Chloe (cont’d):

We got this.

Kevin:

Haha alright. However if this doesn’t

work out I’ll blame you for filling my

head with false hope.

9. INT. EMT CLASS- DAY.

Two weeks have now passed: The date on the board reads September

16th. Mr. Broman is now having a serious discussion outside with

four students. Almost everyone was watching. Mr. Broman walks

in, and goes straight to his desk and sits. Without ever looking

up her says:

Mr. Broman:

Starting tomorrow we will be without

four students. I don’t know if they

misheard me when I said you actually

have to study, or just didn’t care, but

either way they will not be returning.

No one said a word.

10. INT. HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA- DAY.

Kevin, and Chloe are seated across from each other at a semi-

crowded table. Chloe is eating a sandwich. Kevin has a tray of

food in front of him from the school lunch line. Kevin looks

around the cafeteria.

Kevin:

Why are so many girls now only eating

salads for lunch? That can’t be good

for you.

Chloe:

They’re stupid girls. And it’s

incredibly bad for you to only eat a

salad. B*tches don’t realize that.

Kevin:

Seems really dumb.

Chloe:

And gross.

Chloe takes a huge bite out of her sandwich.

Chloe (cont’d):

Mmmmmm Carbs

Kevin smiles. He grabs a chicken nugget from his tray and takes

a bite. He stops chewing, stares at the chicken nugget, puts it

back on his tray and shivers in disgust.

Kevin:

So why do they call chicken nuggets

chicken nuggets? What is a nugget

anyway?

Chloe:

It’s like a piece of gold.

Kevin:

Huh. I guess that’s smart marketing.

Combine two of man’s favorite things:

money and food. These things on my tray

though are like chickens nugget’s third

cousin had a mutated baby that had a

lovechild with a pile of sh*t.

Chloe:

You’ve been going to this school three

years. How have you not realized by

now?

Kevin:

I just really like chicken nuggets. I

just get so hopeful every time.

Kevin sulks his head as he says that. Chloe puts her hand on

Kevin’s shoulder:

Chloe:

It’s going to be alright.

Kevin:

Thanks.

Chloe:

Anyway, you’re driving me to the park

on Saturday. I need to get in shape of

track.

Kevin:

Do I have a say in the matter?

Chloe:

No. I’m not going to be stuck in my

house all day while my brothers blast

college football on the surround sound

for twelve hours. So pick me up at

around noon.

Kevin:

Fine.

11. EXT. A PARK- DAY.

Kevin and Chloe just finished up a run around the PARK. It was

pretty empty for mid-day on a Saturday. Kevin has his headphones

in. Chloe says something but Kevin does not hear it. Chloe pulls

out his headphones.

Chloe:

I said, do you want any water?

Kevin grabs the WATER BOTTLE and takes a sip. Chloe grabs his

IPOD, and starts scrolling through it.

Chloe:

Holy sh*t, you actually have a playlist

titled “EMT motivation?”

Kevin:

Yes. It’s filled with songs that all

have to do with loss, and helplessness,

and some classic pump up songs.

Chloe:

Jesus Christ, you couldn’t sound any

nerdier right now. Plus you are

tempting fate with that playlist.

Kevin:

What’s the worst that will happen?

A bloodcurdling scream ripples through the park.

Girl:

Please, somebody help! Please help! My

dad. . . somebody help!

Chloe:

Call 911, Kevin!

Chloe sprints towards the hysterical screams to help.

Chloe:

What happened?

Girl:

I-I don’t know. One minute we were

jogging together. . . and the next he

collapsed. He won’t wake up.

Chloe:

Alright, my friend over there is

calling 911, I just need you to step

back and give your dad some room.

Chloe stares at the man’s face. She checks the man’s pulse.

After that she does nothing. You see fear start to emerge on her

face. She looks up towards Kevin, terror in her eyes.

11. Ext. Park-20 minutes later. Day

Cut to twenty minutes later. There is no evidence that anything

out of the ordinary occurred, other than a cop car near the

scene. Chloe is sitting on a bench staring into space.

Kevin:

You did great Chloe.

Chloe looked up at Kevin, but did not speak. She looked empty.

Kevin (cont’d):

You took action, took control of the

situation and then tried to save that

ma-

Chloe:

That dead man. (A pause)I know CPR.

We’ve reviewed it in class. I had to

learn it for lifeguarding last year.

And babysitting the year before that. I

know CPR. (A pause) And the look the

looks the EMTs gave me when they

arrived and saw I hadn’t done anything.

It was like ice. (A pause)I know CPR.

Kevin looked at Chloe, sadness in his eyes. He joined her on the

bench and hugged her.

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