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the boat hit the rocks. They did not immediately see anyone else in the water. While the two men appeared to be stable, with mild hypothermia only, the boy had severe hypothermia and was going into shock. The Rescue Swimmer, a qualified EMT, reported that his condition was worsening.
    “Ma’am, we need to get this kid to the hospital. He’s getting worse and worse.”
    The Flight Mechanic countered saying, “But there’s still one more guy down there. We’ve got the fuel to keep looking. We should stay.”
    The crew looked to the Aircraft Commander, Lt. Lee, to make the final decision … should she stay on scene and risk the boy dying of shock, or leave, causing the survivor to get missed or to possibly lose hope and slip under the water?
    Sam pulled herself back and checked her watch again.
Why can’t I just let go of this?
It had been years … at least the memories only came back to her now during times of stress. She knew what had happened that night had made her indecisive and less confident. She had learned the hard way that choices could have such disastrous consequences. She wondered if that was why she allowed Doug to make so many decisions in their marriage. She had regained some of her old confidence while helping Mrs. Thomas today. It felt great until moments like this made her feel paralyzed and incompetent again. Sam sighed; she needed to pick up Lindsey. She would decide what to do later.

CHAPTER FIVE
Monday Evening
    S am absently listened to Lindsey’s idle, six-year-old chatter. She reflexively made the appropriate noises. Having been a mom for a number of years now, she was really good at multi-tasking. She could chat with her daughter, think about where they were going next, and ponder another problem all at once. Prior to having a child, she had thought she was a good multi-tasker because of flying. As a helicopter pilot she had to listen to multiple radios, look for traffic on different planes, navigate, talk with her crew, and actually fly the aircraft. However, motherhood had taken even that to a whole new level.
    “… and then Chandra and I did the splits. Well, Chandra did the splits; I got down this far,” Lindsey held her hands up so Sam could see.
    “Good, Lindsey, only about five inches to go then,” said Sam. She continued, “Hey, special treat tonight. We’re going to get McDonald’s!”
    “Yeah!” shouted Lindsey. Sam and Doug didn’t take Lindsey out to eat or order take-out food frequently. This was partly because Lindsey was really too young to behave for two hours in a nice restaurant or even to appreciate an expensive gourmet dinner. They tried to avoid the cheap fast food type places for nutritional reasons. Doug was particularly health conscious. Sam watched what she ate and tried to work out but she didn’t think eating at McDonald’s now and then was going to kill anyone. Their trip Sunday night was a special and very infrequent treat. But, today wasn’t like most days, so she wasn’t going to feel guilty. Really.
So why am I justifying this to myself?
    Sam smiled at her daughter, remembering how much fun it used to be as a kid to get fast food. At this age, the little things in life meant so much.
    “Can I get a Happy Meal?”
    “Sure, honey. Guess what else? We are going to have a guest tonight! Do you remember Mrs. Thomas from church?”
    Lindsey looked confused and said, “I don’t know,” which meant no.
    “Well, I bring Communion to her on the weekends and she is going to stay with us for a couple of days. She had hip surgery so we need to help her out. She is a teacher at the high school where Dwayne goes.”
    Lindsey perked up immediately when Dwayne’s name was mentioned. “Dwayne is so silly. He splashed me in the pool the other day.”
    Sam smiled, “I’m sure he wouldn’t do something like that.” Lindsey had a bit of a crush on Dwayne and loved it when he played with her or teased her.
    “He did, he really did!”
    Sam decided not to