Iruvarum pesikonde irunthen, aval thirumbum pozhuthu mulaiyai paarthen.Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaa sema periya mulai vaithu irunthaal, aval mulaiyai paarthal ent...a aanaga irunthaalum ooka kandipaaga aasai paduvaargal. Naanum apadi thaan auntyai paarthu ooka aasai paten, ithu naal varai mulai perithaaga irukum pengalai naan oothathe kidaiyathu. Athanaal intha auntyai epadiyavathu usar seithu oothe aaga vendu endru irunthen.Naan paarvaiyaale auntyai ooka aarambithen, aunty oru tharunathil vetkap pattu. He continued mouth to mouth until the next miracle occurred - he heard people, nearby!He shouted, "Come quick, I have a boy here that's almost drowned!"Part two of Isaac's 'test' was about to begin, and no amount of studying could prepare him for what was about to happen next!The people were camp counselors from the girl's camp on the opposite side of the lake. They had flashlights and knives(?) with them, and when they saw this black boy with a nearly dead white girl (yes, girl!), they went. Joyce and Emil called home to tell their parents whathappened, and that they were going to stay at my house and keepme company until they were certain I was going to be okay. Ididn't object as they collected blankets and made a cocoon of mein the big recliner. After a trip to the bathroom.They were feeding me warm broth and toast when mom woke up, andstarted to scream. So they held her until she calmed down. Iwanted to help, but could barely wiggle in my warm wrappings. "Ms. Wilson, please. Pearce claimed a seaton one of several wheeled stools s**ttered around theroom, spinning himself lazily as we waited. Drumming myheels, I wondered what was going on and debatedquestioning his intent.Since I had several already, tattooing wasn’t out of thequestion. Pearce knew I had something of a fetish forsymbolism. Periodically the topic of permanently puttinghis ownership mark on me came up, but as far as I knewthe concept hadn’t gone beyond idle conversation. Icertainly hadn’t seen him.