Chapter 178 - Rescuing Her.

It started to rain. To Oliver's dismay, the drizzle which had started a few minutes back has started to intensify.

It would have made the searching process more difficult however, while he was on his way to the mountain, Oliver contacted one of his friends who is a tech geek. 

He asked him to get the detailed, real time map of this mountain asap so that he could know where the river and the graveyard is.

While his friend was working on this, Oliver made a call to Anthony and just now, he finished the call. 

As the map could be found instantly, Oliver's friend sent him the very next moment he asked.

As requested, it is a real time map which his friend has directly accessed using a satellite. 

So, Oliver was able to find a way to Kyra's grandmother's tomb though it was raining. 

Besides asking for the map, Oliver has also asked his friend to track Kyra's phone. Though it is switched off, his techy friend could do it like a cakewalk. All he needs is a few minutes to do that. 

After Oliver ended his call with Kyra's third brother, Anthony, he made a call to his friend again and this time, to his relief, his friend had already finished his task.

He found out where Kyra was. At least, where her phone is. 

The location of Kyra was sent right away. Though it is not very accurate, the location might only vary ten meters in radius.

This will reduce most of the work and Oliver just had to cover the ten meter radius with respect to the location his friend sent. 

When Oliver looked into the location his friend shared, he sighed in relief. Kyra is not at her grandmother's tomb but at the river which is not very far from where he is standing right now. 

Still, he forwarded the location to Jennifer. Whoever is nearest to Kyra and make sure that she is safe. As it was raining, the land became slippery and it would have become more wet at the riverside. So, finding out that she is safe is enough for Oliver to feel relieved. 

Only he knows how he is feeling right now. He is almost on the verge of a panic attack and to his dismay his gut feelings are still aligned to the bad side. 

Suppressing these pessimistic thoughts, Oliver made his way towards the river. His steps are hurried but he is cautious not to get slipped by the wet, slippery land of this mountain. 

It took him five minutes to reach the location his friend had sent and maybe because of the thick rain that is invading the mountain, he couldn't find her right away. 

He hoped that Kyra would move away from the river side but her location remained unchanged, indicating that she has not moved from that place yet. Or… she might have lost her phone at the riverside. 

Oliver could only hope that it is not the latter one. 

"Where are you?" Oliver thought inside as he looked around. 

This river side is looking dangerous. As it is the mountain and the river is flowing downwards, the current is little fast. Moreover, the place where people could stand is not on the same level as the river level. The height of the land is higher compared to that of the river. 

So, if someone accidentally falls into water, they would sink deep into the water because of the height they traveled towards the downfall. Besides this, adding to his worries, the land here is extremely slippery. 

"Kyra!!!" Oliver shouted, hoping that Kyra would be able to hear him. 

Getting no response, he continued to shout her name as he moved around the location his friend had sent him. Thanks to the rain, his friend was not able to pinpoint the location of Kyra. 

Oliver lost count of how many times he called out his girlfriend's name. His hopes to find her here started to deteriorate and the pessimistic thoughts started to take over him again. 

She might have truly lost her phone here. Otherwise she should have answered by now. 

"Maybe I have to go to the tomb as Anthony suggested." Oliver whispered to himself. Now, he has no confidence in his intuitions. Sticking to the facts seems much more reliable than this. 

However, when Oliver was on his way to the tomb, a scream stopped him in his tracks. 

That voice…

It is so familiar. 

"Kyra!" Oliver shouted and he started to run towards the source of the sound. It took him a minute or so and by the time he reached, he could only see the water ripples and bubbles at the surface, indicating that someone might have fallen in it. 

Without much thought, Oliver jumped into the river. 

More than the current, the depth and pressure are more dominating. He got plunged into the water right away but it didn't scare him. 

His focus is solely on the person who is sinking away. 

It's Kyra and she seems to be having a panic attack. 

'Shit! She might have remembered her first sucide attempt." Oliver thought. His girlfriend was making no attempts to swim upwards. She is letting the river plunge her into its depths. 

Oliver forced himself to reach Kyra and he did reach her, thanks to his athletic body and swimming practice, he was able to reach her before it's too late.

When his hand reached to hold hers, a sudden memory flashed in his mind. He couldn't tell it was real or something he imagined out of stress, but it is too vivid. 

He could see a girl, around fifteen years old, drowning in the water, just like how Kyra was drowning now. He couldn't see her face but he could see that she was saved by someone. That person held her hand and pulled her towards himself while he or she swam to reach her. 

The memory ended there and it vanished as soon as it appeared. 

Oliver didn't have much time to think about it as he had to bring Kyra to the land first.She is already unconscious so she needs the emergency treatment as soon as possible. 

Oliver gripped Kyra's hand and once she was in his arm, he tightened his hold on her waist and swam to reach the surface. 

Though he managed to do it, he knew that he needed external help to bring Kyra to the shore. There is no land in the same height as this river so, someone from the higher ground has to throw some rope or anything to pull them up. 

When Oliver manages to reach the surface with Kyra in his arms, Jennifer, Justin, Ron and a few other familiar faces are already there, waiting with the rope and a safety harness attached to it. 

They lowered it down and Oliver managed to tighten it around Kyra while he resisted the river flow. As soon as Kyra is in safe hands he holds another rope Ron and others have lowered for him to hold and with the help of these people, he reaches the land. 

By the time he reached, Jennifer and others had just removed the harness and they were about to perform CPR on her but Oliver took the charge and Jennifer assisted him. They performed CPR and mouth to mouth resuscitation continuously till Kyra was able to choke the water. 

Thank God, Kyra was not in a dangerous condition. She didn't inhale that much of water and after this emergency procedure, Oliver and Jennifer sighed in relief once they made sure that Kyra was safe. Safe at least till they take her to the hospital. 

As Justin brought his jeep which could be used even on this terrain, they drove Kyra to the hospital as fast as they could and as they had already informed the staff there, they were ready with the required equipment. 

Fortunately, Kyra didn't look as bad as it appeared. After treating, they transferred her to the room and except for Oliver, Jennifer, Ron and Justin, everyone dispersed to their rooms. 

By now, Justin realized that Oliver is Kyra's boyfriend and that her name is not Ria but Kyra. Although he has many questions now, he didn't voice them out as this is not the right situation to do so. 

"Call William and tell him that his sister is fine. However, don't tell him about what happened. Kyra is safe now and it doesn't matter even if they know." Oliver said. 

He didn't want her family to know because he is scared. Scared that they would come and take her back to London and never allow her to step into America anymore. 

Jennifer shared the same thoughts. Moreover, Kyra fell into the river by accident. She didn't intend to do anything extreme. 

"Got it. I will tell him that we found her at the river side and she was taking shelter there for the time being as it started raining" Jennifer said. 

"Tell him that she couldn't contact us because her phone battery died." Oliver said. 

Jennifer nodded her head and contacted her boyfriend and conveyed the message. Fortunately, he didn't insist on speaking to Kyra when she told him that his sister is sleeping. After assuring her boyfriend that she will call as soon as Kyra wakes up, Jennifer ended the call and looked at Oliver who is deep in thought. 

He is thinking about the memory that flashed in his brain when he was rescuing Kyra.