This took place some time just before summer.

I was in elementary school, and I went to the nearby Bee Lake with my parents

and one of my close friends.

There weren't many people around on this particular day, and my friend, who had great eyesight,

was the first to notice something odd.

Hey, look over there.

Even I, with my terrible eyesight, could see something floating in the water.

"'Let's go check it out,' he said, and so we slowly approached it.

When we got there, it was like a jolt ran through my entire body, and I broke out in a sweat.

It was a man.

Bee Lake was infamous for these sorts of strange incidents, but seeing a body right there in front of our eyes sent us into a panic.

The man was still alive, and he tried to say something to us, but so much water was

rushing into his mouth that we couldn't understand him. I tried to say something to us, but so much water was rushing into his mouth that we couldn't

understand him. I tried to rush back to the beach so I could call someone for help, but when I turned

around, I saw my friend was trying to drag him in instead. Even for a child, he was able to pull

the man in, bit by bit, by floating.

We both rushed to do what we could.

I don't remember much of the details now, but the adults all quickly surrounded the man,

and then the ambulance arrived.

Then, as they were carrying the man away,

he looked right at me and said,

I'll be waiting.

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