Bleak (Earth Endures Book 1) by Jacqueline Druga

Author:Jacqueline Druga [Druga, Jacqueline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vulpine Press
Published: 2019-02-17T16:00:00+00:00

SIXTEEN

It took the last of the Omni’s power in order for Finch to move the ship just a little more inland so as not to take a chance on any massive waves. Only a little. He’d barely moved it from the dirt section when the ship petered out. The only thing running was the unit used to keep their food cool.

No computers, no lights: for those they’d have to wait until the solar generator had charged for twelve hours.

Even if the ship’s internal power was a hundred percent, the sleeping area wasn’t conducive for Ben.

Sandra erected the small medical tent, something she expressed that she didn’t think she’d need. She set it up at the end of the cargo ramp, so she could easily go in and out of the ship if need be.

“How is he?” Finch asked upon entering the tent. Ben was on a cot hooked up to an IV and a monitor. His head and chest were bandaged, and Sandra stood next to him.

Sandra slowly shook her head. “He’s not good. If we were home, it would be a different story.”

“What’s happening?’

“Without an X-ray it’s hard for me to tell. I can guess.”

“Please do.”

“Fractured eye socket, fractured sternum, punctured lung and there’s fluid in there. I’m going to guess it’s blood. I inserted a chest tube. He has a severe concussion, but not from striking his head, more so from whiplash. I’m at a loss. He’s bad, Finch.” She grunted and shook her head. “He isn’t going to make if we don’t get him home.”

“That’s not going to happen anytime soon. Going home, I mean. You have him stable, right? What does he need that you can’t give him? Does he need blood? Maybe one of us can help. I’m not a doctor, you are. I have no experience whatsoever in medicine, but all those things you mentioned, what is the treatment?”

“Rest, fluids …”

“Can’t you give him that?”

“You’re frustrating me,” she said. “I can’t see inside of him to know if anything is wrong. If there is internal damage or not. That … not the fractures, is what will kill him.”

“And there’s no way to know if he has any internal injuries other than X-rays?”

“Well,” Sandra stammered her words some. “There are ways to monitor, signs to watch for.”

“Then I suggest you watch for them.” Finch held up his hand. “I’m not telling you how to do your job, I don’t mean to be a dick. I’m just telling you the options you need … we don’t have and they aren’t feasible, such as going home. So do what you can … be hopeful. We’re in a situation right now where we have to make do. Make do, Doctor, don’t give up on him yet.”

Finch give her a nod, trying to convey confidence, then after looking down to Ben, he walked from the tent to continue his work.

Rey watched the first of the two moons make an appearance in the sky. It was strange to her, she was used to Earth’s moon being small in the sky, the size of a coin.

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