Coward by Phair

Author:Phair [Phair]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781934889855
Amazon: 1934889857
Publisher: L-Book ePublisher
Published: 2012-05-02T00:00:00+00:00

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Rory dropped her mallet and made a quick grab for the woman sneaking up behind her. Rabbit gasped at first and then relaxed into the embrace. Her reward for cooperating was half a dozen wild kisses to the back of her neck.

"How am I doing?" Rory mumbled in her ear before seizing the lobe in a nibbling kiss.

"No worry. One bucket more than."

Rory chuckled as she release Rabbit, "That's not what I meant."

"Rabbit know," Rabbit grinned back. "You do good. Not best like me but do good like you."

Rory gave a half bow.

"Back to work time," Rabbit cautioned but was reluctant to leave.

Rory nodded, "Tonight, I'll do good like me again."

Rabbit gave Rory a quick kiss before turning to grab the full bucket. But, she stopped in mid turn. "Rory, run!"

Before Rory could question the command, Rabbit grabbed her hand and pulled her toward the path.

"RUN! RUN!"

Rabbit's shouts were soon drowned out in a vociferous crashing that was echoing in the distance but growing closer. Sirens began to sound. Guards and prisoners alike were running to get back to the flatbed trucks which were already on the move. The ground beneath them began to tremble. Every few heartbeats the force of the trembling grew.

Rory didn't know what was happening. She just ran with the rest of them toward the tents. Her strides gained momentum and soon she was pulling Rabbit along. She was within half an arms length of a flatbed truck when she grabbed Rabbit around the waist and hurled her onto it. The blonde landed neatly in Bearses' arms.

"Nicely done," Bearses looked very worried. "Now you."

The truck was gathering speed. Rory caught movement out of the corner of her eye and saw a young guard lunge for the side of the flatbed. His hands caught the side but his leg went under and the wheel crushed it.

"RORY JUMP NOW!" Bearses screamed.

Rory stopped running and locked eyes with Rabbit. "I love you, Rabbit! Always."

She knew Bearses would keep Rabbit on the truck. Rory could not leave the guard, a fellow soldier, to die from whatever was racing up behind them. Or worse, to survive only to die like Web.

"This is gonna hurt. A LOT!" Rory shouted over the thunderous crashing sounds closing in on them.

She hoisted the guard, a boy of no more than eighteen, over her shoulder. His screams were muffled in the chaos around them. Rory began a measured jog back toward the tents. She was surprised to find an easy rhythm. The guard had passed out so his body was limp and moved better than the sixty pound packs she use to train with. She quickly began to pass older and slower prisoners but she couldn't think about them if she had any chance of saving herself and the guard.

The sounds of destruction and the trembling of the ground started to lessen. Rory could see the outline of the tents directly ahead of her. She allowed herself to think they were going to be fine.

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