Doctor Who PDA50 - Drift (4th) by Simon A. Forward

Author:Simon A. Forward
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2011-07-13T02:39:32+00:00

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‘Hell’s teeth!’ Makenzie tossed up his arm and watched Amber fade behind the screen of snow. He could hear Martha’s trot slowing as she came up beside him.

‘Leave her go.’ She could use some time to herself Martha was puffing, but Makenzie knew her pained expression had nothing to do with the run. She’d just lost the man she called a hundred different names and he had no idea how to feel for her right now. ‘Christ,’ she added, ‘she probably would have run anyway, if I’d broken it to her gently.’

Makenzie couldn’t believe what he was hearing. But then, Martha hadn’t been out on that road. Martha hadn’t lost Laurie.

‘You don’t understand, Martha.’ He started for the store.

The door opened and his brother was already emerging, along with the CIA agents and that Doctor character. Two troopers went inside carrying a stretcher. ‘It’s dangerous. The weather, and all.’

‘No, I understand.’ Martha stepped up to Makenzie, ignoring the onlookers and shooting him a look that was half-appeal, half-accusation. ‘It’s the plainest thing I’ve ever seen in those eyes of yours, Makenzie Shaw. Exasperation. You’re about ready to give up on us and I can’t say as I blame you.

Nobody needs this kind of headache in their life.’

‘Christ, Martha.’ Makenzie felt everybody’s eyes on him like the cold. ‘I’ll go find her, fetch her hack.’ He wanted to deny any sense of exasperation, feeling guilty in advance for the lie. The store door opening saved him, putting the rest of his words on hold.

His silence was joined by a collective hush as the stretcher-bearers carried their pathetic bundle from the store. Most everyone retreated as though afraid of the form covered by that plain plastic sheet. Not least of all, Makenzie, who watched Martha’s eyes follow it as far as her numbed neck would allow.

Only the wind dared speak.

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