Modified- The Complete Manipulated Series by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Torment Publishing
Published: 2019-09-01T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

I GRIT MY teeth as I pull a massive rock from Drape’s legs and heave it to the side. His blood streams from his forehead and his right leg is twisted beneath his body.

“Hold on.” My voice shakes as I reach down and feel for his pulse. “Stay with me, Drape.”

It takes a while, but finally, I feel a faint vibration. My hands shake as I scan over his unconscious body for injuries. There’s a deep gash to the cheek, what looks like a broken femur, and a possible crushed pelvis. Without the right equipment I don’t know for sure, but it doesn’t look good.

“Help!” I scream, shifting more pieces of debris off him. When it’s mostly cleared, I press my hands to his chest and focus on compressions. Desperately, I breathe into Drape’s mouth and pump on his chest, forcing oxygen into him and blood to circulate. Resuscitation was one of the first skills we learned underground. Mining is dangerous, and people got hurt all the time.

Muffled bombings in the distance mingle with the sounds of screaming people and collapsing structures.

I have to stay focused. I can’t let Drape die. He’s my family.

“Come on!” I plead as I try again to breathe life into him.

From behind, Emma yells. I whip my head around to see her and Sky. Emma’s eyes are glued on Drape’s body. She helps Sky over the rubble toward us and places him not far from us on the ground. The sight of Sky, battered and torn up, brings another layer of guilt to my already aching chest. His pant legs are shredded. A giant cut lines his forehead.

“Hurry! I need your help!” I shout to Emma.

She races to my side.

“W-what do I do?” I stutter.

“Is he breathing?”

My eyes fill with tears. “I... I think I felt a pulse.”

She rolls up her sleeves. “Keep working on compressions. We’ve got to get his heart started.”

Without question, I begin again. Kneeling next to Drape’s limp and twisted body, Emma examines him from head to toe before leaning back on her heels.

“He’s too far gone.”

“No way,” I argue. “Drape’s a survivor. Look at how far he came.” The words come out between sobs.

Emma runs her hand through her hair. “His body is too weak from the impact. He must have been thrown out from the hover. There’s nothing—”

“I was thrown out, too. If I can survive, he can.”

Another nearby blast nearly knocks me to the ground. The heavy smell of burning fuel fills my nostrils as several small EHC hovercrafts collide midair. The sound of shattering glass hitting the pavement is followed by more screams.

“We can’t stay here too long,” Emma says. “It’s too dangerous out in the open like this.”

“I’m not leaving Drape.”

“Let him go,” she says, slowly standing.

“What?” Her words slip past me and my heartbeat pounds in my ears. “He still has a pulse! He’s not gone!”

Just then, Drape’s eyelids twitch and flutter open.

Between a gasp and cry, I stop compressions and reach down for Drape’s hand, pressing the other to my chest.

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