Point no Point by Mary Logue

Author:Mary Logue [Logue, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4405-3253-5
Publisher: Tyrus Books
Published: 2008-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

By the time Claire got back to her feet, Chet had disappeared into the woods on the far side of the parking lot.

Claire stopped for a moment to think about where he was headed. The woods were just tucked into the side of the hill. At most they covered an area of about an acre, an overgrown couple of lots on a hill that backed down into town, with Highway 25 at the bottom.

She knew she should call for backup, but there was no time. Claire had to catch Chet before he got too far away. Even though he had a head start, she figured he had to be somewhat slowed down by his hospital stay. She took off across the parking lot after him.

Claire swore under her breath as she plunged into the thicket of locust and oak with a dense understory of gooseberries and raspberries, all of them tearing at her pants. She couldn’t see him, but could hear wood snapping and crashing ahead of her as he forced his way through the tangle.

“Chet, stop,” she hollered as she ran, surprised by how winded she already was. Then, louder, “Chet, this isn’t the way.”

She stopped yelling. He wasn’t listening to her. It was clear he had been planning this escape all along. She was wasting her breath. Trying to avoid low branches, she stooped as she ran.

As she neared the far side of the woods, she caught a glimpse of the white of his shirt as he broke out of the woods. Once he hit the highway, it would be clear sailing for him, easy to run along the sidewalk or disappear into the town. She wanted to catch him before he got across the traffic.

Claire put on a burst of speed and came out of the woods right behind him.

Chet was stalled out on the side of the road, waiting for traffic to clear. At least that’s what Claire thought he was doing at first. He glanced back at her and jumped forward just as a large delivery truck came speeding down the highway in the outside lane. It looked like Chet stepped out into the highway, purposefully putting himself right in its path.

Claire came up behind him. She lunged at him and grabbed the back of his shirt, pulling him backward, barely out of the way. Chet fell toward her and hit Claire hard, right in the chest, causing her to lose her balance.

Her left arm shot out to break her fall and hit the edge of the curb, taking her full weight as she crashed down with Chet on top of her.

A bolt of pain shot up her arm and then burst in her head. It was unlike anything she had felt before. She rolled over onto her back, looking up at the blue sky with a burning, tearing sensation radiating out from her arm. She sucked in air. Scared to look at her hurt limb, she lay still for a moment. When she tried to push herself up with her other arm, it hurt too much to move.

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