Separated_A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller by Ronald Williams

Author:Ronald Williams [Williams, Ronald]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

“Got your bear spray handy?” Cole asked.

“Not a bear,” Jenny said.

“It’ll work on a mountain lion, too.”

A little up the draw, they heard something move slowly through the brush. It was steadily getting closer.

“No time.”

“Close your right eye, JJ.”

Jenny knew what he had in mind.

She shut one eye and said, “K.”

Cole also shut his left eye and switched on the Mossberg’s tactical light. He caught the glow of the mountain lion’s eyes. It was already moving, making a leap towards Jenny.

There was a sharp report as Jenny knocked off a quick shot at the mountain lion, punctuated by the bark of the Mossberg spitting out a load of shot. The big cat let out a sudden high-pitched, angry and scared sounding roar as it knocked Jenny flat, then leapt off of her, sprinting away into the brush.

Cole heard Jenny, writhing on the ground, choking. He swung his tactical light towards her to see what was up, then remembered it was attached to the barrel of a firearm and aimed it away from her.

It did illuminate her just long enough for him to see her flat on her back, holding her side, and blood.

He swallowed and braced himself for just a second before pulling his flashlight out, and shrugging out of his daypack. He and Jenny had both loaded one up, with first aid supplies, an emergency blanket each, lightweight fleece pullover and poncho, and a little bit of food.

When he was ready, he switched on his flashlight and took a better look at her. His sister had a very pained expression on her face and looked to be struggling for breath. Her t-shirt was torn wet with a spreading dark stain.

She was making noise, which meant that she was still getting air in and out of her lungs. That was the first thing he’d been taught to check when he learned first aid – can they breathe.

Next, her arms and legs were moving, but he didn’t know exactly how hard she’d gone down, so it was safest to assume a possible head or neck injury until he could confirm otherwise. That would affect how he dealt with the bleeding.

“Hey, JJ,” he said. “Did it just get your front?”

Jenny nodded.

“Wind knocked out,” she choked out, through tightly shut eyes and clenched teeth.

“OK.” He was relieved to hear that was at least part of her writhing around, and not something worse. “Let’s take a look at what we’ve got on the side here.”

“Pushed off,” Jenny said, touching her side.

Cole got a penlight out of his first aid kit, and stuck it between his teeth so he could free up both hands to work. He put his bigger flashlight into Jenny’s hand. “When you’re able to, give me some more light.”

He slipped on some gloves, and took her other hand away from the wounds on her side so he could look at them. The cat’s claws had torn her shirt and a bit of the waistband of her jeans, and left three deep gashes in her abdomen.

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