Seven Sisters 04 The Stars That Fell by M.L. Bullock

Author:M.L. Bullock
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2015-10-08T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Detra Ann!” I screamed in horror as I scrambled down the stairs after the fallen blonde. Blood poured out of her side, and the smell of gunpowder filled the air. I hadn’t touched her but she’d fallen somehow. “Detra Ann!” I screamed and ran to her side. I squatted next to her in the blood and felt for a pulse. She was alive—at least for now.

Doreen walked inside and stifled a yell behind her hands. “Oh my God! Oh my God!”

“Doreen! Call 911, now! Please!”

She dropped her grocery bags on the floor and ran for the phone. “Yes, we have an emergency.” She handed me the phone and ran to get towels for Detra Ann, who was still unconscious.

“Yes! I need help. My friend fell down the stairs. She was carrying a gun, and I think she’s been shot. Please come! She’s bleeding pretty bad. Please help us.”

“Okay, ma’am. They are on the way. It won’t be but a minute. Is she breathing? Can you see?”

“Yes, but it’s shallow.”

“Okay, now you say she’s been shot?”

“Yes, oh my God! Please hurry!”

“Where has she been shot?”

“In the side, around her waist. I think she lost control of the gun as she fell. I don’t know! Oh my God! She’s my friend, but she’s not supposed to be here. I came out of the bathroom and she was here.”

“It’s okay. Don’t worry about that right now. Let’s see if we can stop the bleeding. Do you have some towels?” asked the friendly dispatcher.

“Yes, I do now.”

“Fold a towel and press it to the area where’s she been shot. That should slow down any blood loss.”

“Make them hurry! She’s bleeding through the towel. Please, Detra Ann. Don’t you dare die!”

I could hear the ambulance tearing down Government Street. Doreen scrambled to her feet and opened the door and then ran to the laundry room.

“Detra Ann, stay with me! Can you hear me?”

Her dark eyelashes fluttered, but she never opened her eyes completely. I saw her body sag just as the EMTs came barging in the front door.

“What happened?”

“I don’t know. I think she tripped and fell—her gun went off. I didn’t even know she had a gun! She’s been shot.” I got out of the way as the two young men squatted down beside her.

“What’s her name?”

“Detra Ann. Please, is she going to be alright?”

“We’ll do our best to help her.”

I watched as they assessed her quickly and prepared her for transport. They braced her neck and expertly moved her body to the gurney.

“Here, ma’am. I got you some clothes.” Doreen handed me a tote bag with a shirt, jeans, underwear and sandals.

“Thank you. Please call Mr. Stuart for me. Tell him to come to the hospital.”

“I will!”

I followed the men to the ambulance and didn’t wait for an invitation to join them. I climbed inside and sat out of the way on the only available metal bench. While working furiously to stop the bleeding they asked me questions about allergies and blood type.

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