Split Screen Scream - Debra Parmley by Special Forces - Operation Alpha

Author:Special Forces - Operation Alpha [Alpha, Special Forces - Operation]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aces Press, LLC
Published: 2018-11-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Shit. Reed’s heart sank when he saw her reaction to the noise of the guns. What the fuck was I thinking? Bringing her here. I should’ve predicted this. Maybe this isn’t the best idea. I thought she’d be okay.

He was on the other side of the table with the guns, but he quickly placed them on the table and moved around to her side. Sitting beside her, he put his arms around her and said, “Christie, hey, it’s me, Reed. You’re okay. We’re just at the range. Nobody is going to hurt you. It’s safe here. I got you.”

He kept his voice calm, knowing he needed to help her realize where she was and that she was safe, before this got worse.

Then he heard her small whisper. “Reed?”

“Yes, baby. I’m here. You’re safe. We’re sitting on the picnic table at the range.”

“I know.”

Good. She hasn’t drifted. She knows where she is.

“You know you’re safe, right? I wouldn’t let anything happen to you.”

She nodded.

Affirmative. Good.

“I was going to take these guns apart and show you how they work, remember?”

“Yes.”

He waited to see what she’d do next. He stayed quiet, not asking her yet if she wanted to continue.

Finally, she raised her head, and he pulled back a little, still holding her in his arms.

She looked up at him and blinked twice. He saw tears starting to form.

“I’m sorry I’m such a big baby. I’m ruining our date.”

“Naw. You’re not a baby. And you’re not ruining anything.”

She sat up a little taller and sniffled. “Okay, if you say so.” She shrugged. “I’ll watch, if you still want to show me.”

“Of course, I do.” His tone brushed it off in a ‘don’t be silly’ kind of way, and he stood again to refocus on the guns. “Okay, so we’ll go over the rifle first, then the shotgun, and then the hand guns. We’ll start with the kinds of guns your daddy used.”

She smiled at him, probably remembering her daddy. “Okay.”

“Thank you,” she said. “You brought a memory back to me that I’d long forgotten, and I’ve learned a lot about guns.”

“You’re welcome,” he said. “Now, I’ll let you shoot them,” he said. “First, we’ll start with the rifle. I’ll have you try each gun at least once and then we’ll figure out what you like to shoot.”

“Okay.”

“When we go onto the range, we’ll wear ear protection and eye protection,” Reed said. “You can tell from here how loud it gets in there.”

“Oh, yes,” she said. “It is loud, even through the glass.”

He unzipped one of the cases and took out a shotgun. “We’ll start with this one. Have a seat.”

She sat at the table and watched as he took the shotgun apart. Once apart, he put it back together, naming the parts and showing her how the gun worked.

He repeated this process with the rifle, the revolver and the nine-millimeter. By the time he was done, she was no longer afraid of the guns. As she watched him pick them up to carry them into the range where they would shoot, thoughts ran through her head.

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