The Bad Country by Hervey Copeland

Author:Hervey Copeland [Copeland, Hervey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-08T04:30:00+00:00

She backed up a few more steps without realising what she was doing and hit the wall. Her hands were cupped over her face, and she was screaming ‘No!’ at the top of her lungs, her eyes glued on David.

But he didn’t hunch over, nor did he cry out in pain or collapse to the floor. Somehow he had managed to get hold of the old lady’s arm and was slamming it against the opposite wall. The old woman was cursing at him and hitting him on the shoulder with her free hand, but it didn’t seem to faze him noticeably.

Then she heard a loud clang and saw the knife fall to the floor. She stared at it wide eyed, and it took her a second or two to realise that there wasn’t any blood on it. The screams coming out of her mouth turned into gasps. Did that mean that the old lady hadn’t been able to stab David?

She raised her eyes and saw David and the old lady grappling less than a yard away from her. Mary was surprised by the tenacity of the old woman. Watching her was like watching a trapped animal trying to get away from a powerful predator. She was pulling at David’s hair and scratching his cheeks. Then she heard David utter another swear word when the old lady kicked his shin, and saw him trying to shield it by moving farther away. And for a terrifying moment, Mary was convinced that he would fall over and end up on the floor.

Mary let her hands fall down to her side and thought that she ought to do something to help him, but she didn’t know what. She didn’t think she was capable of hurting the old lady with her bare hands, and if she tried, the old lady was likely to turn on her.

But then she remembered the knife, and her eyes locked onto it. A cold shiver ran down her spine when she realised what she was actually contemplating. She stood there frozen, looking at the deadly weapon and had difficulties comprehending that the idea had come to her at all. Then she felt herself moving away from the wall and approaching the area where the knife was located. She felt her knees start to bend, and her arm reach for the black plastic handle that was now lying between her feet. She felt her fingers wrap themselves around it, and noticed that the knife was in her hand when she stood back up again.

Then she turned around and saw the two of them were still at it. And it was still the old lady who had the upper hand. She was pounding her fists into his chest, tearing at his hair and kicking him all at the same time. Mary was stunned by the ferociousness of the attack. It was like the old lady had acquired super human strength. She knew she had to act, and she knew she had to do it now.

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