The Bear Trap by Grant Pies

Author:Grant Pies [Pies, Grant]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-17T22:00:00+00:00

Carter sat by Sam, watching the lines on the monitors jolt up and then drop back down. Sam rolled his head from side to side, slowly opening his eyes. Gradually gaining awareness, he looked down at his stomach then dropped his head onto the pillow.

“What the fuck,” Sam groaned. “What—"

“Take it easy.” Carter leaned forward. “It’s okay.”

“What – where am I?”

“At the hospital.”

Sam’s hand ran down his arm and found the IV in the crook of his elbow. Carter gripped Sam’s hand and pulled it away.

“What – let me go,” Sam mumbled.

“Listen, Sam,” Carter said, trying to make eye contact. “You gotta say it was the other guy that stabbed you.” Carter whispered.

“You stabbed me!” Sam said, still groggy. “What other man?”

“The guy, you know, the guy we were chasing. The one that started the fire.” Carter held Sam’s face in his hands. His pupils were large and it seemed as if he was looking right through Carter.

“The other guy?”

“Yeah, the other guy. He stabbed you.” Carter looked over his shoulder and saw a nurse heading in their direction. “You got it? The guy that started the fire stabbed you, okay? Not me.” He quieted and sat back down. To the nurse he said, “I think he’s waking up.”

She stood at the bedside and checked the monitors and Sam’s chart.

“The other man stabbed me,” Sam said. “Carter didn’t stab me.” He fought to keep his eyes open.

“When do you think he could leave?” Carter asked.

“Who are you?” the nurse asked.

“I’m his partner. Uh, work partner, you know, not like – we’re just friends – well we work together. We’re partners.”

“Carter didn’t stab me.” Sam reached up and tugged on the nurse’s sleeve, like a child asking his mom for candy. “It was the other guy.” He scrunched his face and tried his best to wink, but it just came off as an exaggerated blink.

“Is that the pain meds?” Carter asked, hoping the nurse would just ignore Sam’s ramblings.

“Yes,” she said, jotting notes down in Sam’s chart. “That should wear off in an hour. We’re going to keep him here overnight for observation, but he should be able to go home tomorrow morning, assuming everything goes well.”

“It was the guy that started the fire,” Sam carried on, oblivious. “It wasn’t us.”

“And the surgery?” Carter asked, still ignoring Sam. “It was okay? No permanent damage?”

“He’ll be fine. He had some internal bleeding, but the surgical team was able to repair the damage.”

“The other guy started the fire,” Sam whispered to the nurse, or at least tried to. “Because we knew too much. We didn’t start the fire.”

“Okay, Sam, you should get some rest,” Carter said.

“Eisenhower, vaccine, England’s got a new queen,” Sam slurred, trying to sing.

“I’ll come back and check on you in a little bit, okay?” the nurse said to Sam like she was talking to a child. “Let us know if you need anything.” She put the chart away and walked out the door.

“North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe! We

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