Hell Pig by Lou Cadle

Author:Lou Cadle
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fantasy, Fiction, Time Travel, Science Fiction
ISBN: 9781542565356
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-01-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

“Bob!” Hannah said, fear shooting through her body like a poison. “You think you’re having a heart attack?”

“Don’t know,” he said. “Hurts.”

She didn’t need to be told that. His voice, his face, the way he held himself told her he was in serious pain.

Hannah was out of her depth. She had training on a portable defibrillator. But that wasn’t going to do her any good here. She reached a shaky hand to his neck to check his pulse. “Can you breathe?”

“Hurts,” he said again.

She didn’t even know if flat on his back was the best position. Elevate his head? Feet? No idea. Calm down, Hannah. Think. Okay, airway was most important. He was breathing, in shallow breaths. “Jodi, come here,” she said.

In an instant Jodi was on her knees, at Bob’s side. “See if lifting his head onto your leg makes it easier for him to breathe,” she said.

“Hey, Mr. O’Brien,” Jodi said, scooting around. “Everything’s going to be okay.” As if Bob’s head were an egg she didn’t want to break, she lifted it and put it down gently on her calf.

“Better?” Hannah asked.

He raised a hand and made the “okay” sign.

Hannah’s mind flashed on the little packet of aspirin in the first aid kit. She had never used it for an injury. For one thing, she was usually trying to stop bleeding, not to thin the blood. And for another, two aspirin hadn’t been nearly enough to do anyone much good. Everyone had had to suffer with their pain up to now, including her. But now, these pills might actually do some good.

“Ted, somebody, my first aid kit,” she said.

In a few seconds, it was in her hand. She dug through it and found, at the bottom, the little packet that contained just two pills. She tore it open, said, “water,” and held out her hand. A bottle was slapped into it. She took one of the aspirin and bit into it.

Gah. Bitter, horrible stuff. She chewed it twice with her front teeth and then leaned over and stuck a finger into Bob’s mouth. She spit the crumbled-up aspirin in and said, “Swallow.”

His face showed his opinion of the taste, too. “Get it all down,” she said, holding the water bottle for him. “Raise his head a little more, Jodi.”

“Why’d you do that? Chew it up?” she said.

“Make it easier to swallow,” Hannah said, “And maybe work faster.” She could feel a piece of it stuck between her gum and upper lip. She fished it out, smashed it flat with her fingers and said, “Open wide, Bob.”

He opened his mouth.

She pushed the bit of aspirin under his tongue. “Try to keep it there. I know it tastes like crap.”

He made another face as the bitter stuff dissolved further. He lasted about a minute before holding his hand up for the water bottle.

She helped him drink more water. “Now relax, as much as you can. Don’t move, don’t worry, don’t even think.”

He rolled his eyes.

“Think about something nice, then.

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