Invasion_A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Novel by M. P. McDonald

Author:M. P. McDonald [McDonald, M. P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-23T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Elly watched Jenna tend a deep scrape Cole had sustained on his left side. His left hand sported a new bandage too. Everyone was stunned and saddened when they learned what had happened to Steve, but Cole hadn’t said more than two words since Sean, Hunter and Mike had come off the bridge. “I’ll be right back, Cole.”

He sat on the edge of the edge of the rental truck passenger seat, his feet planted on the ground. Without meeting her eyes, he simply nodded.

Mike had already had a minor head wound treated and he was resting on the passenger seat of Piper and Jake’s SUV. It was the roomiest for the big man and he liked the cats.

Mike’s eyes were closed but maybe he sensed her shadow on his face because he opened his eyes and rolled the window down. “Is Cole okay?”

Nodding, Elly gestured to the rental truck. “Yeah. Jenna’s patching him up now. How are you?”

“I’m okay. A little headache, but that’s all.”

A big bruise on his temple showed it was probably more than a little headache, but Elly nodded. “I’m so sorry about Steve. He was a good man.”

Mike drew a deep breath and opened his mouth as if he was going to confess something. That was Elly’s impression, which she pushed aside immediately because it didn’t fit the conversation. In the next instant, the expression on Mike’s face changed to sorrow and he tipped his chin to her. “Thank you. Yeah, Steve always tried to be a good guy. He wasn’t perfect…but he was good. ”

One of the cats Cole and Hunter had found leaped onto the back of Mike’s seat, eliciting a soft chuckle from the man. He reached up and scratched the kitty behind the ears, then patted his chest. The cat accepted the invitation and promptly curled up and closed her eyes.

“Well, you get some rest.”

“Thanks, Elly. And, tell Cole that I appreciate everything he did. Sean told me how Cole tried to rescue Steve.”

“I will.”

She returned to Jenna’s side, helping her treat a cut on Cole’s arm. Cole hadn’t mentioned it earlier and she raised an eyebrow at him but he didn’t notice her look. He wasn’t paying any attention to her or even what Jenna did as she closed the wound with tape applied in a butterfly pattern before she put a dressing over it.

“Do your best to keep this dry, Cole.” Jenna packed up her first aid kit as Cole stood. He’d already changed into dry clothes, and for the moment, the rain had stopped.

“Do we keep going today…or what?” Sean scrubbed his head with a towel as he sat in his vehicle and turned to look at his brother.

Cole glanced at him and shrugged. “Whatever.”

Elly bit her lip then said, “I say we keep going. The farther we get from this river, the better I’ll feel. Tonight, we should have a special meal in honor of Steve and maybe Mike will say a few words.” They had to acknowledge Steve’s death and remember the man.

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