Last Shot by Kate Bold

Author:Kate Bold [Bold, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kate Bold
Published: 2023-01-04T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Kaylie felt bruised and battered from her dive for cover onto the hard floor, and she was still half blinded from the glare of those headlights.

Worse still, this driver was getting away. His crazy, dangerous bid for freedom would succeed unless she could stop him.

Where was he going to get out?

There was only one possible way, and that was the closed, metal gate that had been rattling down when they had arrived. He must have a remote control for it and be intending to open it up in time to allow him to make a getaway.

As yet, they hadn't even seen him. Kaylie was only guessing that it was even him in the car. There was nobody else it could be. Murray had been working late in his second-hand car dealership, with its dark, gigantic back room. Murray James had been called and warned by his wife. And now, without a doubt, Murray James was behind the wheel.

If she could get to that steel gate before him, she might have a chance, Kaylie thought.

"The gate!" she yelled, not even knowing if Joshua could hear her over the wail of the engine and the screech of tires. But thanks to all the parked cars in this enormous back lot, Murray had to drive the whole way around to get to the gate. All she had to do was run in between the rows, and she would be heading directly to that gate.

She ran, as fast as she could, hurtling between the cars, skidding on another patch of oil, managing not to fall but righting herself. Even though her shoulder bashed painfully into a dusty SUV, she kept going, racing for that door.

He'd pressed the button. The door was starting to open, rattling up, letting in fresh air from the darkness outside, and a twinkle of light. What could she do?

With a pounding of feet, Joshua raced toward her.

"We need to get something into that mechanism," he shouted.

"What?" Kaylie asked.

"I'll look!" He set off, staring frantically from side to side. It was a car repair shop, she thought, so perhaps there would be something they could use. If not, what could she do? Stand in front of the open doorway and hope he wouldn't run her down? Kaylie had the feeling that was likely to be a vain hope.

The headlights blazed again. Murray had rounded the final corner, and now, he was on the home stretch, heading for the gate.

"Here!" Joshua was searching along the back wall, and he'd found something. She heard his triumphant shout. The next moment, a piece of steel piping slid and skidded along the floor toward her.

Kaylie put out her foot and stamped on it to stop it. Then, as quickly as she could, she lifted the piping and jammed it into the gate mechanism.

The gate jerked to a stop, just below the level of her chest. Just too low for him to get out. Kaylie jumped back as the car careened toward the gate, fishtailing with its speed.

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