No Ordinary Mission: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller by Harley Tate
Author:Harley Tate [Tate, Harley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-10-06T05:00:00+00:00
Chapter Fifteen
GLORIA
A horn blared and Gloria jumped off the couch to rush outside. Thank God! Sheâd been so worried when she woke to find Emma and Vince gone. Ever since she let it slip about the satellite phone, the cabin had been on edge. Ray barely spoke a word to her all night. Emma refused to look her in the eye.
The Jeep skidded to a stop, gravel and dust flying, as Gloria rushed down the stairs.
Emma almost fell out of the front seat. âGet Ray! Itâs John!â She tore open the back door and one of Johnâs limp arms flopped out, pale and lifeless.
Oh, no. Gloria turned and yelled for her husband. âRay! Ray! Help!â
Emma scrambled over Johnâs body, reaching inside the backseat to drag him closer to the door. Gloria hurried to help, lending her strength on the other side. His head bounced and bumped across the seat as they dragged. Was he even breathing?
She grunted with effort as his feet thudded one, two, onto the ground. She turned to scream at her husband, but he was there, scowling at the edge of the porch. Now wasnât the time to throw a fit. Now was the time to help. She leveled her gaze at the man she loved. âRaymond Sanchez, if you donât want to sleep outside tonight, youâll help your wife.â
His feet propelled him down the stairs, but his face remained clouded with anger. With one, fluid motion, he reached beneath Johnâs slack torso and lifted him off both womenâs arms. âIs he dead?â
âNot yet.â Emma palmed her hips, sucking in a deep breath as Raymond hauled John toward the cabin. âWe found him passed out in the middle of the field.â
âWhereâs Vince?â Holly called out from the porch.
âBack with the animals. We found the goats and the chickens. Theyâd set up camp around John, eating the grass down in a little circle.â
âWe need to get them.â
âAs soon as Johnâs stable, I can go,â Gloria offered.
âYou arenât going anywhere,â Raymond growled.
âLetâs focus on John.â Gloria placated her husband with a tight smile. At some point, they would have to talk through all this, but not now. She followed her husband and Emma into the house.
Ray spread Johnâs body out on the cabin floor and leaned over to listen to his chest. âHeâs breathing, but itâs shallow.â He checked his limbs for fresh injuries, glossing over the healing bruises, cuts, and scrapes. The bullet hole to his torso was mostly healed, plastic stitches ready to come off.
He scooted down to his legs and pulled up one section of pants.
Gloria recoiled. âOh, my. Thatâs... nasty.â
âHis leg wound is infected. Pretty severely.ââ Raymond leaned over John and placed a hand on his forehead. âHeâs feverish, too.â
Emma paced behind him, palming her forehead as she stared into the middle distance. âThat makes no sense. You gave him antibiotics. He shouldnât have an active infection.â
Raymond leaned back on his haunches, balancing on the balls of his feet.
Gloria knew that look. âWhat?â
His eyes flicked up to meet hers.
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