Ravin by Tufo Mark

Author:Tufo, Mark
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: young adult dystopia science fiction fantasy

He actually turned to look at me.

“If you had just left me alone I would have died all by myself in another minute or two.” With that final shot his days were over, but even though my eyes were closing I had the distinct feeling it wouldn’t be forever. For some strange reason I thought I smelled a cheeseburger.

***

“I think he’s coming to!” I heard from a galaxy far, far away.

“Someone get a wet cloth.” That galaxy didn’t sound so far away, I thought.

“He’s opening his eyes,” a familiar voice said, but for the life of me I couldn’t figure out where it was coming from. I thought to myself, I hope my eyes aren’t open because I can’t see a thing. The world looked as if I was viewing it through an ace bandage. I could see shapes but no distinction whatsoever.

“I can’t see,” I mumbled weakly.

“And by the sound of it you can’t talk, either.” Brief laughter broke out amongst the women in the room but it felt more like relief than humor.

“We all thought we were going to lose you,” a tender voice said. I could hear the strain in it.

The name Deb popped into my head long before I was able to associate it with the voice.

“How long?” I muttered.

“You’ve been out for close to a month,” a voice unfamiliar to me said.

My face must have gone slack, but she still continued with the explanations even after seeing my disdain.

“Well, dear sir, you got your lung punctured and an artery to your heart was also nicked. The aliens are still in disbelief you are alive. They are more than a little upset by all of their scientific data you should have died the moment your rib was broken.”

Well, that was all the information I could handle for this month. I fell back asleep but not as deeply as before.

“Mike, can you hear me?” What a soothingly comforting and familiar voice, I thought to myself. “I know it’s over between us.” I was about to reply, but from her tone I was under the impression she was talking more to herself than me; the fact she thought I was sleeping did not deter her from her speech. “I know the comfort we brought each other was temporary. It was just our way of coping with this insanity and the stress. Only I didn’t know I was going to fall in love with you. To be honest, I didn’t even think you were going to live past the first round I saw you in. And I think maybe you had the same thoughts and maybe you felt it would be better to at least go out with a smile. But now I think you’re going to survive and I think you also believe you are going to make it through this nightmare. Nobody could’ve done what you’ve done so far. Granted, your strategy has been superb, your stamina incredible, but my love, your luck has been—”

“Has been guided by the hand of God,” I rasped.

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