Remnants of Atonement (True paths Book 1) by G.P McKenna

Author:G.P McKenna [McKenna, G.P]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Andraharts publications
Published: 2020-10-08T05:00:00+00:00

“Stop bleeding,” Kira leaned over to peer deeper into Ilya’s chest, “Melly, I can’t see what we’re doing.”

“Sorry, Doctor Kira,” Melly said and wiped more plasma onto the crimson coated floor. Twenty minutes had passed but nothing had changed. At least, not for the better. Blood flowed from Ilya’s chest faster than I could force the healing tonic down his throat to replace it, and my supply was getting lower by the minute. I could hear his breath gurgling in his throat and every few minutes pink foam dribbled from his lips. I wiped it away before the others noticed. I’d grown up around death, I knew what that meant, but it wasn’t over yet.

Then came the convulsions.

“Don’t you dare,” Kira shouted and grabbed the soiled gauze from Melly to wipe the blood away herself, “hold him still. Don’t let him choke.”

The contractions were so violent that the door being slammed open was almost undetectable over the commotion. I didn’t look up, too preoccupied with clearing away the excess fluid that was suddenly flowing from Ilya’s mouth in mass, but I could make out Amicia moaning.

“Is he okay?” Pogue asked.

Kira shook her head without looking up, “I can’t stop the bleeding.”

“But he’s gonna be okay?”

“Are you stupid? I just said that I can’t stop the bleeding,” she snapped and looked up. Her teeth were locked in a snarl but her eyes were wet. Knowing exactly what that meant, mine watered too, but I blinked them away. It wasn’t over until he was dead, and he wasn’t dead. Kira didn’t kick them back out, she simply resumed working with less urgency than before. Another half-hour ticked by and nobody made a sound, too focused on listening to Ilya’s increasingly laboured breathing and Kira’s muttered cursing, “shit…balls…twat…FUCK.” she threw her scalpel onto the floor with a hiss and stormed out without another word. Melly and Eteri stepped back from the desk.

Pogue covered his face as pearly tears dripped off Amicia’s chin as she stared at the empty spot where Kira had stood, “I guess that means it’s over.”

“It’s not over until he’s dead,” I said and picked up another vial, “right Melly?”

Melly put down her gauze. Eteri stepped forward and took the vial from my hand before recapping it, “he’s had enough, child.”

“But-” my words died in my throat as Kira returned. Her eyes were dry and her bu had been redone, but the tell-tale scent of cigarette smoke lingered as she went to looked at Ilya,

“I cannot stem the haemorrhaging while he keeps seizing” she calmly explained while checking his vitals, “he has both cardiac and pulmonary injuries that I might’ve been able to repair, but I would first need to treat the head injury to prevent the seizures, which isn’t possible here while the haemorrhaging remains uncontrolled. There’s nothing more I can do.”

“Alright,” Amicia whispered, wiping the tears from her eyes, “thank you anyway.”

Pogue went to stand beside Kira, taking Ilya’s hand, “will it hurt?”

“He’s unconscious,” Kira said and crossed her arms, “but the process could take a while.

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