The Dr Danny Tilson Novels Box Set by Barbara Ebel

Author:Barbara Ebel [Ebel, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Medical Suspense and Fiction
ISBN: 9780997722598
Publisher: Barbara Mary Ebel
Published: 2018-02-07T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 2

The hail abated as a secondary funnel spun off the first one while the main vertical cloud headed westward. Casey narrowed his eyes and held his hand on the top of his crew cut in disbelief, then dug his hands into his pockets for his keys. He’d never make it to his own vehicle in time to chase after Danny so he opted for the ambulance and darted towards the vehicle. Once inside, he turned on the ignition, backed out, and the preposterousness of it dawned on him - how life can change in a heartbeat. In a few short minutes he had turned into a storm chaser, following a twister that had sucked up his best friend and his heart galloped thinking of the worst possible outcome.

He raced the ambulance through the lot and made a right turn onto the multi-lane parkway. The secondary twister dissipated as fast as it had formed though the main revolving cloud stayed parallel to the street, avoiding the buildings and businesses farther to its right. Bushes and signs were disappearing in its wake as Casey kept a distance. For what seemed like practically a half a minute, the tornado spun upwards into the sky while debris was left on the ground or sputtered downward as the funnel ascended.

After passing another vehicle, Casey accelerated onto the shoulder lane and then slowed when he drove on the grass. He stopped and flung off his seatbelt, opened the door and ran to the three-foot trench created by the storm where a huge tangled mess of soft material lay. Even as he ran towards it, the monster was reforming again down the parkway.

Casey scrambled through some branches, careful not to slip into the deeper dirt. The area of destruction encompassed almost fifty feet and backed into a drainage ditch. He paused a second to surmise the situation and focus on looking for his friend.

“Danny!” he shouted as he walked along the left side. Casey knew he may have to backtrack and pull out a lot of junk to get a look at what lay further below … then he spotted a blue color from the other side. Running to the storm ditch, he crossed over and hurried back along another ten feet where he found a dirty shirt he’d spotted through the brush. An arm was poking through and lying near the surface.

“Danny?”

Casey cleared soggy grass, pieces of sign wreckage and soft plant material off his friend. Danny’s eyes were closed, his face was dirty and bruised, and his clothes looked like they’d been reused for a month after serious yard work.

“Talk to me, buddy.” Casey grabbed his arm and pulled him out just enough to get a better look and to place his fingers along his neck. “Thank goodness,” he murmured after confirming a good pulse. He tilted Danny’s head back to allow for a better passage of air and simultaneously watched his chest moving.

Satisfied he’d evaluated Danny’s airway, breathing and circulation, he got a firm grasp of his head and shoulders and extracted him a little further.

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