The Surge Trilogy (Book 3): We, The Final Few by P.S. Lurie
Author:P.S. Lurie [Lurie, P.S.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Dystopian
Published: 2017-03-02T05:00:00+00:00
Melissa
I play through the demonstrations in my head to make sure that I havenât forgotten anything before I insert the tube into Ronanâs arm. As potentially fatal as this could be, I have a good idea from my knowledge of blood types and the time spent organising the hospital in the Middlelands that Travis is a viable donor. A trickle of the manâs blood leads from his body into Ronanâs; itâs risky if the boy rejects it or if I set up the procedure wrong but itâs too late to worry about that now. âEven a pint would help,â I say.
âWould be a shame to lose him now.â Travis notices that Ronan isnât paying attention. âIsnât that right?â
Ronan doesnât connect with the question for a second. âSure, yeah.â Heâs either still faint or distracted, maybe fearful of seeing blood or heâs thinking about something unrelated that he hasnât shared with us.
I reckon I have ten or fifteen minutes before we can move on to gather up gauzes and some surgical items, and thereâs also time to check on Tess. Iâve already decided that if thereâs anything wrong with the baby then Iâll pretend there isnât until today is over because thereâs no point her worrying if we end up dead. With any luck Iâll be able to tell her itâs healthy. âSamuel, can you watch them while Tess and I go and fetch some equipment? Come find me if anything happens.â
âOf course.â
Tess kisses Samuel, not needing me to detail what I really plan. âBack in a minute.â
âDonât go too far.â
I lead her to the maternity ward which is on the same floor and where I spent a lot of time caring for the Upperlanders; the number of whom thanked me once they found out I was an un-promoted Middlelander I have counted with one hand. Gratitude definitely didnât flow in my direction yet I had to swallow my anger or I would face repercussions.
I find the machine pushed back against a bed that has seen plenty of pregnant women, and an upsetting image flickers in my mind of how many of these newborns died onboard the Utopia. Iâve assisted in this procedure plenty of times and feel more confident than the blood transfusion that was normally set up from a bag rather than a live donor. As with the train, thereâs still an abundance of electricity here so the ultrasound screen flickers to life with the flick of a switch. Tess climbs onto the bed as I lift her shirt and rub cool lubricant over her almost flat stomach and look for the babyâs heartbeat.
âAnything?â
âNot yet. Just give me a moment...â
A beat, then a steady pattern as a head comes into focus followed by a hand. âThere it is. I canât tell you much but thereâs your baby.â
Tess tears up, studying the monitor but not understanding anything more than Iâve told her. âThank you Melissa.â
âTess, itâs not too late. If you want to find a hiding spot...â
âNo.â
âWhat about your baby?â
âSheâll be healthy and happy long after the Upperlanders have paid for what theyâve done to us.
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