Gifted Book 2 ChemistryChapter 22 South
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Willow hadn’t seen her father die.
When she had heard the shots, she had headed back to the camp at a run. She had wandered further from the camp than she had first thought. It was late when they had stopped, but she had needed the exercise and had gone for a walk.
By the time she got back close to the glade, she had heard her mother’s screams. The man called Harry had been trying to rip off her mother’s clothes. Her mother grabbed the hand with the knife with both of hers and stabbed it into herself. Harry lost his temper at her thwarting his fun and had then stabbed her repeatedly, screaming at her for being a stupid bitch.
Willow couldn’t stifle her own scream as she saw the knife plunge into her mother’s chest, again and then again. Her scream alerted the men to her presence. When Paul started in her direction, she had panicked and turned before running back deeper into the grove.
She knew that she shouldn’t feel glad that these men were suffering from pain. She almost wished her protectors had killed them because of the anguish they had caused her. She had hardened her normally soft heart against them.
She doubted, however, that she would ever forget the actions of the two men that stood in front of her. Even when Harry had shot at them, they hadn’t flinched. The older one had returned fire from where he stood. Willow thought she heard a grunt of pain at his last shot into the woods, but she wasn’t sure.
Vincent turned to Ty, “Should I go after him?”
“No, we will leave him for now. We had better round this lot up first,” he sighed. “Go check on your man.”
Ty walked over to the man he shot and examined the wound. “Ouch! That has got to hurt,” he said. He had aimed at his thigh, to stop him running but not to kill him. The man must have lifted his leg high enough that the bullet had skimmed along the muscle and burrowed in under the kneecap. It was still in his leg.
As she had not let go of his hand, Willow had followed Ty. She too looked dispassionately at the wound. “I’m sorry, but I don’t have the tools here to remove a bullet in that position,” she told the man bluntly. “We will have to immobilise your leg until we can get you medical help. Although, it would be easier if we just put a hole in your head.”
Paul balked at her words and looked at Ty wondering if he would shoot him again. Willow sighed, and Ty reluctantly let go of her hand, when she pulled her’s gently from his.
Ty watched as the young woman went and grabbed several strong, thin branches. Her anger at having to help the injured man was evident in her movements. He had felt her flinch when the shots were fired. Yet, she hadn’t screamed and had stayed standing behind him.
“I need something to bind them with if you can suggest something you have?” she told Ty belligerently. Ty grunted and moved back to the camp.
She followed and retrieved a water bottle, a cup and a spoon. They weren’t worried about their prisoner wandering off. She took a large swig out of the water bottle and then poured a small amount into the cup. She turned a little away from Ty, reached under her skirt and removed her pouch.
Ty couldn’t help appreciate the sight. She had very nice, shapely legs, and her blouse was still partially undone, which offered him a delightful view as she leant forward. He thought of those very lavish breasts that had been heaving against his chest not that long ago and felt himself stir again. She was a very delectable piece in spite of the mud.
He was sure the men who had chased her, had intended to find out just how delightful when they had caught her. Suddenly, her eyes met his, and she grinned, knowing exactly where his eyes had strayed. Ty dropped his eyes and opened his pack to retrieve his first-aid kit. The young woman confused and yet attracted him.
She wasn’t like the simpering court ladies that he was used to. She had been surprisingly calm under fire. She had to be in shock. Nevertheless, she was holding it together for now and responding to his directions.
Vincent brought the other two men over and sat them down near the fire. He had Smally’s gun in his belt. It was an old one-shot pistol. Ty glanced at the men and then addressed Willow tersely, “Have a look at his hands, please. Vincent and I will retrieve the other one.”
They went and picked Paul up and then deposited him carefully on his side beside the fire. The man was whimpering at being moved as his knee and upper leg, felt like they were inflamed. Paul was not a very happy man.
Vincent pulled the billy-can off and added the tea leaves to steep. He then built up the campfire again. While he was doing this, Ty went to investigate the spot Harry had disappeared from. A few minutes later Vincent went and joined him.
Meanwhile, Willow had given the two wounded men a healthy swallow of the mixture in her cup. She mixed the remainder of the mixture into a thicker paste as she added more of the crumpled leaf and some other herbs from her pouch. While she waited for the men to drop off to sleep.
Once she believed the drug had taken effect, she placed a small amount of the mixture on the tip of Smally’s now shortened finger and bandaged it up. She thinned the paste and covered the burns on the other hand, but left it unbandaged. Smally didn’t move so she felt safe tending to them.
She went and inspected Paul again and found he was in a deep sleep. She needed to see his leg properly, so she removed the small scissors she had in her pouch and cut off his pant leg. She could use strips of the material to help stabilise the leg after she cleaned up the burns and the bleeding.
She noticed a small lump, just under the base of his kneecap when she gently moved his leg. When she investigated, she realised it was the bullet. So she cleaned off her scalpel and washed the blade in peroxide. She sliced the skin and gently pried the ball out.
She did wonder if the ball had damaged either of the long bones in his lower leg, but the leg had not swelled significantly. She filled the new wound with paste and put a large sticky plaster over it. She had found it in the kit that Ty had tossed her. She loved these new inventions. She washed the burnt skin and the open wound with peroxide.
She spread the paste over the twenty centimetres long wound down the back of the man’s thigh and decided she had better wrap it. She carefully pulled the man’s leg straight. It moved freely without crunching noises.
The knee, however, was starting to swell and she was worried it would displace the bone if he tried to use the leg before it all settled down. Willow grabbed the pants leg and cut it into strips. She tried to tie the strips in several places to hold the sticks in place, but they kept slipping.
She flinched when Brain knelt down opposite her and held the sticks in place for her. She nodded at him and adjusted them slightly and then strapped them in place. She soon had the leg immobilised to her satisfaction. She looked up into the face of the big man and realised he was a simpleton.
Brain gave her his best, lopsided grin, “Brain do good. Brain help pretty lady.” Willow glanced over at the men’s horses when one nickered. They were still agitated by the shooting. Brain followed her look and shook his head.
“Horses frightened,” he said and ambled over to them. They quietened as soon as he approached. He was soon crooning to them. He removed their hobbles and led them to the small stream. Willow placed her hand on the pistol and watched to see if he was shamming her, but Brain did not attempt to leave.
He simply watered the horses as he talked to them. Willow looked at the man she didn’t know, who was called Smally. He had reacted as fast as Harry had and was only missing a finger. He, she didn’t trust at all. She used several of the strips of cloth that she had left over and tied his wrists and ankles together.
Paul, however, wasn’t going anywhere in a hurry, so she only tied his hands. She felt safer once they were restrained. Brain came back and sat beside her. He looked at his trussed-up friends sadly with tears in his eyes. “They do bad things, Harry make them. Brain no like guns. Guns do bad things to people.”
She was surprised by how articulate he was. He also seemed to understand some things were bad and some things were good. “Did you hurt my parents, Brain?” She asked him tightly.
Brain shook his head emphatically. “No, no, Brain looks after horses. Horses is Brain’s job. No like, hurt people. Brain to big, no touch people,” the big man had tears coursing down his cheeks.
Willow swallowed several times. She wanted to cry with him, but she knew that now was not the time. She also believed Brain. She asked for the other big man’s name, and Brain said, “He is Smally.” He grinned at her, and the tears were forgotten. “Harry has joke, he Smally, me Brains.”
Willow looked at the big man, and she changed her mind. He wasn’t simple, just a little slow with a short attention span, she guessed. She glanced at the bushes when they rustled and watched her rescuers come back into the clearing.
“Hey,” said Vincent, “Why are our horses over here?”
Willow glanced back at Brain. He grinned at her and winked, “Brain’s horses, no go away if Brain says so.”
Willow had to smile as the man had a Gift. He may not know it, but she believed him. If he said the horses would stay because he told them to, they would stay. She had a feeling many people underestimated his intelligence and Brain let them. He had been genuinely upset by what his friends had done, yet he hadn’t dwelt on what he couldn’t change.
“We tracked Harry heading back the way you came. There are spots of blood on the ground, I must have winged him, but he is long gone,” Ty informed her and Brain.
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Prue had never spent a month on a ship before. It was an interesting experience. Captain Stuart Sandie helped make it very enjoyable. They took a fancy to each other about two seconds after their eyes met. She recognised the interesting look and returned it. He gave her his slow, crooked smile, flashing his white teeth and kinked his dark, thick curly eyebrow. The look made her wet. She was surprised by her own reaction. But then again it had been nearly five months since she had shared her...
Prue woke about two hours later to find herself wrapped in a man’s arms. It took her a moment to realise first, that it wasn’t Sandie, then to remember it was Tah. He was taller and harder than Sandie. He hugged differently as well. His big hand was firmly attached to one of her tits. Sandie generally hugged her waist and tended to leave a little more space between their bodies. Tah was skin to skin, and his cock was hard and jammed between her thighs. She squeezed her butt cheeks together....
Prue and Vincent arrived the first week of the season. Prue had decided living at the Palace would be okay. She could continue to use her little house as her office. She hoped Willow didn’t need her all the time as she did have other commitments. When Ty sent her a letter, saying Baron Mathew Dwyer and his wife Silvia and their two children would be housed in old Sir Todd’s apartment across from theirs, it eased her mind. They were Willow’s neighbours and friends. More playmates for Nianna...
Prue had put on a gown that had a deceptively simple cut. Her bodice was more modest as she was supposed to be a matron, even though she was only twenty-three. She joined Ty and Vincent in the sitting room. She agreed with Ty that Vincent’s new suit and height highlighted Vincent’s well-toned body. It was no wonder he had little trouble with the ladies and he was only seventeen. Ty also looked very handsome in a suit that was similar to Vincent’s attire. They all turned as Willow came out...
The next morning Willow received a note from David. He needed to see her about her house. So Willow and Prue went to see him before going to the Auction house where Willow needed to sort out the sale of her nadack. They also had to see Mr Gary Snidel, the wedding planner. Willow’s grandfather had left her his huge house. It was practically outside the gates of the palace. It was supposed to have been rented for the Season, but the family who had rented it hadn’t been able to make the...
Prue opened her eyes to find two extra bodies in her bed. She had a little arm wrapped around her neck and two little knees in her tummy. She looked down to see her daughter cuddled up between her and Tah. Tah’s arm was wrapped over Nianna to lie on Prue’s waist. Her hand was on his hip. She looked at Tah and was glad he had put pants on. His eyes opened, and he grinned at her then looked down at his daughter. “She knocked on the door a couple of hours ago, and I had to let her in,” he...
The little family headed south. They had been travelling for about six hours and were about an hour from the waystation before the border when they got into trouble. They didn’t have an entourage only the coachman and one guard. They were not expecting trouble at all when the six highwaymen surrounded the coach. Two men came out of the brush on the side of the road and shot the coachman and guard before they could draw their weapons, it was a shock to the passengers. The boss, Red, told...
At first, I thought I was dreaming. How could Zayne Masters be with Eloise de la Zouche? He was at Palakkad Fort awaiting trial. But if it was a dream it was uncannily lifelike. “You are not dreaming Elijah,” Eloise said, reading my mind. “How did I get here? The last I can remember was drinking a glass of --” Realisation then struck me, the drink had been drugged. But by whom, and why. Eloise answered both my spoken and unspoken questions. “When my High Priest arrived at Doctor...
Spending time in The Hole is not something I would recommend. Judging by the dimensions the structure had been built to house Indians. A European could not stand fully upright without his head being forced into the bars of the cover, and had to sit, squat, or kneel, on the bare earth when not standing stooped. From ground level, I had a worm’s eye view of the world, and that was only a yard or two circumference around my ‘quarters’. The sun broiled down, and it was just as well I was naked...
Molly dropped to her knees beside Ken as the rest of her medical staff arrived, checking the wound she saw the blade had cut deeply in to the stomach between the esophagus and the duodenum. "Crap, this wound is bad, Nancy how about the side." Nancy Ortiz was examining the stab wound in Ken's side; it was a clean in and out. Grabbing her medical pad, she started scanning him. "I think his lung has been nicked, but I am not sure. Yet!" Nancy waited for the scanner to finish the scan,...
David Granger was driving down highway 80 heading for the 395 interchange when a bright flash lit up the sky behind him. Looking back over his shoulder, he saw the huge mushroom cloud forming. "Oh my God," he said. He watched as the pressure wave came boiling out of the mountains and picked up his car. The 1990 Trans Am went flying through the air and over the embankment where it smashed into several parked cars. The fire engulfed the car as it continued moving and it smashed into one of...