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candles and lanterns. Fred reached over and took one oil lamp from the top of a bookshelf and brought it over beside Jamie.
“Let me see it,” she said as she moved Jamie’s hand.
“Son of a bitch! I really liked this dress! First time I wear dress, and I get fuckin’ shot!” Jamie shouted.
Miss Kay came out of the hallway, tripping over the piles of pillows on the floor. “Who’s hurt?”
“Jess, get my vest. There’s a blowout kit on it,” Jamie said.
Mel could hear Little Bit crying in the bathroom. She looked at Fred. “I have to go check on Ashley.” Fred nodded and Mel left.
Little Bit and Mary were in the bathtub. Mary had her arms wrapped around the small girl as they both cried. Mel knelt down beside the tub. “Are you OK?” She asked as Little Bit reached out and wrapped her arms around her mother. Mel then looked at Mary. “Are you alright?”
Mary wiped tears from her face and sniffled. “Guess I’m not very brave.”
Mel put her hand on Mary’s. “You’re as brave as any of us.” Mel smiled and Mary smiled back.
“Can you help me out of here?” Mary asked as she tried to extract herself from the tub.
Mel picked up Little Bit and offered a hand to Mary and helped pull her from the tub.
Doc pulled the Gustav over and prepared it to fire. He peeked up over the side of the bunker. “I can’t really see the damn thing. I’m just going to aim below the muzzle flashes!” He shouldered the weapon while crouching, then stood up enough for the weapon to clear the side of the bunker. I was standing beside him when he shouted. “Back blast, clear!” Dalton grabbed me and jerked me to the ground as Doc fired. Inside the bunker, the blast and concussion were intense. My ears rang, and the small space was choked with dust. I didn’t hear the resulting explosion, and could barely breathe.
Doc dropped the weapon and stumbled towards the rear exit. Dalton pushed me out the doorway before coming out himself. He looked around for a moment then stuck his head back in. He reappeared, dragging Danny by the leg. We were all covered in dust and dirt. It was in our eyes, our ears and mouths. I was blinking trying to get the dust out of my eyes and pulled a canteen from the vest and started to wash them out.
Dalton grabbed the canteen from me and poured water on his face as well. Danny was complaining about his eyes, so Dalton knelt down and pulled Danny’s hands from his face. “Don’t rub your eyes. You’ll just make it worse.” He began pouring water on Danny’s face, “Blink. Blink your eyes.”
“I can’t.”
Dalton lifted one of his eyelids and poured water directly into the eye.
Doc was coughing up dust as well and trying to clear his eyes.
“Did you hit it?” I asked, trying to blink the crap from my own eyes.
“I think so. They aren’t shooting anymore.”
“We need to go check on Tyler and Brandy,” I said.
Dalton handed me the canteen. “Here, keep trying to wash his eyes out. I’ll go.”
All the while, AC/DC still blared from the small radio. The song was just over five minutes long and it was only now coming to an end. That five minutes seemed like an eternity.
There was a sudden burst of gunfire. I looked over the top of the bunker to see a burning hulk at the end of the road. What appeared to be one rifle was firing up there somewhere, but I couldn’t tell where.
“Someone is still up there,” I said.
Doc looked over. “I don’t think they’re shooting at us though.”
I strained to see where the sporadic gunfire was coming from, but couldn’t find it. I slid back down beside Danny. “How are your eyes doing?”
Danny shook his head, blinking hard. “They’re getting better.”
Lee Ann came running up. “Dad, you need to come home. Jamie is hurt.”
Looking over while still wiping the crust from his eyes, Doc asked, “Did she get shot?”
Lee Ann nodded as Doc and I were both getting to our feet. We took off running as fast as we could.
“Let me see it,” she said as she moved Jamie’s hand.
“Son of a bitch! I really liked this dress! First time I wear dress, and I get fuckin’ shot!” Jamie shouted.
Miss Kay came out of the hallway, tripping over the piles of pillows on the floor. “Who’s hurt?”
“Jess, get my vest. There’s a blowout kit on it,” Jamie said.
Mel could hear Little Bit crying in the bathroom. She looked at Fred. “I have to go check on Ashley.” Fred nodded and Mel left.
Little Bit and Mary were in the bathtub. Mary had her arms wrapped around the small girl as they both cried. Mel knelt down beside the tub. “Are you OK?” She asked as Little Bit reached out and wrapped her arms around her mother. Mel then looked at Mary. “Are you alright?”
Mary wiped tears from her face and sniffled. “Guess I’m not very brave.”
Mel put her hand on Mary’s. “You’re as brave as any of us.” Mel smiled and Mary smiled back.
“Can you help me out of here?” Mary asked as she tried to extract herself from the tub.
Mel picked up Little Bit and offered a hand to Mary and helped pull her from the tub.
Doc pulled the Gustav over and prepared it to fire. He peeked up over the side of the bunker. “I can’t really see the damn thing. I’m just going to aim below the muzzle flashes!” He shouldered the weapon while crouching, then stood up enough for the weapon to clear the side of the bunker. I was standing beside him when he shouted. “Back blast, clear!” Dalton grabbed me and jerked me to the ground as Doc fired. Inside the bunker, the blast and concussion were intense. My ears rang, and the small space was choked with dust. I didn’t hear the resulting explosion, and could barely breathe.
Doc dropped the weapon and stumbled towards the rear exit. Dalton pushed me out the doorway before coming out himself. He looked around for a moment then stuck his head back in. He reappeared, dragging Danny by the leg. We were all covered in dust and dirt. It was in our eyes, our ears and mouths. I was blinking trying to get the dust out of my eyes and pulled a canteen from the vest and started to wash them out.
Dalton grabbed the canteen from me and poured water on his face as well. Danny was complaining about his eyes, so Dalton knelt down and pulled Danny’s hands from his face. “Don’t rub your eyes. You’ll just make it worse.” He began pouring water on Danny’s face, “Blink. Blink your eyes.”
“I can’t.”
Dalton lifted one of his eyelids and poured water directly into the eye.
Doc was coughing up dust as well and trying to clear his eyes.
“Did you hit it?” I asked, trying to blink the crap from my own eyes.
“I think so. They aren’t shooting anymore.”
“We need to go check on Tyler and Brandy,” I said.
Dalton handed me the canteen. “Here, keep trying to wash his eyes out. I’ll go.”
All the while, AC/DC still blared from the small radio. The song was just over five minutes long and it was only now coming to an end. That five minutes seemed like an eternity.
There was a sudden burst of gunfire. I looked over the top of the bunker to see a burning hulk at the end of the road. What appeared to be one rifle was firing up there somewhere, but I couldn’t tell where.
“Someone is still up there,” I said.
Doc looked over. “I don’t think they’re shooting at us though.”
I strained to see where the sporadic gunfire was coming from, but couldn’t find it. I slid back down beside Danny. “How are your eyes doing?”
Danny shook his head, blinking hard. “They’re getting better.”
Lee Ann came running up. “Dad, you need to come home. Jamie is hurt.”
Looking over while still wiping the crust from his eyes, Doc asked, “Did she get shot?”
Lee Ann nodded as Doc and I were both getting to our feet. We took off running as fast as we could.
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