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there anything to help stop Tina from shaking?”
“ She just needs more water,” he answered.
I nodded and took her canteen from her sid e and unscrewed it. It was almost full. “Tina, have you been drinking water?”
“Yes, but I needed to save some. We still have a full day tomorrow,” she said.
“Well, you need to drink. Doctor’s orders. We can deal with the water issue later. Right now, you’re seriously dehydrated, and that’s the main reason why you’re feeling so crappy.”
I pl aced the canteen up to her lips and she took a sip.
“Drin k,” I ordered. She grasped the canteen in both hands and began gulping the water.
In a fe w seconds, she had emptied half of its contents. Her eyes were closed and she let out a sigh.
“Feel better?” I asked.
“Much,” she exhaled. “It’s almost like magic. Water really does give life to everything.”
I smiled. “Yes, it does. We’ll take it slow, but we need to keep moving. You alright?” I asked.
“Still shaky, but I think I can do it,” she sighed.
“No, you can do it,” I said.
We slowly trudged forward, following the pilot through the agonizing heat. My legs felt extremely weighted, and my feet were throbbing and stinging from new blisters. There was no way to quench the extreme thirst. I felt like a dried up mummy, and if I coughed, dust would fly from my mouth. My eyes were burning, and the pain in my head was not subsiding. This was the worst, most intense heat I’d ever had to endure.
T he sun slowly descended behind us, bringing our shadows to life. I focused on mine, using it as a guide. It was keeping perfect time, not too fast and not too slow, leading me to safety. With every step, the shadow covered more ground, and before I knew it, we were within a few miles of the town.
It was sitting in the middle of nowhere. There were no other buildings around, as far as the eye could see; just some small hills and a few mountains in the far distance. It was secluded, and looked as if there were no more than fifty buildings.
“What town is this?” Tina asked.
“ I’m not sure. It’s not on the map, but we are somewhere in southeast Montana,” the navigator answered.
As we drew closer a feeling of hope and accomplishment surged through our company. Everyone seemed to have a renewed bounce in their step and almost rushed forward. We’d made it. At least we had a place where we could finally rest and take shelter for the night.
“I told you we ’d make it,” I said, nudging Tina. My words were slurring, because my tongue was so swollen from the heat.
She gave a faint nod and a half grin. “Thank you,” she whispered.
I glanced back at Finn. He’d wrapped his outer shirt around his head. His arms were bright red and burned, but through his pain, he smiled and winked at me. My heart fluttered. It was comforting to have him here with me. Yet another obstacle we’d endured together. I knew once we came out of it, we’d be even stronger.
As we neared the town , one of the patients started screaming. His medication must have been wearing off.
“Shut him up,” the pilot said, grabbing for his weapon. I glanced down to Hellfire. She was still holstered in my side, and I knew if I needed her, I could pull her in a second.
“Put him down,” Dr. Banks ordered. The soldiers placed him on the ground, while Dr. Fox rushed to find the medication. Meanwhile the patient continued to scream obscenities and vile words. Spit flew from his mouth. His eyes were glazed over, and bright red.
Everyone started to get nervous. One of the soldiers quickly placed his hand over the guy’s mouth, in an attempt to try and quiet him.
“Ahhhh, ” he yelled, pulling his hand away. Blood was flowing from a deep bite wound. “He bit me! Shit, that hurts,” he said through gritted teeth.
Dr. Lee checked his wound. He motioned for him to sit down, while he rummaged through one of the bags. Each bag was labeled on the outside, so they would
“ She just needs more water,” he answered.
I nodded and took her canteen from her sid e and unscrewed it. It was almost full. “Tina, have you been drinking water?”
“Yes, but I needed to save some. We still have a full day tomorrow,” she said.
“Well, you need to drink. Doctor’s orders. We can deal with the water issue later. Right now, you’re seriously dehydrated, and that’s the main reason why you’re feeling so crappy.”
I pl aced the canteen up to her lips and she took a sip.
“Drin k,” I ordered. She grasped the canteen in both hands and began gulping the water.
In a fe w seconds, she had emptied half of its contents. Her eyes were closed and she let out a sigh.
“Feel better?” I asked.
“Much,” she exhaled. “It’s almost like magic. Water really does give life to everything.”
I smiled. “Yes, it does. We’ll take it slow, but we need to keep moving. You alright?” I asked.
“Still shaky, but I think I can do it,” she sighed.
“No, you can do it,” I said.
We slowly trudged forward, following the pilot through the agonizing heat. My legs felt extremely weighted, and my feet were throbbing and stinging from new blisters. There was no way to quench the extreme thirst. I felt like a dried up mummy, and if I coughed, dust would fly from my mouth. My eyes were burning, and the pain in my head was not subsiding. This was the worst, most intense heat I’d ever had to endure.
T he sun slowly descended behind us, bringing our shadows to life. I focused on mine, using it as a guide. It was keeping perfect time, not too fast and not too slow, leading me to safety. With every step, the shadow covered more ground, and before I knew it, we were within a few miles of the town.
It was sitting in the middle of nowhere. There were no other buildings around, as far as the eye could see; just some small hills and a few mountains in the far distance. It was secluded, and looked as if there were no more than fifty buildings.
“What town is this?” Tina asked.
“ I’m not sure. It’s not on the map, but we are somewhere in southeast Montana,” the navigator answered.
As we drew closer a feeling of hope and accomplishment surged through our company. Everyone seemed to have a renewed bounce in their step and almost rushed forward. We’d made it. At least we had a place where we could finally rest and take shelter for the night.
“I told you we ’d make it,” I said, nudging Tina. My words were slurring, because my tongue was so swollen from the heat.
She gave a faint nod and a half grin. “Thank you,” she whispered.
I glanced back at Finn. He’d wrapped his outer shirt around his head. His arms were bright red and burned, but through his pain, he smiled and winked at me. My heart fluttered. It was comforting to have him here with me. Yet another obstacle we’d endured together. I knew once we came out of it, we’d be even stronger.
As we neared the town , one of the patients started screaming. His medication must have been wearing off.
“Shut him up,” the pilot said, grabbing for his weapon. I glanced down to Hellfire. She was still holstered in my side, and I knew if I needed her, I could pull her in a second.
“Put him down,” Dr. Banks ordered. The soldiers placed him on the ground, while Dr. Fox rushed to find the medication. Meanwhile the patient continued to scream obscenities and vile words. Spit flew from his mouth. His eyes were glazed over, and bright red.
Everyone started to get nervous. One of the soldiers quickly placed his hand over the guy’s mouth, in an attempt to try and quiet him.
“Ahhhh, ” he yelled, pulling his hand away. Blood was flowing from a deep bite wound. “He bit me! Shit, that hurts,” he said through gritted teeth.
Dr. Lee checked his wound. He motioned for him to sit down, while he rummaged through one of the bags. Each bag was labeled on the outside, so they would
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