angel.
Sherry, if you can still hear me, listen. We can’t come look for you yet. There are Markers everywhere, I’ve never seen so many in all my years. At least fifty, all in one place. That’s just...unheard of. It’s still dark. But first thing in the morning, we’re coming. It’s right at 5:00 so about an hour and a half. Hang on, baby, I’m coming. God I hope you can hear me. I love you.
Miraculously as soon as Merrick finished, Cain’s footsteps sound in my ear and relief sweeps over me. They both save me from my panic attack and don’t even know it.
“Still dark,” he said gloomily.
“I know. Merrick. He said they’ll be leaving in an hour and a half. It’s about 5:00 am.”
“Ok. Well we’ll leave the second the suns hits the horizon and try to catch them,” he said, seeming reluctant to sit back down.
I feel around and my hand catches the cave wall above my head. I slide myself up towards it, wanting to sit up and lean. Cain hears me shuffling around and flashes me with his light.
“Wait. Let me help you,” he said lifting me under my arms and settling me back against the wall. “How’s the leg?” he asked, bending on his haunches down to inspect it.
“I can feel it some now. Even though it’s still freezing in here.”
“You want me to sit with you?” he asked tentatively.
“Please.”
He flicked off his light and settled down beside me pulling me under his arm. He was warm but no where near the warmth of Merrick. He didn’t seem to be struggling with the cold as much as me anymore. I wonder if it’s because I’d lost so much blood from my leg.
Both of our knees were drawn up, with me extending my bad leg and leaning my good leg on his, we huddled there and talked about nothing and everything. Families, famous people we’d met, past girlfriends or boyfriends. Anything to keep our minds busy.
He explained that Pap and Maggie were not his real grandparents but since his parents were gone and he had no other family, he took in his neighbors, them, as his own. He also told me that the Lighter he’d seen outside had been Josh’s father. He said he was twenty six years old, which surprised me, he didn’t look that old. He’d been engaged once but she’d cheated on him, with her boss. The old lawyer and his secretary travesty.
Then I told him about Merrick and me, he especially found it fascinating that Merrick had somehow haphazardly chosen Matt’s, my ex’s, body. I told him I’d met Arnold Schwarzenegger on an assignment for the paper one time. He was an incredibly nice guy but scarily huge. He thought my childhood and parents were by far the most hilarious thing. Hippies.
We sat there passing the time as my teeth started to chatter again, Cain pulling me to him tighter, waiting for dawn to make an appearance.
When we think enough time has past, he helps me up and I hobble while he guides me with his arm. I have heard Merrick a few more times since and he still seems angry and worried but always reassuring that he’s coming for me.
We make our way through the darkness to the entrance. I can barely see the glow of morning settling in as we peek out and survey the area. Sky is clear of flying menace and the freezing air carries no sounds.
I immediately start to shiver and my hair is blown erratically from the high winds. We can’t see anything near the store. Too far, so we decide to go ahead and head that way and hope we can make it to them.
After a few yards I see the gun that Cain must have dropped in our escape last night. He picks it up throwing it over his shoulder by the strap and then readjusts me to further lean on his arm, mumbling about how there’s only two shots left.
All right, Sherry. We’re coming. Tell Cain if he’s there with you. You two hold tight wherever you are. Love you, honey.
I feel relief course through me. My leg is killing me though. Throbbing and I can feel and see blood oozing out of the makeshift bandage with
Sherry, if you can still hear me, listen. We can’t come look for you yet. There are Markers everywhere, I’ve never seen so many in all my years. At least fifty, all in one place. That’s just...unheard of. It’s still dark. But first thing in the morning, we’re coming. It’s right at 5:00 so about an hour and a half. Hang on, baby, I’m coming. God I hope you can hear me. I love you.
Miraculously as soon as Merrick finished, Cain’s footsteps sound in my ear and relief sweeps over me. They both save me from my panic attack and don’t even know it.
“Still dark,” he said gloomily.
“I know. Merrick. He said they’ll be leaving in an hour and a half. It’s about 5:00 am.”
“Ok. Well we’ll leave the second the suns hits the horizon and try to catch them,” he said, seeming reluctant to sit back down.
I feel around and my hand catches the cave wall above my head. I slide myself up towards it, wanting to sit up and lean. Cain hears me shuffling around and flashes me with his light.
“Wait. Let me help you,” he said lifting me under my arms and settling me back against the wall. “How’s the leg?” he asked, bending on his haunches down to inspect it.
“I can feel it some now. Even though it’s still freezing in here.”
“You want me to sit with you?” he asked tentatively.
“Please.”
He flicked off his light and settled down beside me pulling me under his arm. He was warm but no where near the warmth of Merrick. He didn’t seem to be struggling with the cold as much as me anymore. I wonder if it’s because I’d lost so much blood from my leg.
Both of our knees were drawn up, with me extending my bad leg and leaning my good leg on his, we huddled there and talked about nothing and everything. Families, famous people we’d met, past girlfriends or boyfriends. Anything to keep our minds busy.
He explained that Pap and Maggie were not his real grandparents but since his parents were gone and he had no other family, he took in his neighbors, them, as his own. He also told me that the Lighter he’d seen outside had been Josh’s father. He said he was twenty six years old, which surprised me, he didn’t look that old. He’d been engaged once but she’d cheated on him, with her boss. The old lawyer and his secretary travesty.
Then I told him about Merrick and me, he especially found it fascinating that Merrick had somehow haphazardly chosen Matt’s, my ex’s, body. I told him I’d met Arnold Schwarzenegger on an assignment for the paper one time. He was an incredibly nice guy but scarily huge. He thought my childhood and parents were by far the most hilarious thing. Hippies.
We sat there passing the time as my teeth started to chatter again, Cain pulling me to him tighter, waiting for dawn to make an appearance.
When we think enough time has past, he helps me up and I hobble while he guides me with his arm. I have heard Merrick a few more times since and he still seems angry and worried but always reassuring that he’s coming for me.
We make our way through the darkness to the entrance. I can barely see the glow of morning settling in as we peek out and survey the area. Sky is clear of flying menace and the freezing air carries no sounds.
I immediately start to shiver and my hair is blown erratically from the high winds. We can’t see anything near the store. Too far, so we decide to go ahead and head that way and hope we can make it to them.
After a few yards I see the gun that Cain must have dropped in our escape last night. He picks it up throwing it over his shoulder by the strap and then readjusts me to further lean on his arm, mumbling about how there’s only two shots left.
All right, Sherry. We’re coming. Tell Cain if he’s there with you. You two hold tight wherever you are. Love you, honey.
I feel relief course through me. My leg is killing me though. Throbbing and I can feel and see blood oozing out of the makeshift bandage with
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