Hart to Hart

Busy Hart

Part Four

Jonathan finally arrived home he pulled up to see the gate on the ground and the roadway cracked. He kept his hopes high as he continued on with caution toward the mansion.

Back at the house in the guestroom, Freeway whimpered as he climbed on to Jennifer's body and walked up to her face. The pup nudged her chin then licked her face and when that didn't work he barked loudly. Jennifer let a moan escape her lips as she opened her eyes. She hissed when she felt a sharp pain welcome her back to the world of the living. Another bark caused Jennifer to look down at the whimpering pup.

Everywhere she looked all Jennifer could see was darkness. So she reached up into the darkness to feel two heavy pieces of wood no doubt two cabinets have fallen over top of her. Luckily they fell at the same time hence the air pocket. Jennifer cough when the smell of gas hit her, she forgot the gas water heater was in the room. To make matters worse a pain pulsed from her right side just above her hip. It was like something was biting down on her with a pair of teeth. Jennifer blinked away a few tears when she came to the conclusion that she was stuck. With little fresh air left she took a deep breath and yelled out.

"Max!"

The butler smiled hearing Mrs. H's voice, he walked closer to the cabinets and coughed as the gas fumes welcomed him. Freeway crawled out and headed for the door his canine ears picked up another sound coming from downstairs. Max bent down with his flashlight to get a better look he could see one of the cabinets was on Mrs. H but he wasn't sure by how much. He could also hear the low hiss of the gas water heater that was by her head. He knew he had to get her out of there, but it looked like he might need a little help.

"It's good to hear ya voice Mrs. H hang on I'm gonna try to get you out." Max said.

"Alright." Jennifer replied.

Max set down the flashlight as he moved one of the cabinets, Jennifer let out a loud hiss of pain as the pressure of the other cabinet biting down on her increased. Mrs. Hart did her best to keep the other cabinet stable but her constant coughing made it difficult to do so. Max set the cabinet back down carefully to its normal spot. Max sighed this wasn't going to work, he grew worried when Jennifer's arms fell back down to the floor.

"Mrs. H?" Max asked.

"I am okay …I just need to take a break." Jennifer said between coughs.

Max coughed as well he knew this wasn't going to work but that didn't stop him from trying.

Jonathan stopped in front of the house he turned off the car and ran inside. Walking on broken glass and various other pieces of debris he scanned over the messy room. With no sight of human life worried slowly began to set in.

"Jennifer! Max!" Jonathan yelled out.

A bark caught his attention, Jonathan ran to the stairs to see Freeway at the top. He ran up the stairs and followed the pup.

"Jennifer! Max!" Jonathan yelled out again.

"In here Mr. H!" Max yelled.

Jonathan ran with Freeway to the guest room. He craw through the small entrance and walked to where he saw the flashlight. There he found Max trying to move the two cabinets with his wife stuck underneath.

"She's trap under one of the cabinets." Max said coughing a little.

Jonathan nodded and coughed as well. He bent down to get a better look only to get a full whiff of gas in the process. After looking over the situation he pressed on the cabinet to the left.

"Can you hold the other cabinet up for a little while darling?" Jonathan asked.

"Yes." Jennifer said with determination.

Max helped Jonathan set the first cabinet back up while Jennifer held the other one up as best she could. With her coughing getting worst it was getting hard for her to maintain a grip.

Max hurried and held onto the other cabinet just as Jennifer went into a full blown coughing fit. Jonathan wasted no time; he found the part of the cabinet biting down on his wife's side and lifted it up. The moment he did so Jennifer rolled out from under it but she couldn't stop coughing as she struggled to breathe.

Once the men set the cabinet down Jonathan helped his wife to her feet. As the three of them hurried to the entrance Max ran ahead of them. The cabinet blocking the door became the next problem, Max tried his best to set the cabinet back up but he let it fall to the ground completely making a bigger opening instead. Max went over the cabinet first, Freeway barked but he backed up to the stairs. Max then helped Jennifer over the cabinet; she was coughing so badly she could barely stand. Once Jonathan carefully stepped over the cabinet he helped Max with Jennifer.

With Freeway leading the way the four of them walked down the stairs and outside the house.

Outside the fresh air welcomed them, while Jonathan and Max were recovering quickly from their limited gas exposure Jennifer wasn't so lucky. Jonathan looked upon his wife with worried eyes. Max and Jonathan laid her down on the grass out front. He held his wife's hand as she struggled to breathe and stay awake.

"Stay with me darling please don't leave me." Jonathan pleaded.

Max could only watch as Mrs. H was fighting for her life. Freeway sat down beside her whimpering. With the telephones down and the roads almost impassible Max and Jonathan could only hope for a miracle.