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Chapter 9: After the Storm
Carter dragged Abby with him. It was harder with the extra weight, but he had to do it. When ever rebel armies approached, everyone who could move went to clearing, which was a small distance from the clinic.
They hadn't gone there before, normally they just stayed at the clinic praying that the armies would pass. But two months ago, the armies came through, shot all the men, took the women, raped them and then killed them. No one wanted to take chances like that anymore, so all the doctors headed for the clearing.
The people who were in the clinic would stay there. Partly because they couldn't go anywhere anyways, and because the rebel were less likely to attack them. Not that they were completely safe, but there wasn't much anyone could do when the rebels attacked.
Coming to the clearing, Carter released Abby, and bent over her. Whispering in her ear.
"Be very quiet.
"Carter!" She whispered back, sounding completely relieved.
"I thought you were someone trying to kidnap, or rape, or kill me.
"Sorry I didn't explain, but I had to get out of there. There was no time," he whispered in her ear. "This is where everyone goes when the rebels come to the clinic. We have to stay safe, so we come out here.
"Where is everyone?
"They should be here any second." he whispered and as he did, more people emerged from the woods around them, coming to the clearing.
Huddling together in the clearing others soon came to join them. Carter held Abby close as she hugged him, silently crying. They could hear screaming and gun shots in the distance. No one dared move, or go back yet.
Much later, after the sounds had quieted down and the gun shots had moved on, people started to get up, and get ready to go back to camp.
But Abby and Carter still sat on the ground. Clinging on to each other. Carter could tell that Abby was petrified. The screams had been so loud, the shots, so resonant.
Perfect first day, was all Carter could think of. Slowly he stood up, pulling Abby up with him. She still clung on to him, so he half walked with her, half carried her back to camp.
He looked down at her, watching her as tears streamed down her face. She had truly been afraid. Probably partly because of when she had thought he was trying to kidnap her, partly because of all they had heard from the clinic.
Emerging from the woods, Carter could see that the rebels were gone. But there were bodies on the ground, a few scattered here and there. All men.
One of the nurses, who had come back earlier than them, came to him and told him the five men had been killed. No one else had been harmed though.
Carter stilled held Abby though, slowly walking her back to the dorms. Carter led her down the hall to her room. As he shut the door behind them, he walked her into the room.
Thats when she finally let it go, she collapsed in his arms. Crying into his shoulder, no longer silently. Carter just held her, he sat down on the bed pulling her close to him.
He had been scared to, but not as much as Abby. He had been through this before, she never had. He understood her fear and her pain. Slowly he held her to him and she cried, and laying back on the pillows, they both fell asleep in each other's arms.
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Chapter 9: After the Storm
Carter dragged Abby with him. It was harder with the extra weight, but he had to do it. When ever rebel armies approached, everyone who could move went to clearing, which was a small distance from the clinic.
They hadn't gone there before, normally they just stayed at the clinic praying that the armies would pass. But two months ago, the armies came through, shot all the men, took the women, raped them and then killed them. No one wanted to take chances like that anymore, so all the doctors headed for the clearing.
The people who were in the clinic would stay there. Partly because they couldn't go anywhere anyways, and because the rebel were less likely to attack them. Not that they were completely safe, but there wasn't much anyone could do when the rebels attacked.
Coming to the clearing, Carter released Abby, and bent over her. Whispering in her ear.
"Be very quiet.
"Carter!" She whispered back, sounding completely relieved.
"I thought you were someone trying to kidnap, or rape, or kill me.
"Sorry I didn't explain, but I had to get out of there. There was no time," he whispered in her ear. "This is where everyone goes when the rebels come to the clinic. We have to stay safe, so we come out here.
"Where is everyone?
"They should be here any second." he whispered and as he did, more people emerged from the woods around them, coming to the clearing.
Huddling together in the clearing others soon came to join them. Carter held Abby close as she hugged him, silently crying. They could hear screaming and gun shots in the distance. No one dared move, or go back yet.
Much later, after the sounds had quieted down and the gun shots had moved on, people started to get up, and get ready to go back to camp.
But Abby and Carter still sat on the ground. Clinging on to each other. Carter could tell that Abby was petrified. The screams had been so loud, the shots, so resonant.
Perfect first day, was all Carter could think of. Slowly he stood up, pulling Abby up with him. She still clung on to him, so he half walked with her, half carried her back to camp.
He looked down at her, watching her as tears streamed down her face. She had truly been afraid. Probably partly because of when she had thought he was trying to kidnap her, partly because of all they had heard from the clinic.
Emerging from the woods, Carter could see that the rebels were gone. But there were bodies on the ground, a few scattered here and there. All men.
One of the nurses, who had come back earlier than them, came to him and told him the five men had been killed. No one else had been harmed though.
Carter stilled held Abby though, slowly walking her back to the dorms. Carter led her down the hall to her room. As he shut the door behind them, he walked her into the room.
Thats when she finally let it go, she collapsed in his arms. Crying into his shoulder, no longer silently. Carter just held her, he sat down on the bed pulling her close to him.
He had been scared to, but not as much as Abby. He had been through this before, she never had. He understood her fear and her pain. Slowly he held her to him and she cried, and laying back on the pillows, they both fell asleep in each other's arms.