Chapter 9
Brennan moaned and brought his hand to his head. His head was hurting like hell and he had a terrible headache. He laid his hand on the sore place and he felt something warm and sticky and brought his hand back down again. He saw the blood on his hand.He was looking around him and saw he was leaning against the side of the Cadillac,the car was leaking petrol. The petrol was forming a little river on the ground, following his way to two little colored dreads, making off and on contact and letting the sparks fly around. He knew he had to leave here, but first he had to find Jesse and Shalimar.He remembered the car falling in the ravine and he had seen Jesse and Shalimar being thrown out of the car, so he knew where to look for them.First he looked in Shalimar's direction, but couldn't see her. Jesse, he noticed him immediately.Brennan tried to stand up several times, but he fell back to the ground.He cursed, tried it again and this time, he was standing. A little shaky, but he was holding on to the car. After some deep breaths, he started walking towards Jesse, trying to hold his steadiness. He searched the surroundings for a sign of Shalimar, but he couldn't find one.
When he arrived by Jesse, he kneeled and shook Jesse's shoulders.Jesse started to moan too and sat straight up. When he got his awareness back, he looked for Shalimar and asked Brennan with panic in his voice:" Shalimar?! Where is she?"Brennan shook his head and said:" I don't know, but we have to find her. The car is going to explode. We have to get the hell out of here."They stood up and looked around. Jesse said:" I don't see her!"Brennan, who felt the fear, grew in his stomach, said:" Me neither, but we need to find her." He was not going to give up on her. They had just admitted their love for each other and he was not going to let her die.He followed Jesse, who was already starting to look for his sister.It took them an half four to find her. She was in the bushes, further away then Brennan thought. She was lying on her side and her eyes were closed.
Brennan and Jesse kneeled; one at each side, and Jesse took her head in his hands and laid it on his knee. Brennan checked her vital functions and was relieved when he noticed her breathing. They both smiled and Brennan kissed Shalimar on the mouth, just being happy to have her with him again.Shalimar opened her eyes and closed them immediately, when the light was hurting them. She waited a few moments and tried it again, this time with a better result.She was bringing her head up and tried to sit down.She shrank of the pain, which was stabbing her in her leg. Brennan and Jesse were just so worried about Shalimar, that they had not paid much attention to see if she was wounded.In her leg, a sharp piece of broken glass was coming out of it.Brennan was kneeling next to her leg, put it in his hands and made a gesture to remove the piece of glass.
But Shalimar stopped him by saying:" Don't! If you remove the broken glass, they aren't able to see what damage it made. Let the glass just where it is!"Brennan couldn't believe what he was hearing."You can't ask me to leave the piece of glass in your leg! Jesse could easily fase the glass out of your leg.", he said. Before Shalimar could answer, Jesse interrupted them."Guys, remember the car? It is going to explode in a couple of seconds!" he said.Shalimar was trying to stand up, but the men protested against it and Brennan laid his hands under the body of Shalimar and picked her up easily.He walked away and Jesse followed.
But it was too late. The petrol had reached the two dreads and came in contact with the sparks.The explosion was huge.The sound was enormous and a large fire cloud was rising to the sky.The pressure of the fire cloud and the heat was making sure that the parts of the Cadillac were flying through the sky. The fire cloud widened and it was like walking against a brick wall.Brennan, with Shalimar, still in his arms, was thrown forwards to the ground and his body landed on Shalimar's. Jesse was trying to solidate in order to keep away of the pressure wall, but he was too late.He was thrown in the air also, and landed next to Brennan. Brennan was shoved aside and touched the piece of glass in the leg of Shalimar. It came out of the wound, which was starting to bleed now. Brennan was hoping he wouldn't have hurt her too much.
She groaned of the pain, which she was holding inside. Brennan felt the body of Jesse, lying next to him, without any movement.The fire cloud and the heat were decreasing and Brennan rolled his body away. Jesse' body glided through the sand. Shalimar was sitting straight up and looked at Brennan."Are you all right?' she asked, Brennan nodded. Then Shalimar looked at the body of Jesse. "Jesse?" she asked, but she didn't get an answer. She repeated his name again, but still no answer. Brennan walked towards his body and turned Jesse around.Shalimar was following Brennan and looked at his face, when he turned over Jesse.
