Are you excited about Charlotte? Well, Richard is on a good way to find out the truth….
Once again thank you Kssarah!
Chapter 4
At first, Charlotte didn't notice the man's hand around her wound. It burned so much, Richard could actually do anything he wanted with her. However, when she felt his hands start to unlace her trousers, she pushed him away with a strength she didn't know she possessed.
"What on earth are you doing?" - She practically yelled
"I'm examining your injury. What's the matter?"
She swallowed hard and took a deep breath. She was not a good liar, and now sweating and freezing at the same time, exhausted and tired, nothing seemed to come to her mind. She didn't know how, but the words just left her mouth:
"Are you a doctor?"
In that moment Marguerite appeared and sat down next to them.
"Let me see him! Richard, you had better get some water. And John, please make a fire, I'm freezing to death. But first of all give me my pack!"
As soon as Marguerite finished speaking, Charlotte let out a breath, she didn't know she was holding, and passed out.
"Charlie! He's passed out! Charlie!" - Richard started to shake her.
"Hurry!" Marguerite said- "Do what I said!"
Richard was about to answer non too politely, when Roxton showed up with Marguerite's backpack, than pulled his cousin to his feet.
"Come on Richard! Let's fetch some firewood, if we can…"
The younger man took a last worried look in Charlie's direction, and them went off with the hunter. As soon as they disappeared, Marguerite started to work. The wound wasn't serious, but she would have had to explain a lot of things if Richard had finished stripping Charlotte. The dark-haired heiress cleared and bandaged her patient with sure hands. When she finished, Marguerite covered her with another blanket, and said:
"I'm so happy Veronica wasn't here now."
And she started to clear away the bloody bandages, and medicines.
Challenger and Veronica examined an exceptional insect, when the storm started. Their first thought was that Ned couldn't be so far away. I'm sorry, it's a mistake. It was only Veronica's first thought, because Challenger accidentally dropped his new pet and he couldn't find it in the heavy rain. After many not so polite words, he had to listen to the jungle girl, and they began searching for Ned Malone.
"Veronica, he's not here. Are you sure this is the tree?"- Shouted the professor
"Absolutely. I left him here. But the storm washed away all the trails. I can't find anything."
Suddenly she straightened her head:
"Can you hear it, professor?"
"Hear what?"
"Ned?"
She didn't waste time with an explanation, just hurried in the direction of the voice. Not far away, she found Malone.
"Ned! Don't move!" - Said Challenger
"You don't have to worry professor; it's really hard anyway." –By this time, Ned was in the mud up to his waist
"What shell we do?"- asked Veronica
"Make Marguerite lie down, and Roxton will pull us out!"- suggested Malone
"What!"- They shouted as one
"Nothing, nothing. I don't know, why I said that – the reporter apologiesed.
"We don't have much time left. Hold on, I'll be back"-said Challenger. And he disappeared in the rain.
"Challenger! Hurry!"- They shouted after him.
As the good professor sought to save the unlucky reporter, in another area of the plateau two members of the British aristocracy walked in the jungle, searching for firewood unsuccessfully. The rain drenched every inch of their surroundings. In the hope of a better result they went further away from the cave.
"John, do you think that Marguerite…"
"Calm down Richard! I can assure you, that Marguerite is capable for things you cannot even imagine."
"Really?"- and evil grin appeared on his face- "You should tell me more about it…"
Probably, Richard didn't know, how lucky he was, that Roxton didn't hear that comment. At that moment he didn't accept it as the gift of Fortune, due to the appearance dangerous cannibal. The brutal savage attacked Richard from behind, and Roxton instead of shooting him, used his fists. Other cannibals appeared and immediately Roxton and Richard were outnumbered. The rain didn't make the fight any easier. When Roxton slipped, he didn't feel lucky until the moment he hit the ground and witnessed lightening strike his opponent who collapsed with a deadly groan on his lips. Seeing the brutal scene the others disappeared, and the explorers were alone.
"I think"- as Roxton stood up from the mud- "we should go back now… "
Now, you just didn't think I could give up Charlotte so easily…. :)))
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