Ooh,
Cliff hanger.
Here it is!
Chapter 22
And How She Was Hurt
Par II
Marian
My eyes opened slowly.
My leg hurt.
I couldn't hear anything.
I saw Betts running towards me and Nigel following.
They fell to the ground next to me and stared at my leg.
I tried to turn to see it but I couldn't move.
Nigel was saying something but I couldn't hear.
My vision was cloudy.
I couldn't hear.
My leg hurt.
I started to hear singing.
It was We Are Young by Fun.
Give me a second.
I need to get my story straight.
Betts was crying.
My leg hurt.
My friends are in the bathroom.
Getting higher than the empire state.
I arched my back and my body convulsed with pain.
It was white.
White pain.
And my lover she's waiting for me
Just across the bar.
I opened my eyes and saw the house go up in flames.
Debris flew everywhere.
But I couldn't hear the explosion.
It was silent.
My leg hurt.
Lucky was dead.
Was I?
My seats been taken by some sunglasses
Asking about a scar.
I writhed again in pain.
I couldn't hear anything.
A medic ran up and I saw him mouth a swear word.
He fell to his knees and pulled bandages out of his bag.
Betts pulled me into a sitting position and took off my helmet.
There was a cool breeze on my face.
My leg hurt.
The medic handed a bottle to Nigel and he poured the strong liquid down my throat.
I looked down at my leg.
I couldn't see my foot.
I couldn't hear.
I pictured Vick's face.
No way in hell am I dying out here in this godforsaken wasteland.
I'm going home.
If I'm gonna die then I'm dying in America.
I couldn't hear.
It was too quiet.
I yelled it's too quite but I couldn't hear my voice.
The medic froze.
He asked me a question.
I couldn't hear what it was.
He looked over at Nigel and tapped his ear.
Deaf.
Shit.
He looked apologetically at me before tightening some bandages around my leg.
I screamed in pain.
Talk to me!
What did you think?