Free Rise From the Ashes: Lena's Story by Laura Franklin Page A
Authors: Laura Franklin
Tags: Fiction/Action/Series
disbelief and hatred. She started in on how he was a priest and it was his duty…
She found she was talking to his back.
“Take a deep breath, people. Just a few more hours for today and we’ll make camp.”
The group heaved to their feet. Steve saw he was right, many of them were powering through pain and blisters and exhaustion. Even solid old Glenn was exhausted. They were all powering through it without a word of complaint. As they moved away he could hear Kim yelling at him.
“I have to rest! You better settle everyone else down and come back for me. I can lean on you and we can walk like that and catch up…”
He closed his ears.
God, please forgive me for turning my back on a sister. I have many people who are counting on me to get them to safety. I trust in you, my Lord, please give me a sign if you disapprove.
Steve had no intention of going back in the dark to try to find her. He knew it was almost a death sentence for her out there. He pulled his robes tighter around him as if to take comfort in the rough fabric.
Kim did not for one second believe she was being left behind. In fact, she figured that Father Polus was just trying to frighten her, that he was going to walk just out of sight and wait for a little; then come back and get her. OK, Kim said to herself, I guess maybe I am the softest person here. But I never was into the outdoors or stuff like that. I’ll try not to complain out loud when he comes back for me. She settled in on a log to rub her ankle and wait for her fine-looking priest to come back and save her.
The first hour Kim relaxed and enjoyed the day. The sun was shining, it was warm on her face, a little cold on the side of body away from the sun. Basically a perfect fall day.
The second hour she started to hear things, and the cold started to sink in as the sun was almost set. Fear was rising in her, she felt the panic taking over. When she heard a whine coming out of her own throat, she bolted as fast as she could in the direction her group had gone in. But panic blinded her mind. Less than 100 steps into her desperate run she snagged her foot in a branch and whomped down face-first in the forest. She had just knocked herself out cold.
She had also made a lot of noise. She didn’t have to think about that, it was explained to her quite well as she was coming out of her blackout tied to a tree and hearing a greasy voice.
“Can you believe this chick?”
A sniveling laugh was the only answer.
“We’re going to have some fun with this one, she’s pretty. She’s a little thing too.”
“Yeah. So little and she made as much noise as a fucking moose!”
Now two voices were laughing.
Kim knew what she was facing now. Terror flooded through her body. She felt a flush start in her stomach and radiate out until her whole body felt like it was on fire. She had no idea what she could do. But her time was running out.
“Who’s first?”
“You go ahead, Billy. I’m finishing my dinner. I like ta watch anyway. Gets me ready.”
Kim could feel the movement as one of them came closer. She had no plan! She forced her body to relax and pretended to still be unconscious.
“Hey babe, wakie wakie. Time to have some fun.”
Why do they think this is fun? She held still as the ropes were cut; using every bit of self-control to stay loose. She had never in her life had to focus on something as single-mindedly as this.
“Yo, Moe, she’s still out.”
“That matter to you?”
“Guess not. Time to party with my pretty blonde.”
Billy’s hands were on the back of her neck as he put her on the ground. He was kneeling over her, but stood up to unzip. He turned over his shoulder to say something clever to Moe.
The blood rushing in Kim’s ears kept her from hearing what was being said, but she pulled her body just clear of her attacker’s legs using every ounce of strength
She found she was talking to his back.
“Take a deep breath, people. Just a few more hours for today and we’ll make camp.”
The group heaved to their feet. Steve saw he was right, many of them were powering through pain and blisters and exhaustion. Even solid old Glenn was exhausted. They were all powering through it without a word of complaint. As they moved away he could hear Kim yelling at him.
“I have to rest! You better settle everyone else down and come back for me. I can lean on you and we can walk like that and catch up…”
He closed his ears.
God, please forgive me for turning my back on a sister. I have many people who are counting on me to get them to safety. I trust in you, my Lord, please give me a sign if you disapprove.
Steve had no intention of going back in the dark to try to find her. He knew it was almost a death sentence for her out there. He pulled his robes tighter around him as if to take comfort in the rough fabric.
Kim did not for one second believe she was being left behind. In fact, she figured that Father Polus was just trying to frighten her, that he was going to walk just out of sight and wait for a little; then come back and get her. OK, Kim said to herself, I guess maybe I am the softest person here. But I never was into the outdoors or stuff like that. I’ll try not to complain out loud when he comes back for me. She settled in on a log to rub her ankle and wait for her fine-looking priest to come back and save her.
The first hour Kim relaxed and enjoyed the day. The sun was shining, it was warm on her face, a little cold on the side of body away from the sun. Basically a perfect fall day.
The second hour she started to hear things, and the cold started to sink in as the sun was almost set. Fear was rising in her, she felt the panic taking over. When she heard a whine coming out of her own throat, she bolted as fast as she could in the direction her group had gone in. But panic blinded her mind. Less than 100 steps into her desperate run she snagged her foot in a branch and whomped down face-first in the forest. She had just knocked herself out cold.
She had also made a lot of noise. She didn’t have to think about that, it was explained to her quite well as she was coming out of her blackout tied to a tree and hearing a greasy voice.
“Can you believe this chick?”
A sniveling laugh was the only answer.
“We’re going to have some fun with this one, she’s pretty. She’s a little thing too.”
“Yeah. So little and she made as much noise as a fucking moose!”
Now two voices were laughing.
Kim knew what she was facing now. Terror flooded through her body. She felt a flush start in her stomach and radiate out until her whole body felt like it was on fire. She had no idea what she could do. But her time was running out.
“Who’s first?”
“You go ahead, Billy. I’m finishing my dinner. I like ta watch anyway. Gets me ready.”
Kim could feel the movement as one of them came closer. She had no plan! She forced her body to relax and pretended to still be unconscious.
“Hey babe, wakie wakie. Time to have some fun.”
Why do they think this is fun? She held still as the ropes were cut; using every bit of self-control to stay loose. She had never in her life had to focus on something as single-mindedly as this.
“Yo, Moe, she’s still out.”
“That matter to you?”
“Guess not. Time to party with my pretty blonde.”
Billy’s hands were on the back of her neck as he put her on the ground. He was kneeling over her, but stood up to unzip. He turned over his shoulder to say something clever to Moe.
The blood rushing in Kim’s ears kept her from hearing what was being said, but she pulled her body just clear of her attacker’s legs using every ounce of strength
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