Copper Fire (1988)
Copper Fire
“The mesquite tree just a few feet above his head provided meager shade, yet he was immensely grateful for even that scant protection.
Sloan glanced down at his brother, David, cradled in his arms. David’s fair skin had been burnt an ugly red. And his leg – Sloan could hardly look at his brother's upper thigh – was mottled and swollen to three times its normal size.
David had to be in terrible pain, but at fourteen years old, three years younger than Sloan, he was proving to be quite a m...an, uttering not a sound.
The muscles in Sloan’s arms were cramping from the hours of holding David, but he didn't dare move. David needed all the rest he could get. And he couldn’t let himself think about what a desperate situation they were in; that was a weakening thought and he needed to find the strength to get them both home.
He gazed out over the desolate landscape of West Texas.MoreLess
Sloan glanced down at his brother, David, cradled in his arms. David’s fair skin had been burnt an ugly red. And his leg – Sloan could hardly look at his brother's upper thigh – was mottled and swollen to three times its normal size.
David had to be in terrible pain, but at fourteen years old, three years younger than Sloan, he was proving to be quite a m...an, uttering not a sound.
The muscles in Sloan’s arms were cramping from the hours of holding David, but he didn't dare move. David needed all the rest he could get. And he couldn’t let himself think about what a desperate situation they were in; that was a weakening thought and he needed to find the strength to get them both home.
He gazed out over the desolate landscape of West Texas.MoreLess
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