Innocents Lost
“He felt like he’d been hit by a truck. His first thought was a splash of ice-cold water in the face.The sheriff’s daughter was dead. Those five words brought clarity to his shattered thoughts and cut through the humming sound in his head. He opened his eyes a crack, but the light was too bright, staining his vision scarlet. The sun beat down on him, burning his scalp. Blood trickled along his neck from the source of the searing pain. He tried to wipe it away, but his hands were unresponsive. He... had no feeling in either upper extremity. He could barely breathe with the way his shoulders pressed against his head and neck. With a groan, he spat out a mouthful of blood and tried to open his eyes again. The world of red resolved into a forest of green. There were pine needles everywhere. He tried to turn his head, but only managed to twirl in a slow circle. Raising his head summoned a fresh stream of warmth from the wound on the base of his skull and an explosion of pain that nearly chased him back into unconsciousness.MoreLess
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