Killer View
“THE DOC HAD STOLEN all the serious meds; aspirin hardly helped. He felt his best when sitting quietly by the woodstove, the brand name of which was reversed on his cheek in angry blisters. The wound in his leg left him a cripple; it was a caked, spongy mass of scab and infection. His armpit wound was less of a concern. It hurt far less. But if he tried to venture outside into the biting cold, his face lit up in pain. He waited—impatient, hurting badly, and foul of mood—ready to tear the head of...f the next thing that came through the door.
The required knock on the cabin door won his attention.
He grunted loudly, admitting whoever it was. The burn’s infection kept him from speaking much. He could move his lips enough to get a few words out, but that was it.
The doorknob turned, and Newbs poked his head through, then stepped inside cautiously.
“’Bout time,” Coats said.
Donny Newbury was twenty-three but looked thirty due to the width of his round face and the thick scrub of a beard that he wore.MoreLess
The required knock on the cabin door won his attention.
He grunted loudly, admitting whoever it was. The burn’s infection kept him from speaking much. He could move his lips enough to get a few words out, but that was it.
The doorknob turned, and Newbs poked his head through, then stepped inside cautiously.
“’Bout time,” Coats said.
Donny Newbury was twenty-three but looked thirty due to the width of his round face and the thick scrub of a beard that he wore.MoreLess
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