Madelyn's Nephew
“Madelyn’s hands operated automatically—they chambered another round. The noise of the gun sounded muffled in the dark.
“Don’t,” a voice whispered in her ear.
Madelyn held perfectly still. After a second, the hand moved from her mouth and the body behind her shifted. The knee moved from her back. She was grateful. Madelyn didn’t know how long they stayed there in the dark. It seemed like forever.
The person behind her exhaled. A light clicked on.
They were in a dirty hole lined with canvas. The... trapdoor above them was puffy with padding.
The woman whispered again. Madelyn turned to see her face as she spoke.
“They’ll go back to the fire in a second. It draws them in pretty quick. You must have gotten pretty damn close to it to pull them away.”
Madelyn nodded. Her rifle was pointing right at the woman. Madelyn thumbed the safety and turned the barrel to the side. Madelyn shifted her weight. She was still sitting on the woman’s ankle.
“Sorry,” she said.
“That’s okay.MoreLess
“Don’t,” a voice whispered in her ear.
Madelyn held perfectly still. After a second, the hand moved from her mouth and the body behind her shifted. The knee moved from her back. She was grateful. Madelyn didn’t know how long they stayed there in the dark. It seemed like forever.
The person behind her exhaled. A light clicked on.
They were in a dirty hole lined with canvas. The... trapdoor above them was puffy with padding.
The woman whispered again. Madelyn turned to see her face as she spoke.
“They’ll go back to the fire in a second. It draws them in pretty quick. You must have gotten pretty damn close to it to pull them away.”
Madelyn nodded. Her rifle was pointing right at the woman. Madelyn thumbed the safety and turned the barrel to the side. Madelyn shifted her weight. She was still sitting on the woman’s ankle.
“Sorry,” she said.
“That’s okay.MoreLess
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