Omega
“It was black as obsidian, the air around her close and damp. Something light touched her face with a feathery tickle. Where was she?
She tried to move her legs, to sit up, but she was immobile below the waist.
“Stop wiggling.”
She froze, suddenly aware of a heart beating directly beneath hers, the male voice coming from just north of her ear.
“Will?” Why was she lying on top of him? Why couldn’t she move?
Then it finally came back to her. She had recognized the grenade right... away. Military issue, the same type the army bought by the gross. When it hit the floor of the exit room, she hadn’t stopped to think. She’d plowed into Will and knocked him on his back, away from the grenade. Then it blew.
“Are you OK?” He ran his hands along her back, and she flinched at the pain of his probing fingers on her skin—her shirt must have been in tatters.MoreLess
She tried to move her legs, to sit up, but she was immobile below the waist.
“Stop wiggling.”
She froze, suddenly aware of a heart beating directly beneath hers, the male voice coming from just north of her ear.
“Will?” Why was she lying on top of him? Why couldn’t she move?
Then it finally came back to her. She had recognized the grenade right... away. Military issue, the same type the army bought by the gross. When it hit the floor of the exit room, she hadn’t stopped to think. She’d plowed into Will and knocked him on his back, away from the grenade. Then it blew.
“Are you OK?” He ran his hands along her back, and she flinched at the pain of his probing fingers on her skin—her shirt must have been in tatters.MoreLess
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