Vivid
“She didn't want to be roused but the jostling by the strong hand was insistent enough to make her grudgingly open her eyes and realize she wasn't dreaming at all. She was startled by a man looming over her in the darkness. He was bearded and as big as a bear with the rifle in his hand glistening in the moonlight bathing her room. She sat up slowly as she heard him ask, "Are you the lady doctor?" "Yes," Vivid answered nervously.
"My pa says I'm to bring you—at gunpoint if necessary." "That won't... be necessary," she told him, eyeing the long-nosed weapon. "If someone's been hurt, just let me get dressed and we can go." He eased his rifle down and Vivid cautiously slid off the bed and asked him to wait outside, hoping the man would be reasonable.
He nodded, then added, "No tricks now. Hate to have to truss you up." "No tricks," Vivid assured him.
"It would help to know who needs my help and why." "It's our Jewel, she's real sick. We can't wake her up." He stepped out of the bedroom and closed the door, leaving Vivid the privacy she needed to dress and gather her medical supplies.MoreLess
"My pa says I'm to bring you—at gunpoint if necessary." "That won't... be necessary," she told him, eyeing the long-nosed weapon. "If someone's been hurt, just let me get dressed and we can go." He eased his rifle down and Vivid cautiously slid off the bed and asked him to wait outside, hoping the man would be reasonable.
He nodded, then added, "No tricks now. Hate to have to truss you up." "No tricks," Vivid assured him.
"It would help to know who needs my help and why." "It's our Jewel, she's real sick. We can't wake her up." He stepped out of the bedroom and closed the door, leaving Vivid the privacy she needed to dress and gather her medical supplies.MoreLess
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