Winter's Child
“Crumpled beside him, Debbie Bearing seemed to be sinking deeper and deeper into the snow. There was one ring, then a voice asked what the emergency was. He gave his name and said he was at the home of Lou and Debbie Bearing west of Fort Washakie. Lou Bearing was hurt. Possibly dead. Debbie was in shock. “We need an ambulance.” Which could take a while, he was thinking. There were few patrol cars, few officers to cover the miles of empty space on the rez. “It’s the house with the large barn in b...ack.”
“Where is the injured man?”
“I’m not sure.” He wasn’t even sure if the hysterical woman beside him knew what she was talking about. He leaned closer to Debbie, trying to get her attention. She had drifted off, gone somewhere else. “Where is Lou?”
She blinked at him, the effort to concentrate printed on her face. “The shop,” she said finally.
“I heard,” the voice on the phone said.MoreLess
“Where is the injured man?”
“I’m not sure.” He wasn’t even sure if the hysterical woman beside him knew what she was talking about. He leaned closer to Debbie, trying to get her attention. She had drifted off, gone somewhere else. “Where is Lou?”
She blinked at him, the effort to concentrate printed on her face. “The shop,” she said finally.
“I heard,” the voice on the phone said.MoreLess
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