Chapter 28: Pay The Price
Theo was laying on a blanket under the tall oak while the medic worked fast and and professionally.
"Careful, mister," a girl doctor who looked no older than twenty-nine, couldn't stop stealing glances at Theo's well-maintained abs.
But to Theo, each breath was hurting more and more. The bandage at his side was tight and warm with blood. He watched the doctor move like a shape at the edge of his sight.
He could hear Frank's voice in the distance, giving orders, loudly and very much commanding.
The doctor pressed and wrapped and spoke in short sentences. "Stay with me. Don't pass out." Theo tried to answer but every word hurt his body. He felt small and very tired.
Footsteps came closer…
"You can't die here, mister. We're almost done with cleaning the poison…"
Frank walked up with mud on his boots. His face was hardened and filled with visible veins on his forehead. For a second Theo thought he had found Danielle.
He held his breath.
