Week 230 – Duck for cover
Cooper was finally warm. At Walt’s car he and Sarah had stripped out of their soaked clothes and wrapped themselves in the emergency blankets Walt kept in his first aid kit. They’d stopped at a Walmart and Walt and Becca …
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Week 229 – Put her down
Everything was fuzzy. Sarah felt like she was still underwater but she knew she wasn’t. She had hazy memories of water gushing from her lungs, and warm hands on her. Cooper’s hands. Somehow they penetrated the bone deep cold with …
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Week 228 – Being dragged underwater
One second Sarah was safe in his arms as he swam them towards the riverbank, the next she was ripped from his arms by the strong current and he saw her being dragged underwater. Muttering a curse Cooper started swimming …
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Week 227 – It felt like they’d hit concrete
Sarah screamed as the far flew through the air. It seemed to take forever for the inevitable impact to come. When they finally collided with the river it felt like they’d hit concrete. The pain was so jarring that for …
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Week 226 – Someone jumped up from the backseat
“What was that?” Sarah gasped beside him like someone jumped up from the backseat. “Someone’s following us,” Cooper replied, “trying to take us out.” “Take us out? Why?” “That, darlin, I don’t know, but I can tell you one thing.” …
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