Sunshine by Natalie Wenner

they coming to get us? I put my ear up against the door. There is definitely someone walking towards us. I only hear one set of footsteps. They stop right outside the door. I freeze for a couple of minutes. I decide it will be best to open the door with my gun at the ready.
    Just as I place my hand on the knob I hear something new. “Emma” it’s only a whisper.
    I open the door instantly and am frozen by what I see.
    Marcus is standing in front of me, but he doesn’t look like the man I saw five days ago. His pants are torn to shreds and he’s missing his shirt. That is not the surprising part though. He is covered nearly from head to toe in blood, obviously his own blood. His wound from the gunshot is wrapped in a blood soaked cloth and the skin on the rest of his body is covered with huge gashes. His face is badly swollen and his nose appears to be broken.
    He however, smiles when he sees me. “Honey I’m home.”
    “Oh my God, Marcus.” I set down my gun and put his arm around me to support his weight. I set him down on the bed. Sunshine is babbling very loudly on the floor. He wants to be acknowledged by Marcus as well.
    “Yeah, yeah little bear I missed you too.”
    I take a closer look at his wounds, but I still can’t place the gashes.
    “Barbed wire fencing. We need to get going. They might come looking for me. In fact I guarantee they will me. Is the car still outside?”
    There are a million question I want to ask, but now is not the time.
    “I’m not sure; we haven’t been out of this room.”
    “Good girl you followed my directions. Can you go find me some supplies for my gunshot wound? The bullet is still in there.”
    “Yes, I’ll be right back.”
    I quickly gather together some surgical supplies and head back. Marcus wasn’t looking too good on the bed. We need to move fast so I could take care of his arm.
    “Alright let’s go.”
    It was difficult to maneuver with Sunny on my hip, Marcus leaning on me, and a pack on my back. I don’t know how he got there, but finally I load them in the car.
    “Don’t turn your lights on and drive as quietly as you can. They might hear us.”
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 23
                 
    Dr. Emma
     
                  Finally by day break the next day we arrive back at the church. I never thought I would see this place again. Marcus was nearly passed out in the passenger seat I could tell he was struggling to stay conscious.
                  Sunny was asleep, so I laid him down in the bed and laid Marcus down on the floor. I gathered the medical supplies and gave myself a pat on the back for picking up some Vicodin and morphine. He had already taken four Vicodin, but I shot a bit of morphine in his good arm.
                  “What do I do? I’ve got these tweezer things to pull it out, but then what?”
                  “I have no idea. Just try not to hit any important stuff.”
                  I put everything into a pan of alcohol and rubbed my hands with antibacterial solution before putting on some gloves. He would have to be given a penicillin shot once I was done.
                  “Ok brace yourself this is going to hurt a lot.” Damn I forgot a wooden spoon they always place them in their mouth in movies, well hopefully a towel works.
                  I rinsed out the wound and tried to see the bullet. It wasn’t very deep in there and I could easily get to it. It was difficult though with very little lighting. I slowly inserted the tweezers and quickly got a grip around the bullet it easily came out. Marcus was screaming and thrashing around.
                  The wound was now bleeding very badly. I opened some bandage cloth, but it was quickly bleeding through.
                  “You need to cauterize it. Warm that tool over there.”