Desert Secrets. Lisa Harris
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and squeezed the bag to activate it.
“Will you grab a couple of the pain medicines from the kit and give those to him?” he asked.
Colton pressed the cold pack against the sting and continued praying.
Bret started shaking. “I’m sorry for getting you involved in this, Colton.”
“Are you crazy?” he asked as Lexi helped him with the pain medicine. “You don’t have anything to be sorry for.”
“And you know what else? It’s cold out here,” Bret said with a fake laugh. “We’re in the middle of the Sahara, and I’m freezing.”
“It’s the effect of the adrenaline,” Colton said. “You’re going to be fine.”
Bret’s eyes rolled shut.
“Bret...” Colton grabbed his wrist to check his pulse. “His heart’s racing. His breathing’s rapid...”
“You’re right,” Lexi said, placing her arm on Colton’s. “It’s just the effect of the adrenaline.”
Colton nodded. “I need you to take some deep breaths, Bret, and try and calm down.”
Bret opened his eyes and nodded.
“Slow breaths, Bret. Slow breaths.”
“I feel so sleepy now. Maybe if I sleep, I won’t feel the pain anymore.”
“You can sleep now. We’re both going to be right here with you.”
Lexi pulled him back a few steps and glanced up at him. “What if the EpiPen’s not enough? I’m an engineer who can design a water system, but this—I don’t know what else to do for him.”
Colton caught the fear in her voice and wished he had the answer. “I don’t either.”
She pulled a second pen from the backpack. “If the first one doesn’t clear up the symptoms, we can give him another dose.”
“I agree, but I’m worried about him. His system’s already weak from everything he’s gone through. He needs proper medical attention.” He felt his chest constrict.
“Come morning, do you think we can find our way out of here?”
“We don’t have a choice anymore.”
A swirl of dust formed in the distance in the fading sunlight. Lexi grasped his hand as it swirled higher.
Someone—or something—was coming.
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