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my fragmented dreams made sense. He hadn’t been trying to drown me or take advantage of me. The story had been difficult enough to listen to up to this point. However, when he explained to Daisy that I was wearing her clothes because he’d had to remove mine I wanted to be swallowed up by the floor. And, yet, I was touched at the care he’d taken of me.
    “ How ironic is this?” he continued ranting, “I, of all people, was supposed to save a life? I was out here in the middle of nowhere with no phone, no car, and no way to contact anyone for help. And, no one would be here until you came to pick me up.”
    “Well, you kept your head and didn’t panic. I’d say you did great job, Jordan.”
    From the sound of his voice and his constant spewing of words, I couldn’t help but think he wasn’t holding it together quite so well now. What a relief it must be for him to unload all of his pent up emotion on this Daisy. I would undoubtedly do the same with my brother, Blake, once he returned home. Blake! I would need to call him. He was probably worried sick.
    “Oh, I panicked. I just did it on the inside. I was afraid if I freaked out she would be more freaked out than she already was. I put her clothes in the washer. They’re dry now. She had jeans, a flannel shirt and t-shirt, socks shoes and a big huge floppy hat. Though, the shirt has a bullet hole in it.”
    “A bullet hole?” Daisy gasped out in alarm.
    “That’s what it looks like, and she said that one of the men shot at her. It appeared that she’d been pressing the side of her shirt to her wound. Thank goodness the shirt was all wet and it hadn’t stuck to her. I can’t imagine what would have happened if I had needed to pry it from the wound. Blood was also still oozing from the wound when I cleaned it. She was thankfully unconscious and only moaned a couple of times. It wasn’t a deep wound though.”
    “Is the bullet still there in her side?”
    “No, it looks like it just nicked her or maybe an in and out. It just tore the skin rather than leave two holes.”
    “Poor girl! She’s been through it, hasn’t she?”
    “Yes, well, we both have. And now, I’m handing her over to you. I washed and dressed her wounds as best I could. I tried to keep her hydrated and breathing. Now, let’s get out of here. I’m not sure these guys won’t come back. I don’t want to be here if they do, nor do I want to have them see us leaving.”
    “I’d better check on her before we move her,” Daisy said.
    “She’s unconscious, Daisy. Just heal her. I’ll call Logan and tell him what’s happened and that we are on our way.”
    Just heal me? What was that supposed to mean?
    Daisy’s voice was gentle when she spoke, “You’ve not only not hurt her in all this time but took care of her, Jordan. You can’t possibly be afraid of hurting her now.”
    “Just please , Daisy!” Jordan snarled. He really did sound like he was on the edge. He’d not shown me any of this anxiety or whatever it was.
    “Ok, ok ,” She placated, “Just let me check her over and make sure she’s ok. I’ll call the hospital and take her in myself. Hopefully we can figure out who she is and notify her family of where she is.”
    I heard footsteps coming my way and then they stopped.
    “What’s her name?” came Daisy’s voice from the doorway.
    Jordan said nothing and then after a moment I heard footsteps coming towards me again. Her voice was closer when she next spoke.
    “Never mind.”
    I kept my eyes closed and lay still. Admittedly this probably wasn’t the smartest course of action, but I didn’t know what to do. I was weak and, after hearing their strange conversation, didn’t know how to face this woman. I felt her kneel down beside me and gently lay a hand on my cheek, then my hair. When she’d touched my cheek I felt a cool heat, like the way peppermint is warm and cool to the mouth. It was quite odd.  She slowly moved a hand to my shoulder and gently ran it