Rogers turned to the woman. Her eyes were closed and she did not appear to be

conscious. He checked to make sure she was breathing and then effortlessly

lifted her over one shoulder and used his free hand to grab Puller by the scruff

of his jacket. Carrying the woman and dragging the large Puller like he weighed

only as much as a child, he got them over the wall and hurried over to the van.

 

He loaded them both in the back, climbed in, and gave a long searching look in

all directions. He saw no one.

 

He leapt into the back of the van and checked the pulse of each, just to be

sure. He was afraid he might have squeezed Puller’s throat a little too firmly.

But he found that both were alive and breathing, though the woman turned to the

side and threw up, as had Puller, before slumping back, unconscious.

 

Rogers used some rope from the back of the van to securely tie them. Then he

closed the driver’s door, put the van in gear, and drove off.

 

Chapter 54

 

HE WAS DEAD.

 

And he knew she was dead because he had watched her die.

 

But dead people were not capable of thinking, were they?