Shem's Kidnap

Dolly gasped as the hot bullet penetrated her chest area. She felt herself falling and her eyes closing. But she fought the unconsciousness. She pried her eyes open, gasping for breath despite the blinding pain. She had never been shot before. Was this bullet silver? It hurt. It hurt so much. Dolly began to cry but she crawled to the other side.

‘Help,’ she managed to mindlink to anyone whose connection was open. She was dying. Bleeding through the dress she knew Terry absolutely loved.

‘Please help me,’ she cried and her eyes shut down.

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“Still no sign of Shem?” Wayne asked in a hallway where he and Crusoe ran into Jake and Terry.

“No sign of him. No guards have seen him or the lady. And he's not amongst the guests leaving either,” Jake reported. Wayne took a deep breath and placed his fingers over his forehead. He breathing deeply to calm himself.

“Maybe...maybe this is just a prank. It's Shem we're talking about here. He's silly and—”

“No, Terry. I feel this. This is real. Where