i lifted my bound ankles over the console . i strained and reached to get the toes of my left foot on the brake pedal . i felt the pedal give .qwith my wrists taped to chloe i had to devise a way o push the button on the gershift knob while pulling the knob toward me at the same time . i lowered my forhead to the knob and twisted my left elbow tpo the gearshift .
oden spkoe again , again , i couldn't hear. th EMT couldn't eiher ." come closer , man , i can't heaar you . do't want to yell . my patient ."
my kidnapper spoke again , loundewr , i froze at his voice . i sti;; couldn;'t understand him .
the paramedic could . he said ," don't know . few minutes , maybe more . not now . can't leave her ."
oden said something else i couldn't hear .i pushed down with my head , felt the button yield to the pressure . i pullled my elbow rtowa rd me . the shifter popped into neutral . i sat up and removed the pressure from the brake .
the horizo offerred no clues , i had no idea if the camry would stay still , roll forward , or roll back . i prayed for back . i wanted to roll away .
the EMT said ." few minutes , sir . at least . got out hands full . help is coming ."
the EMT's tone had changed . he was losing patience . i leaned back as though i coul;d goad the car into moving .
oden raised his voice even more . he said ," maybe i'll just move the darn thing myself ." he meant the ambulance . he hadn't appreciated the " help is coming " admonition .
the EMT said ," come closer . i have a patient in shock here . i don't want to yell . we'll work something out . don't make this difficult , sir ."
oden clenched hhis fists . i had a bad feeling about how this was developing . i lowered my face down to my hands and used my fingers to peel the tape from my upper lip .
when i looked uop again , oden was talkjing a solitary step back.
oden spkoe again , again , i couldn't hear. th EMT couldn't eiher ." come closer , man , i can't heaar you . do't want to yell . my patient ."
my kidnapper spoke again , loundewr , i froze at his voice . i sti;; couldn;'t understand him .
the paramedic could . he said ," don't know . few minutes , maybe more . not now . can't leave her ."
oden said something else i couldn't hear .i pushed down with my head , felt the button yield to the pressure . i pullled my elbow rtowa rd me . the shifter popped into neutral . i sat up and removed the pressure from the brake .
the horizo offerred no clues , i had no idea if the camry would stay still , roll forward , or roll back . i prayed for back . i wanted to roll away .
the EMT said ." few minutes , sir . at least . got out hands full . help is coming ."
the EMT's tone had changed . he was losing patience . i leaned back as though i coul;d goad the car into moving .
oden raised his voice even more . he said ," maybe i'll just move the darn thing myself ." he meant the ambulance . he hadn't appreciated the " help is coming " admonition .
the EMT said ," come closer . i have a patient in shock here . i don't want to yell . we'll work something out . don't make this difficult , sir ."
oden clenched hhis fists . i had a bad feeling about how this was developing . i lowered my face down to my hands and used my fingers to peel the tape from my upper lip .
when i looked uop again , oden was talkjing a solitary step back.
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