Sanders was having the worst day - no - week of his life. This particular day on this particular week was especially bad. He knew he was going a bit batty from starvation and now searing, mind blowing pain with every step. Luckily there was plenty of snow he could eat to maintain hydration, but he had no food other than two MREs which he had already eaten.
Half of this particular day had been spent fashioning a makeshift splint for his lower leg. He was pretty sure he had broken his ankle after falling into a hole and jarring his leg badly while hiking down the damn mountain he was on. Most of his morning was spent lying half out of that hole and making tiny movements towards pulling himself up. Realizing that it he didn’t get moving he would probably freeze to death, Sanders sucked it up and mustered enough emotional resolve to continue aggravating the leg as he pulled himself free of the hole.
Applying what little knowledge he had about military field medicine, Sanders performed a quick examination of his leg. He still had sensation in the toes which was a good sign. He used supplies from his pack including one of his spare thermal wool sweaters and a couple of sticks to fashion an ugly looking splint for the leg. Sanders was lucky enough to find a stick long enough to serve as a terrible kind of cane.
And so in this state he hobbled miserably through the snow as he wondered how long it would be before he died out there. His mind was consumed with thoughts of his fiancee and family who had, by now, been informed of his MIA status. Thoughts of the pain that he would cause to Maeve if he gave up and let himself die propelled him forward against all hope.
He carried her picture in his wallet. One he had taken in the field of blue columbines outside his ranch. She wore a cute yellow top that day. There was a slight redness to her shoulders from the sun they had gotten riding horses all afternoon. She smiled brightly at him with gold hair lit up like a halo by rays of sun. He kept kissing her picture and promising to return home to her.
Sanders was losing his damn mind.
Half of this particular day had been spent fashioning a makeshift splint for his lower leg. He was pretty sure he had broken his ankle after falling into a hole and jarring his leg badly while hiking down the damn mountain he was on. Most of his morning was spent lying half out of that hole and making tiny movements towards pulling himself up. Realizing that it he didn’t get moving he would probably freeze to death, Sanders sucked it up and mustered enough emotional resolve to continue aggravating the leg as he pulled himself free of the hole.
Applying what little knowledge he had about military field medicine, Sanders performed a quick examination of his leg. He still had sensation in the toes which was a good sign. He used supplies from his pack including one of his spare thermal wool sweaters and a couple of sticks to fashion an ugly looking splint for the leg. Sanders was lucky enough to find a stick long enough to serve as a terrible kind of cane.
And so in this state he hobbled miserably through the snow as he wondered how long it would be before he died out there. His mind was consumed with thoughts of his fiancee and family who had, by now, been informed of his MIA status. Thoughts of the pain that he would cause to Maeve if he gave up and let himself die propelled him forward against all hope.
He carried her picture in his wallet. One he had taken in the field of blue columbines outside his ranch. She wore a cute yellow top that day. There was a slight redness to her shoulders from the sun they had gotten riding horses all afternoon. She smiled brightly at him with gold hair lit up like a halo by rays of sun. He kept kissing her picture and promising to return home to her.
Sanders was losing his damn mind.
Bitch, I'm limited edition.
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