The Majors, Cold Fury (Book 2)

Chapter 59: Scott POV

Someone was shaking me awake.

I groaned, shifting underneath the blankets as they gently rocked me back and forth to wake me up. "Hey Scott. I know its early, but I need to change your bandages." Came a voice I recognized, but I couldn't match it to a face in my sleepy state.

"Go away." I mumbled, my voice hoarse from sleep.

"Come on, do you want to bleed out?" She asked, and I felt them tug on my upper arm, pulling me up to lean against the bedframe in a semi-sitting position. I sighed, giving up on trying to fall back asleep, and opening my eyes. Katherine was leaned over my bed, beginning to unwrap the bandages on my torso.

As I woke up more, I held my shirt up for her and sat up a little straighter so she could get around my back to take the bandages off. The more she unwound, the pinker they got until they were red with blood that had soaked through. Underneath all the bandages was a patch of gauze that she had stuck over the wound, and she peeled it off, revealing the scar, the smell of iron wafting through the air. The scar was a few inches long, sewn tightly together. The skin there was stained by blood.

I winced as she pulled the gauze off. "Sorry." Katherine cringed, pressing a damp towel to the area around the wound, then drying it off. I clenched my jaw to stop myself from crying out.

She then began to wrap fresh bandages around my torso. I stifled a yawn. "What time is it?" I mumbled.

"It's about eight. Sorry for waking you up. I just didn't want you to bleed through the bandages." Katherine answered, securing the bandages around my waist.

"It's fine..." I said, trailing off slightly, rubbing my face with my hands and wincing again.

"It's not going to feel good for a while." Katherine said in response as I drew back a little. "I need you to stretch out your right arm Scott, I need to make sure the burns aren't infected."

"Gods this is going to hurt." I muttered, straightening out my elbow and screwing my eyes shut from the pain shooting up my nerves. Katherine began to unwind the bandage around my arm as careful as possible. I felt it lift from my skin, and the cool air around my arm settle around the burns.

I sucked air through my teeth, trying to ignore the pain.

"Sorry." Katherine said, and I opened my eyes a sliver. Skin was peeling all down my arm around angry red burns. Katherine let go of my arm, grabbing a small jar of a yellowish ointment, unscrewing the cap, and beginning to dab at my arm with it.

I cried out in pain before I ripped my arm from Katherine's hands, clenching my jaw to stop from screaming again. My eyes stung with tears, but I wouldn't cry. Not here.

"I'm sorry." Katherine said again, drawing back. "I know it hurts, but this'll help, okay? Just take a deep breath-"

"I'm not a kindergartener!" I snapped, before sighing and stretching out my arm again, allowing her access to the burns. She gave me a nod of thanks, before spreading the sticky solution down my arm, and wrapping new bandages around them.

I kept my eyes shut, trying to relax again. But I was awake now.

"There you go. The cut on your left arm should be fine. I'll change the wrappings tomorrow." Katherine said. I glanced at my upper left arm which was also wrapped in the white bandages.

"Alright." I sighed, propping myself up on my arms. I looked around the whitewashed room, which was getting bathed in the morning sunlight streaming through the many windows. I saw Joel, Shrub and of course Erin still sleeping. "Anything change with Erin?"