ESSS(Extremely short suspense stories)

COMPLICATIONS.

"Last one, I retort,holding him the knife and falling heavily on my sleeping bag, "what would I do for some water right now. "

"Three more months. Then we can go back to good food, beer and sexy women, "he grins mischievously, "especially the women. "

I chuckle softly, trying my best to maintain as much energy as possible for tonight's mission.

"Wait, "he starts, puzzled," is that....is that a woman? "

"Keep dreaming bro. "I dismiss.
"No- look."he forces and I strain my eyes grumpily to his field of view .With the mirages in this desert and my mind giving me illusions of unimaginable things, it took a while before I made out a black figure heading in our direction.

"FUCK, "he yells, "we need to go. We gotta tell the others. "

"Shouldn't we find out what she wants first? "

"Nothing in this place is safe bro. We gotta move before we're made out. "he says, jogging away even before giving it a second thought. Being as stubborn as ever I head to her,careful to bring a knife with me in case it's a trap.

The face I'm met with momentarily jumbles my train of thought before I start noticing the subtle faults on it. She had dark circles under her eyes and a bruise on her cheek. Beyond this, she was limping.

"Miss, "I say, careful not to touch her if only to reign hell from breaking loose on me."are you~".

"Help. Me"she interrupts, before beginning to undress.

"Whoa miss you need to ~"

"Help...m...me"she stammers before falling to my feet. I grab her, even before thinking and notice her dress slightly open to reveal what I was not prepared for. Her body was wrapped in bombs from midrib to thigh and with shaking hands, I opened the dress wider to reveal the timer.
"Ten seconds. "I whisper in a voice I barely recognised