Chapter 18
"DON'T worry, Charlie. We'll get you out of here," Nick said. He wouldn't look at Charlie's face, wouldn't see the skin hanging down, or else the rage would consume him and he wouldn't be able to concentrate. The wound in his side hurt like mad, and the way he was having trouble breathing, he was sure that a lung had been punctured. He concentrated on that instead.
"Leave me here, kid. I'll just slow you down," Charlie panted. He was obviously going into hypovolemic shock. He'd lost an awful lot of blood.
"Charlie, I've seen the ending to the Dirty Dozen. I know what happens when I go on without you. And I'm nothing like Lee Marvin."
Charlie chuckled despite his near mortal wounds. "Always with the jokes, son."
"Two minutes until the drop, then we're out of here. You have t
