Chapter 21
Monday
“ARE YOU HIT,” JAKE said.
“Yeah,” Josh said between groans of pain, “but it’s not safe to stop now, so don’t slow down.”
Jake looked in the rearview mirror. “Looks like one guy is busy dealing with the guy you shot, and I don’t see anyone else. Where were you hit?”
“A bullet came through the door and got me in the leg. I’m gonna unbuckle my belt and slip my pants down so I can use the belt as a tourniquet. You need to put some distance between us and that barricade.”
“Roger that.”
Josh was gasping in pain, but he managed to both remove his belt and slide his khakis down to his knees. Then he wrapped the belt around his leg and pulled it tight. “So much for that,” he said. “Can you reach the first aid kit? It’s right behind the passenger seat.”
“I think so,” Jake s
