“Where’s the village doctor? Someone get him, now, the kid needs help!”
Pandora was getting anxious too.
Claire moved in, but Cindy blocked her way. Claire didn’t hesitate. “Move out of the way.”
“Claire, stop making things more complicated. We need to get Jim to the hospital, now!” Cindy said, scooping Jim up and getting ready to leave.
Claire acted fast, taking Jim right out of Cindy’s arms.
“You’re the one making it complicated by stopping me.”
Jim’s face was turning blue. He could barely breathe.
Cindy’s eyes filled with tears, her voice trembling. “Claire, how can you say that to me?”
“I don’t have time for this.”
Claire wrapped her arms around Jim from behind, made a fist, and pushed upward into his stomach.
Everyone stared, instinctively turning to Pandora.
“Pandora, what’s Claire doing?”
Pandora, who’d seen a bit more than the others, said, “She’s saving the kid. Still, someone get the village doctor over here.”
“If Claire can’t do it, the doctor can step in.”
“Wow, you really believe in Claire?” Pearce was confused, not sure what Pandora knew that he didn’t.
“Pearce, most girls wouldn’t recognize everything you brought in that basket like it was nothing.”
Pearce went quiet, not knowing what to say.
Cindy, watching Claire, started to panic. “Claire, what are you doing?”
“Even if you don’t like Jim, you can’t just hit him!”
“If you’re upset or something…”
Before Cindy could finish, a meatball flew out of Jim’s mouth.
Cindy, standing too close, got hit right on the leg.
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