Today I’m sending you one brief scene from Political Dirty Trick, A Crystal Moore Suspense, Book #3.
Crystal jerked her hand to the door and tried to yank it shut but not before the knife found her arm, cutting a long gash nearly to her elbow. The woman stepped closer and raised the knife for another slash. Crystal grabbed the door handle and jerked the door closed. It caught the intruder’s arm, smashing it against the frame of the car. The woman let out a scream, but the knife stayed firmly in her hand. Crystal could see hate and determination in the woman’s eyes. The woman pulled on her arm, trying to get it out from between the door and the car body.
Crystal eased the pressure and the woman yanked her arm out. But before Crystal could get the door closed, the woman reached in for another strike. Crystal was ready and managed to get her arm out of the way. Again she slammed the door against the attacker’s arm. The woman screamed in pain.
Crystal’s right hand grabbed the steering wheel to steady herself, landing on the horn, sending a loud blast into the quiet woods. She released the pressure on the door slightly, then tried to yank it closed again.
Now the woman had her leg inside the door. She would not let her arm get smashed again. Crystal pulled. The door dug into the woman’s leg. But Crystal could not close the door.
The woman let out a stream of curses. There wasn’t enough room to get a good swing with the knife. Crystal tried to keep the door from opening wider, but blood now covered her hand and she could barely hold the door. Slowly the attacker pushed her weight against the door, opening it wider. She was getting enough room for a more deadly attack.
Crystal desperately tried to scramble across the seat, away from her attacker, but the center console held her in easy reach. Managing to take her eyes off the knife, she looked for anything to deflect the knife or otherwise stop the attack.
She found nothing.
The woman was muttering, deep in her throat, almost a growl, as she forced the door open, her knife raised over Crystal’s leg.
The roar of a shotgun blast stopped the woman.
Eula stood outside her back door, shotgun leveled on the scene. But, the car was between her and her target. She had fired a warning high over the car. Eula edged to her right angling for a better shot at the woman trying to kill her granddaughter.
The woman looked at the shotgun and instantly turned and ran in among the trees.
In just a few seconds, Eula was around the car, but the woman had vanished into the woods. Eula pointed the ancient shotgun in the direction the attacker had run and fired another round.
“Probably didn’t hit her, but it ought to keep her running.” She walked over to the driver’s side and looked at her granddaughter. “What’s going on?” Then she spotted the blood. “Oh my God. What happened?”
Crystal had straightened herself up and was inserting the key, ready to start the car.
“What are you doing?” Eula yelled.
“She’s got to have a car down the drive someplace. I’m going after her.”
“No you’re not. You’ve got blood all over yourself and more blood pouring out.”
“She’ll get away.”
“Let her go. She’s still got a knife and you don’t. Let’s go take care of your arm and call the Sheriff.” Eula reached in and pulled the keys out of the ignition. “Come on.”
Crystal eased out of the car. Blood covered her left arm, and splotches of red decorated the left side of her blouse and part of her pants. “That crazy woman tried to stab me.”
“Didn’t just try. Let’s get you in the house and see the damage.”
By the time they got inside, Crystal’s adrenaline had slowed, and she began to shake as tears filled her eyes. Eula wrapped her arms around her granddaughter.
“I couldn’t move. She just kept stabbing, stabbing.”
Eula drew her closer. “It’s alright now. Sorry I didn’t get off a better shot.”
Well, Crystal has escaped again – with a little help from her 78-year-old grandmother – and a shotgun. If this didn’t ring true, leave me a comment and tell me what went wrong. This is from Political Dirty Trick, A Crystal Moore Suspense, Book #3. It’s on Amazon in digital, paperback and audio. Click this link: https://amzn.to/2pIHMqs The hardcover version is at Ingram.