The Paul & Jenny Stories Pt. 15j: Another June Wedding Part 10
Copyright 2001 by Paul. All rights reserved. All events and characters are fictitious.
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Spain 1937.
Roland Wagstaffe.
At the edge of the village we had the party cross some shrub land to the road leading up to the Villa. Miguel, Sister Hortencia and I crept towards the village centre. I tried to persuade her to remove her habit and dress in something that didn't stand out as much but she refused. She was a member of the Order and this was their dress and that was it.
I could see a truck parked across the entrance to the Village Square and behind it, parked in a row were three other trucks and two Black Limousines. A lot of people were gathered around the far entrance to the square. There looked to be a motorcycle combination on which were sat two people with a third in the passenger chair. As I watched the two on the Bike were dragged from it and held up against a wall with a gun to each of their heads. The passenger in the chair stood up and climbed out by themselves and appeared to be addressing the men that were starting to close around him. No it was a woman. She was wearing a divided riding skirt. Margaret had one just like it.
"We can't wait." Miguel urged pointing with Roddrego's rifle towards the Trucks. "This may be our only chance."
"What about Conchita and the Presidents staff?" I asked.
"I know where Conchita is." Miguel said. "She is in that building the men are being held against. I will come back for her. When we take these vehicles these men will either follow us to get them back or move back towards Malaga to get more. Then I can come back."
"Quickly. We must hurry." Sister Hortencia had perhaps six or seven women with her. "The men have left the women in these houses while they see what is happening in the square."
All the women were wide eyed with fear. Few had much in the way of clothing. I recognised the Presidents staff.
"Are the Sisters of your order here?" I asked.
"No." Sister Hortencia turned her head away. "They will not be coming with us."
"We will get you away from here." I promised the other women.
"Climb into the back of this vehicle." Sister Hortencia said opening the driver's door. "The key is in place."
"We must go or nobody will be safe." Miguel urged.
I felt sorry for the people who had entered the square on the motorbike but they were providing the distraction we required. Or at least the woman was. The two men were nowhere in sight. Probably locked inside the building where Conchita was so that nobody would miss the fun. They had their hands all over the woman's body. Pushing her from side to side and tearing at her clothes.
We moved quickly to the other trucks taking the keys from the one we would not be driving. At the cars I plunged my knife into one of the tyres on each.
I looked again to where the men had formed a circle around the woman. Two men were holding her and a third was standing in front of her. He was fondling her breasts. Then his hand disappeared from view. I hurried back to the truck I was going to drive. I climbed aboard and was about to switch on the engine when I heard her call out. In English. A voice I'd recognise anywhere. It was Margaret.
What was she doing here? Miguel and Sister Hortencia had already started their engines and were moving away. Men were turning towards us. Weapons were being raised. I didn't have time to plan. I switched on the engine, smashed the windscreen with the butt of my rifle and drove towards the men and my wife. I fired once, releasing the steering wheel to cock and fire again and again. Then I was amongst them. I heard somebody scream as I drove over him. The Passenger door was opened and I turned the rifle towards it. Holding back the pressure on the trigger as Margaret climbed in then squeezing it and firing into the face of the man behind her.
Men were running in all directions. I shot one in the back and another in the leg. I saw two others fall. And looked across the square to where Miguel was firing Roddrego's rifle from the cab of his truck.
"Quickly." Margaret urged. "Back into the door."
I threw the gear lever into reverse and over-revving the engine slipped the clutch. The engine screamed its protest but lumbered backwards into the building behind me. Margaret reached across and took the rifle from my hands and fired it into the doorway of a house nearby.
I engaged first gear and pulled away. As I did so I looked into my door mirror and saw Alistair hit a man with his artificial hand. The man dropped as if he had been shot and Alistair disappeared from view. I stopped. I heard a voice shout "All right." And I drove off.
Somebody was firing a weapon from the back of the truck. No, there were two weapons.
Somebody was firing back at us. I heard a bullet ping off the metal roof of the cab. Somebody shouted in pain.
Miguel was driving out of the square ahead of me. I followed as fast as I could get the vehicle to move. Shots were still being fired from the back of the Truck. Then we had left the square.
I looked at Margaret. Her cheeks were flushed and there was a light in her eyes. Her naked breasts looked bruised and I could see her triangle of pubic hairs. I looked ahead.
"Well?" She asked. "Aren't you going to give me your shirt to wear?"
I struggled from it. She gasped as she saw the bandage on my back and shoulder.
"You're hurt."
"It's nothing." I assured her and in fact I had forgotten all about it in the sudden excitement.
It decided it was time to let me know it was there by throbbing none too gently.
I winced as she helped me pull my arm from my shirtsleeve.