“You need to not think for a minute or you’re gonna hurl. Deep breaths, Daze.”
“Good point. Yeah,” Daisy replied as she staggered toward the nearest maintenance hangar to sit and digest all she’d just learned in peace.
A bit of self-centering and focus. That’s what I need. Somewhere quiet. Somewhere to be alone.
She swung the door open and stepped inside, the cool air immediately taking her panic down a notch. She shut the door quietly, then breathed a sigh of relief as she began focusing on lowering her heart rate and respirations.
It’s going to be okay. Just relax. Relax and breathe.
Daisy turned to find a crate to sit on rather than the chilly metal floor.
That’s when she noticed the furious metal-armed woman barreling toward her.
“Shit! Tamara, wait!”
A flurry of blows rained down on her from every direction, then a heavy-booted foot kicked her square in the chest, sending her flying backward into the unforgiving metal wall.
She clenched her teeth and tasted blood on her tongue, the adrenaline already pumping hard in her veins making an instantaneous decision between fight or flight.
“So, it’s going to be like that?” she said with grim resolution. “Fine.”
Daisy uncoiled her tensed legs and leapt toward the larger woman.
“I’ve got a bad feeling about this, Daze.”
“You and me both,” she replied, then began a furious counterattack.
Welcome home, Daisy, she thought with a grim laugh as her fist connected with her opponent’s solid chin. Welcome home.
But wait, there’s more!
Follow Daisy on her continuing adventures in the second book of the Clockwork Chimera series: Pushing Daisy
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Novels
Living the Good Death
The Clockwork Chimera Series
Daisy’s Run
Pushing Daisy
Daisy’s Gambit
Chasing Daisy
Daisy’s War
Odd and Unusual Short Stories:
The Best Laid Plans of Mice: An Anthology
Snow White’s Walk of Shame
The Tin Foil Hat Club
Lawyers vs. Demons
The Queen of the Nutters
Lost & Found
About the Author
A native Californian, Scott Baron was born in Hollywood, which he claims may be the reason for his rather off-kilter sense of humor.
Before taking up residence in Venice Beach, Scott first spent a few years abroad in Florence, Italy before returning home to Los Angeles and settling into the film and television industry, where he has worked as an on-set medic for many years.
Aside from mending boo-boos and owies, and penning books and screenplays, Scott is also involved in indie film and theater scene both in the U.S. and abroad.