Captured in the Caribbean by Sara Whitford

Author:Sara Whitford [Whitford, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780986325212
Google: s8IprgEACAAJ
Amazon: 098632521X
Publisher: Sara Whitford
Published: 2015-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

ADAM WENT BELOW DECK TO find Martin. He was right where Adam would’ve expected him to be. Still, he asked, “Hey, what are you doing?”

Martin, who was with Canady, Willis, and Jones, sitting around a table in the galley playing cards, turned to look at his friend and said, “Tryin to win back my money from these rascals.”

“Yeah, right,” said Canady. “You just keep right on tryin, fella. The more you try to win it back, the deeper that hole keeps on gettin!”

The other fellows at the table laughed and slapped their knees, but not Martin. He rolled his eyes instead.

“Come with me, then,” said Adam.

Martin looked back at the motley crew sitting around that table and appeared to be contemplating his decision for a brief moment before throwing down his cards and bowing out of the game. “I’m done, boys.”

“You can always join us later, mate,” said Jones. “Maybe you’ll win back what all you lost.”

Charlie laughed. “I doubt it. His luck don’t seem too good these days.”

“Right,” said Martin dismissively. He patted Adam on the shoulder and urged him towards the tiny staircase and said, “Let’s go.”

“So where are we going?” asked Martin.

“I need to find Drake. I figure you must know where he lives, since you were with my father before y’all took off looking for me.”

“I reckon I do know,” said Martin, “but do you really think it’s such a good idea to leave the ship right now? I mean, I figure Eduardo and his men are still after you.”

“What if they are?” said Adam. “In fact, I’m sure they are, but they will be until either we leave this place or he dies. I just need to find Drake. Are you going to help me or not?”

“Yeah, I’ll help you.”

Ten minutes later the two of them were venturing down the same narrow street where Martin had gone with Captain Velasquez when they first went to find his English friend.

Martin had to stop for a minute and think about which of the row houses belonged to Drake. They nearly all looked the same, with brightly colored plaster facades and arched entryways.

He noticed a patch of small, warm-colored blossoms of portulaca growing in front of one of the entrances, and he knew that was the one.

“This is it,” he said.

Adam stepped forward and gave the door a sturdy knock. He could hear a baby burst out in tears, then a woman shouting something in Spanish before a half-asleep and shirtless Drake finally came to the door and swung it open. Adam could tell that his father’s friend was surprised to see him standing there. It took Drake a second to realize he should invite the boys in.

He stood back and motioned for them to come inside, then called upstairs to his wife. Adam could hear him call out her name, Elena, and then say something in Spanish, but he couldn’t understand it.

Drake limped as he showed them into the parlor and invited them to sit. The

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.