In Memoriam by Matt James

Author:Matt James [James, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-15T22:00:00+00:00

15

I step on Jill’s shoulder and almost immediately kick her in the face. Doing isn't exactly going to score me any brownie points later. I can’t imagine when it would. Plus, Lord only knows what’s on the bottom of my shoes at this point. If anything, she’d make me sleep outside with the burners and mountain lions.

With one final heave, I snag the ladder’s bottommost rung. It creaks ever so slightly, causing me to cringe while dangling mid-air. Jill then grips my boots and shoves me higher, showing off her incredible strength. Seriously, she’s done nothing but pound on the heavy bag down in the basement for more than a month.

The next time someone crosses me, I’m going to tell them to watch it or else, “My wife is gonna kick your ass!”

Once I get a solid footing, I crouch and reach as low as I can for Jill. She doesn’t even try to grab my offered hand. All she does is lift an eyebrow like, “Yeah, right.” I’m way too high up, and without the aforementioned stepstool, she’s not about to join me anytime soon

I’m on my own.

Before I head off, I point at my eyes with my index and middle fingers. She winks, understanding what I want.

Watch my ass.

She draws her Glock and backs away from the ladder to get a better view of the roof above. So far, the sniper hasn’t shown himself. That doesn’t mean he won’t before I can get a weapon up to defend myself. As of now, it’ll be either my gun or my knife. I can’t imagine when I’d get the chance, or the time, to use my bow. So, I’m going in hard, and most likely going in noisy.

Five feet beneath the edge of the roof, I take a look up and down the alleyway. I can’t see much, unfortunately. Bubba Gump’s sits at the southwest corner of an awkward, curving T-shaped juncture. Parkway is at the top of the T, and Historic Nature Trail is the vertical arm of it.

Dammit, I think, pissed that I can’t at least see where Dom is hiding. He said he was in some sort of boutique, but which one? There are a hundred small stores that fit the bill, most of them within walking distance of my current position. It’s a resort town for a reason.

At least there aren’t any Unseen around.

In fact, I haven’t seen a single one since the siren was killed. Their presence nowadays is sporadic, but they are most definitely still out there. Close by too.

I need to hurry.

I make it to the top rung without conflict. Usually, I’d think that would be a good thing. It’s not if the guy is expecting me. I could be walking right into a gun barrel and not see it before it is too late. If the gunshot doesn’t kill me, it and the two-story fall to the concrete below will.

Gun in hand, I grip the top rung hard and spring up. I level my weapon at absolutely nothing.

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