The Fires of Atlantis by Sam Sisavath

Author:Sam Sisavath [Sisavath, Sam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BluA
Publisher: Road to Babylon Media
Published: 2014-10-15T23:00:00+00:00

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“What time is it?” Maddie asked.

“Seven thirty,” Lara said.

“He should have called by now, right?”

“Yes.”

“I’m sure he’s fine. He’s got Danny with him. What could possibly go wrong?”

She gave Maddie a pursed smile. “I’m not worried. Why, do I look worried?”

“Just a little bit.” Then, as if it should explain everything, “Lara, it’s Will.”

She smiled again. This time it came out more convincing. Or at least, she hoped so. “I know.”

“If they didn’t call in today, I’m sure they had a good reason.”

“I’m sure you’re right.” God, I hope you’re right. “Did you eat yet?”

“Sarah’s saved me something in the kitchen. I’ll grab a bite when Blaine relieves me in a few.” Maddie turned back to the night sky outside the east window and peered out with the night-vision binoculars. “Sounds like they’re still going at it.”

“Sounds like it,” Lara said.

She glanced back at one of the radios on the table behind her. It was permanently tuned in to the FEMA frequency, and although the volume was lowered almost the entire way, she could still make out the endless chatter. Beecher had signed off a few hours ago and it was now mostly foreigners. The clamor of a dozen different languages, accents, and broken English was next to impossible to decipher.

“I can’t understand half of the things they’re saying,” Maddie said. “I can barely understand the guys from New York.”

Lara smiled, then glanced at her watch again: 7:34 p.m.

Two times a day, Will. That was all I asked. You can’t even do that for me. If I didn’t love you so much, I’d hate your guts right now.

She stared at the designated emergency radio on the other side of the table, willing it to come alive, for Will’s voice to blurt through the speakers.

Instead, she heard the loud roar of an outboard motor rising in the distance. No, not in the distance. Closer.

Lara ran to the south window and looked toward the beach.

“Is that one of ours?” Maddie said behind her.

“I don’t know.” Lara unclipped her radio and keyed it. “Who’s at the beach right now?”

“I am, Lara!” Benny said through the radio. He was on the verge of screaming, trying to be heard over the loud noise of the outboard motor in the background. “I was about to call in!”

She could see it—a small white light moving away from the pier. It was a spotlight on one of the boats. It was moving fast, so she guessed it was one of the bass fishing vessels.

“That’s one of ours, all right,” Maddie said. She was peering through the M4 with the ACOG mounted scope. “Blaine was using it earlier to recon the area for those sounds I thought I heard.”

“What’s going on down there, Benny?” Lara said into the radio. “Who’s on the boat?”

“It’s Roy and Gwen,” Benny said. “We saw something on the lake. A white boat. It looked adrift, so they’re going to intercept it.”

“Goddammit, who told them to do that?”

“I’m sorry, Lara. I tried to stop them.

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