The Tank by Chesler Rick

Author:Chesler, Rick
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2016-12-13T16:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-ONE

Breathing heavily, Kane looked back up toward the highway. Satisfied he was out of sight from the corridor, he killed his truck’s engine and doused the headlights. That Fish & Game ranger had seen him releasing the panther! He’d used this highway to release animals before—never a panther, but sometimes alligators and once a snake, before he’d started bringing them to the wildlife center—but this was the first time he’d ever seen any kind of law enforcement while doing it.

Now what? He made a mental note to be more careful releasing animals in the future, but that didn’t help him right now. He thought it likely that if the ranger had pursued him, that she—he’d gotten a quick enough look to see that the officer was a female, probably in her thirties—would likely have radioed for backup. Kane leaned back into the headrest, exhaling heavily. He was in a situation now, and he had to get out of it if he didn’t want to go back to prison. He had a fake ID, but it wouldn’t stand the scrutiny of being booked for a fairly serious offense like messing around with critically endangered species.

The way he saw it, he had two main choices: stay put with the truck hidden in a stand of high sawgrass, and hope they didn’t see him. Or, he could take his chances on the highway and hope he could make it the few miles back into town. He was sure the ranger would have a general description of his vehicle, but if she had gotten his license plate… Kane shook his head as he thought about it. He’d have to get rid of this truck altogether, but he was getting ahead of himself. He had things to do right now. The vehicle, how could he disguise it? Taking the plate off would be too suspicious. He opened the door and got out when he realized it. Duh!

The Gator Boyz logo was a magnetic stick-on! Actually, he’d sprung for two of them, one for each side, wanting to be professional. He peeled them off and tossed them into the watery ground. No more driving around with those on, even after he got back to town. He’d just have to forgo a little advertising, the price to pay for anonymity. Which reminded him…the soil here was very waterlogged. He checked his tires to make sure they weren’t sinking. So far, it looked okay, but he frowned as he looked up to the sky. Gray, dark clouds, flashes of heat lightning in the distance. If it started to rain, the truck would get bogged down here in no time.

He got back into the cab and closed the door but left the windows down so he could hear approaching vehicles or sirens. Time to take a hard look at things, he told himself. Perhaps it was time to move on? He’d been in Florida for a couple of years now. The move had served its purpose as far as

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