The Swamp Killers by Sarah M. Chen

Author:Sarah M. Chen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Down & Out Books

4:25 p.m.

Public School Number Four turned out to be an abandoned elementary school comprised of several brick buildings surrounded by fencing. A few cars were parked along the quiet street, one a luxury sedan. Fernando wondered if that was Sheldon’s. No way was it Veto’s rental. Guy was a fucking cheapskate.

Fernando circled until he spotted a dirt lot tucked away from the road filled with construction equipment. He parked next to a stack of lumber. The I-95 overpass loomed above.

Renny and Fernando took a moment to gawk at the school. It looked like a giant Colonial fortress. The brick buildings were overgrown with moss and weeds. An American flag next to what Fernando assumed was the main entrance hung limply in the heat. It would have been a beautiful school if it wasn’t so dilapidated.

Banging from the trunk. Muffled shouting. Renny chuckled.

“Guess she’s awake. C’mon.” Renny grabbed his gun from the glove compartment and climbed out.

Fernando joined Renny behind the car, his piece tucked in the small of his back. Traffic zoomed overhead. What sounded like “you cocksuckers” came from the trunk.

Renny pounded on it with his fist. “Shut the fuck up, sweetheart, or I’m putting a bullet in you right now.”

Silence.

Fernando scanned the area. Spotted what he thought was a black pickup a block away but it disappeared down a side street. Something about it needled him but he didn’t know what.

Renny pointed above them. “Even if she does yell, nobody can hear her with those cars whizzing by.”

“We shouldn’t have done this, Renny.” Fernando shook his head. “This is bad.”

“Well, whaddya suggest we do? Show up to this meet with no Timmy and no Melody? Lookin’ like a couple of dumbfucks?” He gestured to the trunk. “She’s a psychic, ain’t she? She knows where they’re at.” He shrugged. “Then we hand her to Veto. We don’t got Loree but we got the cousin. What’s the fucking difference?”

“Whatever. We’re late. Let’s go.” No need to mention it was Fernando’s fault. Driving too fast. They’d wasted twenty minutes pushing the car out of the mud.

They headed to the main entrance. The fence with Keep Out signs was low enough to scale but had barbed wire on top. Fernando found a mangled section and they crawled through.

Public School Number Four was etched just above four giant white columns. A green fence blocking the doorway was moved aside. They squeezed past it, headed inside.

“Jesus, look at this place,” Renny muttered. “Gives me the creeps.”

Colorful graffiti peeked out from fresh coats of paint, like someone had attempted to clean it up. Pieces of rebar, lumber, and pipes littered the floor.

They wandered down a long open corridor, their footsteps echoing. The fluttering of wings startled them. A giant bird with glowing yellow eyes swooped past, narrowly hitting them.

“What the fuck was that? A bat?”

“I think it was an owl,” Fernando said.

Faint voices drew them to what looked like a wide-open courtyard. Brick walls with massive arched windows lined the length of it. The windows were broken, making them look more like doorways with a low wall running along the bottom.

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