They Called Her Indigo by Jackson Sam Lee

Author:Jackson, Sam Lee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Piping Rock Publishing
Published: 2018-11-22T16:00:00+00:00

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There were three of them. All dressed in business suits. I caught a glimpse of them coming down the dock. They walked single file. The lead man was big and blonde, with a florid face. The other two were darker, of medium height. It was warm, but they wore jackets.

I reached down and took the book from Ashley’s hands. She looked up in surprise. I took her hand and pulled her up.

“I need you to do me a favor,” I said, leading her through the galley. I took her to the bathroom with the oversized shower. “I need you to stay in here for a bit. Go ahead and read. You can sit on the toilet.”

“I don’t have to go,” she said.

“That’s okay,” I said. “Just stay in here until I come to get you.”

Her eyes were wide, but she stayed. I shut the door behind me.

I went down the hallway and out on the bow. I stepped out on the dock as they reached me.

“Boy, you Seventh Day Adventists are relentless,” I said cheerily to the big guy. “But I already gave at the office.”

He was puzzled.

“If you want to leave your pamphlets, I promise I’ll read them.”

He came to a stop, and the other two fanned out behind him. He was a lot bigger than I was. He didn’t expect any trouble from me.

He looked at the boat and then to the guy on his right.

“This the right boat?”

The guy leaned down and looked at the side of the boat. “Tiger Lily,” he said. “It’s the right boat.”

“Hate to disappoint, but she’s not for sale,” I said, wishing I’d snagged the Ruger on my way out.

“We come for the girl,” the big guy said.

I stood looking at him, and it pissed him off.

He pulled the jacket to the side to show me the shoulder rig and the automatic in it. “Don’t fuck with me, boy. Get the girl and we’ll be on our way.”

“Where’s Lindy?”

“She sent us to get the girl.”

“I’ll give the girl to Lindy,” I said.

“You’ll give her to me,” he said. “Get the girl.”

“What are you? A fucking parrot? Get the girl, awwk, get the girl.”

His florid face turned redder and he reached for me. He was probably used to just grabbing a guy and beating him to death with his big meaty fists. As his hand came to grab me, I turned it aside. This turned his shoulder slightly and I gave him a little shove. He took a step to steady himself. The damn fool forgot he was on a dock. His foot went out over empty space. While he thrashed, struggling for balance, I shoved him again. Just a little shove. He went over the side and made a spectacular splash.

I heard a high laugh and I turned to see Ashley on the bow. She had a big grin. The guy was thrashing in the water, trying to grab the dock, but the struts were coated with years of algae. Slick as snot.

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