When Rome Stumbles by David Kershner

Author:David Kershner [Kershner, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DJK Publishing House
Published: 2013-07-05T04:00:00+00:00

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Jesus quickly squawked the handset and started his count. Josh replied before he got to ‘ten’. Had he made it to ‘thirty’, he would have keyed the device again.

“This is Josh,” he replied casually.

“Patrón, we have an unknown emerging from the northern hedgerow. Hold one,” the young man replied as he had been taught and continued his over watch.

Josh wasn’t going to wait for further information. He turned to Abelardo and said, “Take another walkie and go get your father and your 308’s. Send your mother down here to sit with Katherine. Approach from the north and then sweep west. Go!”

Jesus remained vigilant and observed the scene unfold through the scope of his rifle. Shock and disbelief permeated his body as he witnessed the man enter the greenhouse two doors down from the women. He immediately picked up his device and squawked it. Josh answered before he got to ‘one’ in his count.

“Sit rep,” he demanded.

“The man just timed his entry into the lettuce hut so Layla wouldn’t hear the fans kick on. He’s hiding behind the solution tank.”

“Description?” he was asked quickly.

“Graying hair, almost bald, and about thirty pounds overweight,” came the reply.

That matched the image of the man he had met in the hangar. Toombs.

“Armed?” Josh inquired.

Jesus hesitated. He had never witnessed Josh’s fury, but the stories he had heard made him fearful of answering.

“Is... he... armed?” his boss said again in clear voice.

Meekly, the young man replied, “Si.”

“Sit tight. Continue to observe. Call in any movement. Four friendlies are inbound, two each from the north and west.”

The conglomerates henchman didn’t realize it, but he was about to be boxed in.

“Roger,” came the accented reply.

Josh collected Evan at the house where he had been playing board games with Katherine. The pair utilized the electric golf cart to silently approach on the snow laden sand driveway from the southwest. Before climbing into the golf cart, Josh had hastily reached for the Mossberg 12-guage shotgun. He emptied the rock salt shells used to scare off nuisance wildlife and grabbed a box of rifled sabot slugs from the gun cabinet. He already had his sidearm, but figured the extra firepower couldn’t hurt.

Josh gave one final command before assuming radio silence.

“If he provides a clear line of sight, turn his head into a canoe!”

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