Capital Falling: SEVER - Book 4 by Lance Winkless

Author:Lance Winkless [Winkless, Lance]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-04-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

We motor under Chelsea Bridge and close in on an uninviting low dark tunnel ahead. Our rifles are trained on the railway bridge, its wide expanse cutting off the light and making it appear extremely low in the water. My eyes stare into the dim light searching for any threats that might be lurking underneath its steel ribbed arches. Josh’s rifle suddenly explodes into life beside me, making my head jolt in search of what he is shooting at, shock tearing through me. A body tumbles down from the edge of the bridge just as the boat begins to pass under it. I see the drop late and before my rifle’s muzzle gets anywhere near a shooting position, a body slams into the water beside the boat.

My rifle trains on the water where the body hit, but the body disappears into the murk and a crescendo of frothing bubbles. The froth follows us under the bridge, carried by the tide, only the boats motor pulling us away from it. Every small sound echoes back at us under the low bridge and our rifles dart in every direction pointing into the darkness aimlessly.

I am sure I hear a low gargling moan vibrate into the tunnel, above the boat’s motor as we approach the light at the exit. “Cover the exit,” I snap at Josh as I turn back to where I think the sound emanated behind the boat. My move is a mistake, Josh’s rifle immediately bursts into action again as the front of the boat emerges from under the bridge. My rifle’s muzzle cuts through the air to find the targets Josh is firing at. The body in the water isn’t a threat and I was foolish to go looking for it. My finger squeezes the M4’s trigger as a silhouette jumps over the side of the bridge, its form black against the sky, its screech chilling. My bullets thud into the silhouette and send it into a spin as it drops through the air to splashes into the water, just missing the boat.

We gain distance from the low-slung bridge and we ceasefire, despite two more Rabids slinging themselves off the bridge as we move away.

“How many did you count?” I gasp at Josh.

“I saw five, you?” he answers.

“I don’t know, about the same,” I reply.

“I think seven hit the water,” Alice offers breathlessly, and she was in the best position to tell.

I am angry at myself for my poor display. First, I got transfixed by the darkness under the bridge instead of concentrating my focus on the bigger threat from the top of the bridge. Then, to make matters worse I went looking for ghosts in the water, when again the threat was from above.

Josh’s reactions put mine to shame, he embarrassed me, but I don’t mention it to him or Alice. They will soon be dropping me off on the riverbank and I don’t want to sow any seeds of doubt in my ability, which so far has not been convincing.

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