Redemption in the Keys by Matthew Rief

Author:Matthew Rief [Rief, Matthew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

SEVENTEEN

“Well, that was fun,” Kyle said between quick, deep inhalations.

I nodded, then wiped some of the dripping water from my brow.

“What the hell?” I said. “I thought you took that guy out.”

He shrugged. “Me too. He went with the old hook bar to the chest. Oldest trick in the book.”

Kyle kicked his body up higher in the water, then quickly checked the rounds left in his magazine. I didn’t have to count. My fifteen-round mag had three rounds left, a fact that caused my body to turn instinctively towards the Baia. She was still floating peacefully, her bow pointed towards us, into the slow-moving current.

“I don’t understand why he isn’t coming back to try and finish us off,” I said as I turned back and glanced towards the dark horizon where the trawler had vanished.

“Maybe he wants to replenish his numbers,” he said, glancing over at the two dead guys floating in the water. “Not a lot of good it’ll do.”

My body relaxed as the adrenaline began to wear off. I became increasingly aware of the pain radiating from my left shoulder, then motioned towards the Baia.

“Come on,” I said, then swam on my right side towards the stern.

Kyle slung the MP5 onto his back, then freestyled, reaching the swim platform a few strokes ahead of me. He climbed up the swim platform ladder and looked out over the water.

“This day just keeps getting better and better,” he said, motioning towards the few burnt pieces of the RHIB that floated in the water behind us.

Needless to say, the metal box was nowhere in sight.

After climbing aboard, Kyle extended a hand to help me up.

“Damn,” he said as I rose up to my feet. “I sure hope that looks worse than it feels.”

“Yeah, the saltwater really eases the pain,” I said sarcastically.

Dripping water and small amounts of blood onto the deck, I grabbed a small towel and pressed it against my shoulder.

“Be a friend and hand me that first aid kit under the helm,” I said.

Kyle moved forward, then bent down and opened the small locker.

“Let me stitch it up,” he said, grabbing it and placing it on the dinette beside us.

I heard feet shuffling and barking coming from below deck. Grabbing my keys out of my wetsuit pocket, I slid the brass one into the salon door. Atticus came bolting out, clearly excited by all the commotion. He placed his paws against my chest and looked around. After sniffing the deck for a few seconds, he jumped back to me and looked at the blood coming out from my shoulder and soaking part of the towel.

“I know,” I said, petting him behind his right ear. “I’ll be alright.”

As Kyle opened up the first aid kit, I moved down into the main cabin. Stepping into the closet, I pressed my right thumb on the scanner of my biometric safe and punched in the code. I grabbed two more mags for my Sig along with my MP5 SD6 assault rifle. As I stepped back up onto the deck, I heard the radio crackle to life.

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