The Cabin: A Riveting Kidnapping Mystery by Robert J. Walker

The Cabin: A Riveting Kidnapping Mystery by Robert J. Walker

Author:Robert J. Walker [Walker, Robert J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-11-22T05:00:00+00:00


20

“Hang in there, buddy, you’re going to be okay. Just stay calm. You’re okay, no major damage.”

Blake could barely hear what the young paramedic was saying; all he could hear was a shrill, monotonous whine deep in his ears, a persistent sound that drowned out all other sounds with its terrible volume.

Red lights were flashing, and a young man in a green uniform was holding an oxygen mask over his mouth and nose. He was in an alley, on a stretcher, and paramedics and cops were walking around.

For the first few seconds after he had woken up, Blake was awash with confusion. He had no idea where he was or how he had arrived here, or what was going on.

It quickly began to come back to him, however. The workshop. Burke and his friend. The canister of flammable gas rolling toward him. A spark … a mighty explosion.

“Burke and his friend,” Blake gasped, trying to get up from the stretcher he was lying on. “Where are they?”

“Sir, you need to stay calm and keep still, please,” the young paramedic said sternly. “We haven’t finished checking you over yet.”

“Two men … were there two other men in the workshop?” Blake rasped.

“They’re gone … no trace of the bastards.” This time it was a familiar voice that spoke.

Blake turned his head and saw Tommy walking over to him. “Tommy.”

“I’m glad to see you’re still with us, Blake. That was a close call. You should have called for backup before charging in here on your own.”

“I had no time to call for backup,” Blake gasped. His entire body was aching, and his ears continued to ring. He could smell the unpleasant odor of burnt hair. “I saw Burke, and I had to go after him … I couldn’t let him escape.”

Tommy sighed and shook his head. “You gotta stop acting like a thirty-year-old, Blake. You’re very, very lucky to have survived that explosion. Not to mention the fact that you could have been shot multiple times.”

“I know, I know … but what would you have done in my shoes?” Blake asked.

Tommy chuckled. “Exactly the same thing you did, my friend, exactly the same thing you did. It’s the closest anyone has come to catching that bastard, Ebenezer Burke, in over thirty years. Are you one hundred percent certain it was him, though?”

“I’m sure,” Blake said. “I mean, I only caught a brief glimpse of him, if I’m being honest … but the second I saw his face, I felt this surge of recognition. I’m sure it was him.”

“And you were saying something about his friend—there was another person with him?” Tommy asked.

“Yeah. Just the one guy. I didn’t get much of a look at him, though. All I can tell you about his friend is that he was a man of roughly average build and average height,” Blake said. “I couldn’t see any details beyond that. And, obviously, one or both of ‘em was armed.”

“It’s unfortunate they got away,” Tommy said, shaking his head and sighing.



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