Two Graves by Brown Gary Winston

Author:Brown, Gary Winston
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-09-27T00:00:00+00:00

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REYNA PEERED AROUND the large oak bar, watched as the men entered the dining area, sat at one of the tables, and set down their weapons. Each was armed with an AR-15 assault rifle and a backup sidearm on their hip.

Sentries, she thought, taking a break.

A shift change, perhaps.

If that was the case, where were their replacements? Were more men on the way? If so, how many?

She suddenly felt outnumbered. As a former Army Ranger, she had been trained to deal with every hostile situation imaginable. Her immediate objective was to remain out of sight and gather as much intel about the place and her enemy as she could before making any attempt to engage and subdue them.

Reyna listened to the men as they talked, which did her no good. “Should have taken those damn Spanish classes,” she whispered. “I can order a beer in seven languages but speak another one fluently? Noooo.”

One of the men stood and removed his jacket. She heard him speak the one word she did know: cerveza. Beer. The tone of his voice inferred he was asking his associate a question: Did he want a beer?

Oh, shit. He would be coming to the bar any second.

She had to move. Now.

Before the man turned, Reyna glanced around. Beneath the bar were several cabinets. She opened their doors quickly and quietly. All were full of bar supplies. Nowhere to hide. Across from her, a stack of chairs encircled a large round table. The corner was dark. It wasn’t a perfect solution, but it would have to do. She waited for her opportunity. As the men talked, she hurried from the back of the bar to the stack of chairs. A heavy felt moving blanket lay on the ground beside her. Reyna slipped under the blanket and left just enough room to watch the men as they walked towards the bar.

The man whom she had heard speak reached the bar, walked to the fridge, opened the door, retrieved two cold cans of beer, handed one to his friend. They opened the beverages and guzzled them down in one continuous gulp, then crushed the empty cans in their hands and took turns tossing the empty containers at a plastic garbage can situated beside the stack of wooden chairs.

The first man’s throw missed the garbage can completely. The spent can slid to rest beside the blanket under which Reyna sat hidden.

The man swore as he walked towards the garbage can to retrieve his missed shot.

Reyna remained perfectly still, watched him as he approached. She held her breath as he reached down and nudged the blanket as he retrieved the beer can, then walked back beside his friend and tried once more to make the shot.

The crushed can sailed through the air, landed in the plastic garbage container. The men celebrated with a high five, then turned their backs to her as they sat on the bar stools and talked.

Reyna exhaled slowly. Her elevated heart rate began to drop.

That was close. The imprisoned women one floor below were counting on her to secure their escape.

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