Unlawful Chase by C.J. Schnier
Author:C.J. Schnier [Schnier, C.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-24T16:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
A dozen armed men on high alert lay between me and the road back towards the airstrip. Something told me it would take more than a loose pig to get past them this time. The village was silent except for the occasional hushed order of the soldiers and the rhythmic buzzing of insects. Sneaking past them, even in the dark, would not be easy.
Bardales had retreated from the balcony that overlooked the entire village. His driver puffed clouds of gray tobacco smoke while he reclined against the jeep. On the far end, the soldiers continued their search, leaving me a clear path to cross the village and disappear into the jungle on the other side.
I knew I had to hurry. The men who had gone to investigate the crashed supply platform would return soon. When that happened, the entire village would be swarming with troops. This was my only opportunity, and I had to take it.
Crouching, I made my way past the villa, and then over the rickety wooden fence into the old woman's pig pen again. Like a ghost, I snuck past the steps leading to her front door. I paused in the corner of her weather-beaten porch and regarded the soldiers for a moment. Most had stopped searching with any zeal, and instead congregated in small groups. It didn't say much about the discipline of the unit, but I took it as a good omen.
Lights burned from inside several of the ramshackle houses, their occupants roused by the sudden arrival of the army. Some houses had their windows and doors open, pouring light out into the darkness. The additional light wasn't strong enough to reach me on this end of the village, but it was enough to dull the soldiers' night vision.
The coastal road wasn't visible from here, but the trucks had come from that direction. Any commander worth his salt would have stationed guards at the beginning of the road. This suited me just fine. I had no plans on using it, anyway.
After another couple of moments watching the troops, I made mental notes which ones executed their search with passion and which didn't. I crawled over the dilapidated fence and hustled into the darkness of the treeline where civilization fought a never-ending territory battle with the jungle. The brush was especially thick here. Too thick.
Any attempt to traverse such a wood would certainly draw too much attention. So much for plan A. Sneaking through the village was a sure way to get caught. I looked back towards the hotel. General Bardales had resumed his place on the balcony and was talking into a radio. Going back wasn't an option either. So, I crept towards the coastal road, keeping low against the wall of greenery.
Instinctively, I knew that if I moved slowly and deliberately against the nearly black backdrop of the jungle, the men and Bardales wouldn't see me. Still, my breathing became shallower and more excited as I slunk ever closer to my pursuers. It would only take a sliver of light or an audible rustle for me to be discovered.
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