For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Rock reached over the side of the boat to life Carine up from the water. She had been shot in the head! Meanwhile, Tracy swam to the shore where the girl was on her knees still pleading not to be shot. “What is your name?” demanded Tracy. The girl told her. She also said she knew nothing about what had been going on here. Tracy asked where she lived. “With my parents and sisters,” she said, “it is the first house down this path.”
Tracy told her to get back home and not to talk with the police at all. She agreed and ran all the way back home. Rock had since carried Angel back to the boat, it did not look good for her either. Everyone was now on board and they went back to the other side of the island, stopping at the dock briefly to let Crystal, Tracy and Macey get off. Sky was there and told Rock and Benson to take the girls to the main island, there was a hospital there.
Annelie and Marlene (our nurse), went along too. Off they went as fast as the boat would go. Poor Benson, he is much like Rock, neither one shows much emotion, but he was crying right now. He realized how serious the wound was for Carine. Marlene could not do much for Carine or Angel, though she tried hard to stop the bleeding.
Back to the dock again. “Is there another boat we can use to go look for the others?” Crystal asked Sky. “Nothing that would be large enough,” she said, “but there are 2 helicopters out looking for them now.” “Where did we get the helicopters?” asked Crystal. “The Major had them waiting on the main island, in case he needed help in a hurry,” she said, “so he sent them out to look for Steve and Kristina, and Storm.” She smiled, she almost forgot to include Storm.
Sky told Macey that the Major was waiting for her on a bench in the hotel garden. She took her around to the side of the hotel. When she saw her Dad she ran to meet him right away! Major ran too and grabbed Macey, giving her a huge hug. “It is sooo good to see you again Daddy,” she said, “I never thought I would! Oh, I must be such a mess to look at!” “Not to me, my little girl,” he said through tears, “you are a beautiful sight!”
They talked for a little while outside, then went to his room. He called Sky and Crystal to come with them. “Crystal is the girl you remember,” said Sky smiling. “Yep, that was me alright,” she said, also smiling. “You two do look like twins,” he said chuckling, “now, you get the best care for those two women and whatever your insurance does not pay, I will.” “That could be a lot,” said Sky, “no insurance company will insure us, they all said we were too high of a risk.”
The Major just looked at Sky. “Then I will pay the whole thing,” he said, “plus, I will find you an insurance company too, the same one I use.” They talked together for quite a while and Macey told her Dad what Angel and Crystal had done to save her. While Angel had stood in front of Macey, Crystal then pushed her to the ground and lay on her to protect her from any more bullets. But Rich did not have a chance to shoot again.
The Major just shook his head. “That is so amazing,” he said to Sky, “I am not surprised you freed Macey, but willing to die for a gangsters daughter is just hard for me to grasp.” Sky and Crystal smiled. “That is just the way we do things Major,” said Sky, “as far as we were concerned, her life was more important than any of ours.” “But what about Steve’s life?” he asked her. She put her head down.
“Yes, even more than Steve,” she said quietly, “that is what we do.” “Do you still want to be part of this PI team?” Major asked Macey. “Yes, yes I sure do,” she said emphatically. “And we will be very happy to have you join us,” said Crystal, still smiling. Then Sky got a phone call from Galyna. “Get them,” said Sky firmly. “Hey there fellas,” said Galyna, “mind if I join you boys?”
To Be Continued.
Β©2023 Steve McLeod.
But what happened to you??π€¨π€¨ did girls make it to the hospital?? Are they alive?? Will they be able to PI again….π¬π³π²
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Well, they haven’t found us yet. They are on the way to the hospital, but they just left, it’s a bit of a ride to get there. Hmm, that is a tough question. If they live, it could be a while before they could join our cases again. But there are other things they can do for the team. Just like Annelie had to quit active cases and do something else, which ultimately was more important anyway. But there are 2 helicopters out looking for us, so it likely won’t take long for them to find us.π€π©ππππ΅οΈββοΈ
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Right π ok, a lot of stuff happened but not much to tell about what happens next. Macey is safe and the Major is happy and is paying for medical bills…. but…… what’s going to happen??
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Naturally, I can’t tell what happens next, that’s where you need your PI thinking cap. Are you sure that Macey is safe? What about Sam’s girlfriend, was she being honest? Or will she return with friends to avenge her boyfriend’s death? Will Carine and Angel live or die? They have bad wounds, will they get to the hospital in time? Will the choppers find us easily, or will someone else find us instead? Not much time before it’s dark.π€π©ππππ΅οΈββοΈ
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Those are in this chapter, but usually there is something that leads us to what might happen in the next chapter. I know either of the girls coukd die, especially with a head wound! As for Storm, Kristina and you go…. you could’ve all drowned!! And it’s about to get dark… did you even bring along your flashers so you can be seen in the dark by searchers??.ππ€ππ I’ll bet you didn’t think about that when you put this little plan together…π€¨π€¨π€¨
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So I left you guessing, gotta do that now and then too! But my questions are still valid. But I couldn’t say much about the 3 of us lost at sea and still get the other part done. I undoubtedly floated far off course though so it might take time to find us, time which we don’t have unfortunately. Why would we bring things like that? This was just a day trip, remember? We each had a waterproof pouch filled with different things, including mini flares which I had in my pouch, but I lost my pouch. And Kristina left her pouch with the other girls since she was taking Storm along and any extra weight would slow her down. She didn’t have flares anyway.π€π©ππ΅οΈββοΈ
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Did Storm have his?π€π
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Nope, all he had was his breathing apparatus and oxygen tank. He couldn’t handle more than that.π€ππ΅οΈββοΈ
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I hope Kristina and Storm are strong enough to stay afloat while they wait.
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Well, Storm can sit on me, so he’s okay. Kristina can just kind of float around. Hopefully no sharks show up.π²π©ππ΅οΈββοΈ
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And what are you doing to stay afloat?
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That’s a good question. Either I’m dead, or Kristina is holding me up while she swims.π²π©ππ΅οΈββοΈ
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She won’t last too doing that!π²
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I think she’s going in the wrong direction anyway, so guess it won’t matter.π²π©ππ΅οΈββοΈ
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But you can be spotted from a long distance in a helicopter π π
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It depends how high the helicopter is flying and which way the person is looking. Lots of water out there to scan. If they go too high they can see farther but it’s harder to see something small. And if the waves start up, then it can be twice as hard to see anything high or low. Was that a wave I just felt?π€π©ππ΅οΈββοΈ
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That would mean you’re alive and that they brought you back!ππ
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If they brought us back I wouldn’t feel any waves. I think Kristina is getting seasick.π€π©ππ΅οΈββοΈ
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They restarted your heart and breathing goofball…π
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Why didn’t you say so? Though I’m sure they probably did by now or I would likely be dead. But we won’t know that I guess until tomorrow. Those waves are now 2 feet high. That could make it hard to land the chopper.π€π©ππ΅οΈββοΈπ
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Maybe they’ll drop you some pfd’s to keep you afloat until a boat can reach you?π€π€«
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I was thinking more of an inflatable raft myself, then we could get dry and have something to eat and drink. Providing they brought food with them. Kristina seems to be turning green.π€π©ππ΅οΈββοΈπ
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That would work too… if they brought someπ€π
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I certainly hope they did! All sea helicopters carry rafts and rations and radios and water and blankets and a dozen and two other things too.π€π©ππ΅οΈββοΈπ
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It’s amazing they can even get off the ground with all that stuff!π³
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They pack it in small containers so it doesn’t take up much space. Then they toss it overboard to the rescuees.
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Sounds like you’ve got a chance of being saved!π
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If they find us before it gets dark. Otherwise we could drown with these 3 ft high waves.π€π©ππ΅οΈββοΈππ
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Oh my!! Up to 3 feet already??π²π³
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π²π²ππ΅οΈββοΈ
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Hey buddy… I’m not feeling well tonight. I’m going to go to bed early and try to get some sleep.
I’m sorry….
Good π π΄ π
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Okay, hope you feel better tomorrow!πππ΄π΄
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Thank you
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Hey there Dusty!π How are you feeling?π€
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I’m here. Better than last night.
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Did you pick up the flu or something?
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I really don’t know… I had a horrible headache and was just physically exhausted. I slept almost 11 hours. I feel some better today. Still not alot of energy though.π
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Doesn’t sound good, maybe you caught that new Covid variant that is going around. It is starting to get bad here in Canada again.π€π
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I don’t know…. other than the headache and no energy I don’t feel sick or have a fever… maybe it’s just old age?ππ
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Hmm, maybe you have been overdoing it lately? Not getting enough sleep?π€
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Maybe, I didn’t do my walk today. Just didn’t feel like it. But I suppose I should try getting to bed earlier. But 10 is my typical bed time. π I guess I should try an earlier time for awhile and see if it helps.
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Well, 10 is a good time for going to bed. Maybe you’re lacking some vitamins or something.
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Yeah, who knows I’ll try some multi vitamin supplements and see if they help, along with an earlier bed time.
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And stop getting up so early. You don’t need to go after worms ya know!π€¨
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Yeah, I think I’ll leave them for the birds!!πππ
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Good thinking! Now you can relax and sleep later. That’s what I have to do now too.π
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And I think the walking is gonna need to wait for awhile.
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Yeah, good thought, at least until you are feeling back to normal.π€
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Yep, I agree.
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Good! Glad to hear it!
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I’m going to really watch what I eat or I’ll be as big as Baldwin!π³π³π²π²
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Yeah, he certainly could use a diet. He is definitely a few pounds overweight, like maybe 60 or 70. I’m not saying you are, just Baldwin. Even Mandar is a bit on the heavy side. He is not going to be happy to find out about Kristina, um, providing she gets hurt, which she may not, but if she did.π²π
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He may even hire her away from you to keep her safe!!ππ³
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Kristina would never leave us, she is one of our main girls. We need her too much!π²π©π΅οΈββοΈ
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I suppose you’re right there…π€ but he is sure protective of her!
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Well, she is his daughter now, as are several of the girls actually.π€
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I remember ππ
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Speaking of an earlier bedtime… I better be off!
Good Night π΄ π₯± π π
Rest Well
I’ll talk to you again tomorrow.ππ
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Yes, good thinking. Me too also!π₯±
Good night! Sleep well and better too!
Chatter tomorrow again tomorrow!πππ΄π΄
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Thanks you also!
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Good that Macey is reunited with the Major but the injured need to get to an excellent hospital. Of course you and Kirstina, and Storm need to be located and saved. Then you will have to get to the hospital also. So many details to be taken care of. Where are the rest of the bad guys? Are they attacking you or going for the Major or Macey?
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Yes, the hospital on the main island might not have the right kind of surgeon needed, but it’s a long trip, even by jet to the nearest hospital otherwise and we are not sure they would survive that long. Hopefully they can find us before nightfall, which is coming on very fast. Otherwise we will be here all night on this little island. I think we are about to find out how many bad guys are left to deal with! Perhaps the Major and Macey are not safe yet.π²π©ππππ΅οΈββοΈ
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Problems are adding up for you ! …it seems …it appears that Macey and Major are still not out of the woods yet ! Best to tread carefully ! There is something missing in all of these problems π€ …waiting for the next chapter ! π΅οΈββοΈπΌπ―
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There are a lot of them now and our numbers are getting smaller all the time! But Pete is all alone now, or is he? We will soon find out. The Major and Macey should be okay now, they just need to leave the island. Hopefully the helicopters can find us before it gets dark and that will happen soon!π€π©ππ΅οΈββοΈπ
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