White Bone
“The wind was from their right and slightly ahead. The plane bounced only once and taxied. Knox, consumed in thought, nearly missed seeing the tall Kenyan wearing khakis and a windbreaker standing alongside the army-green safari vehicle.
He was focused on two words in the intercept: “wounded gazelle.” He’d pushed that aside without thought, but now he’d locked in on it. Was it an expression to allow the full meaning of the message to resonate, or was it literal?
“Nice landing.”
The p...lane shuddered to a near stop and turned a full 180 degrees. “Pleasure,” the pilot said, extending his hand. A dazed Knox took a moment to meet it with his own, then held the man’s hand a little too long.
The pilot throttled the engine down lower, quieting it. The plane rumbled beneath them, as if eager to fly. “Well, it was a pleasure flying you—and the boy, too, I guess.”
“You said Bishoppe ran errands and supplied information for a friend of yours.MoreLess
He was focused on two words in the intercept: “wounded gazelle.” He’d pushed that aside without thought, but now he’d locked in on it. Was it an expression to allow the full meaning of the message to resonate, or was it literal?
“Nice landing.”
The p...lane shuddered to a near stop and turned a full 180 degrees. “Pleasure,” the pilot said, extending his hand. A dazed Knox took a moment to meet it with his own, then held the man’s hand a little too long.
The pilot throttled the engine down lower, quieting it. The plane rumbled beneath them, as if eager to fly. “Well, it was a pleasure flying you—and the boy, too, I guess.”
“You said Bishoppe ran errands and supplied information for a friend of yours.MoreLess
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