Chapter 16 - Payback
COLE HURRIED BACK to his room and packed the few things he had with him. Meeting Tony back at the command center, they climbed into a waiting SUV and sped over to the Naval Air Station in Key West. This time, a King Air, one not unlike Murph’s, was waiting for them. Tony and Cole climbed in and the plane taxied out to the runway, turned around at the end, and the propellers spun up. The plane shook and after a momentary pause, the pilots released the brakes and it surged down the runway, lifted off, and pointed to the south. The familiar thud of the landing gear caused a lump in Cole’s throat. It reminded him of Murph and brought with it a somber reality. Cole looked out the window at Key West below. He dreaded a plane ride south and longed for the quiet side streets
