Mike Dixon

CHAPTER 15
KARMA
avid glanced at his watch. Almost two hours had
D passed since Tim‟s death and his escape from Footsie‟s
bullets. The current had taken him far away from the
catamaran and its homicidal crew. He pictured them stuck
on the reef and wondered about their next move. It was late
afternoon and the sun was low in the sky. He had detached
the outboard motor and the inflatable was lying half-
submerged on the surface. Most of their gear had been lost
but he still had the water container. The five gallons would
last a week or more.
His big fear was sharks and sun. Without the canopy,
he‟d fry if he didn‟t get into the water and he‟d be at the
mercy of the sharks if he did. David tried to tell himself that
sharks weren‟t a threat. He‟d taught that in his dive courses
and one part of his mind knew it was true. Another told a
different story. It said that scuba divers are rarely taken by
sharks but people who spend too much time on the surface
run the risk of being scavenged. Creatures on the surface
are usually dead or dying – and get eaten. Sharks perform
that function at sea like vultures do on land.
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