James Rodriguez
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I reminded him.
Especially not chasing something only you can see.
For a moment I thought he might try to push past me.
His body tensed.
Hands clenching.
Then his eyes shifted from my face back to the trees.
He's walking away.
Thomas whispered.
Jeff, wait.
Before either of us could react.
Thomas bolted past me.
Sprinting toward the jungle line.
I shouted after him, already in pursuit.
But he had a seven-second head start and moved with desperate speed.
Not with me.
I called, drawing my sidearm not to use against Thomas, but against whatever might lurk in the jungle beyond our secured perimeter.
We crashed through the undergrowth following the path of broken vegetation Thomas left behind.
His footprint showed in the soft soil, running hard, not even trying to hide his trail.
I can't a distance as we move 50 yards from perimeter 7100.
Thomas, I called, keeping my voice controlled despite my racing pulse.