Crybaby - Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Thirteen of the blockbuster new novel, Crybaby by best selling, multi-award-winning author Mark Watson...

CRYBABY

©Copyright 2024 by Mark Watson

CHAPTER 13

Bheema and Jagan

Ahanna sat at her small desk in the Onion House, the soft hum of the overhead fan doing little to ease the weight of exhaustion settling in her bones. The sun had set hours ago, but the events of the day had left her restless, and there was still much work to be done. Crybaby's recent attack on the sugarcane truck, recently reported and now common knowledge had made it clear that the situation was escalating. They needed all hands on deck — and that included the trained elephants she had requested. There was no way to traverse the rainforest without them.

With a sigh, Ahanna glanced at the clock. It was well past 11 p.m., but her boss, DFO Mahesh Sharma, had promised to call. She’d been waiting for this conversation all day. Her fingers drummed impatiently on the desk as the phone rang, breaking the silence of the room.

She picked it up on the first ring.

"Ahanna speaking."

“Ahanna, it’s Mahesh,” came the gruff, authoritative …