CHAPTER 72
— IS READY?
She denied with her head.
— Me either...
And they jumped.
IGOR HOLDED one cushion while Yuliya held the other and it was working somewhat fine.
— Don't push too hard so that the water doesn't get in through the seam and kick your legs as hard as you can.
Yuliya nodded, trying to contain her despair, especially in front of the freezing water.
— I'm trying, but...
— The secret of swimming is to keep calm and kick your legs.
— Have you ever swam by any chance?
— I read about it.
— Where is it written that I have to keep calm if I don't want to drown?
Igor swam up to her and held her with one hand while holding the pillow with the other.
— If all goes well, they'll save us, okay?
— But they'll arrest us for setting Tower Bridge on fire.
— They were holding us hostage, I just hope Greg has something in mind to solve this… do you know what the next target will be?
She shook her head, despair was present, as she remembered that she almost died as a child in the pool at her grandfather's house.
They then saw the flash of the boat exploding, they had gotten close enough for the Wi-Fi to trigger the device, then they saw the flash of the two twin towers of Tower Bridge catch fire.
— Are you okay? — Said the captain of the aircraft.
Igor nodded and then a person jumped into the water with lifeboats and stuck them in.
— You'll be fine, okay?
— Thanks.
'What were they doing on that boat?'
— It's a long story.
— No problem, rescue will come soon.
Within a few minutes an SBS boat arrived. Once on board, they were taken to MI6's headquarters, the SIS Building.
YULIYA SAW IGOR shaking more than usual, that was different from his usual.
— Igor, are you okay?
He consented trembling.
She put her hand on her forehead and she was burning with fever.
— Pilot, we have to take him to a hospital, he's burning with fever.
The crewman placed a hand on his forehead, then nodded to the pilot.
— You can rest assured that we have this at headquarters, I'm sure the Director will provide everything he needs.