(SF novel) East of Nakba (56)
Part I. Israel bombs a nuclear plant in Iran (53)
Chapter 20 Wandering three little birds (1) In
case of ‘Elite’ (2/3)
With
no milk from their mother, the three little birds had to drift over the Persian
Gulf southward. There was not enough fuel to fly for an hour. It was certain
that they were unable to across the Strait of Hormuz. There was no choice but
to be ditched in the Persian Gulf. Even if they escaped with a parachute before
the crash, who would pick them up? The left bank was Iran, where they had just
bombed Natanz plant. The right bank was hostile Arab countries like Saudi
Arabia or UAE. If they were helped by Iranian patrol or fishing boat, it was a
tragicomedy. If they were helped by Arabian boats, they would become scapegoat.
In any case, they couldn’t expect to return home as a triumphant.
Three confused pilots
responded in different manner.
The "elite"
suppressed his shock and pretended to be calm as a leader. He advised
"Mafia" and "Abdullah" not to get upset and encouraged them
that the headquarter would undertake rescue operation. He himself had no self-confidence,
but he knew that the Israeli army had never abandoned their soldiers in any
difficult situation. The "elite" believed that headquarters would
surely rescue them.
(To be continued ----)
(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)
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