The Other Side of Winter

As they cut the mooring ropes, Kaamil shouted, Humiliating and hurting non-believers has the blessing of Allah. The small boat fell unpredictably with the stern leading the way towards the choppy waters below. It labored to upright itself in the swirling ocean waters. The men on board were tossed about violently and one man was thrown overboard. The others were able to pull him back into the lifeboat. Laughter from the pirates could be heard over the noise of the waves slapping against the lifeboat. The lifeboat rocked about in the swirling waters, turning and bobbing among the tall waves until it could no longer be seen from the Atlas.