They came up without a sound and held close to the edge, keeping most of their bodies in the water while they steadied themselves.
Iyisha gripped the ledge and lifted her head just enough to breathe, and her arms shook from the effort while the current still pulled at her legs.
Malcolm checked his watch, then raised his head slightly and looked ahead before motioning with two fingers. They moved at once and swam the last stretch toward the shore.
Iyisha forced herself forward, although her strokes had slowed and her legs were starting to stiffen. She followed Malcolm as he reached the ledge where a cross fence ran along the shore just above them.
He pulled himself up first and kept low against the concrete, then climbed fully onto the ledge and took out a cutter, starting to work through the fence above.
