Pirate: A Short Story from Guys Read: Thriller

Abdullah Syed Hari is fourteen years old.

He loves his family and his friends. And he is a Somali pirate. His father and grandfather pulled nets from the waters of Somalia, but foreign trawlers took the catch and poisoned the shore. In Marka, empty nets mean empty bellies.

Recruited by his uncle to join seven fighters aboard a boat called the Habib, Abdullah sets out into the night fog. Their target is a luxury yacht. With an AK-47 slung over his shoulder, he is ordered to guard the captives ...