We've arrived back on our campsite an hour ago. Everyone goes straight to bed since it's 1am and we have to get up early tomorrow for training. But before I go to bed I go to our locker room. I grab the antibiotics and take off my shirt. There is a part of the room that is just for me. It's seperated from the rest of the room by a wall. When I'm about to put my shirt back on, I hear footsteps.
"The girl on your team, what was her name again? Jessica right?" Why is the captain asking about me and to who is he talking to?
"Yes, Jessica. What about her?" It's Jake.
"What happened to her arm?"
"She got shot during our last mission, sir. The one where our last captain died."
"I see." There is a short silence. "It seemed like she was very close to him."
"Yes, you're right. He was like a father to her." I hear the captain sigh.
"I was also wondering..."
"Yes?"
"Why did you all act weird when I asked about her parents?"
"That's because they unfortunately passed away."
"What happened?"
"I don't think that's my story to tell, sir. You will have to ask her herself."
"I understand."
"If that was all..."
"Oh, yes sorry. Go to sleep; you have training tomorrow morning."
"Goodnight sir."
"Goodnight Jake." And I hear Jake walking away. It's silent for a minute or so. The captain should still be there. After a few moments I hear footsteps again. Only they're not going away, but to me. I freeze, afraid to make any noise. But then the thing I feared most happened: he walked in my private space. I scream and pull my shirt on as fast as I can without making my arm hurt too much. The captain turned away as soon as he saw me, but I think he still saw things he wasn't supposed to see.
"Didn't you see the sign?!" I point at a sign with 'WARNING: No Men Allowed!!!'
"I'm so sorry. I didn't see it. And I didn't see you either, don't worry."
"I wish I could say the same, but I'm afraid you should worry." Just as I'm about to slap the new captain in the face, Jake stops me.
"It is my fault, Jess. I didn't tell him this was your space." I roll my eyes, scoff and walk past the two men. Right before I leave the room, I turn around.
"Oh right, I forgot to mention something: when you go around gossiping about people... make sure they're not in the same room!" With that I go to the sleeping quarters.
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It's pitchblack. I hear Frank snoring a few beds away. I just stare at the ceiling for a while, but then get up. With a cup of coffee in my hand I stare at the darkness outside. Another nightmare bothered me tonight: the man who killed my parents, I call him Silas, killed my parents and Kory in front of my eyes. He then grabbed Woo-Bin by the throat and said: "He's next." That's when I woke up sweating. I've been having nightmares almost every night ever since my parents got killed, but the last two years or so, they didn't come as often. After the incident a few days ago, they returned and I have barely slept since then.
"Nightmare?"
I look around to see Woo-Bin standing behind me.
"Yes. Did I wake you?"
"No, I couldn't sleep either." He fills a cup of coffee for himself as well. "I miss him so much and I only knew him for five months. I can't imagine how hard this must be for you." He gave me a pitiful look. Instead of answering the nice Korean, I took a sip of my coffee. "I'm here for you if you need me, you know. So if you want to talk, a hug or even just to stand here with me in the middle of the night, just say so. I'm here for you."
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Killing Silas
Roman d'amourJessica's village was attacked when she was six. Both of her parents died, leaving her alone. She was saved by the military. Since then she wanted to join the army. After years of doing nothing but training, she was able to join the special forces a...
