Allies stuff purge

Tmodz flashback

(April 5th, 1944)
"Dee, don't lash out at sarge like that. He was just trying to correct your stance." Sid said.
We were in the barracks, sitting on his bed and talking. Sid was looking at me with a concerned expression, inspecting the red mark on my cheek from where sarge slapped me.
"Shush. You're not my mom." I said, swatting his hand away lightly.
"I know, but... you know i really care about you, right?" Sid said, his voice softer than usual.
"I understand that, Sid." I grumbled, crossing my arms.
We sat in scilence for a bit. Why does he care so much? I wondered. I was just some kid who joined the army to do his part. I wasn't intresting.
Well, maybe i was.
When i was kid, i realized i had talent. Potential. All i needed was to stay ahead of everyone else, and maybe my parents would be proud of me. When others did better than me? I would force myself to stay up and study. I couldn't be useless. When it was a team based activity, i would sabotage. When it was a competetion based activity, i would try to manipulate others. (Not like i didn't do that outside of activities, but you get the point.)
But when i met Sid, things changed. He didn't fall for my manipulation. Could he see through me? Or was he too dense to get it? But then i eventually saw potential in him. He's a smart guy- still a bit dense- so i decided to befreind him to get a leg up in the game. He's intimidating. He does'nt have a grasp of how strong he really is.
I was taken out of my thoughts by Sid squeezing me.
"Agh! Sid, too much!" I yelled, laughing.
"Well, you're finally out of that trance, aren't ya?" Sid moved his hand to touch my hair, but he hesitated. "...By the way, can you meet me outside the barracks during dinner?"
"No can do. They're finally giving us food that isn't slop for once, and i don't wanna miss it." I replied.
"Oh. Right." Sid muttered. "But i can sit next to you, yeah?" He added, sounding hopeful.
"Of course! We're best friends!" I said, smiling.

(376 words. Little did they know, sid would f up)