Swain Affray; Love conquers all

Chapters 3 4 5 & 6

Well this is the next chapter. Please don't forget to vote, comment and feedback. without knowing what you think I feel I go into this story blindly. I'm really sorry it took me too long to post this up, so enjoy xo.

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Swain Affray(Love conquers all)

Chapter 3: Touch the ground and hope to live.

Marcus James Lanton POV

We had a couple of stop over's. Our last stop over at Egypt and we had our training over there. The stop over were much fun then waiting on the ship.

Two to three blokes would go downtown and have a girl do some dance in front of them, which they paid for. I think it was called belly dancing.

I wondered into mini shops, things I could bring back with me to Australia as presents. Yes I spoil my family, I know I'm a good guy.

The food here are very different, to the ones at home. There was a lot more spice and flavour in their food. But I still think mum's cooking is wonderful.

I was just about to take a bite out of my food, which I had bought. When I noticed a little girl and she was probably four or five years old. She had her back leaning against the wall, sitting on the floor crying.

I walked towards her, her clothes were grubby and worn out. She looked as if she hadn't eaten for days.

I leaned down to her level

"Here little one, have this. " I offered her food that I hadn't bitten into. She looked at me and continued crying.

I didn't know what I could do to make her feel better. But I got up my feet and begun to mime in front of her. She watched me mime, but still cried. Until I fell on my butt. She stopped crying and began laughing at my fall.

Forgetting what she was crying about, but three minutes later she cried again. Something was wrong. I went to her level again.

"Where's your mother?" I asked the little girl.

Surprisingly she answered back to my question, in English she had been going through a lot at this age. She had no mother or father, because they had passed away.

She had a grandad who was looking after her, but he too had passed away three days ago. She was left on her own. Her name was Bebbany Janpedy and she was six years old.

I had to do something for this little girl, but how, I wasn't staying in Egypt. I had an idea, but I didn't like it. I had to take her to an orphanage. She didn't like this too.

I told her I couldn't stay in Egypt, because I had to go. I promised her when I came back I'd take her back with me, to Australia and be her older brother for her.

I told her my name so when, I came back to the orphanage. She would know I had come back for her.

She sadly nodded her head.

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It was twenty fifth April 1915, I'm still on the ship and the Commander was notified. That we were getting closer to the Dardanelles by the Captain of this ship.

I felt relieved, the ship was draining my life. I knew everyone on this ship off by heart by now.

I could hear what seemed like big explosives were actual bombs. This was the real thing. There was no time to chicken out of this.

I hadn't realized how big of a adventure this would be, but after it I would think before I did it again. I was Hyperventilating because I thought I was either going to die or survive this.