Gunshots | Dunkirk (Larry)

7. Targets

"What the hell was that all about?"
"I don't know.. he's mad."
"Be careful they're watching in turns right now."
"Thanks! Haz wait up! We have gunshots tonight. Don't be stupid you'll get suspended idiot!"
I've heard Shawn yelling from behind me. And I stopped in place. I turned myself to face him and he had a worried face.
"What did you just said?"
"We have gunshots. You can shoot some stuff tonight. Let's just go back before they caught us here.
"Fine fine."

We went back to room and soon after our little discussion our cadence instructor came to check on us.
With a strong bang in the door he came in "uninvited".

"5 minutes to get ready for gunshots training tonight! After that you are free to choose one phisical training to do in addition of the gunshots one. ASAP!"
"Sir, yes sir!" We answered as usual.

"Gee let's do this one bitches!"
"Who the fuck do you think you are talking to?" Brian said offended.
"I was just freakin' kidding mate. Chill out and move your lazy ass before he give us 5 rounds bonus."
"I'm coming...."
"Harry, are you ready mate?"
"Yeah.. I'm good to go."

We went to a gym type class, the only thing different was that it was divided in smaller hallway type rooms, individual entries and targets. They gave each of us a gun. First it was a pistol of calibre 9. We shoot three times with that and got points for each good or bad shoot. Then our drill instructor passed us guns of 15 mm. We had four shoots with that. Then we went outside and he instructed us further in shooting skills.

"Soldiers, in case of attack, you have to quickly get your gun out of its support. Mind the fact that you don't have all the time in the world to do that. You might get even shot if you're not careful. Do not forget that you have a little piece of metal that holds the trigger safe. You won't be able to shoot if you do not take that out. So I'll give you a little advice. Learn how to feel the gun, learn how to get the gun out of the pocket and the stopper out of the triggers way. That is one of the most important thing you will learn here. Now. We will exercise that later, now that we already are outside, I will give you (mitraliere). All in one you have to learn how to shoot in open field. Grab one of these here. (Insert gun names) Now place yourselves on the ground, horizontal position, support on your elbows. Gun next to your right foot. Bring the gun in front of you slowly, slooowly but steady, place the resting part on your shoulder, fix the target with your eye look, be sure that the target is fixed, at my signal, shoot. Three, two, one.. rrready, sssteady, SHOOT!"
All around me gunshots were heard. And I was one of the shooters. For the first time in my life I did shoot like a soldier, I hit that target right in the middle of it, and it was awesome. This was an achievement for me. I thought of Louis and his achievements. Nothing came in my mind. Maybe it's better this way. The voice of our drill instructor burst through my ears.
"Cadet Styles! 500 Points! Very good shot. Cadet Daniels, the same, 500 points! The rest of you 300, 200, 100 points and 0. Rainham you'll clean the floor tonight."
"Sir, yes sir!"
"You have 20 bullets in your guns. Styles and Daniels, choose points as targets and shoot all of them. I'll check up on you later. The rest, shoot the middle until you get it. SHOOT those bullets cadets!".

Later on that night me and Shawn were dismissed and for a run. Days passed by so quickly now.
We stayed in the camp 2 more weeks and trained until one night when our sergeant called us for a meeting.

"Cadets! I'm here tonight to inform you that you have one more week and then.. you'll have to prove what you learned. War is coming. We still hope that it won't be necessary to fight like in the wwII.. we don't know yet how it's going to be. We'll see. For now you should train harder than you did before while you have been here. Give almost everything you can guys, the country relies on you, cadets. They trust you. Go now, take a good sleep, tomorrow you'll do earth training, gunshots, cardio after lunch, and night shooting too. Have a good night. Dismissed."
"Sir, yes sir." We all saluted him in one voice.

"Come one, let's get some sleep." I said yawning, while Shawn came after me.
"Brian, are you coming?" He asked.
"Nah, I'm on rounds tonight. Have a goodnight lads."
"Thanks, you too." I said. We've arrived in our bedrooms building and although I was tired it was still early. We were never actually dismissed so early, so I went ahead and took a shower.
When I came back I have found Shawn sleeping on his tummy, his hand hanging out of the bed. I tried to move him on his side to be entirely on the bed, but my freakin' towel fell off of my hips on to the floor, exactly when Shawn decided to wake up.
"Oh my God..."
"What?"
"You're naked.."
"I knooow... what should I do now that you've seen me naked?"
"Come here maybe? I don't know." He smirked.

"You think ..."
"Stop thinking too much Harry.." he said on a seductive tone. He grabbed my arm and pulled me over him. His breath was heavy and irregular, strong heart beats willing to get out of his chest to meet mine. I was lost in his beautiful eyes. He looked at me in a way that made me melt under his gaze. I hardly ever felt that way. Shawn was looking at me like it was the last day of his life, stroking my shoulder gently with his thumb, he leaned closer for a kiss. I leaned in too. I couldn't resist under that pressure and our lips touched. I needed it. I was in need of that feeling, I was going down if he wasn't there to catch me. Him. We kissed gently under the darkness shelter. We stroked each other's faces, and then our tongues danced together. It was a marvellous moment. I remained there for a while, kissing, stopping to regain our breaths, kissing again.

"Thank you.." Shawn said.