I Want You To Stay

Soldier Polo

Hearing all sorts of gun shots around me not really knowing where they are coming from but making sure my soldiers have my back. "I got your back Polo," Soldier Nucci told me pointing his light in the dark.

Dear Diary, 09-21-2015

 I'm writing in this diary because just in case I die and anyone fines this diary in a bomb or something. I know what yall are thinking how the hell did I become the captain soldier. Well that's a long story to tell I think I got some time before I have to get back to work. I was 15 years old when my father died fighting war. When my mother told me this I couldn't stop crying. I was a daddy's girl and I always counted on my dad to come back home and protect me or stay alive. I would have never thought that my father would die while I'm still figuring out if I should join the Marine Corps. But after hearing his death came from him protecting other families I knew that I had to follow his steps and his fathers and his fathers, fathers steps. I was in the academy at the age of 18 I was the youngest of all of my fallow soldiers but I was the strongest and the intelligence between all 10 of them. My mother was quite on bored with me being in the Marine Corps she didn't want me to end up like my father she wanted me to be an actor or something like that but I told her numerous of times that I have to do this for my father. When I turned 21 my head captain finally let me travel. I fought and seen 100ths of people die from bombs, shoot outs, and ect although it was hard to see all of this I knew I was doing this for a reason my father. After a year of war in Mexico the head captain and my fellow soldiers found me as an amazing leader and an amazing advocate so they gave me the chance of becoming the captain of the soldiers but still letting me fight with the rest of my team. Damn that was the best day of my life not that my father was the captain but I knew I was making progress as a soldier. Did I tell you guys my name oh man that should have been the first thing I did. Hey My name is Soldier Theresa Elizabeth Polo also known as Teri Polo and I am a lead captain of the Marine Corps at the age of 23.

"Polo lets go it's time!" Nucci yelled while I slam my notebook close and hurry to make my way out the tint. Looking around the to all the soldiers swarming around running to hide behind something. "POLO!" I hear Nucci say again while I turn my head just to look at him. "Polo let's go!" running to the rock he's hiding behind of. "What is wrong with you today? Get your head in the game," nodding and sitting down refilling my gun. Danny Nucci is my bestfriend he's been my bestfriend since the age of 14 we met in high school and we found out that we both wanted the same thing to become a Marine soldier. Although I'm the only women as a Marine soldier we still have each others back no matter what happens. "You ready?" Nucci ask as I smile and nod my head shaking his hand "alright lets go," getting up and yelling at my crew. "Move out guys lets Move!" I yell while the rest of the soldiers make there way behind me making a line and watching each others back. Right now we are in Albania Republic of Albania in Europe. The population is 3,020,209. So there are a lot of people hiding out in there shelters from the war. We usually try to find every person before actually fighting and when we are done we take the people and bring them back to the US so we can check if they are hurt or anything. Some people don't know if they are hurt or anything so we have to take them back and see if they are okay or sick. Once that is done we take them back to there country and state and we give them gift baskets yup all the people we give them gift bags. I know what yall are thinking we take them in about 4 or 5 planes depending on how many people it is but for this we need 5 planes. "Polo I thought we were suppose to search for people?" Soldier Fletcher (Callies Boyfriend on The Fosters) ask me. "Yes we are going to..." Boom next thing I know I'm being thrown in the air. Coughing and taking the things that fell on me off. "Polo, Polo you alright!?" looking at the figure that's hovering over me. Squinting my eyes so I can see the figure which is Elliot Fletcher and Danny Nucci behind him. "Yeah, yeah I'm fine help me get up," letting them take the rest of the bricks off of me and helping me get up back on my feet. Dusting the dust off me and walking back in line. "Alright they are here so stay close and watch each others back got it," I look around the line. "Yes soldier ma'am," nodding and walking in front of the line. "Guns up, Lights on LETS GO!" making our way in the first house.

When we took every person out their house and into another shelter so they can hide. We had 3 big shelters enough to hold every last person. We made our way back to the middle opening of the state where usually all the other soldiers like The Brazilian Army would be ready to fire there. "Fire!" I hear someone from the other army yell while we see thousands of gunshot hit the ground around us. "Find a shield and make sure you have a soldier behind you," running to a corner of the broken bricks and making sure my gun is filled with bullets. "Alright we ready," I tell Nucci while he nods his head. "Alright 1. 2. 3. FIRE!" I yell to my fellow soldiers.

We lost a lot of soldiers in this war and now we are on our way back to the US while I sit by a sleeping Danny Nucci and across of a snoring Elliot Fletcher.

Dear Diary, 09-21-15 Part 2

So I almost died today. God my heart was beating so fast I thought I actually died until I heard my name being called more than 1 time and I knew I was alive. God knew I couldn't die not right now because I need to finish what my father didn't finish. We have one more country to go to before we take a break and spend with our families for fall break. I don't know what family I'm going to spend time with besides my mother. She cooks every thanksgiving and I find it loving and caring but we always end up talking about me finding a girlfriend. Yes I am gay 100% gay and I love it. I haven't been having time to look for anyone because of the wars I'm fighting and my mother is pissed about it. I don't really understand why she would be mad at me for saving lives. If I was a police officer she wouldn't mind. It's basically the same thing. Wait let me not say that it's way different from being a police officer you don't have bombs getting thrown at you and being shoot at all the time. Duh you get shot at as a police officer but as a soldier you get shot all the time and when I mean all the time I mean all the time. You always have to watch your partners back no mater what because you don't know who will come up to you and stab you or shoot you. But I do get why my mom would be upset at me of being a soldier. She doesn't want me to end up like my father she wants her baby to stay alive but I tell her every time I see her that I can't promise that because I don't know when the day I will die but I will.

"Polo!" slamming my diary close and looking up seeing the head captain walk up to me with 3 soldiers behind him. "Yes Captain sir," standing up and looking him in the face. "I heard you almost died on the mission, what happened?" sighing still looking him in the face. "I was talking to Elliot about the people we were suppose to get and the bomb came out of no where captain sir," watching him nod his head. "So who was watching your back?" he ask me. "Soldier Nucci captain sir," I can't believe I just gave up my bestfriend. "Nucci!" hearing a fall come from the side of me trying heard not to laugh. "Yes Captain sir!" Nucci said making his way around me to stand on the left of me. "Why did you let Polo get bombed at?" he ask him. "I don't know sir the bomb came out of no where sir," he tells the captain. "But it was day time I would get why you would say that if it was night but you need to be looking up too Soldier Nucci," he says pointing his finger at Nucci. "I know I'm sorry it was a mistake Captain sir," watching his face turn upside down. "You're sorry? So what if she died! Wouldn't that be your fault! And don't say no damn sorry Nucci!" watching him yell at Nucci but I believe Nucci need a push and to be yelled at for almost getting me killed. Waiting for Nucci to say something but hearing complete silence. "You better talk Boy!" looking down now at my feet. "It will never happen again right Nucci?" I say now looking back at the captain. "Yes Captain ma'am," nodding my head. "It bet not and Polo you have to watch your back too be careful out there," nodding and watching him walk off. "Your lucky I didn't tell him you were late getting the people in shelters," rolling my eyes at him and taking my diary walking to the back of the plane. The captain still treats me like a girl I thought I would finally be called one of the guys but I guess not. I even cut my hair to become one of the guys and not be called the first girl to be in the Marine Corps. Rolling my eyes and sitting by the window. "Would you like anything Teri?" the fly attendant ask me. "Yeah red wine please," watching her nod her head and walk off. I'm honestly ready to go home and see my mom. Next we are going to Brazil and The Canadian Armed Force are there bombing up homes and stuff like that so another day of war.