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"HEY CAP! LOOK WHAT I FOUND!" Olivia laughed as one of her Marines held up a dead rat.
"Martinez! THAT IS NASTY AS HELL! PUT THAT SHIT DOWN!"
"Hey, hey! Cap, Let's play for it!? If I beat you at basketball when we get back you have to lick it! If you beat me I'll do whatever you ask me to do.
"MARTINEZ! You know damn well you are NOT going to beat Cap at a game of basketball."
"Hey, man have a little faith!" Martinez.
"Yeah…..all time scoring leader for Anapolis as Point Guard. Led them to Three National Title…...Ya Martinez get ready to do what Cap tells you to do!" Huck spoke up and laughed. The rest of the squadron laughed and continued on.
Olivia Carolyn Pope, Oldest of three whom were all in the military. She comes from a long line of family members that were in the military. Her father a decorated Navy Seal and her mother a Navy nurse. So, it's safe to say that there was no doubt that she was going to follow their footsteps. Being the first to be accepted into Annapolis was a big deal for her. Olivia loves what she does and the men and women she is in charge of. She worked her ass off to gain her captaincy and took her job seriously. But, there are times when she let up a little. Now, she was on her third tour to Afghanistan and she doesn't have plans to stop. Sure, the deployments were hard but Olivia was well trained in the Academy and she has amazing mentors.
She always brought her men and women home. They were safer in her hands. The Admirals always said that she was one step ahead of the enemy. Part of her training was from her father Eli, whom she has an amazing relationship with. Olivia was a natural born leader, but she was also gifted in basketball. So, to do both of what she loved, Olivia went to Annapolis playing basketball for them. She could have gone pro, but she wanted to be a Marine. There was six months left to their deployment and Olivia wanted to make sure all of these guys made it back.
Today was just a normal day. The squadron was supposed to determine if it was safe for the army to move in. This was the last sector of the city and then they would move on to the next.
"Man, we shouldn't even be here! The damn army couldn't even do their job right!" Landers spoke.
"Hey! We are all brothers and sisters fighting the same cause. Our job is to make the army's job easier."
"Yeah, yeah! Just admit it Cap. We wouldn't be here if the Army could do their jobs properly. But, no we gotta come out here and pre-check it for them." Landers was a proud Marine and thought they were the best branch of the military.
"Look the sooner we clear this sector the sooner we can return to base and for me to kick Martinez's ass on one on one." Olivia smirked as she continued to look around the city. Just then they noticed something everyone seemed to have gone. Then she saw the little boy smiling at her. Olivia smiled back, but noticed that the little boy started to run his index finger across his throat. Before she could even react, there was an explosion. Olivia couldn't move because a piece of debris was on her. She watched as one by one her unit was picked apart. Watching them all die as she was helpless and it killed her. Soon it was just her, Martinez, and Huck.
The next thing she knows is that she's woken up in a dark room with little light coming from it. Next to her was Martinez and Huck. Soon there were men yelling in Arabic, but something was off. Something doesn't seem right to her but she was losing consciousness again. She woke up again and noticed that all four of them were lined up. Landers made it too, but he was getting tortured. They brought out Landers and started to beat him up. No matter how much Olivia pleated they kept going to the point of killing him. Olivia screamed no as she watched his life slipped away. They broke both of her legs and arm. Huck started to struggle and the bullet landed on Olivia's chest. Last thing she remembers was being hit across the face.
When Olivia woke up again, in an unfamiliar environment. She was in the hospital. With everything that came rushing back to her Olivia shot up and screamed. That alerted the staff. They gave her a sedative to calm her down. When Olivia woke up, her family was here. Her brother Marus a Navy Pilot and her sister Quinn who was a Navy Physician. Eli and Maya looked worried as ever. Olivia was still very hurt and could barely.
"Oh baby….." Maya touched Olivia cheek and she flinched because it hurt, but loved her mother's touch.
"Livia…..I am so sorry…." Eli cried.
"It's…..not….your….fault dad…" Olivia coughed. Soon they took her for evaluations and test.
The doctors informed her that she was shot in the chest, two broken legs, jaw, amrs and nose. No one would really tell her how she got out, but Olivia believed she shouldn't be alive. She should have died with her men. The following week Olivia was notified that Huck and Martinez also made it, but she couldn't face them. All that happened was her fault and she couldn't live with the guilt. So, a month later when she was discharged from the hospital. Olivia was also informed that she would be discharged from the Marines, with a promotion to Major. She was given all these kinds of medals and sent home.
Eli and Maya decided it was best if Olivia came to live with them for she had therapy, which she refused to go to. There was also physical therapy which she was struggling to. Durham, North Carolina was her new home now. It killed Olivia to be discharged out of the Marine Corp. This was her life that was ripped away from her. Another downside was not being able to sleep. She drank because she couldn't sleep. Soon she couldn't go a day without alcohol. The nightmares and the flash backs got worse. Eli and Maya were worried but she shut everyone out. She just wanted a good night sleep, but couldn't get any.
Laura Grant had a beautiful daughter and husband that she couldn't wait to get back to. She was in Durham for a business meeting and decided to go to a musical with her mother-in-law Alice Grant. She went to see the Sound of Music since it was Laura's favorite. Meanwhile, Olivia was just trying to sleep. She just kept seeing the faces of her unit. Their all dead and it was all her fault. Olivia tried to go back to bed again, but it did not help at all. Across town the musical was wrapping up and Laura and Alice were ready to head out.
Olivia was frustrated she couldn't go back to bed that she started to drink a bottle of vodka. Just then she got an idea to go for a drive to clear her head. Once the musical ended the two women headed back home. Alice was driving as Laura sat in the passenger seat. She looked at a text from Fitz as it was a picture of him and Karen with whipped cream on their noses. As Laura looked up all she saw was headlights and blank. Olivia was taking a drink out of the bottle when she saw a car coming towards her. Next thing she knows they collided. Olivia, was knocked unconscious. Eli and Maya got out of the car and got their daughter out of the car. Maya checked on the other car and the two women did not look alive.
They got Olivia out of there and back to their house. With the connections that Eli had, he was able to keep Olivia totally out of it. They made it a black file case so nothing could be toughed about it. The accident was ruled hit and run and case was closed.
While in Raleigh, North Carolina, Fitzgerald Thomas Grant the Third received the worst phone call of his life. His wife and mother were involved in a car accident. Fitz left Karen with Abby and flew to Durham. When he arrived at the hospital, Big Jerry was crying. Fitz had never seen his father cry.
"Dad…..Dad…..Please…..Say something…..Please…" Fitz pleaded.
"Their…...They're…..gone Fitz…..Their gone….." Big Jerry cried as he just lost his wife and daughter-in-law.
"No! No! No! You're LYING! NOOOOOO! GOD PLEASE NO!" Fitz screamed as Big Jerry took his son into his arms. This couldn't be happening this was his mother and sweet Laura. He couldn't part from both of them. Karen was going to grow up without a mom and Fitz was broken.
10 YEARS LATER
Karen Grant rolled her eyes as she sat next to her dad in the principle office. Fitz had taken a job offer as a professor/ instructor for Duke Medical School. They've moved from Raleigh to Durham. Karen loved her dad, but it was unfair to rip her from her team going into senior year. Fitz had enrolled her in the best private school in Durham, called Nicole's Academy. They were thrilled to have Karen because she was one of the top recruits for Duke. Principle Langston did let her know that their basketball coach was tough as nails. Karen scroffed because she knew she'd be calling the shots.
It's been ten years since the accident and Olivia still don't know what happened or how she made it out. But, Eli and Maya had sent her to California to get the help she needed. The accident was a blessing in disguise for her. Olivia went to rehab for her drinking problems, saw a professional to help with her PTSD. Five years ago she moved back to Durham because she got a job offer as the head coach for her Alma Mater Nicole's Academy. Olivia accepted and brought the program to new heights.
Today she was getting a new player and she knew the girl. Karen Grant, one of the best shooting guards she's seen in a while. But, she ran a tight program and she hoped that the girl didn't think she had a guaranteed spot on the team. She has to work for it. The girls were doing laps as she saw Karen, Principle Langston and what appears Mr. Grant.
"Ah, there she is."
"Olivia, this is your new player Karen Grant. Karen this is Coach Pope."
"Nice to meet you Karen." Olivia smiled. Karen just rolled her eyes.
"Karen Grant! That is not how you greet someone." Fitz boomed. He did not tolerate disrespect.
"Nice to meet you, Ma'am." Karen corrected herself, with a hint of attitude.
"I am sorry Ms. Pope….."
"Please call me Olivia. Ms. Pope is my mother and the girls call me Coach." Olivia smiled. She can't deny Fitzgerald Grant was a beautiful man. From his ocean blue eyes to his curly brown hair. She was in big trouble.
