The Very beginning.
A dull throbbing in my head brought me to my senses, lifting my body from the makeshift bed below me, I cracked my neck with a grimace. I ached all over and it seemed my nights rest, however short it had been, had not helped at all. Sighing I looked down at my body, as I slowly and as pain free as possible lifted my dirty and battered shirt over my head, I was covered in gauze from head to toe and I knew it would be atleast another two weeks untill they let me back out to aid my fellow soldiers in the war that was bringing the world around me down to nothingness, if they let me that that is. After they found out i was a woman, the medical team nearly fainted when they first undressed my to examine my body, the shit had hit the fan and i had to come clean in the end. It was my own fault i was in the state that I was right now, but that's a different story for a different day and one that I'd be happy to forget some time soon. I knew that would never happen, not if the rest of the god damn army had anything to do with it. I sighed once again preparing myself for the day ahead of me, it was going to be slow, painful, and would could either make or brake my future. Pulling myself out of my thoughts, which were bringing my mood down considerably, I yanked back the tents soft fabric door and searched for Sgt. to get this show on the road.
The looks from all the other men is what i couldn't handle as i walked along, wincing every few steps from the pains all over my body, they looked at me in shock and some even winking with smirks on their faces, hell some even looked down right disgusted with me being here, maybe they were right, maybe the battle field was 'no place for a lady' as my mother had told me before I left but I'd rather eat shit then let any off them judge me for my gender I'd lasted six months already, wasn't that enough to prove to them I was deserving?
I quickened my pace towards the Sergeants tent and soon enough there i was, waiting to be condemned to a life as the perfect house wife, granting my husband his every wish. Snorting at the thought in disgust i waited outside for atleast half an hour before we could even talk, as he had put it, but finally here i was sitting opposite the man who would decide my fate. His eyes had always looked friendly to me but right now they looked down right scary, he looked sleep deprived and the once happy face of the Sergeant was now lined with age and stress. He looked at me for a few seconds analyzing my face like a hawk before he finally addressed me.
"You know Private, you're lucky to be alive right now? I thought I told you to rest a few days before trying to jump right back into all the action" he paused, shaking his head, waiting for me to say something, anything that would make his choice easier.
"Sorry sir, I just couldn't lay around all day thinking about what was gonna' happen to me, I need this sir, I need to stay and fight and I'm begging you, I'll rest if you tell me too, hell I'll do anything you ask me too, just please sir, don't tell me to leave, I've got nothing else" tears began to brim in my eyes and i mentally slapped myself for giving too many emotions away, I was stronger then this god dammit.
"I've always liked you Private Richards, knew there was something different about you, that the other men don't have, never for a second did it cross my my mind that they would have something you didn't have! not even for a second, but I can't bring myself to tell you to pack up you're things and be gone with ya', i just can't, that's why him sending you out again Private, just don't make me regret my decision alright?"
My smile grew huge as i stopped myself from hugging the man before me, "Yes sir, I wont let you down I promise, you don't know what this means to me, thank you so much" I all but cried with happiness at him, he smiled brightly in return before motioning for me too leave.
"Oh wait, before I forget I want you to take it easy for the next few weeks, so I'm gonna send you with Captain Miller, on a simple search and rescue mission, okay? right well go get packed and I'll be taking you to introduce yourself tomorrow morning. clear?"
"Yes sir, thank you sir" I smiled brightly at him as I left the tent and headed off for my own, feeling ten times better then I had a few hours before.