CH 4
After breakfast they went next door to where the two sailors room there they left together to drive to the school. When they arrived. Mike went to talk to the principle while Kate and the two sailors went and got everything out of the car then they walk over to the gym where Mike got key to it and unlock it and open the door for them then he went and got couple of containers from the car and return to the gym where Kate and the two sailors started setting up there area. Kate look around the gym when Mike walk in.
"Kate" she turn to Mike and smile
"Gym hasn't change at all except for the outside and same for the rest of the school"
"It been twenty years"
"that true" they talk while getting everything set up.
Once done they left and did there own things till that afternoon. Kate show Mike areas she remembered including the park where she use to sit on swings for hours. Now it nothing but buildings. Then she show him a tree where she love to go to and sit down and read on weekends when she wanted to get away from the house.
When Kate stop the car they got out and walk over to where the tree is. Kate look down at the base of it till she saw what she was looking for. When Mike saw the letter 'K' carve into the base, he look at Kate
"You did that"
"Yep i was thirteen at the time" Then she sat down since it was in the shaded spot.
Then Mike sat next to her. "So you come here a lot"
"Yeah i did, reading and studying help me. It was hard but i manage. Even the last year i was at school i didn't know what i want to do with my life or where to go. No friends, no family besides my mother."
"that was till career day help you decide" Kate turn to Mike and put her hand into his
"Yes that day change me more than i could emagin Mike, you help me, encourage me to join after when you and the others witness what happen"
"that true Kate and i did say you will make an excellent navy officer. and i was right"
"Yes you were, but did you ever imagine any of this happens now twenty years later"
"no i didn't Kate, but i'm please it happen"
"Same here and since i've join the navy and seeing you again, it just got better and better"
"that is true, now tomorrow night your classmates are in one hell of a shocked"
"I know"
she rest her head on his shoulder while they talk for an hour then they left to get some lunch in town then return back to there hotel room where they got changes in there dress whites then met the sailors outside there room.
then they left heading back to the school just as the bell rang. They saw other vans and army truck there. They walk over to the gym where they walk in to see others there talking. when they turn around, to see who walk into the gym. they saw it was recruitment for the navy. one of the army officers recognized one of them
"blood hell, there no way we can compete with the navy"
"why that mate"
"The two officers, they heros, i recognised the women officer, that lieutenant commander Kate flynn, she received the victoria cross and cross of valour about three years ago"
"It is her, hey that captain mighty mike flynn"
"you know him" a guy in the air force asked
"Yeah, he was HMAS Hammersley, he was transporting me and the platon i was in to Samaru island few years back, It was just before he was just promoted to commander."
They watch Mike and Kate look around the room then walk over to them. Both army and air force saulted them which they did in return. They talk for five minutes when teacher walk into the gym
"Excuse me, the students are on there way"
"Show time" Mike said
"Good luck" Kate said to the others before she follow the others to the navy table.
They could hear the kids talking and laughing when they walk into the gym looking around then they walk to a table "There uniform hasn't change" Kate said to Mike
"True" They notice some of the students walking to there table.
They ask number of questions which the four was able to answer. Kate saw an older women walking over to them while she answered the student questions. when she look up to the women, she look at Kate
"Hello Mrs McLennan it been a long time"
"Oh my" she said in shocked. Kate walk around the table which cause the ones at the table to turn and look at them as they hung. when they pulled apart
"Oh my, i can't believe it it you"
"Yes it me"
"look at you" she look at Kate up and down then back to her face
"You look amazing Kate, married and an officer"
"Mrs McLennan you know her" one of the students asked. Kate and the women turn to the students while smiling
"Yes i do. She use to be a student here twenty years ago"
"You use to live here" one of the asked
"Yes and just like today i walk in here look around and came to this table to find out more about the navy. Back then things were different to today. The four recruitments heard me yelling at group of students, and cause of the way i was yelling, it got them very interested. they met me and i ask them questions like what you done today and they answer them. One officer said to me that i would make a great navy officer" Mike smile remembering that.
"So if they thought i was good enough and my grades was high enough for me to join. So i sign up there and then"
"and she never look back" mike said making Kate laugh.
"That amazing, and is that a victoria cross" new comer asked
"Yes and the one next to it is cross of valour which is the second highest metal"
"How did you get them" one of them asked
"Captain Flynn who was commander at the time, a captain of the SAS and my self rish our lives to disable a bomb"
"You got a meal cause you disable a bomb, what a joke"
"that enough Joan" Mrs Mclennan said
"It wasn't an ordinary bomb. this bomb can cause a lot of damage and death in the hundreds and thousand. It what we called a dirty bomb. It made up with explosives and radioactive rods" they were shocked.
"that wouldn't affect us" Joan said
"It would if it depends on the wind direction. If it went off in cairns, and the wind direction was south, everything south to sydney, melbourne, even hobart would be contaminated including the sea itself." Kate said the kids were shocked
"How did you get the victoria cross" one of them asked
"I risk my life by jumping into a wanted boat just as it was leaving the marriner. without the guy knew i was on board, i found the second dirty bomb, it was active. i found wire cutters and cut the wires to the two cases that got the radioactive rod in it. once that was removed from the bomb, i went and disarm the guy who got a gun where as i didn't have any weapons. Just as navy ship showed up and there HRIB distated the guy long enough for me to disable him. i got the guy and the two cases onto the HRIB and speed away just before the boat blew up."
"so there was two bombs" one of the students asked
"Yes"
"Your a hero" Making Kate laugh
"I get that a lot" they asked Kate a lot of questions which she was able to answer them.
"What is your maiden name" one of the students asked
"McGregor, Kate McGregor"
"No way, my mother told me stories about you that you are like your mother a whore" That shocked everyone that heard what was just said
"that enough from You joan, i want you to apologize to lieutenant commander right now and i want to see you after school in my office"
"sorry lieutenant commander for what i said. I believed in the stories my mother was telling me about you but you are no way like what my mother describe you."
"what is your mother name" Kate asked
"claire johnson, she married and divorce Adam Johnson"
"You're Claire Clarke daughter"
"Yeah she got married when she finish high school because she was pregnant with my brother at the time."
"I understand and i don't blame you, you believed in what you mother was telling you and now you met me you relies i'm not what your mother said about me"
"no way." Mike step ford and stood next to Kate.
"You all will find this interesting, twenty years ago the officer that Kate said to her that she would make a great navy officer, that was me" they look at Mike in shocked
