5 weeks... I place an X on today and sigh... I have been here 5 weeks and I have hardly slept, or unpacked. As soon as I got Parris Island, I've been doin' everything from runnin' miles to learnin' marine stuff and finally we get some down time so I'm gonna unpack and then get some sleep. After I put my clothes in the drawer, even though we have to wear the stuff they give us, my roomate walks in.

"Yo, Carlos, I don't even see why your unpackin' now seein' as how we only have a couple a weeks left."

8 weeks excatly... 8 more weeks of this hell hole... 8 more weeks till I can hold my Chica in my arms... speaking of Kiara... I look in my bag and take out the picture I brought and the garter she gave me at the airport. I take her picture and and place it next to my bed.

"Yo, man is that ya girl." yeah my noiva. "Yeah man."

"Dude, let me see her pic... is she hot."

"She's smokin." I show him the picture. "Dude, that ain't smokin..., but let me guess she's good in the sack."

My blood boils as he says that... I take Kiara's picture out of his hand and grab his shirt and push him up against the wall... I haven't been in fight since the Devlin incident but when a guy hits on her or says something like that about my chica its on. I have him against the wall

"uno, pendijo she is smokin... just because she doesn't show off her chichis or her ass doesn't mean she isn't"... I push him harder against the wall. "dos... don't EVER talk about my sex life with her... and tres talk about my chica like that ever again and i'm gonna kick your pendijo ass for real...gotta it." I let him go. "Sure man..." He says as he fixes his shirt. God I miss Kiara... I change into my pjs and look at Kiara's picture and fall asleep.

"All right everybody get your ass out of bed" god I would give anything to hear one of Brandon's morning songs or hell I would rather hear Tuck and his annoying voice, but I can't. I get up get dressed and head out to work my ass off.

Finally after a day of boot camp and I mark another day off. "Yo Fuentes you got mail." one letter from Alex and brittany, one from the westfords, one from mi'ama and luis... and the one I want the most from Kiara.. I try and open it fast but not try and tear it.

"Carlos,

I miss you so much... I have been working at the shop with Alex full time, and when I'm not working there I go jogging with Tuck or play with Brandon. Oh, and Brandon told me you say hi and that he misses his amigo. Oh there is this new guy at the shop his name is Damon anyway Brittany and I have gone apartment hunting for next fall and she said that Alex is waiting for you to get back to go look at apartments. I have written you tons of letters pretty much saying everything that I did but Tuck said that you would want a play by play of my days so I wrote this one. Carlos I want you to know how much I love you and miss you and really want these weeks to go by fast so I can be in your arms again... I Love you Forever Babe

Your Chica,

Kiara 3

as I read this I couldn't help but smile. The rest of the night I read my other letters and thought about Kiara.. only 8 more weeks