King and Country
Part Nine: Dead on Time
That night, at approximately 9:01 PM, all hell broke loose..
Or so it seemed. The two people who had engineered it knew better, although only one was present at the time, and she was well-hidden. The other was safely tucked away in his barracks, miles from the main base, but when he looked at his watch at nine he fancied that he could almost hear the commotion.
(It would be pointless to try to describe that evening's incident in detail; however, it did involve a great deal of yelling, screaming, general mayhem.. and lemon meringue. It ended with a pilot being marched off to the stockade, and an indignant ambulance driver demanding to see her uncle.)
That night, at approximately 9:01 PM, all hell broke loose..
Or so it seemed. The two people who had engineered it knew better, although only one was present at the time, and she was well-hidden. The other was safely tucked away in his barracks, miles from the main base, but when he looked at his watch at nine he fancied that he could almost hear the commotion.
(It would be pointless to try to describe that evening's incident in detail; however, it did involve a great deal of yelling, screaming, general mayhem.. and lemon meringue. It ended with a pilot being marched off to the stockade, and an indignant ambulance driver demanding to see her uncle.)
