A week later the army were doing a training day but because it was raining they went inside
Nikki was in her camouflage wear as these were her mates but she sat in the staffroom her big black army boots curled into her as she nurse a cup a of tea.
"you alright?" Tom asked
"no if im honest I feel lousy"
"why?"
"ive got a headache and feel sick"
"you had some painkillers?"
Nikki nodded "was gonna stay at home but it's the army day"
Tom smiled
"right come on lets get down to the hall" Lorraine smiled
They all went downstairs Nikki included. She went over to the army lot.
"Corporal Boston" The general saluted
"General Marks" She saluted back
"get in line corporal" he smiled
"yes sir"
"Alright banks" She smiled hugging her best mate "hows life?"
"wicked yeah yours boston?"
"its good yeah, settled down had a baby with tom so its all good, I do miss this sometimes though"
"oh god yeah was at home with a gunshot for 6 weeks I was itching to get up and go"
"I know right you just cant sit still"
The kids and teachers were all sat in the hall silent as nikki and leanne were chatting away in line.
"BOSTON! BANKS!" The general said coming over to them "I'm aware you haven't spoken in months but can we leave the festivities until after today"
"yes sir" they both said
"Right Boston Marker you're the tallest"
Nikki walked into the centre.
"Marker fall in" Nikki saluted and stood still to attention.
"Batallion Fall in!"
They all stood in a line.
"On the right number"
Nikki started with 1 giving themselves each a number down the line.
"And left shoulder"
Nikki look left as they lined up dead straight.
"EVEN BACK, ODD FORWARD" The general said "MARCH"
Nikki marched forward with the others and stamped her foot in sucession with others.
"Batallion Attention"
All stood to attention
"March off the colour"
The whole battalion saluted and a flag march by and turned to face the front.
"Front line on the right turn, back on the left turn March!"
The flag marched to the side, as the rest marched into two lines facing each other behind the chairs.
"Right, the assult course, were gonna have boston versus banks"
"Boston im not feeling to good"
"trust me ive been feeling crap all morning banks"
"shall we just do it"
"WASN'T FOR DISCUSSION! GIVE ME FIVE"
Nikki and Leanne went to the front where the general was and gave him five press ups.
"Right your gonna run the assault cause, you ready"
Both nodded although neither were.
"3…2…1 go!"
Nikki and Leanne ran the course and nikki beat leanne by one second.
Nikki laughed "I beat you!"
"Haha it was luck missy!" leanne laughed
Nikki ran over to the side of the hall as she threw up causing the students to eurghhhh in chorus.
Leanne watched and suddenly she felt sick too and ran over doing the same
"BOSTON, BANKS. You okay?"
"No sir" they both said
"Right all students go and have a break in the playground" Micheal said intervening.
"Medic!" General shouted
"Medic roberts sir" he saluted
"Sort it"
"Right can you both sit on the floor here"
Both nikki and leanne sat on the floor
"I said you shouldn't of sweetheart" Tom said sitting by her
"I love you and I know I just wanted too tom"
"You must be Clarkson, heard a lot about you" Leanne smiled
"you must be banks"
"that's me"
"Right it seems as if you both have gone down with neuro virus"
"oh great" Nikki sighed
...
Nikki was sat by leanne "I'm gonna be sick" she said legging it to the toilet
"Leanne we will take you back to base" the medic said
Michael got a cleaner and got them to clean it all
Lorraine went after Nikki
"I didn't think you looked okay"
"I was gonna stay at home I've felt lousy all day"
"But because its army day you wanted to see your friends?"
Nikki stood up and nodded
"Go home and get some sleep"
"I will do, thankyou" nikki smiled as she took the army jacket off just leaving her green top on and camouflage trousers on
Tom came after her "you alright darling?"
"I'm going home"
"Alright darling"
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The next morning the morning briefing was happening.
"Right lists of absences. Nikki we all know why that is, toms caught it and been poorly in the night, Holly's off school and izzie isn't in the crèche today. So that's two teachers down"
"To be honest Michael I'm not feeling to good so I may go home" Lorraine said
"Yeah me too" Sian said
"How am I supposed to run a school with no teachers"
"They can't help it if there ill Michael!"
"Suppose so, what do we do?"
"We manage with what we have okay" Lorraine said "where's Sonya"
"She's phoned in"
"Your joking right" Lorraine said as she picked up her phone and phoned Sonya "where are you...you are joking me...how could you be so stupid, you get down here right now and do your job,your not ill just get here"
Lorraine put the phone down
"Everything alright?"
"Apart from a certain sister not believing in protection I'm fine" Lorraine said sarcastically