Chapter 3
Johnny registered in the army as an 18 year old even though he was only 17. They accepted him and put him in the same unit as Andrew. Good thing because he had to keep an eye on him.
As he walked back his mother he caught sight of Andrew talking to a slim dark haired girl whose name was Nicole. Andrew smiled at the girl and walked toward him.
" So I heard you signed up for the army." Andrew commented.
" Yes, I did."
" How come you never signed up before?"
' I have to think of a good lie quick. I could never tell Andrew that I am under age or Andrew would probably have me sent back' Johnny thought. Then it came to him. " I just turned 18 this week." His lie had worked or so Johnny had thought. Andrew had seen right through it but he didn't say anything.
" Well I'm glad you joined the army. We could use someone like you."
" I'm going to tell my mother," Johnny said as he walked past Andrew. Instead of going to his mother he went to where Melissa stood.
" I told your mother that I was leaving," Melissa said with her back turned to Johnny. 'She must have heard me coming ' Johnny thought.
" What did she say?"
" She said that I could do anything I felt I needed to do. And I must go help the people in the army."
" I need to go ask my mother something." Johnny said as he walked off into the crowd.
" I already asked he what she thought of you joining the army and she said that she will miss you. Don't bother going off and asking her, she already left," Melissa said toward where Johnny had disappeared. The crowd parted and Johnny came through. He had heard every word that she had said. He was shocked. " I need to go register." Melissa said as she walked away. She had already registered but she thought that he probably needed to be alone.
' How could my mother leave like that!' Johnny thought. ' I had thought that she would put up a big fight and would never let me go. Maybe she had known that I would go anyway. Even if she had shoved me in a closet and locked the door. Then he realized that she had left because she knew that she could never stop him from going. It was so simple why had he not seen it before!'