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After securing a jeep from the base Sergeant at Monrovia, with the help of a map we headed to the Harrisburg marine base in Greenville. I watch Mac while I drive, even though I'm suppose to be keeping on the map. I know she is feeling sick, but she being stubborn and refused to see the doctor once we got to camp. I know something is wrong, but I can only trust that what she is telling me is true. I glance down at the map once more, and try and calculate how many more miles until we make our next turn.
"There is going to be a fork in the road about a mile up ahead, take a left." I said securing the map and rubbing my hands over my face.
"Tired?" she asks taking my hand in hers.
"Yeah, all this jet lag is catching up with me," I say leaning back in the seat.
"Hey you can't sleep Harm, remember what the base Sergeant said? There are riving tribes in the area, and they wouldn't mind shooting at us."
"Yeah, yeah," I said picking up my gun again and watched the road.
"What's wrong Harm?" she asked glancing over at me.
"What time is it in Washington?" I ask, watching some children play by a stream.
"Missing the kids," she asks with a chuckle.
"Yeah," I said keeping my eyes on those kids.
"I miss them to, but it's no use beating ourselves up about it. We'll be home in a few days, and then we can make for all of the time that we missed. But right now the boys should just be getting in to bed."
"You know we owe Sturgis big time for this."
"Yeah, I know."
"Suddenly Mac swerves the jeep over to the side of the road. She gets out, and leaning over a ditch, she throws up. I am out of the jeep within seconds and am at her side.
"I'm fine," she says, but keeps throwing up.
"No your not, just keep taking deep breaths," I say turning my eyes back to the road. "Just take it easy Mac, when we get to camp, I'll take you to the base doctor."
"Like hell you will. I told you that I'm fine Harm, I just wish that you would believe me."
"Believe you? Believe you? Look at you Mac you throwing up every few hours, you can't keep any food down, and you think your fine. What is wrong Mac? Please just tell me! Whatever it is we can work it out."
"Harm I-"
But before she could finish the sound of gunshots had us running back for the jeep. While Mac fired back, I tried to get us out of there, only to have the tires shredded by a bullet. We only hesitated a few seconds before grabbing our survival packs and our guns and heading into the dense forest.
There were about six of them chasing us, I noticed as we were running. Mac pointed out a small cave, and we ran for it, hoping that the tribes' men wouldn't find us there.
We crouched down low with our guns at the ready, but were relieved when the men seemed to give up. We heard our jeep being restarted and watched as two of the six men rode off in it.
The other four continued to search for us with one man watching the road armed with an AK47, while the rest of the men were searching farther away from us.
After hours of sitting in silence hidden away in the cave, we both agree that it is safe to move out.
"Now what?" she asks in obvious distress.
"Well, they're probably going to be guarding the road, so it wouldn't be a very good idea to get back on it."
"Did you bring the map," she asks hopefully. Damn. I knew I forgot something. She takes my silence for an answer and shakes her head.
"You see, this is what happens when you let men drive. They get lost, and forget to bring the map."
"Well Mac, I don't think this happens to a lot of guys in Washington, you know."
"So, what do we do now?"
"Well we know there are still guys looking for us and as long as we're still out here, those guys will be to. Our best bet is to camp here for the night and start walking tomorrow."
She sighs and sits down, taking out her survival pack and starts going through it.
"So what do we have in there" I ask sitting down next to her.
"A razor, a knife, dehydrated food, thermal blankets."
"A condom," I said surprisingly holding it up for her to see. "Well at least we're prepared.
"That's for water Harm, get your head out of the gutter." (A/N: remember in that epp, where AJ was lost and he used a condom to heat up drinking water? Well here ya go.)
"But I like being in the gutter," I say innocently.
"Yeah but it's not going to get us home," she says and puts the condom back in the bag.
The sun is already starting to set, and I figure that's the base has already sent a search party out for us. I just hope that they find us before the tribes men do.
TBC.
Okay so I tried to make this chap a little longer. I know three pages isn't much, but I promise to update again soon, with a hopefully longer chap. Please don't forget to review!
After securing a jeep from the base Sergeant at Monrovia, with the help of a map we headed to the Harrisburg marine base in Greenville. I watch Mac while I drive, even though I'm suppose to be keeping on the map. I know she is feeling sick, but she being stubborn and refused to see the doctor once we got to camp. I know something is wrong, but I can only trust that what she is telling me is true. I glance down at the map once more, and try and calculate how many more miles until we make our next turn.
"There is going to be a fork in the road about a mile up ahead, take a left." I said securing the map and rubbing my hands over my face.
"Tired?" she asks taking my hand in hers.
"Yeah, all this jet lag is catching up with me," I say leaning back in the seat.
"Hey you can't sleep Harm, remember what the base Sergeant said? There are riving tribes in the area, and they wouldn't mind shooting at us."
"Yeah, yeah," I said picking up my gun again and watched the road.
"What's wrong Harm?" she asked glancing over at me.
"What time is it in Washington?" I ask, watching some children play by a stream.
"Missing the kids," she asks with a chuckle.
"Yeah," I said keeping my eyes on those kids.
"I miss them to, but it's no use beating ourselves up about it. We'll be home in a few days, and then we can make for all of the time that we missed. But right now the boys should just be getting in to bed."
"You know we owe Sturgis big time for this."
"Yeah, I know."
"Suddenly Mac swerves the jeep over to the side of the road. She gets out, and leaning over a ditch, she throws up. I am out of the jeep within seconds and am at her side.
"I'm fine," she says, but keeps throwing up.
"No your not, just keep taking deep breaths," I say turning my eyes back to the road. "Just take it easy Mac, when we get to camp, I'll take you to the base doctor."
"Like hell you will. I told you that I'm fine Harm, I just wish that you would believe me."
"Believe you? Believe you? Look at you Mac you throwing up every few hours, you can't keep any food down, and you think your fine. What is wrong Mac? Please just tell me! Whatever it is we can work it out."
"Harm I-"
But before she could finish the sound of gunshots had us running back for the jeep. While Mac fired back, I tried to get us out of there, only to have the tires shredded by a bullet. We only hesitated a few seconds before grabbing our survival packs and our guns and heading into the dense forest.
There were about six of them chasing us, I noticed as we were running. Mac pointed out a small cave, and we ran for it, hoping that the tribes' men wouldn't find us there.
We crouched down low with our guns at the ready, but were relieved when the men seemed to give up. We heard our jeep being restarted and watched as two of the six men rode off in it.
The other four continued to search for us with one man watching the road armed with an AK47, while the rest of the men were searching farther away from us.
After hours of sitting in silence hidden away in the cave, we both agree that it is safe to move out.
"Now what?" she asks in obvious distress.
"Well, they're probably going to be guarding the road, so it wouldn't be a very good idea to get back on it."
"Did you bring the map," she asks hopefully. Damn. I knew I forgot something. She takes my silence for an answer and shakes her head.
"You see, this is what happens when you let men drive. They get lost, and forget to bring the map."
"Well Mac, I don't think this happens to a lot of guys in Washington, you know."
"So, what do we do now?"
"Well we know there are still guys looking for us and as long as we're still out here, those guys will be to. Our best bet is to camp here for the night and start walking tomorrow."
She sighs and sits down, taking out her survival pack and starts going through it.
"So what do we have in there" I ask sitting down next to her.
"A razor, a knife, dehydrated food, thermal blankets."
"A condom," I said surprisingly holding it up for her to see. "Well at least we're prepared.
"That's for water Harm, get your head out of the gutter." (A/N: remember in that epp, where AJ was lost and he used a condom to heat up drinking water? Well here ya go.)
"But I like being in the gutter," I say innocently.
"Yeah but it's not going to get us home," she says and puts the condom back in the bag.
The sun is already starting to set, and I figure that's the base has already sent a search party out for us. I just hope that they find us before the tribes men do.
TBC.
Okay so I tried to make this chap a little longer. I know three pages isn't much, but I promise to update again soon, with a hopefully longer chap. Please don't forget to review!