Ch 1 ~ Where the hell are we?!
Tiffany and Elise sat up. "What?" Elise asked groggily, still asleep. All of a sudden, a sharp jerk almost made the three still sleepy girls fall off their chair. "Where the hell are we?" demanded Tiffany.
"You're on a train, heading for New York," a girl sitting across from them answered. They got up and walked towards the back of the train. They noticed five girls who had to be in their early twenties or even their late teens. Then Shannon noticed something familiar about them. "Oh my God!" Shannon pulled Tiffany and Elise closer so that they were right up against an empty seat. "It's Evelyn and the other nurses from Pearl Harbor! But then-that must mean that we're going to New York!! Then Hawaii!! Damn it, that means we're going to Pearl Harbor! Aww, I don't wanna be a nurse!" Elise looked sick as she remembered what Evelyn and the others had had to do when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. "And we're gonna see Rafe, ugh, Red, ummm... ooh, that means we're gonna see Danny too!!!" Elise and Tiffany looked over at the girls chattering excitedly. "Oh my gosh you're right! It's Evelyn, Sandra, Betty, um....I can't remember the rest of their names!" Evelyn looked up. "Did someone say my name?" she asked. The three girls spun around. "Um, yeah," Shannon said nervously. "We were talking, um, about a character from a movie we saw whose name was Evelyn."
"Oh, I see," Evelyn replied. "What was the movie called?" Shannon looked at Elise and Tiffany. "It was called, um, Pearl Harbor." she replied.
"Pearl Harbor?" a pretty blonde girl of about 17 asked. "Isn't that the base in Hawaii where we might get stationed?" Elise gasped.
"Oh, no!" she muttered under her breath, as she recognized the blonde girl who spoke as Betty, the only nurse of the five to get killed.
"Well, since you know my name already, these are my friends. Sandra, Betty, Barbara and Martha." They waved and smiled at the girls as Evelyn introduced them. "Hi," Shannon, Elise and Tiffany replied. "I'm Shannon, and these are my best friends Elise and Tiffany."
"Hi," the five girls smiled friendly-like at the girls, who smiled back and relaxed a bit. Then Shannon said, "OK, I know this may sound insane and odd, but what year is it?" Evelyn looked at her friends, puzzled, but she answered, "It's 1941, why?"
"Oh, no reason," Shannon said quickly. Evelyn shrugged. Why don't you three sit down and we can get to know each other?"
"Sure, thanks," they replied.
"Oh, no problem," Evelyn replied.
"So what are you three doing going to New York, anyways?" Betty asked. Shannon looked at her friends. "We umm....joined the Navy, as nurses. None of us are registered nurses though." Tiffany said quickly. "Even though..ummmmm....I'm only 17, and they're only 16."
"That's okay," Betty said. "I'm only 17, too!" Yeah, but before this war is over, you're gonna be engaged to Red, then you're gonna die, Shannon thought. She sighed, then looked over at Elise. From the expression on her face, Shannon could tell that she was thinking the same thing.
"I joined the army to do MY patriotic duty...and... to meet guys!" Martha admitted.
They giggled. "Me too," Betty added.
"I'm the only registered nurse here, then?" Evelyn asked.
"Yes!!" all seven girls answered at the same time. They looked at each other, then started giggling.
"You have to tell them the story, Ev," Barbara said.
"Oh, but it's such a long story," Evelyn protested.
"We got time," Martha insisted.
"Well, it was about four weeks ago," Evelyn started. Shannon and Elise exchanged glances. They knew this story, and it was so cute, and hilarious.
"Eye exam number four?" Evelyn called.
"I'm gonna fail," Evelyn heard Rafe say to Danny. "They're gonna take away my wings."
"No they're not," Danny reassured him. "Just relax."
"Just keep practicing the bottom line
"J-L-M-K-P-O-E-T-X" Rafe muttered over and over. Very soon it was his turn. "Ma'am," he said, coming up to the desk and picking up the eye test. "J-L-M- K-P-O-E-T-X." he said very quickly. "Ma'am. Eyes like an eagle, ma'am."
"Slow down, flyboy," Evelyn replied, not looking up from the chart. "And instead of the bottom, read the very top. Both eyes."
"E-X-"
"X-E" Danny whispered from behind Rafe.
"X-E. X-E, ma'am. Ma'am, I know how this looks."
"I'm sorry Lieutenant, I really am. But Army and Navy requires 20/20 vision."
"Oh, I-its-its not a problem with my eyes. I mean I can see. I mean I can hit a running rabbit with a $3.00 pistol. I got a problem with letters."
"Well, maybe after some schooling, you can come back and take the test again."
"No, I had schooling." Rafe insisted. "The teachers just didn't know what to make of it. It's just letters, that's all." Rafe leaned towards Evelyn. "Please, ma'am. Don't take my wings."
"Evelyn, rotate to station three," a nurse said as she passed by Evelyn's station.
"I felt so bad for him." Evelyn told them, blushing. Shannon grinned, knowing what was coming. "I passed him." The girls giggled.
"Good for you!" Martha said. Shannon giggled.
"I've always wondered what it was like back in the 1940's," she muttered to Elise. Just then a bump made Shannon fall off her seat. Everyone giggled and Shannon turned bright red. Evelyn held out a hand and Shannon grabbed it as she got up slowly. "God I hate doing that!" she laughed. Then she looked around at the other girls, laughing and chattering about the guys that they were sure to meet. She sighed. We're going to Pearl Harbor!!! she thought happily.
Tiffany and Elise sat up. "What?" Elise asked groggily, still asleep. All of a sudden, a sharp jerk almost made the three still sleepy girls fall off their chair. "Where the hell are we?" demanded Tiffany.
"You're on a train, heading for New York," a girl sitting across from them answered. They got up and walked towards the back of the train. They noticed five girls who had to be in their early twenties or even their late teens. Then Shannon noticed something familiar about them. "Oh my God!" Shannon pulled Tiffany and Elise closer so that they were right up against an empty seat. "It's Evelyn and the other nurses from Pearl Harbor! But then-that must mean that we're going to New York!! Then Hawaii!! Damn it, that means we're going to Pearl Harbor! Aww, I don't wanna be a nurse!" Elise looked sick as she remembered what Evelyn and the others had had to do when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. "And we're gonna see Rafe, ugh, Red, ummm... ooh, that means we're gonna see Danny too!!!" Elise and Tiffany looked over at the girls chattering excitedly. "Oh my gosh you're right! It's Evelyn, Sandra, Betty, um....I can't remember the rest of their names!" Evelyn looked up. "Did someone say my name?" she asked. The three girls spun around. "Um, yeah," Shannon said nervously. "We were talking, um, about a character from a movie we saw whose name was Evelyn."
"Oh, I see," Evelyn replied. "What was the movie called?" Shannon looked at Elise and Tiffany. "It was called, um, Pearl Harbor." she replied.
"Pearl Harbor?" a pretty blonde girl of about 17 asked. "Isn't that the base in Hawaii where we might get stationed?" Elise gasped.
"Oh, no!" she muttered under her breath, as she recognized the blonde girl who spoke as Betty, the only nurse of the five to get killed.
"Well, since you know my name already, these are my friends. Sandra, Betty, Barbara and Martha." They waved and smiled at the girls as Evelyn introduced them. "Hi," Shannon, Elise and Tiffany replied. "I'm Shannon, and these are my best friends Elise and Tiffany."
"Hi," the five girls smiled friendly-like at the girls, who smiled back and relaxed a bit. Then Shannon said, "OK, I know this may sound insane and odd, but what year is it?" Evelyn looked at her friends, puzzled, but she answered, "It's 1941, why?"
"Oh, no reason," Shannon said quickly. Evelyn shrugged. Why don't you three sit down and we can get to know each other?"
"Sure, thanks," they replied.
"Oh, no problem," Evelyn replied.
"So what are you three doing going to New York, anyways?" Betty asked. Shannon looked at her friends. "We umm....joined the Navy, as nurses. None of us are registered nurses though." Tiffany said quickly. "Even though..ummmmm....I'm only 17, and they're only 16."
"That's okay," Betty said. "I'm only 17, too!" Yeah, but before this war is over, you're gonna be engaged to Red, then you're gonna die, Shannon thought. She sighed, then looked over at Elise. From the expression on her face, Shannon could tell that she was thinking the same thing.
"I joined the army to do MY patriotic duty...and... to meet guys!" Martha admitted.
They giggled. "Me too," Betty added.
"I'm the only registered nurse here, then?" Evelyn asked.
"Yes!!" all seven girls answered at the same time. They looked at each other, then started giggling.
"You have to tell them the story, Ev," Barbara said.
"Oh, but it's such a long story," Evelyn protested.
"We got time," Martha insisted.
"Well, it was about four weeks ago," Evelyn started. Shannon and Elise exchanged glances. They knew this story, and it was so cute, and hilarious.
"Eye exam number four?" Evelyn called.
"I'm gonna fail," Evelyn heard Rafe say to Danny. "They're gonna take away my wings."
"No they're not," Danny reassured him. "Just relax."
"Just keep practicing the bottom line
"J-L-M-K-P-O-E-T-X" Rafe muttered over and over. Very soon it was his turn. "Ma'am," he said, coming up to the desk and picking up the eye test. "J-L-M- K-P-O-E-T-X." he said very quickly. "Ma'am. Eyes like an eagle, ma'am."
"Slow down, flyboy," Evelyn replied, not looking up from the chart. "And instead of the bottom, read the very top. Both eyes."
"E-X-"
"X-E" Danny whispered from behind Rafe.
"X-E. X-E, ma'am. Ma'am, I know how this looks."
"I'm sorry Lieutenant, I really am. But Army and Navy requires 20/20 vision."
"Oh, I-its-its not a problem with my eyes. I mean I can see. I mean I can hit a running rabbit with a $3.00 pistol. I got a problem with letters."
"Well, maybe after some schooling, you can come back and take the test again."
"No, I had schooling." Rafe insisted. "The teachers just didn't know what to make of it. It's just letters, that's all." Rafe leaned towards Evelyn. "Please, ma'am. Don't take my wings."
"Evelyn, rotate to station three," a nurse said as she passed by Evelyn's station.
"I felt so bad for him." Evelyn told them, blushing. Shannon grinned, knowing what was coming. "I passed him." The girls giggled.
"Good for you!" Martha said. Shannon giggled.
"I've always wondered what it was like back in the 1940's," she muttered to Elise. Just then a bump made Shannon fall off her seat. Everyone giggled and Shannon turned bright red. Evelyn held out a hand and Shannon grabbed it as she got up slowly. "God I hate doing that!" she laughed. Then she looked around at the other girls, laughing and chattering about the guys that they were sure to meet. She sighed. We're going to Pearl Harbor!!! she thought happily.