Chapter 32
(Mac's POV)
Three hours and forty-two minutes later I awoke to someone talking about me.
"I always told Harm she was a great woman. After all the pictures he's sent of her I could pick her out in a crowd even though I've never seen her. He loves her so much." It was a female voice, one I did not recognize.
I opened my eyes to find his mother, stepfather, my uncle and the Admiral standing over me.
"Did I miss something?" I asked hoarsely.
"No dear, we were just discussing you and my son. Where are my manners? I am Patricia Burnett, Harm's mother and this is my husband Frank." She said with a sad smile.
"I'm Sarah MacKenzie or Mac, but everyone already seems to know me." I replied with a laugh, only to realize how much it hurt to laugh, and I ended up coughing, much to the concern of everyone.
"Are you alright Sarah?" asks my uncle.
"Yeah, just remind me not to laugh. How's Harm?"
"I knew you'd get to him eventually." Said the Admiral dryly. "He's well on the way to recovery, so stop worrying about him." Then he hurriedly looked to his wrist, "I forgot my watch dammit. What time is it?" he asks.
"Sixteen fifty-two and three seconds." My uncle and I reply in chorus.
The Admiral looks at us in surprise, "So your impeccable timing is a Marine thing. You will have to explain that later Colonel, right now I have to get to the airport on time." He dashes out leaving me bewildered.
"Why is he going to the airport?" I ask.
"To pick someone up." Answers my uncle.
"What did Admiral Chegwidden mean about 'a marine thing?'" asks Frank.
"I have an innate sense of time, as does any good marine, and these squids have been trying to get it out of me for years." I answer.
My uncle laughs, "But it's a closely guarded secret, we're marines and we don't tell our secrets. Even to squids…"
"Poor Harm." Laughed his mother, "He could definitely use a secret like that because he never gets up in the morning."
"You're telling me." I groan.
Everyone laughs, except me. I hate being wounded...
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