In the meantime Maggie came out of her barrack. She was glad that she had a quarter of her own. It was a small one, which was normally intended for the superior officers. Maggie knew that she'll have to live very closely with the men very soon, but she appreciated that she had first some time to get to know the men before she'll have to live with them in small places and trough compromising situations.
She didn't like Captain Sobel from the very beginning. She knew she'll have to try to cope with him because he was her CO but she could see it in the way he looked at her, that in his opinion women belonged into the kitchen and to the cradle and not on a MG. But Maggie has never been a typical female: When she was a child she didn't like to play with dolls, she preferred reading and bickering with the boys from the neighbourhood. Although she went to a girls-college, Maggie didn't like typical female talk. In her opinion most of the girls behaved stupid just to appeal to the men. After her graduation at the age of 17, she went to the University of Bonn to study law. She was of course the only woman in her semester. When the Hitler-government became more and more inhuman, Maggie started to protest and tried to inform the public. Because of that she got arrested by the Gestapo for a few days. After that incident Maggie decided to go to her relatives in the USA. Her father was an American, who became acquainted with her mom during his fathers work as a diplomat in the Kaiser Reich. Maggie's mom worked as a nurse and married her father at the age of 18. One year later she gave birth to Maggie's older sister Karen. Six years later she delivered Maggie. Maggie knew that her behaviour worried her mom but she didn't want to reveal her true self. She didn't want to know what her mom would tell her if she knew that Maggie joined the US-Army after her graduation.
Maggie decided to join the army after she got knowledge of her sister's disappearance. She was afraid that Karen got arrested or worse because she had a relationship to a Jew and refused to break up. Because of that she had already trouble with the Gestapo. In addition she was Maggie's sister, so that it was obvious to the regime that Maggie could have "infected her" with her ideas.
But Maggie had to sue the Army to get into it. People always told her that women were too emotional, too weak and that they caused too much trouble. But in New York Maggie found a judge who thought that Maggie had a point and didn't have to take this discrimination. She was sure that her assignment to the Paratroopers was the Army's revenge. And because of that she was willing to take whatever there may come. And she knew that she'll have problems with Captain Sobel.
Meanwhile the boys had joined Maggie. Some of them examined her more or less discretely when Sobel screamed: "We're running Currahee, gentlemen! Three miles up, three miles down. Hi-ho silver!"
'Why did I know that he wouldn't adapt his address? Damn jingo!' thought Maggie when she started to run with the men. 'But at least Lt. Winters seems to be very polite. He considers my existence and he's the only one who didn't examine me like I had two heads…'
Dick who was running behind Maggie couldn't be as polite as he wanted to be. He didn't come around to notice that Maggie was really pretty. She had long and muscular legs, which were either shaved or the hairs were so blond that you couldn't see them. Her legs ended in a firm butt. Maggie's waist was small and her shoulders were relative broad. Dick estimated that Maggie swam a lot because her arms were very muscular too. Dick was right when he had thought that Maggie must be very athletic because her breathing was still calm and her running style was fluid.
To distract himself from the young woman in front of him he increased his speed and encouraged the men – and Maggie – to run faster. Luz pitched their song to motivate the Company. Dick was curious how Maggie would react, so that he let himself fall back. In the beginning she listened carefully and when the song started for a second time Maggie sang too. Dick and his men were impressed and Dick was sure that "his men" would try to integrate Maggie very soon.
Dick was the second to reach the top and started to encourage the men. Meanwhile he witnessed Sobel's first derogative comment towards Maggie: "Hey Fox, it doesn't seem that you have much in common with your animalistic namesake! Are you sure you don't want to go back into the kitchen and behave like any other normal woman? I'm sure I could find a perfect match for you in this Company of cowards before you leave." Dick became furious: First he didn't like it when his men – his comrades - were insulted and second did he feel very protective towards that little Lady. That one surprised him with her response. "Sure, Sir. I'd really appreciate that, because I'm even too stupid to find a man by myself. But while you select the candidates I'd love to continue my exercise." And with that Maggie was on her way downwards. Dick could see in Sobel's face that there would be bad consequences for Maggie.
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