Chapter 5Horvath P.O.V
This is so stupid it really is. Marvella looked so guilty that she has to know. Even if she knew the secret or not we would still not get any sympathy for it. Once again we are walking through the field; I can actually tell where we all came from because the grass is still flat from yesterday yes I'm that sad that I noticed it.
"Who's Caparzo?" Marvella asked, I could hardly see her the grass was taller than her. By the corner of my eye I had seen Wade and Upham look at me.
"He was a good guy" I smiled to Marvella
"Yeah he was" Wade said walking quicker to get to the side of me
"What happened?" Marvella grabbed hold of a strand of grass and pulled it out of the ground she then started to make knots.
"He got shot on the beach" Wade said walking to Reiben
"Yeah it... I dunno" I said unsure of what to say.
There was a silence while we walked; I assume we were all thinking about Caparzo he was so different compare to us he actually got on with what Miller ordered while we just mess around like school boys but then again Caparzo and Miller where close. I looked to my right where I could see black smoke in the sky by the corner of my eye I could see Reiben looking at me I didn't dare to look.
"What's that smoke?" I asked pointing the direction it was coming from. Miller stopped quickly and looked then we all stopped like a herd of sheep.
"I don't know but we should check it out" Miller said looking at the squad. He then started to move forward and everyone one followed except Marvella.
"Wait!" Upham shouted then turned around and looked at Marvella. I turned to look and see Marvella quite a few feet away looking at us. I then realised the rest stopped all stopped.
"Common!" Miller shouted.
"I don't think that's a good idea, we should go straight" Marvella pointed ahead of her. Miller stepped forward so he was in front of all of us.
"I'm Captain, I say where we will and will not go!" Miller sounded angry.
"Like I said, don't go down there" Marvella shouted
"And what would you know!"
Marvella had nothing to say it looked like she didn't know what to say.
"It looks odd... Anyway why would there be smoke. If you want me to stay alive you got to cut corners!"
"I would rather clear enemy lands out instead of leave them then come back"
Marvella gave in. She must know something if she does not want us down there. We were close to the smoke, we then all bent down into the grass with our guns at the ready but I doubt it.
"Shh" Miller whispered putting his finger agents his lips. Miller then moved his hand in the sign to go. We all leaped up. Upham was in front so he was the first to know if there were any enemies or not.
"STOP!" Upham shouted we all then realised it was our own soldiers they where paratroopers but there plane crashed. A lot of them where injured on the floor I could only see one Medic.
"Wade help out" Miller said I watched Wade run to a soldier and he then opened his bag.
"Horvath?" Miller then added
"Yes" I asked walking passed Reiben.
"Take Marvella over by that big rock away from the plane and look after her until we all move out!"
"Yes sir" I moved Marvella to the rock I realised he asked me to take her here is because I seen his solider that was covered in blood head to toe not a very nice picture to have if your only fourteen. We both sat down on the top of the rock watching the soldiers marching passed they looked miserable and tired. I then looked at Jackson, Mellish, Reiben, Upham and Miller talking to the other Captain. I then looked down at Marvella; she was very short for her age. I smiled and she gave me a little smile back.
"Yah know don't worry about me and Wade arguing... We do it all the time"
"Really?" she raised her eyebrows
"Yeah" I looked at Wade "I like him really...he's only young" I added.
"Like how young because you lot go on about how young he is but how old exactly is young?"
"Young enough to be here"
"So what he's only eighteen or something?"
"No, but I recon he's about twenty-two or twenty-three"
"Hum" she looked at Wade then back to me
"Have you got any kids or a wife?" she hesitated
"No, not planning either"
"Why?" she looked confused
"I've just never been keen on all the family stuff. It's not me"
"Maybe you right, you're too scary to be a dad" she stated. We both chucked.
"You know something about this secret don't you?" I had to get this out of her.
"Umm"
"Right!" Miller sighed walking with the others towards us.
"Marvella, I asked if they could take you in here but they can't" he added taking his helmet off.
"Why would you want to take her in here?" I asked
"So then we can get on with the war!"
"That's a bit tight!" Wade said walking over with blood on his hands.
"Jackson, open my bag" Wade added I watched as Jackson opened the bag and gave Wade a little cloth to wipe his hands in.
"How is it tight?" Miller asked Wade
"Well basically you just want her out of the way after we went all the way to get her" Wade said in his soft voice.
"But we not, where taking her"
Wade didn't say anymore.