Don't leave me chapter 3
The sirens woke her. Ringing loudly all around her. She heard the others coming out of their tents, and going to the meeting room, loudly. She slowly dragged her sleep heavy limbs from her bed, and started walking towards the others. 'You look sloppy Dawsy' Smurf chided. 'I'd look better than you ever could even if i had been dragged through 10 Afghan bushes' Molly snapped back, feeling a little guilty about the harsh comment that just rolled off her tongue without her even thinking about it.
Once they had reached the meeting tent, they all piled in, Molly going in first. As she walked in she immediatly noticed Captain James, standing upright, with a worried look on his face. There was also the colonel and two generals standing either side on him. 'This must be important' Smurf whispered at her, and she nodded slowly in agreement, not really able to focus on anything but Captain James. 'Snap out of it Molly' she thought to herself. Suddenly the colonel started speaking.
'We have gathered you here to inform you that you will be leaving at exactly 0500 in the morning, to go back to your small hold, where you were has been an... incident, which has threatened the safety of the civilians, so this mission is of upmost importance. Any questions ?' the room was deathly silent. 'Good. Then you are all dismissed.' everyone filed out, not saying a word, including the colonel and his two generals. Just before Molly was about to leave, she felt a soft hand on her, that sent a shiver through her spine. Because of her reaction, she knew immediately whose hand it was. 'Wait a minute' said a deep voice behind her. She turned and smiled up at him. 'Meet me in 5 minutes in my cabin, oh, and bring some medical shit with you to make it look less suspicious.' Molly smirked. 'But it would have no reason to be suspicious would it boss, unless you have dirty thoughts in you mind!' She looked up at him, a glint in her eye. 'Just meet me there in 5' bossman said, and strode off.
True to her word,five minutes later, Molly gathered up some 'medical shit', which consisted of some blister cream, a bandage, and Captain James' medical report, and headed over to his cabin. She knocked on his door tentatively. It felt weird. When they had their midnight meeting last week, which they both swore not to repeat, as they had been to close to being found out, Captain James was in his own tent. Now, because one of the generals was going home, and was not being replaced, Captain James had been upgraded to a cabin.
He opened the door, a wide smile on his face. 'Ah, I see you chose to bring my blister cream' he said smiling. 'I was going to come to the med tent this afternoon to get them looked at, but now your here I won't need to bother!
'As if boss!' Molly chided. 'I haven't prepared myself for your stinky feet yet, and trust me, it takes a lot of preparation!'
'Oh does it now?' bossman replied.
'Yes it does... Charles!'
'where did you find that information' Captain James said, his face slightly paler than before.
'You forget medicals have full access to your medical history, which naturally will have your full name on it Captain Charles Edward James!' Molly replied smirking.
He suddenly pushed her up against his wall, catching her mouth in a passionate kiss. All rational thoughts flew out of her mind, she could only feel his mouth on hers, and his taught muscles pressing against her. They kissed just like they had that first morning in Bastian, when the under 5's had nearly caught them. She didn't want to, but she knew she had to break it off, and go pack ready for the morning. She pulled away, gasping for breath, and looking into his eyes, not once breaking the contact.
'I have to go now' she said slowly, as if maybe, if she said it slowly enough, it would not be true.
'I know you do' Captain James said to her. 'Come see me after you have packed?'
'No' she replied. 'It will look too suspicious. We will see each other whilst eating, but that will be it for today' she said, not really believing she was saying this. It was normally him saying this to her, but sadly, they both knew she was right.
'Ok then' he said, and she walked out.
'I'm not going to give you the same speech that I always give' the Colonel shouted, over the noise of the helicopter waiting to take them away. 'All I am going to say, is that you know this place now. You made mistakes last time. You are lucky enough, or unlucky enough to be given a second chance at this. Do it well. Stay observant. Think, and most of all, look after each other', and with that he walked off leaving them to get onto the helicopter. They were only allowed one, so they had the bare essentials on board with them, and the rest of their kit was following tomorrow. They were on red alert. A helicopter had been shot down two days previously, so all flights were grounded, but as their mission was so important, they had been permitted to fly.
Everything was going smoothly so far. It was quiet, and Molly was just thinking how quiet and peaceful the mountains looked. Suddenly they felt the helicopter jolt, and the ride was no longer smooth. The helicopter had picked up speed, and the people on the side were firing at something. Then it all stopped, and was quiet again, ass if nothing had happened.
When they landed, the Afghan troops were there to cover them into the compound, but they were not needed. It was all so quiet. Too quiet. Then she realised why. There were no children playing outside, as they always did, not people walking about on their day too day business, no movement whatsoever. She wondered what this 'Incident' had been.
Once they got into the camp captain James announced for them to put their stuff away, and meet at the front gates in 5. They all did so, and got ready for their first patrol. Captain James put his hand on the door handle, pulled, and walked out, with Molly and the rest of 2 section close behind him.
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