NovelEnglishBack on the playground the young soldiers were talking amongst themselves. Concentrating on the training? Forget it.
“I think Chief knows her. I heard him almost call her by name. I don’t think he wants us to know,” a man said.
“I heard it too. And? Knowing her ndoesn’t mean anything. Anyway, we got to train these guys,” a second man retorted, turning to walk away.
Yet another man grabbed him and said seriously, “We only knew about Megan. Now this girl?
Chief’s holding out on us.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Right. Talbot and Bowman say he doesn’t get out much. When he’s not visiting his hometown, he’s in his apartment. A date? Never!” He laughed.
“Ten-hut!” a cold, stern voice cfrom behind them.
Their hearts sank. They were supposed to be training the students, not gossiping about their superior’s private life.
“Oh God. We’re doomed!” they cried.
“It’s all your fault. I tried to get you to stay on task,” one of them complained.
“One hundred Leapfrogs, each of you,” Wesley announced solemnly.
“Nooocc00000, ” they screamed inside, too afraid of Wesley to defy him.
So the 12 military instructors ended up doing 10@ leapfrogs each in front of the college freshmen.
In the infirmary
Talbot and Bowman offered to escort Blair to the infirmary, but she turned them down.
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“I’m good. I can get there on my own. Thanks, though,” she told them.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBowman said with a grin, “Okay then, but if you feel dizzy again, let us know. We’ll carry you there.”
“Got it. Bye,” Blair agreed with a nod, feeling that the brothers were way too friendly with her.
Their eagerness to please her outstripped her desire to get Wesley to notice her.
In the infirmary, a doctor applied scortisone cream to Blair’s neck and forehead.
“The laceration to your neck will heal soon, but I don’t like that Lump on your forehead. You need a CAT scan and a proper exam to have that checked out.”
“Set that up for me, okay? Thanks, doc.”
She knew Talbot and Bowman were busy with training, so Blair went to the hospital on her own.
She had a CAT scan to determine whether she had a concussion, and she got a clean bill of health. Relieved, she went hto take a nap.
But before long, she was jarred awake by her ringtone. It was her uncle
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