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“No”

“My mother tell you about the trip I took to DC?”

“Yes”

“I never told her that I saw my father that day He saw me and pretended he didn’t know me When ent back to the hotel, he called ain He made me promise to stay away from him … and my brother and sister They were there with them, and so was his wife

“I believed that Ti to be a fa to come true, I made the promise I was afraid that, if I went into the military, I would see them My sister joined the Army, and my brother joined the Navy I would break that promise if I went in, too”

“You could have joined the Marines”

She shook her head at Train’s fury for her father’s callousness “Hammer and Jonas would have had heart attacks if I had It was all good, anyway I’ht where I am Ultimately, I didn’t join because I didn’t want to leave Mama and the bitches”

Train dived into the water, swi over an ocean with me?”

“No” She wound her arms around his neck

“Don’t forget your proot married”

She brushed the side of his jaith her lips “Not until I get pregnant, and that’s not going to be anytime soon”

Train slipped his hand around her waist and down to the tattoo on her lower back She had tattooed Train, with an arrow underneath and one single word that had given hi her to ave him hope that one day they would have a family

Believe

“Afternoon, Commander Medina You sent for me?”

“Come in, Captain” Train stared critically at the captain anted to make the team to follow in his father’s footsteps “Close the door”

The soldier followed the order without hesitation, standing at attention until Train told him to have a seat

“I requested for you to speak to ht up the reason for the captain’s visit to his office

“Permission to speak freely, sir”

Train didn’tback at him as he nodded for the captain to continue

“I received ”

Train gave hiratulations You will be an asset to the team”

“If you believe that, then asn’t your score on my evaluation?”

Train leaned back in his chair “It doesn’t matter what my score was The lowest is always dropped Your lowest score was a ninety-six Youmy score”