He stole a glance at the other rookie: he was looking just as ragged as Sam. But Sam ignored focusing on the other guy and instead decided to only pay attention to putting one foot in front of the other. It was all he could do.
There probably wasn’t a prize for lasting the longest or a reward or anything of value from lasting long except for letting McCready, and in extension, the other members of the Forest know that he wasn’t going to quit. He was here to stay, even if he had forgotten his uniform – which he would never forget again.
He longed for a sandwich. He longed for his coat, sitting right over there. He longed to just stop running and sit down and relax for a few moments. He didn’t want to run any longer but he wanted to give up even less.
He halfway watched as the huge S
