General Smith " Flora, you've come a long way from those dark days," Captain Morales blatted, shaking Flora's hand roundly in the packed form hall. The voices around her, pigmented with pride and respect, had a soft hum of congratulations. Flora's eyes sparkled as she spoke," Thank you, Captain. I still flash back every moment of pain that led me then, every rejection that I made into a assignment." Lieutenant Hernandez stepped forward, his tone humorless, “ They say you’ve earned every scar, every difficulty. Today, you’re not just Flora — you’re General Smith, a name that carries both your father’s heritage and your own strength. ” Flora's smile was sad as she responded," General Smith It sounds strange to say that, because it makes me flash back the man who used to believe I was fat

