Aldo loved nothing more than a day of hard work, clear instructions, and a job well done. He"d accomplished all three of those things on his first day of training at the police academy.
He"d been worried that police work wouldn"t give him the same thrill, the same feeling of service and satisfaction as his military career had. There was an adrenaline rush to being in the air, to sleeping close to a combat area, to rushing into a battle zone with your fellow soldiers at your side. But learning the protocols and procedures of how to protect the people in his small community felt even bigger than protecting all the citizens in his country. This was more personal.
"Good work today, Matthews," said his new boss.
Being that it was a small town, his training was being held at the local communi
