I felt enormous admiration for these soldiers, thinking about how much they had sacrificed to get to where they are, to do what they do. I wished to be like them, so strong, so bold. Maybe I was in some way. Lots had changed since I left school. I grew to be stronger, more mature than I ever thought I could be. I bet even my parents wouldn’t believe I could be so strong. Jace – Ques! Me – Hmmm! I replied coldly, still caught up in my string of thoughts. Jace – Shall we go? Me – Yeah let’s go. We got back to our activities, namely, doing a double check of all the equipment all over again. While doing the check, I kept looking around as if I was expecting something to come. I kept thinking how long it had been since I’ve last spoken to Tyler. He’s been ignoring me eve

