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Chapter 2
"Funny,IthoughtI’dbemorenervous."
"Sosoon?Saveitfortheday,man."
"Whatdoyoumean?Wesuitupthisafternoon."
"Younuts?Howlongyouplanonwearingthatthing?"
"IfIdon’twearittoday,whenwillI?"
"Howabouttomorrow,whenwerollout?"
Inearlyfelloutofbed.Foraninstant,myeyessettledonthesoldierlyingonthebunknexttomine.Hewasflippingthroughapornmagazine.ThenIstaredupintoYonabaru’sface.
"Whatdoyoumean,tomorrow?Theypostponetheattack?"
"No,man.It’salwaysbeentomorrow.Butoursecretmissiontogethammeredstartstonightatnineteenhundredhours.Wedrinkourselvesblindandwakeupwithahelluvahangoverinthemorning.AplannotevenHQcouldfuckup."
Wait.We’dbrokenintothePXlastnight.Irememberedthewholething.Iwasnervousaboutitbeingmyfirstbattle,soI’ddecidedtoduckoutabitearly.Ihadcomebacktomybunkandstartedreadingthatmysterynovel.IevenrememberedhelpingYonabaruuptohisbedwhenhecamestaggeringinfrompartyingwiththeladies.
Unless-unlessIhaddreamedthattoo?
Yonabarusmirked."Youdon’tlooksogood,Keiji."
Ipickedthenovelupoffmybed.I’dbroughtitalongtoreadinmysparetime,butI’dbeensobusydrillingformationthatithadstayedstuffedinthebottomofmybag.IrememberthinkinghowappropriatelyironicitwasthatIhadn’thadanytimetostartreadingituntilthedaybeforeIwasprobablygoingtodie.IopenedthebooktothelastpageI’dread.
