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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.

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