SEALs of Honor: Markus by Mayer Dale

Author:Mayer, Dale [Mayer, Dale]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Military, Fiction
ISBN: 9781988315164
Publisher: Valley Publishing
Published: 2016-09-19T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

She woke up midafternoon exhausted – and sore.

Like what the hell. There should be some kind of grace for having been good the whole time. Instead, her body felt like someone had taken a two by four to it. And now the bruises had set in – in a big way. She stared at herself in the small bathroom mirror and winced. Holy crap. Being sick contributed to her colorful look but this was ridiculous. Then again she was sleeping alone – more’s the shame – so no one would be seeing the rainbow effect on her skin. Still, everything ached.

She walked back to the bed and collapsed back down. She’d love to sleep away the rest of the day, but her body didn’t seem to think that was an option.

Which sucked.

She rolled over and tried a different position but nothing worked. Finally she propped herself up on the headboard and looked around. From the sun shining outside she figured it was close to three o’clock and that meant she had to get moving if she planned on getting her financial situation fixed today. She sat up and looked at her grimy clothes on the floor. Damn it. She was going to look like a homeless person in that outfit. Still, she had no choice.

She brushed out her clothes as well as she could and dressed. Walking downstairs, she smiled at the owner of the place as she headed out the front door. The bank was a couple of blocks away. With any luck it would still be open. It was. She walked in and took out cash from her meager account and then ordered new cards. It had taken a bit to prove her identity, but as she had all her numbers in her head, she managed to make it happen. It helped that the bank teller recognized her. She held off on ordering new credit cards as they’d have to be mailed to her, and she was no longer sure she’d be staying that long. Feeling better, she walked back outside and considered her options. She needed clothes first.

And shoes. She looked down at her scuffed up toes and wondered at how fast the shoes had developed holes in them. They hadn’t been cheap either. Then again they hadn’t been made for ten mile treks in the bush.

After a moment of indecision, she walked to the corner store where she managed to get two t-shirts, boy’s sizes, for cheap. Now with new underclothes and jeans she’d be all set. And a jacket. She was still feeling the chill in the air.

Only there were none her size there.

She found a cheap wallet at the checkout counter. She bought that as well.

She had yet to be approached by a police officer to answer questions. Should she walk into the station and ask if they needed to speak with her? She felt like it was her duty to do so. She stopped to orient herself in the small town and realized the station was two streets over.

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