A Soldier's Oath by Angelica Kate

Author:Angelica Kate
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: militar, military, best friends, romance, love, family, best friend's sister, sister, in the line of duty
Publisher: Angelica Kate
Published: 2016-09-22T00:00:00+00:00

CLEMENTINE WAS SO TIRED, and the injury to her face was causing her entire head to throb. She wasn’t going to give the tyrants the benefit of showing weakness though. She stoically marched through the dense brush, ignoring the scraping against her flesh by various twigs, plants, thorns and who knew what else. She focused on putting one foot in front of the other, blocking out everything else.

Her mind was overwhelmed by the events of the very long day, but not groggy in the least. It had started like every other morning since they arrived two weeks ago. Feeding kids, helping with lessons, and keeping little ones rounded up during free time. Lunch had come and everyone had gathered in the large dining room. It had been a good day with laughter and stories, she was able to pick through enough of her Spanish lessons to passably talk to some of the non-English speaking helpers.

The scene went from pleasurable to nightmarish in a matter of seconds. Men with rifles swarmed the dining area shouting in a derivative language to Spanish that she did not comprehend. They frightened the children who started running toward the adults or hiding under the tables. One of the men kicked a scared toddler who had just taken her first steps on her own that day and couldn’t move fast enough to get out of his way. Clementine had surged into action, crossing the room to bend down and scoop the little one up. She had been viciously yanked by her hair, until her face was immediately in front of one of the men. He was roaring unfamiliar words at her, his breath rancid and hot on her face.

“No comprende!” She screamed, her voice shaking. Her eyes darted around the room looking for the director, but not finding him. Please don’t let him be hurt...or worse, she thought.

The scraggy man snarled at her and turned to holler a command at someone across the room. In short order a young man, not looking to be fully out of his teens appeared.

“What is your name?” He asked in perfect English.

“Clementine Holmes,” she said meeting his eyes squarely while soothingly rubbing the terrorized little girl she held, trying to ignore the stinging in her scalp as the filthy man kept a grip on her hair.

The boy said something and the man roughly released her, causing her to step back quickly to keep from falling. The little girl responded by burying her face in Clementine’s neck and clinging to her for dear life.

“American?” the young man asked.

Clementine looked up toward Sydney and around trying to determine what was going on.

“American?” he asked a bit more aggressively.

“Yes,” she said.

“Hold out your hands!” he demanded. She looked around for someone to give the bundle she held too, not wanting to just drop her where she might get kicked or hurt again.

“Your hands!” the young man said angrily.

“I just need to...”

From her blind side, she felt what must have been a gun ram into her face.

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