Soldier's Story: Chapter 3

My shift ended and I still hadn’t found a name of the guy who interested Jennifer. I had just enough time to visit Mohammed before he would be kick out of the base. I hug and shake Mohammed’s hand “You are in love” Mohammed says to me. I look at him in shock “How did you know?” I ask me while pushing him playfully. “I have been in love too” Mohammed says with a smile. “Yes Mohammed I am in love” I say for the first time admitting it out loud. “Love is a drug Adrian, once you tasted it you never want to live with out it” Mohammed says while putting his DVD’s away. I helped him put everything away, “And remember love with all your heart” Mohammed says while getting into his car and driving away. I walked to my room, I should say our room. Alan and I shared a room at the base, I walked into the room expecting Alan to hug me or be happy that I return safely.

Alan walks out of the restroom and he just looks at me like I am a stranger. “Your back” Alan says “Yes” I say with a smile. “Good” he says and gets into his bed. I just stand there wondering if Alan has disowned me because of what happened to Jake. I climbed into my bed “Good night” I say to Alan, “Night” he says quickly almost as if not interested in saying it. I went to sleep with pain in my heart knowing that Alan just might not be my brother because he blames me for the death of Jake.

A couple of weeks have pasted and I have barely touched Mark. We would meet up somewhere around the base and just talk for a couple of minutes. We were both busy and we hardly saw each other, Jennifer still doesn’t want to give me a name. It was late one Thursday night when I am alone in my room Alan would be gone most of the night and won’t return until the afternoon. I then hear a knock on the door and a big smile runs across my face. I jump into Mark’s arms and he lifts me up, I then wrap my legs around him while we kiss. Mark then places me gently on the bed and starts to kiss my neck, I moan but there is something bothering me.

It was a really long day in the hospital and I barely have enough energy to stay awake. But I don’t say anything to Mark seeing that this is the first time we actually see and touch each other. Mark kisses me again and I kiss back, then Mark breaks away and looks me in the eye. “What’s wrong babe?” Mark asks me with a concern tone. “It’s nothing” I say and try and pull him in for a kiss but he doesn’t budge. “What happened?” he says with a serious tone. I look at him for a while “I am just…” I begin to say. “I am just tired, my legs hurt, I have barely enough energy to stay awake and I don’t know if my hole is clean” I say while fake crying just to add emotion to my words. I look into Mark’s dark blue eyes and for some reason I expected him to get up and walk out the door. Mark looks at me for a while “Thank god” he says while he collapses on top of me.

My guess is that he had a long day too and didn’t want sex tonight even though this is the first night we have seen each other. Mark then starts to laugh and seconds later I laugh along with him; “I didn’t know how to tell you that all I wanted to do tonight is sleep next to you” Mark says while kissing my ear. “Sleep is good” I say while turning my head and kissing his lips. We then get into my bed properly; Mark is behind me while his big muscular arm is wrapped around my chest. “Good night” I say to Mark “Good night babe…I love you” he says and kisses my cheek. Both of us drift into sleep the one thing that we both wanted to do tonight.

I take a deep breath in and feel Mark’s warmth on my back; his arm is next to me. I have one of my hands underneath his hand and my other hand on top of his hand. I look at this for a while and then I feel Mark press his body more into mine. I smile and close my eyes for a while until something I saw is processing in my head. My eyes open and I stare at the ceiling with fear consuming my entire body; I then turn my head and my eyes widen even more. Alan is standing next to my bed leaning against the wall; his face is full of anger while he looks at me. I quickly jerk Mark’s hand away from me and get of the bed; Mark wakes up and looks at me.

Mark then turns and sees Alan standing “oh shit” Mark says while his eyes stay on Alan. Luckily for us we still have our clothes from last night; for some reason this isn’t that bad at least Alan didn’t walk in on us having sex. “Who the FUCK do you think you are?” Alan says to Mark while taking a few steps towards the bed. “Alan listen man this just happened and…” Mark begins to say but is interrupted by Alan. “Stay the FUCK away from him and if you much as touch him I will kill you” Alan says to Mark. Mark gets out of the bed and stands behind me “Alan please” I say to Alan while getting closer to him. Alan then slaps me; it wasn’t a hard slap but more of a slap that one gives another to get rid of a thought they where having at that time. But before I could do or say anything Mark’s fist connected with Alan’s jaw.

The punch was enough to send Alan flying back to the wall he was standing in. Alan quickly gets up and tries to get Mark, I somehow manage to get between them and stop them before they wreck the room and each other. “STOP IT” I scream to both boys. “Adrian you FUCKING choose me or him” Alan says to me out of breath. “Alan please don’t do this” I say while trying to calm both of the boys. “CHOOSE” Alan screams at me. I don’t say anything for a while, “I am done” Alan says while walking to the door. “I am done looking after you” Alan says while opening the door and shutting it behind him hard. I try to go after him but Mark just holds me; I then break away from Mark.

I am angry and tears are coming down my face “He is just like my father” I say to Mark pacing back and forward. “It’s like my father all over again…did your father ever do that to you?” I ask Mark while still pacing back and forward. “I wouldn’t know” Mark says almost in a whisper. I stop pacing and look at Mark “What do you mean?” I ask him. “Never mind” Mark says. For some reason I wanted to know what Mark meant and so I just kept asking the same question “Mark what do you mean?” I must have pushed him far because Mark then starts to scream at me. “WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT FROM ME ADRIAN?” Mark screams at me. “I just want to know what you mean?” I ask while tears are still coming down my eyes. “WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT ADRIAN…YOU WANT TO KNOW THAT I AM AN ORPHAN” Mark still screams at me. “I didn’t know that” I say while trying to control my tears. “I AM AN ORPHAN ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?” Mark still screams at me. Mark then starts hitting the wall with his fist, “JAKE’S PARENTS TOOK ME IN WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER…AND YOU KILLED MY BROTHER” Mark’s fist where still hitting the wall. “I swear I didn’t know that about you” I say while placing my hands on his chest ignoring the last statement.

Mark then stops hitting the wall and just stares at the floor while breathing heavily. Mark then grabs both of my wrists; he has a tight grip on my wrist that it’s start to hurt. “Mark your hurting me” I say while trying to pull away from him. Mark is still breathing heavily and is now looking at me with rage in his eyes. “MARK” I yell his name while still trying to pull away from him. He then just let’s go of me and I stand there looking at him; he looks back and his eyes softens. “I have to go” he says almost in a whisper and walks out of the room. I then start to cry by myself; I then sit on the edge of the bed and cry into my hands.

I spend the whole day by myself in the room and the whole night. I worried about Alan and Mark, wondering if they would see each other on base and start fighting again. But then again if they did fight or something someone would have come and gotten me. The next day I woke up and got out of the room, I needed another place to think and I wasn’t going to get an answer in that room. I walked the base for a while until I saw Mohammed’s stand. I walked over to it and forced a smile on my face; “Hey Mohammed” I said “What happened to you Adrian?” Mohammed says with concern as he comes around his stand and stands in front of me.

I don’t know if I should tell Mohammed that I am dating a guy, I know for a fact that gay’s don’t mixed with the culture here. “Just problems” I say to Mohammed. “OH I see” Mohammed says while grabbing my shoulder. “Listen to me Adrian…Love is kind and passionate to us. But at the same time love can be cruel and brutal. What matter is that at the end of the day you are willing to fight for your person” Mohammed says to me while looking at me straight in the eye. I then take a deep breath and nod my head as a thank you; I walk away from Mohammed “GOOD LUCK” Mohammed screams to me while I walk away. I then walk into the bunker where all the mechanics in the base are, I am sure to find Mark around here. I then spot Mark in the back with some other soldiers talking and laughing. As I get close I don’t get nervous but I get angrier; Mark sees me and all of the soldier then stop talking. “So you’re an orphan big deal get over yourself” I begin to say ignoring the other soldiers.

“You know what Mark at least you have it good. Has it ever occurred to you that I am an orphan as well? Has it ever crossed your mind that you are lucky not to know your parents? Yes okay I had parents and I loved them but at least you didn’t get to watch your parents die.” I say while trying to hold back my tears. “I had parents but they where taken away from me because some idiot decided to fall asleep while driving. At least you have it good…at least you didn’t get to watch both of your parents die right in front of you. So no you don’t get to play that Oliver Twist shit with me” I say while still trying to hold back my tears. I just look at Mark for a while and walk away “Dude that was harsh” I hear one of the soldier’s say to Mark as I am walking away.

I spend the rest of the day and afternoon in the room; I also beat myself up because I knew that I should have said more to Mark. I am just lying in bed looking at the ceiling wondering how I am going to deal with Mark and Alan. I then hear someone knocking at the door; I slowly get up and walk to the door. I open it and I see Mark looking at me. I look at Mark back for a while and just head back to my bed; Mark walks in and heads for my iPod adapter. I am sitting at the edge of my bed looking at Mark’s back while he is fiddling with his iPod. The song then starts to play it’s LOOK AFTER YOU BY THE FRAY, Mark then turns and just looks at me.

I just stare at him expecting at least a sorry song but some how I know what Mark is trying to say to me. Mark then walks to me and holds out his hand; I look at it and slowly reach out and place it on top of it. Mark then stands me up and pulls me closer to him; he then places both of my hands on his chest. While my hands are on his chest Mark moves his hands to my mid back; he then starts to swing side to side slowly. We just stare at each other as the song goes on; I look into his eyes and can’t help but fall in love with him again. “At least say the word” I say to Mark with a serious tone. Mark looks at me for a while “I am sorry” he says almost in a whisper. I then smile at him and place my forehead on his; I then look at Mark’s mouth and he is singing quietly. His mouth moves when the song gets to ‘oh oh be my baby…I’ll look after you’ I just can’t help but laugh. Mark then laughs and leans in for a kiss; the kiss is always perfect and smooth.

Mark places me on the bed and gets on top of me……Mark kisses my neck…..Mark is playing with my nipples as I moan his name…we both are naked and Mark is on top of me…Mark dick enters me…Mark’s thrust are slow and deep…my fingers lightly dig into his muscular back…Mark doesn’t stop kissing my neck…I moan in pleasure and so does he…Mark then grunts as I feel his hot liquid inside me. Mark kisses me for a while and pulls his dick out of me; Mark then stares at me for a while. “I love you” he says with a serious tone it’s as if he means it and he is willing to give us a try. I smile “I love you Mark” I say; Mark then comes closer and kisses me ever so gently and lightly. Both of us fall asleep in each others arms; Mark pulls me closer to him as I bury my face in his neck.

The next morning I wake up feeling around the bed for Mark but he isn’t in it. I open my eyes and there is no one in the room but me. I sit up and feel kind of disappointed because I wanted to wake up next to Mark. I clear my throat and place the back of my fingers on top of my mouth; I then hear the door open. For some reason I think it’s Alan and I get nervous because I don’t know what to tell him about me and Mark. But to my relief it’s Mark; he smiles at me and leans on the wall looking at me. I smile back and shake my head; I then slap the bed next to me gesturing Mark to sit next to me. Mark gets on top of the bed and quickly wraps his arms around me and tickles my neck with his mouth.

I laugh out loud and try to push him away; both of us then roll around the bed for a while. Mark somehow ended up on top of me; we just stay looking at each other for a while. Mark then slowly comes closer to my lips; once again Mark kisses me lightly and gently. “Come on get up and get dressed” Mark says while getting off of me and throwing me some of my clothes. “Why? Where we going?” I ask pushing my clothes to the side. “Just get up it’s a surprise” Mark says while he gets on top of me and kisses me one more time. The base has several large hangers that soldiers can use for escaping the heat. Mark takes me to one of them; as we walk in I can see Alan in the distance. Alan is sitting down with a bottle of water; Alan spots us and stands up. I look at Mark and he looks back at me with a smile; Mark then pushes me forward as he stays behind.

I walk up to Alan and before I am at the table where Alan is I look back to Mark and he is gone. “Let’s take a walk” Alan says to me with a tone I haven’t heard in over a month. Alan and I walk outside of the hanger “First off I just want you to know how sorry I am” Alan says breaking our silence. “I just want you to know that I have never blamed you for Jake’s death…I just assumed that you wanted some space” Alan says. All I could do is smile at him and push him with my shoulder; I really didn’t have to say anything I know Alan will have my back no matter what. Alan just smiles back as he knows that I forgive him and that I understand his intentions. “So you and Mark huh” Alan says while he pushes me back with his shoulder. “Yeah it just…” I begin to say “Happened” Alan finishes it. I just nod my head “He loves you, you know that right” Alan says. “You know how I know?” Alan asks me while we stop a good distance from the entrance of the base.

I just look at Alan “Mark came and talked to me…he said that he was in love with you and he would do anything to make you happy” Alan explains. “He’s a good soldier Adrian” Alan says. “Then why did you act to furious when you found out about us?” I ask Alan. Alan takes a few seconds to answer the question “Because Mark has always been the wild one. Mark is the kind of soldier that just wants to go out into the field and shoot something. When he’s furious no one can touch him or get near him because more likely he will knock you out” Alan explains about Mark. “He didn’t hit me when he got furious with me” I say to Alan. Alan just looks at me with a surprise look in his face. “Then I know for sure that he does love you” Alan says kind of sarcastically. “But to tell you the truth I kind of knew about you two since you arrived” Alan adds. “How?” I ask. “Just when you arrived at the village Mark didn’t want to go and shoot something.

Not to mention I found you two hugging each other after the first ambush” Alan adds with a smile. “So are you okay with us?” I ask Alan while looking at him straight in the eye. Alan just smiles at me and hugs me “Yes I give him my blessing” Alan says sarcastically. Then a bomb goes off near the entrance of the base which is in front of us about fifty feet away. Alan pushes me to the ground, gunfire starts to go off and another bomb goes off. I put my hands on my ears and stay looking at ground; the gunfire and bombs still go off in the distance. This lasts for about thirty seconds when all I hear is nothing. I look up and there are at least ten humvess at the entrance and a helicopter circling above.

I stand up and look around to see where Alan went; I call out Alan’s name but I don’t see him anywhere. I then hear something on the ground about ten feet away from me. My eyes widen, my breath becomes uneven and tears start to come down my cheeks. Alan is on the floor struggling to breath; Alan has been shot in the chest and there is blood coming out from his back making a small pool of his own blood.

Chapter 4 coming soon…