Danger Close
“Another one was up front in the lead, with two big supply trucks sandwiched between it and the Humvee directly in front of theirs. They all rolled out together through the main gates, past all the razor wire and the secure perimeter and started out toward Kabul.
It still didn’t feel like enough protection.
Other than his increased vigilance now that they’d left the relative safety of the base and being conscious of the SIGs snug against the small of his back and strapped to his right calf, Wade... was vividly aware of the woman beside him. And of the slightly awkward tension in the vehicle now that the initial small talk was out of the way. Behind the wheel the driver, a guy named Thompson, was completely tuning them out as he listened to rap or hiphop or whatever the hell it was he had going from whatever electronic device he’d plugged into the radio deck. Sounded like godawful noise to Wade.
“So, where’s home?” Erin asked him a few minutes into the drive, apparently uncomfortable with the lack of conversation.MoreLess
It still didn’t feel like enough protection.
Other than his increased vigilance now that they’d left the relative safety of the base and being conscious of the SIGs snug against the small of his back and strapped to his right calf, Wade... was vividly aware of the woman beside him. And of the slightly awkward tension in the vehicle now that the initial small talk was out of the way. Behind the wheel the driver, a guy named Thompson, was completely tuning them out as he listened to rap or hiphop or whatever the hell it was he had going from whatever electronic device he’d plugged into the radio deck. Sounded like godawful noise to Wade.
“So, where’s home?” Erin asked him a few minutes into the drive, apparently uncomfortable with the lack of conversation.MoreLess
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