Shattered
“The soldiers, handpicked by the president, had apparently been chosen for their good looks as well as their harmonic voices.
They were uniformly tall, dark, and handsome. Unfortunately, the oversized gold braided epaulets on their fitted red jackets and the gold-edged crimson stripes down their white trousers made them appear to be auditioning for Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore.
While Kirby found the rousing, patriotic Sousa-type war marches and American show tunes to be an odd mix, the... rest of the guests seemed to enjoy the performance.
Not that anyone would dare not to, given that anyone who publicly criticized anything about the government tended to disappear.
Kirby nearly wept with relief when what seemed the longest evening of her life finally came to an end.
Although their car had been searched on the way into the compound by grim-faced soldiers wearing green-and-brown jungle camouflage and armed with riot guns, they were forced to undergo yet another search on the way out.MoreLess
They were uniformly tall, dark, and handsome. Unfortunately, the oversized gold braided epaulets on their fitted red jackets and the gold-edged crimson stripes down their white trousers made them appear to be auditioning for Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore.
While Kirby found the rousing, patriotic Sousa-type war marches and American show tunes to be an odd mix, the... rest of the guests seemed to enjoy the performance.
Not that anyone would dare not to, given that anyone who publicly criticized anything about the government tended to disappear.
Kirby nearly wept with relief when what seemed the longest evening of her life finally came to an end.
Although their car had been searched on the way into the compound by grim-faced soldiers wearing green-and-brown jungle camouflage and armed with riot guns, they were forced to undergo yet another search on the way out.MoreLess
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