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"They're you people are I orried I'd o of Shannie's hand, she yanked hers froer "Hi," Shannie said

In front of us was the soldier who freight-trained Mulberry "Sorry I'm late, I had to take care of so?" He took Shannie's hand into his

"You gotta do what you gotta do… Captain Gray," Shannie said reading his nah of that Captain bullshit all day," he said with a toothy s handshake

"Thank you for what you did back there"

"Anytime," Calvin's smile faded An uneasy silence fell between the three of us Both Shannie and Calvin began With an uneasy laugh, Shannie insisted Calvin begin first "I couldn't help overhearing that you're Sergeant Lightood, he neverbout a sister Guess you never really know people as well as you think; you knohat I'?"

Shannie's cheeks flushed "Well, like, I'ether, we're kinda best friends; he's like a brother to hbor Heard all about you He spoke highly of you"

Shannie looked at her feet

I remained speechless This was Shannie's quest; she didn't needto be easy, you knohat I'rab a pop or so the mall Calvin said his family was from Atlantic City, that he had a half-sister who lived there "She's keeping so I' to writing, he was always scribbling his thoughts down I used to give him lots of shit about it And he'd say - if you kne to do it, you'd be writing things down to" There was a sad glimmer in Calvin's eyes "Anyway, hehappened to hiet to Ortolan That's what he called you Never called you by your first na would happen to hi? Anyway, he gave otot out, I was planning on driving up to Pennsylvania and delivering it personally