Boot Camp (2010)
“I wake up in the dark, uncertain where I am, flooded with aches and pains. There are deep crevices of hot agony where my body feels as if it’s working overtime to start the healing process. There’s an odd smell in the air, and it takes a moment to place it: stale cigarette smoke. Guess it makes sense that I’d be in the infirmary. Then the darkness grows blurry and I’m gone again.
“Garrett?” A whispered voice wakes me. I open my eyes and find Mr. Sparks beside the cot. He’s wearing a heavy blue ...baseball jacket zipped to the neck as if he’s just come in from outside. The infirmary is the dull gray of predawn.
“How are you?” His face is stony. No sign of the usual smile.
My lips are cracked and my throat feels dry. Guess I’ve been breathing through my mouth because my nose is swollen. Moving my jaw to speak hurts. “Never been better, sir.”
“Man.” Mr. Sparks shakes his head. “I’ve never seen anyone get it as bad as you.”
“Did Joe order it, sir?” I ask.MoreLess
“Garrett?” A whispered voice wakes me. I open my eyes and find Mr. Sparks beside the cot. He’s wearing a heavy blue ...baseball jacket zipped to the neck as if he’s just come in from outside. The infirmary is the dull gray of predawn.
“How are you?” His face is stony. No sign of the usual smile.
My lips are cracked and my throat feels dry. Guess I’ve been breathing through my mouth because my nose is swollen. Moving my jaw to speak hurts. “Never been better, sir.”
“Man.” Mr. Sparks shakes his head. “I’ve never seen anyone get it as bad as you.”
“Did Joe order it, sir?” I ask.MoreLess
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