Why Me

The next day we are woken up around 6 am. I’m so tired. Also, during the night, it had gotten colder outside. Everyone has just left. Adam told me that I didn’t have to come to breakfast if I didn’t want to. I’m getting ready for the day when what other girl comes running in the cabin.

“Fae! Fae!” she jumps on my bed. “Wait, thats’s your name right?”

“Yes.” I say laughing. This girl is so hyper. Her long blond hair is pulled up in a ponytail, and she is wearing jeans and a white shirt, just like me.

“Hey. My name is Stephanie, but you can call me Steph, and I’m 24 years old. Adam told me about you during breakfast. I think he kinda likes you.” She giggles. “Well I came to get you. We are about to leave to go fight. “I’m a little shocked. I finish tying my shoes, and we leave.

Adam tells me, “hey Fae. Since it’s your first time out, you will follow me. Stay close. Shoot only the other planes, the enemy planes. I see you’ve met Steph. Steph is my little sister. Me, you, and Steph are going to stick together. Don’t worry, it’s your first time, so you can hang near the middle. Be careful of getting to close to the back. The enemy can sneak up on your tail. Well, lets get going!”

We climb into our planes. I start the engine, and we take off. Our group is near the middle of the planes. Adam is on the right of me, and Steph is on the left.

“Hey Fae! This is Robin, I’m right behind you! Good luck on your first day!”

“Hey Fae! This is Seth! Im in front of you! Good luck!”

“Fae, this is what we call a flight. The people in our plight are me, Steph, you, Robin, and Seth.” Adam says.

“Here we are, good luck everyone!” seth says.

All of the other planes around us scatter. The enemy planes are in front of us. We are chasing them. The bomber planes on the sides of us start bombing their targets. We start shooting down the enemy planes.

I pull up my plane a little bit, and I start shooting a plane that has gone up in the clouds. I get it. “Got one!” I yell.

After we get them all, we head back to camp. “Good job Fae, it looked like you’ve done this before.” Steph says over the radio.

“Ya I was in the Israeli army for a year before I was told to come here.”

“Wow, they trained you well.”


“Thanks.” I had shot down about 4 or 5 planes. ‘I guess no one shoots down that many planes on their first day.’ I think to myself

When we get back, Colonel Pocket is waiting there for us. The day before, I really hadn’t gotten a very good look at him. He actually looks kina old. He has white hair, and blue eyes. He is wearing a military uniform.

“Good job, Fae. That was the best anyone has ever done on their first day. Normally the most anyone has done was one. So good job.”

Everyone has gotten out of their planes now, and has joined me. “I came here to tell you guys that you get the rest of the day off. You guys did a great job.” and with that, Colonel Pocket left.

Me, Steph, Robin, Seth, and Adam all go back to our cabin to talk and hang out.

Steph and I sit on my bed and talk about girl stuff, while they guys play cards.

“So why are you here at war?” she asks me.

“Well my parents died about a year and a half ago. And I couldn’t stay with my brother because he is a policeman and his shift was weird. So I was sent to Israel to stay with a friend of mine. I was there for a year, and then my brother called and told me that the president had ordered me to come here for the war. Now I’m here.”

“Wow that’s crazy!”

“I know!”

“Why did the president order you to come here?”

“Well my brother told me I was selected from the draft.”

“Wow. Well, I’m sorry about your parents though. That really sucks. But I’m not sorry that you’re here! I hated being the only girl, and I’m glad that you are here to talk to.”

“So what’s your story? Why are you here?”

“Well when I was younger, I always wanted to be in the army, but my parents wouldn’t allow me to go. So when I went to college, I went behind my parents back and enlisted. When my brother was sent here, I wouldn’t leave him, so they sent me too. My parents were so fucking mad, but I had already left before they found out. I’ve been here for a year now. It’s not to bad though.”

“Wow, actually, I never really wanted to be in the army. Do you have a boyfriend here? There are so many guys.”


“No, but I do like that new guy over there. I think his name is Stephen something.”

“Oh, I know him. His name is Stephen Dame. He sleeps in that bed right there.” I point to the bed next to mine. “We can sit together at lunch today if you want. Then you and Stephen can get to know each other better.”

“That would be great!”

I smile. It sounds like the guys are talking about me. “So do you like anyone yet? I know your new, but you never know.”

“Oh, I don’t know.”

“I can tell you that Adam really likes you. This morning he told me that he thought you were really cute.”

“Really?”

“Ya, do you like him?”

I look over at where he’s sitting. “Ya, but don’t tell him.”

“Ok, I promise. I thought you did.”

I don’t really know why, but I trust Steph. Having another girl there to talk to is kinda comforting.

It is time for lunch, and Steph and I sit together. Adam joins us after he gets his food. “Hey girls, did yall have a good chat today?”

“Yes we did!” Steph says.

The food is actually ok here. It’s not the best, but it’s good. I could live with it.

Stephen joins us now. “Hey guys! How’s your day?”

“It was good. Wat about yours?” I say.

“Same.” he looks at Steph and smiles. “Hi, my name is Stephen, what’s your?”

“Stephanie, but people call me Steph.”

“Thats cool.” Stephen says. For the rest of lunch we talk about our day. ‘I think Stephen kinda likes Steph. They would make a cute couple.’