You've probably heard the expression: Cheer up! Things will get better.
Well in Alisha's world, things just keep getting worse.
And worser and worsest. (Bad Grammar intentional)
Finally, Alisha has no option but to disappear.
Colonel Dryer’s look turned hard and cold. “The general forbid Jack to provide you solace.”
“The clothes are not mine, sir,” Alisha replied.
“Whose are they?” he asked, clearly not believing her.
“Sir,” Casey barked. “I loaned Private Kane clothes, sir.”
Colonel Dryer stepped forward and observed Casey for a moment. “Well, it appears you gave Private Kane your best sleepwear. Is that not so, Private Jones?”
Admit nothing, Alisha prayed.
“Sir, no, sir,” Casey replied. “These are much warmer, sir. I like them better, sir.”
The colonel leaned in very close. “I don’t believe you, Private. So ask for your clothes back.”
After a moment of hesitation, Casey barked a request to have her sleepwear returned.
The bastard had been dying to humiliate Alisha since she’d made colonel.
“At ease, all of you,” Colonel Dryer barked, and returned to Alisha. “Give the private back her property. Now, Kane.”
He wanted her to beg, to blush, to show some hint of discomfort at being forced to strip down naked in front of her squad. Instead, she gave him her most defiant “I don’t give a shit” look. She pulled off the top, slipped off the bottoms, and neatly folded them before handing them to Casey. “Thanks.” She pretended to feel no discomfort or embarrassment while wearing nothing but her panties.
Casey, on the other hand, looked as if she were going to cry as she took the pajamas back. Alisha noticed that despite the colonel declaring at ease, the rest of her squad, all young men, had remained at attention, with their eyes diverted. She was impressed by their willpower. Whenever Jack took off his shirt, she couldn’t resist looking.
“Does this excite you, Kane?” Colonel Dryer asked. “Your nipples are hard.”
“Nothing here is exciting me, sir. It’s just cold.”
His eyes narrowed, then he turned and left the quarters.
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