Condition For Forgiveness

Derrick had his men investigate and found out the room plaque numbers were misplaced, definitely why the lady who reserved 306 ended up in his room, Room 309.

"Were you the lady that spent the night with me there?"

Anamika's expression changed all of a sudden as she tried to connect the dots.

Room 306, Diamond star hotel. How did the five star general ended up there? She thought. Anamika was stalked between answering yes and no. How can she say she was not the one who spent the night there when she clearly reserved the room?

"Yesss...." She heard herself say.

"Oh thank God" Derrick heaved a sigh of relief when he heard her.

"Sorry about my misconduct and misbehavior last night" Derrick quickly said, apologetically.

With Anamika shocked, he continued, "The room plaque numbers were misplaced wrongly! I'm really sorry!"

What? Diana actually lucked out? She definitely ended up in his room, instead of room 306. Clearly, it was not the ugly plumped gigolo that Diana spent the night with and so what? She lucked out but this was an opportunity of a long time, who would let an opportunity of being the five star general's lover slide passed her?

"Okay..." Anamika nodded with a grin. As if it relieved Derrick, he sighed. The guilt was eating up on him.

"I can only forgive you if you marry me...." Anamika dropped the bombshell.

*******

Nine months later, Diana gave birth to a set of triplets after settling down in United City, a neighboring city.

She was commissioned via the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps program four months time and seven years later, she successfully navigated her way to the top and is now a four star general in the united City Army, a commander to the united City southern command. Prior to that she was a commanding general of a top brigade in the united City.

Not long ago, she was appointed as a surgeon general due to her impressive medical skills, literally she was now a senior military medical officer, the head of the military medical services as well as a four-star general in the united City.

Her new name, General Laura has spread worldwide and infact globally and is an epitome and her story now standing as an inspiration to junior officers in the military academies. However, her identity was hidden for some reasons. They only knew her as the incredible General Laura.

Presently, she is on a week off and was seated on the green grass field at her backyard with her triplets.

The family of four were meditating crossed-leg like typical monks praying.

Over the years, her children would join her in her early morning training and on the heels of that, they were on holidays and now they were spending almost all their time with their beloved mum.

With her legs crossed, Diana was in front while the three little miracles sat opposite to her, all crossed-leg providing them with a stable base of meditation.

General Laura's mansion was strictly guarded my military officers, to ensure she is safe all the time.

Around the perimeters of the field, there are well armed to the tooth military officers positioned there, and also a burly, and a fierce looking bouncer radiating an oppressive aura was standing few metres behind Gen Laura . He was wearing a sunglass and a black military uniform with the badge called the aiguillette worn on his shoulder, it is a braided cord in gold which indicated he was an aide-de-camp to General Laura. Literally, it means he is the personal aide to united City's female four star general.

A minute into General Laura and her kids meditation, a harsh ring of the military telephone cut through General Laura's daze, she forced open her eyes as she jumped back to reality.

The Adjutant general(Aide-de-camp) reached out to the telephone inside his suits breast pocket and answered, “Hello?” He sounded normal, but his chest was not. He held the receiver out to General Laura. “It’s for you.” He said as he dashed forward.

General Laura took the phone. She could still feel the pounding of her heart in her throat, like the fluttering wings of an insect trapped under her skin, definitely, it was the after effect of meditating .

On looking at the caller ID, Diana froze and jerked up

" It’s the president, calling from the white house. Something’s happened or they need my attention." She gestured.

She swallowed. “Hello sir!”

"You pledged your alliance to united City right?" The voice at the other end responded with a question instead,

"Yessss?" General Laura looked up and saw Jared,the adjutant general watching her. Her glance was not a friendly one, it was sufficient to tell Jared that he ought not stand by her and listen to her conversations over the phone.

Jared quickly retreated backwards as he didn't want a bad report after his years of service.

General Laura's kids on the other hand were still deep in their meditation as their mother excused herself few metres away,

"Delta City is our city's alliance and they are need of our support. On that ground, we're giving you the duty to go over there with your tropes and help their injured combatants recuperate... Also, support their military tropes..." The president's voice cut in swiftly, his tone clearly indicating authority.

Delta city had just engaged in a Battle and many of their military officers were severely injured and the war was not yet over. Their five star general became option less that he had to ask for help from his city's alliance.

"Duly noted, sir!" General Laura saluted from this side in agreement. She dares not to disobey the order from her superiors. Afterall, it was her duty.

At exactly seven hours time, general Laura and her tropes landed at Delta city military airport in a majestic manner.

Being the active commander of the largest united City command unit, She had over 20,000 military officers under her command. However, she only arrived with a platoon of soldiers and a platoon of military medical officers.

They arrived in two military aircrafts with their well loaded weapons and medical bags and instruments.

Meantime, Delta City military officers were standing at an attention as they welcomed the arrival of the legendary General Laura. Some of them now managed to grasp a silver of hope as the military aircraft landed.

Delta city five star general also did well by coming out personally to welcome General Laura, although Five Star general Derrick was at a higher rank than General Laura, he deemed it fit to give her the respect she deserves, After all he was the one in need.