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Chapter 14
Archer woke up with a jolt, his alarm clock buzzing in the background alerted him that they would be moving out today. Archer jumped down from the bunk, heading towards the showers. He could already hear Johnson singing away as he opened the door. Archer flung his towel over the hook on the wall before stepping under the water.
“Hey man!” Johnson turned to Archer.
“Hey!” Archer returned, not as emphatically as he would have liked.
“This girl has got you in a twist! What’s going on?” Archer turned to Johnson, giving him a brief dismal expression.
“Okay okay! I give up!” Johnson retorted, throwing his shower gel at Archer before leaving the room.
The men loaded up the vehicle before making their way over to the other side of the base to the airstrip. Checking their kit one last time before they entered the aircraft. The team placed their bags under their seats, doing their final roll call.
Archer had tried to keep the situation between C
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