MY RUNAWAY MATE
Corin proved funny, his quick wit and light teasing hauling me out of the cloud that had been dogging me for days.
“So I'm standing there," he began, his body language reflecting a dramatic flair as he told some story about the prank he had pulled on his fellow soldiers, "covered in mud, my commander yelling his head off, and me trying not to laugh because, honestly, it was worth it."
I couldn't stop laughing because this image of him just standing there like a mud-covered fool was too vivid for me to ignore. "You didn't!”
"I did," he replied, chuckling. "The man didn't speak to me for a week. But hey, that's the little victories that count, right?”
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