The General Didn’t Look At My Sister

for about three more seconds, then cracked at the edges.

I stopped a few feet from the general.

“Sir.”

He looked me over once, from heels to face, then gave a short nod.

“Thank you for coming on such short notice.”

“I was already invited,” I said.

That got a couple of nervous laughs. Mostly from people who didn’t know if laughing was allowed.

His mouth twitched.continue reading …