The Guard Asked Who They Were Here to See

pin in place and stepped back.

Naomi didn’t hear what she whispered. Or if she did, she was kind enough to act like she didn’t.

The room applauded again.

I stood there with a new star on my shoulder and a secret I was just then learning wasn’t one.

The dinner afterward

Formal military dinners are half ritual, half indigestion.

Silverware everywhere.

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