The Duty (7)

"Shhh."

“Although this is most suspicious, I am on your side. I should not do this, but be aware and very careful Sergeant, the walls have ears, and for now, I'll just tell you to trust your closest friends." She said.

With that, she just gave me a smile and went back to hiding behind the sheet that separated my cubicle from the other.

Things just seem to be getting better, I thought.

I woke up again in the same desert as before. When I got up from the sand, I could see a campfire. Elein was sitting staring at it.

"So you woke up already sleepy," Elein said.

"I guess I've had better days," I replied.

The woman grabbed a stick and stirred the burned branches in the fire.

"Hahahaha, that's true. How long have we known each other, huh Richi?" Elein asked.

"15 years maybe, maybe a little longer," I answered.

"Yes, it has been a long time," She said. When I saw her, I could not imagine her as a girl who only was