47 Echo
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“The news, Chris.” Nick was smiling as he said it, but a small part of him felt like punching his old SIC in the gut. He knew Christopher was purposely fucking with him, and he didn’t have the patience for it after being interrogated for most of the day.
“Right. The news is…well, this,” Christopher said, reaching into his BDU jacket and handing an envelope to his old friend.
Nick opened the envelope and read aloud from the letter inside. “As of this date, unit 47 Echo is reactivated by Executive Order—” Nick broke off and looked up at Christopher. “Dammit. I guessed this might be coming.”
“The rest of the unit’s already reported in. All we need is our boss back,” Christopher said. “We got him?”
“Like I’d let you ship out without me. What’s the mission?”
Christopher laughed and shook his head. “Come on, boss. You know they never tell us that before we go. Otherwise, we just might say no.”
“Nah. We’re way too dumb to do that,” Nick said, laughing with his friend as they walked by the dark, calm bay.
About the Author
Shawn Kupfer was born in 1978 on Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota and grew up in various military towns throughout the United States and Europe. After a stint as a semipro kickboxer in Florida and an EMT in Omaha, Shawn graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Nebraska. He has worked as both a writer and editor for various publications.
He started the Twitter Novel Project in 2009 and has since written and published five novels 140 characters at a time. Shawn currently lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife and two dogs.
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